A labour of love will be unveiled to the community today, as a brand new hockey rink on the ground of Pembroke Community Club opens for play.Freshly tiled, bright-lit and considerably larger than its concrete predecessor, the rink is a testament to the hundreds of thousands of dollars raised in memory of the late Tom MacNeil, the Bermuda In-line Hockey Association President who died in 2008.“My husband Tom was a bit of a dreamer and an ideas guy, and this is the culmination of his dream,” widow Gail MacNeil said, surveying the 165ft by 80ft rink.“Just because someone has an idea doesn’t mean it’s going to come to fruition. I can’t say ‘thank you’ enough to everyone who was involved.”PCC President Valerie Dill said a public-private partnership between the Club, the Association and Government had brought the project to reality — but commended the BIHA as “single-handedly responsible”.Added BIHA President Mike Daly: “This was a long time coming — a lot of hours work by a lot of people.”Some $300,000 in donations, about three-quarters of it from private contributions, went into the project, which broke ground in July after years in stasis.It’s not just a hockey rink. Mr Daly said that in-line skating and lacrosse are among the other sports that can be deployed on the new IceCourt tiles.The PCC’s majorettes can use the it — and even remote control race car drivers should be able to schedule times to take a spin.Ball hockey and in-line hockey international tournaments could prove a potential tourism booster, Mr Daly also observed.“It’s a great day when all sides can share in the dream of this multi-sports, multipurpose facility.”The rink, which overlooks North Shore at the eastern edge of Admiralty House Park, get its official opening today at 2pm.