Looks great! Please post as you continue.
There is a former forum member that has a rink. He used a Rangers static-cling (I think) decal from eBay for center ice. It's not the exact one from NYC's Madison Square Garden, but looked great. He did a lot of work with paint and coatings on the rink, to make the decal blend into the rink's surface. Came out pretty good.
He had sitting players on two benches. He bought O scale figures that are in a sitting position .... workers, passengers, etc. Painting them up, and made hockey sticks out of different materials. From a modest distance, it looked very, very good.
Good luck with your rink, and have fun.
