In an interesting plot twist, Strom passes away at the end of his SHL tenure and wakes up finding himself transported back in time instead of waking in a completely different dimension.  It's strange as the people talk funnier and are more proper.  It definitely feels Victorian in nature, but almost earlier than that even.  Cold equals north so obviously he would travel north and would begin pitching the idea of the game to people in advance of the weather turning cold so that there is actual ice to skate on.  Everything would be wood based.  Finding trees to cut sticks out of, and maybe even using hemp rope to make the netting as it would be semi-abundant in this age.  Then all the padding would mostly be almost Division 5-esque.  Pillowcases filled up with as much sheep wool as possible and then a layer of leather cow hide on top.  The puck though, the puck would be a little more difficult.  Rubber, especially vulcanized hard rubber isn't a known thing really yet so he would substitute it with the next best thing:  A ball.