Hockey has already seen a huge surge in the Boston area. There are a number of rinks that have gone up in the last few years (Breakaway Ice Center in Tewksbury, New England Sports Center in Marlboro). There are year round programs; Tim Thomas will be holding a goalie camp at Hockey Town in Saugus in early July.
I think that the Stanley Cup win will cause a lot of interest in goaltending with Tim Thomas being the MVP. My daughter is playing club hockey...yup, very popular with girls these days and they are actually quite good. One of her classmates was on the US U19 National gold winning team.
So, this is great for the area and great for the sport. Only took 39 years.
Jetskier