Time in the Kane family had always moved in circles—seasons on the ice, rhythms on the water, love passed from one generation to the next like a perfect tape-to-tape pass.

It was a golden autumn weekend in Evergreen Hollow, the leaves at their peak, the pond reflecting a sky so blue it felt endless.

The house was full again, but the voices were younger now.

Rowie Harper-Ellis—thirty-five, retired from pro hockey after a legendary career: three championships, two MVP ...