The Kane family had always known that traditions don’t die—they evolve.

It was a crisp November weekend in Evergreen Hollow, the first real snow of the season blanketing the ground in soft white. The pond had frozen early this year, smooth and perfect.

The backyard rink boards—stacked since Rowan and Holly’s passing—were pulled out again.

Not by the older generation.

By the new.

Harper Lily Ellis—twenty-five, pro forward with the Boston Fleet, ...