With grandchildren consumed by hockey, visits to the rink are a weekly occurrence for Mike Dossier. So are reunions. Twenty-five years after last coaching a high school game, run-ins with former players are a weekend tradition. What follows are chats about the game, as most of those former players are at the rink in service of their own children, and offers to catch up over breakfast. To this day, in a tier with his own wedding day and having kids and grandkids, thinking back to the 1995-96 Greece Lightning hockey season serves as Dossier's ultimate pick-me-up. That winter, Greece became the first Rochester-area high school hockey team to win a New York state title. March marks the 30th...
