Happy 2011 to the Backyard-Hockey.com community! I hope 2010 was great for you, and I hope 2011 is even better. We closed out the year with a bang, as December saw nearly 8,000 visitors grace our pages. It turns out…
Heinz Field Winter Classic Time Lapse
Check out this very cool time lapse video from high atop Heinz Field as the NHL’s rinkbuilding crew prepares for Saturday’s Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic in Pittsburgh. Sure, building a rink in the middle of a football stadium might seem…
Monday Morning Puckdrop – December 20th
Last year we filled on December 22nd, and didn’t skate until Christmas Day. Contrast that to this year, when we filled on December 7th and have already skated a handful of times, with no precipitation or warm weather in sight.…
‘Ben and Lucy Play Pond Hockey’ Book Giveaway
Thanks to author Andrew Sherburne and the generous folks at Beaver Pond Press, I’m excited to tell you that we have a signed copy of Ben and Lucy Play Pond Hockey to give away to one lucky reader TODAY (read…
HBO’s “24/7” Winter Classic Series Debuts Tonight
It’s hard to believe, but we’re only 17 days away from the 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic, which will see NHL marquee mainstays Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin face off at Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field. Oh yeah, their teams, the Penguins…
