Founders Story

My name is Nolan Macey, the founder of Links n Rinks, a brand born from the love and passion of these 2 special games. Growing up, I was raised in Ontario, spending weeks in and out playing hockey, the drives to and from the rink, hitting a driving range with my dad at the early ages of single digits. I would spend weekends at our cottage in Minden, Ontario with the cottage scenery making my life all I could ever ask for.

GROWING UP, HOCKEY AND GOLF HAVE BECOME AN ESCAPE TO ME. SINCE I CAN REMEMBER, ANXIETY AND MENTAL HEALTH HAS ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING THAT I HAVE BATTLED WITH. THE MORE AND MORE I LEARNED, I FOUND THE BEAUTY IN BEING OPEN AND HONEST TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE AROUND ME, AND HAVE LEARNED MORE TO SHARE THE STRUGGLES AND HELP PEOPLE ALONG THE WAY.

I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE THE PEOPLE IN MY LIFE TODAY, AND KNOWING THAT THERE IS ALWAYS LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. I BELIEVE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE ARE FEELING AND WHAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH GOES SUCH A LONG WAY, AND I BATTLE TO BREAK THE STIGMA SURROUNDING MENTAL HEALTH AND PROVIDING A HELPING HAND TO PEOPLE AROUND ME.

THE SPORTS ARE SO MUCH MORE THAN SPORTS TO ME; THEY ARE AN EXTENSION OF PEACE, HAPPINESS, AND JOY AROUND THEM AND THE PEOPLE IN IT.

LINKS N RINKS IS AN EXTENSION OF THAT. IT REPRESENTS THE STORIES AND MEMORIES WE HAVE, THE ESCAPE THEY CAN PROVIDE, AND THE LOVE THAT THEY CAN BRING TO US.

WELCOME TO LINKS N RINKS.