Jack Falla, a man synonymous with so many things we hold dear – hockey, backyard rinks, writing, breadsticks – is the inspiration behind a new contest being held by USA Hockey. The Jack Falla Junior Reporter Essay Contest, launched recently…
The Backyard Rinkbuilder’s Commandments – Your Contribution Requested
A few weeks ago, I posted a link on our Facebook page to a John Buccigross article that helps new (and existing) hockey parents understand what to do, and what not to do, so that everyone enjoys the youth hockey…
How To Drain, Dismantle, and Store Your Backyard Rink
You’ll have to trust me on this one, but I’m writing this with a scowl. While everyone else is giddy with anticipation over the approaching warmth, we rinkbuilders are left with the saddest of sights: our new home-made reflecting pools.…
Five Reasons Why I Love Hockey
The idea for this post was not my own. Rather, aided on a time-killing mission by my Google Reader, I stumbled onto a weekend post on the best pro hockey blog in the world, Yahoo’s Puck Daddy. It asked a simple question,…
On hockey, life, and waiting for the things we want
The sport of hockey is powerful.  I have never been able to find another activity that so perfectly blends the physical with the mental, the instinctual with the planned and practiced. It is art and violence and poetry and fury, all…
