Hockey Hymn

In the cozy mountain town of Silver Pine, Christmas comes with carols, snowstorms, and the annual Hockey Hymn Benefit—a joint fundraiser between the local church choir and the youth hockey team. When widowed choir director Grace Ellery is reluctantly named co-chair of the event, her calm order collides head-on with the fiery instincts of Tyler Jensen, a former professional hockey player nursing both a bad knee and a bruised sense of purpose.

At first, their partnership is nothing but friction—Grace’s color-coded lists versus Tyler’s gut decisions. But as the community begins to stir with holiday spirit, she finds herself drawn to the steadiness beneath his rough edges, while he discovers that her quiet faith is stronger than any fight he’s ever known.

Together, they rally a tired town through rehearsals, mishaps, and an unexpected blizzard that forces everyone to find warmth in unexpected places. Between candlelight, laughter, and the echo of skates on ice, Grace and Tyler learn that grace is not a song you sing alone—and that love, like faith, is something you practice every day.

By January, when the snow softens and life settles, their partnership has become something deeper: a promise, not just for one season, but for all the winters still to come.

Hockey Hymn blends small-town charm, faith, humor, and slow-burn romance in the signature Ivy Ashby style—a warm Hallmark-ready story full of heart, hope, and home.