Professional athletes and amateurs alike are always trying to find an edge when it comes to getting better at their sport. In hockey, it’s all about putting the puck in the net.

Or, if you’re the goalie, it’s about keeping the puck out of it.

Turns out, one local hockey dad from Massachusetts is no "dummy" when it comes to creating a training tool for just that purpose.

"I call them 'Hockey Screening Dummies,'" said Bill Farrington.

Inside his home garage, Farrington is helping build a better hockey player, literally. On any given weekend, you can find him hand-building life-sized training dummies.

"As my son Dan says, 'What’s dad out playing with his dolls?'" Farrington said with a laugh.

Starting out as a hockey dad looking to help his son become a better goalie, Farrington began b

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