I know, I know, it’s been a while. In fact, it’s been my longest writing drought since this site was launched. But it’s for good reasons, I promise. I’ll let you know what they are soon enough. I don’t typically…
Earthtec’s Global Warming Pond Hockey Video
I like to think I’m somewhat in tune with the goings on in today’s world. I catch the news when I can, I read the newspaper online each day, and I’m moderately certain that I can carry a conversation about…

Big Apple Pond Hockey Classic Brings Puck to Midtown NYC
Lake Nokomis. Eagle River. Meredith Bay. Manhattan? Sure, why not? Such was the mindset of Grant Hewit, tournament organizer for the first-ever Big Apple Pond Hockey Tournament, which concluded this past Saturday. “It’s the first tournament of its kind to…
NESN’s 2011 New England Pond Hockey Classic Spot
The New England Sports Network showed up last year and helped spread the word about a budding new event in Meredith, NH. Now that the event has nearly doubled in size and shows no sign of slowing down, they’re back…

Reader Story: ‘In Which I Fall Through The Ice’
I received an email about a month ago from Sean Patrick Dean, a new reader of the site and future backyard rinkbuilder. As we exchanged emails, we realized that we had some common hockey roots: we both grew up playing…