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Training Drills For Your Backyard Rink
Training Drills For Your Backyard Rink
One of the secrets to many of the successes in the NHL lies in a player’s backyard growing up. Professional players got a huge advantage as kids if they had a rink, full size or miniature, by their house where…
Maine Pond Hockey Classic Reveals Trophy Photos
Maine Pond Hockey Classic Reveals Trophy Photos
The Stanley Cup. The Art Ross. The Prince of Wales. Hockey is full of famous trophies, each carrying with them an encyclopedia of history, memories, and stories. Now you can add another to the list – the championship trophies presented…
New England Youth Pond Hockey Jamboree – The Most Sought After Tournament in New England
New England Youth Pond Hockey Jamboree – The Most Sought After Tournament in New England
It all started with an idea. Richard Wood, Springfield College professor by day and hockey dad by night (and early weekend morning), was sitting with some friends at the Vermont Pond Hockey Classic when the group had an idea. Create…
Outdoor Hockey Holiday Gift Guide
Outdoor Hockey Holiday Gift Guide
The holiday season can be difficult. You have family staying at your place for far too long, a dozen fancy meals to cook, and a seemingly growing number of children to appease. You need to find the decorations, untangle the…
The Business of Hockey

The Business of Hockey

When this site was still in its infantile stages, I put the word out to many of my hockey-loving writer-friends that they were free to pen a post for me whenever they felt the need to get something off their…

Joe ProulxJanuary 8, 2013September 10, 2013 Backyard Rinks, Misc Hockey, Pond Hockey 4 Comments
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Tim Horton’s Backyard Classic – Ready To Go In Buffalo

Tim Horton’s Backyard Classic – Ready To Go In Buffalo

If I say ‘Tim Horton’, you probably think of the late NHL defenseman and co-owner of the cafe and bake-shop chain that dots Canada and parts of the US. If I say ‘Dominik Hasek’, you probably think of the unconventional…

Joe ProulxDecember 27, 2012 Backyard Rinks, Pond Hockey 3 Comments
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‘Twas The Skate Before Christmas – 2012

‘Twas The Skate Before Christmas – 2012

For every family, the holidays present an opportunity to embrace tradition, both new and old. Here at Backyard-Hockey.com, we have our own tradition, that being the post you’re about to read. We penned this piece two years ago, and run…

Joe ProulxDecember 20, 2012September 10, 2013 Backyard Rinks 1 Comment
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‘Original Pond Gear’ To Launch Apparel Line Tonight

‘Original Pond Gear’ To Launch Apparel Line Tonight

Attention all naked pond hockey players: get ready to cover up. Launching tonight at midnight eastern, our buddy Rob Carleton and his boys at Original Pond Gear are letting loose with their first line of pond hockey-inspired clothing. “On the…

Joe ProulxDecember 11, 2012December 11, 2012 Pond Hockey No Comments
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Keep Calm, Readers

Keep Calm, Readers

Just a little quick hitter, piggy-backing on the Keep Calm campaign. These are words to live by.

Joe ProulxDecember 10, 2012 Backyard Rinks, Pond Hockey No Comments
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