RINKS OF HOPE:
PROJECT MONGOLIA

Together we have changed hockey in Mongolia. Forever.

Hockey has a wonderful way of pulling Canada together, and it has the possibility of pulling Mongolia together too.  We have a wonderful country and to see it represented through sport here in a rink like this just lights your heart on fire. Ed Jager, Former Canadian Ambassador to Mongolia and supporter of Rinks of Hope: Project Mongolia.

Mongolia.  It’s not the first place that comes to mind when you think about hockey.  That may change after you watch this incredible journey by brothers Boe and Nate Leslie.  Our 2015 documentary Rinks of Hope: Project Mongolia explores the state of hockey, and our efforts to help, in one of the world’s most remote countries. The first professional coaches to ever coach in Mongolia, Boe and Nate visit 7 outdoor rinks in 5 cities and villages in what turned out to be the most significant youth hockey development initiative the country has ever experienced.  The impact of this journey was so significant that even the Mongolian Secret Service called on behalf of their President to lend his support and encouragement.

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You, and our global hockey community, have helped changed the sport of hockey in Mongolia. Forever. It is time to do it again.

Since we began our journey in 2015, you have helped us:

  • Triple the number of kids playing hockey in Mongolia
  • Sent nearly 1000 sets of gear to Mongolia. (Many of those are shared by more than 2-3 kids).
  • Outfitted the first-ever Women’s National Team for an IIHF event.
  • Helped create the first-ever hockey academy in Mongolia with 160 members and teams and tournaments at the U6, U8, and U10 levels that never previously existed.
  • Receive a Medal of Distinction from the Mongolian Olympic Committee presented by the Ambassador to Mongolia.
  • Drive demand for covered and indoor hockey rinks.
  • Changed the lives of 1000’s of kids and their families.
  • Created the infrastructure and demand that has helped Mergen Arslan and the Mongolian Hockey Federation host the IIHF U18 Asia and Oceania Championship this winter!

Rinks of Hope: Project Mongolia Documentary

Documentary Credits

Rinks of Hope: Project Mongolia is receiving critical acclaim and positively influencing leaders, students, families, and athletes around the world.  Download the documentary today and join in our amazing adventure.

The Project Mongolia presentation was both inspiring and thought provoking.  The message that each of us have a voice was evident throughout the film and through Nate’s story of film-making and hockey.   Nate is an excellent speaker who inspired students to add value to everything they do and to give back to others.  Bryan Lockless, Argyle Secondary School Leadership teacher, North Vancouver.
I must admit, I don’t follow the sport, or any sports for that matter. But this film is about more than a game. It’s about people coming together over a shared passion. It’s about helping strangers across the world. It’s about dedicating yourself to something.  Inspiring, to say the least. And a true, real life, adventure.  Sandra O’Connell, Vancouver Sun.

Rinks of Hope: Project Mongolia - 4 Minute Trailer

Past Media Coverage

CTV: Breakfast Television with Jodi Vance

January 13, 2016

CBC Radio Edition with Rick Cluff

January 18, 2016 (Scrub to 58:30)

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CKNW Radio: The Lynda Steele Show

CTV News: The Hockey Wanderer

by Gary Rutherford and Michael Shulman. December 12, 2015

CTV Mongolia Hockey

IIHF World Hockey Championships, Prague, Czech Republic

June 4, 2015

First Appearance on CBC News by Karin Larsen

June 11, 2014

Other Radio Interviews

December 3 and 5, 2014

Other News Media Articles