I guess it's only right that I kick this forum off with my introduction. I started playing hockey at four, and played for my town travel team from my youth straight through high school. I played for Manchester West (NH) HS from 95-98, and then played for Stonehill College in N Easton, MA. I'm marrie...

Spatial skills, and liner unrolling skills, and fill skills...you have yourself a keeper!

Welcome John! Thanks for signing up and helping build our community. Good luck with the resort!

Started playing hockey at the age of 5, stopped after a year of collegiate club hockey. Played for a couple years in a men's league about 8 years ago, that was it for organized hockey. Now I'm coaching for my 4 year olds D mite team and my 7 year olds C mite team. I'm hoping the backyard rink (that...

I have some UA Cold Gear from back when I played a ton of flag football, and it's good stuff. Wore some today to build a couple rinks in fact. But when I'm skating on the backyard, I rarely wear more than a tee-shirt and a hoodie. If it's real cold I might throw on a long-sleeve tee, but even when I...

Hey Joey - welcome to the forums! This is a very timely post as I just had our hot/cold spigot installed this past Monday. Obviously I haven't tried it yet. I've used nothing but cold water the last several years and I've had some stellar ice. That said, my reasoning for putting in the hot/cold spig...

Hi Kate - thanks for joining! I recognize that name from Twitter...don't think all those retweets go unnoticed. Thank you for the support and hope you enjoy the forums!

Hey Tim - welcome! We're waiting too...hopefully in the next week or so!

Thanks Alain! Nothing beats coming up through the hockey community yourself, then getting to do it again as a father. I'm having similar experiences and I love it. Thanks for joining and good luck with this year's rink!

Hey Jim - welcome! Having the wife's buy-in is huge, so congrats on that accomplishment. It certainly helps when the kids are hockey-crazy, doesn't it? Good luck this year and thanks for signing up.