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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 3rd

Monday Morning Puckdrop – January 3rd

Happy 2011 to the Backyard-Hockey.com community! I hope 2010 was great for you, and I hope 2011 is even better. We closed out the year with a bang, as December saw nearly 8,000 visitors grace our pages. It turns out…

Joe ProulxJanuary 3, 2011January 2, 2011 Misc Hockey 1 Comment
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Heinz Field Winter Classic Time Lapse

Check out this very cool time lapse video from high atop Heinz Field as the NHL’s rinkbuilding crew prepares for Saturday’s Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic in Pittsburgh. Sure, building a rink in the middle of a football stadium might seem…

Joe ProulxDecember 30, 2010December 30, 2010 Misc Hockey 1 Comment
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AHL’s Monarchs To Bring Pond Hockey To NH’s Queen City

AHL’s Monarchs To Bring Pond Hockey To NH’s Queen City

As the sport of pond hockey has grown from a niche hobby to a legitimate business and fundraising vehicle, corporations, charitable organizations, and municipalities have taken notice. Hockey-friendly entities like Molson, Labatts, and Pabst headline events throughout North America. Non-profits…

Joe ProulxDecember 29, 2010December 29, 2010 Pond Hockey 1 Comment
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Calling All Writers, Non-Writers, and Beer Tent Heroes!

Calling All Writers, Non-Writers, and Beer Tent Heroes!

With pond hockey season approaching fast, millions of memories are poised to be made. Goals will be scored, tournaments will be won, kegs will be emptied, and stories will be shouted from Anchorage to Plaster Rock. Sadly, I can’t be there…

Joe ProulxDecember 28, 2010 Pond Hockey No Comments
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‘Twas The Skate Before Christmas

‘Twas The Skate Before Christmas

A little backyard rink flavor on a holiday classic. Hope you enjoy. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the yard; Not a creature was skating, the ice wasn’t hard. A warm front had come shortly after dad filled;…

Joe ProulxDecember 22, 2010December 22, 2010 Backyard Rinks 5 Comments
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