Watch Atlanta vs Montreal Live Streaming on 7.30 EST. Some Olympic dreams are born on wind-swept frozen ponds straight out of a Norman Rockwell painting. Some are more patchwork, cobbled together through different experiences, woven from different fabrics, but they are dreams all the same.

Like the dreams kept close and warm by Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Ron Hainsey.

A native of Bolton, Conn., Hainsey’s father only took up the game after Hainsey became proficient. His grandparents had Hartford Whalers season tickets, but weren’t exactly sporty types, either.