I launched Backyard-Hockey.com back on February 1, 2010, mostly as a collection of musings about my own backyard rink with a couple of how-to posts mixed in. Three days later, I drove an hour north and played in the inaugural…
Summer Cooldown: 2011 US Pond Hockey Championships
Here in Southern NH, we’re experiencing our third day in a row of 90+ degree temps. And that can only mean one thing: it’s time to grab a cooler, fill it with ice, plant your ass in it, and watch…
Summer Cooldown: Pond Hockey Classic Reunites College Teammates
Today’s installment of our Summer Cooldown series takes us to Meredith, New Hampshire, site of the successful-and-growing New England Pond Hockey Classic. This video, unlike the last couple we’ve posted, doesn’t delve into the event itself. Rather, we meet a…
Summer Cooldown: Vermont Pond Hockey Championships
Ah, Vermont. Home to Ben & Jerry’s, a handful of cows, the highways that take New Englanders to Montreal…and one kickass pond hockey tournament. The Vermont Pond Hockey Championships, which will hold its fourth annual event on the ice at…
Summer Cooldown: BC Pond Hockey Series
It’s a bit of milestone day here in Southern New Hampshire. No, not a birthday or anniversary or anything like that — it’s air conditioner installation day. With temps in the 70’s and 80’s for the foreseeable future, it’s time…
