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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…
Monday Morning Puckdrop – January 10th

Monday Morning Puckdrop – January 10th

With the year’s first two events in the books, it is now officially pond hockey tournament season. The next eight weeks will see people flock to places like Lake Memphremagog and the Rideau Canal Skateway to play hockey, partake in…

Joe ProulxJanuary 10, 2011January 10, 2011 Misc Hockey No Comments
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Announcing the Backyard Hockey Equipment Drive

Announcing the Backyard Hockey Equipment Drive

Every so often, I share with you a person, a charity, or a company that I believe in, urging you to patronize them or consider them when making donations. I do this because I feel strongly that the hockey community,…

Joe ProulxJanuary 5, 2011January 6, 2011 Backyard Rinks 1 Comment
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The Union Leader Responds

The Union Leader Responds

This is a follow-up to yesterday’s post, where I accused New Hampshire’s Union Leader newspaper of plagiarism. First, a heartfelt ‘thank you’ to everyone who has reached out in the last day or so, either by commenting on the story,…

Joe ProulxJanuary 5, 2011January 5, 2011 Misc Hockey 17 Comments
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Consider Me Flattered

1/5/11 Update: The Union Leader has responded to my accusations. Please see their “clarification” here. Before I go too far with this post, let me state the obvious: I love hockey, I love outdoor hockey, and I love when the…

Joe ProulxJanuary 4, 2011January 5, 2011 Misc Hockey 22 Comments
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2011 U.S. Pond Hockey Championships Promo Video

The 2011 US Pond Hockey Championships are only 17 days away, and if this video doesn’t whet your appetite for frigid outdoor hockey, then you’re on the wrong website. (Here’s a link for our RSS/Email friends.) That’s some nasty and creative…

Joe ProulxJanuary 4, 2011January 3, 2011 Pond Hockey No Comments
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