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The biggest single piece of advice I can give you is to properly white balance before you shoot. Even if you shoot RAW, it helps getting a good starting point and it makes the shots on the LCD easier to review. Arenas are usually well lit with relatively even light, so you may find your flash to be less than useful. (Pros who shoot for hockey cards have remotely-fired strobes buried in the rafters.)
Arena lights are notoriously wonky when it comes to colour-balance, so spend a few minutes to get it right. The best solution is an Expodisc aimed at the ceiling, but barring that, I have had the best results custom white balancing off the white boards.
Do NOT try to white balance off the ice. It may look white to your eyes but it is not even close. (Notice in the nicely done shots posted above, that the boards and white sweaters are bang on but the ice can look anything from pinkish to blueish.)
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