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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 Backyard Rinc Song

The Backyard Rinc Song

I know what you’re thinking. It’s October, the leaves are falling, the nights are getting colder. It’s almost time to drag the boards out, you’re about to buy a liner, and you can’t wait to use that new homeboni you…

Joe ProulxOctober 3, 2010August 31, 2011 Backyard Rinks 3 Comments
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Pond Hockey Classic Unveils New Logo, Brings Home Hardware

Pond Hockey Classic Unveils New Logo, Brings Home Hardware

September is not normally a time for pond hockey victories, but Scott Crowder and his team at Ekal Events are having quite the month. Crowder, the driving force behind the wildly successful New England Pond Hockey Classic and the brand…

Joe ProulxSeptember 30, 2010September 30, 2010 Pond Hockey No Comments
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Have You Seen Our Pond Hockey Tournament List?

Have You Seen Our Pond Hockey Tournament List?

Another month, another record. Buoyed by an unexpected glut of visitors from a link on Yahoo’s Puck Daddy, September is poised to destroy our previous one-month visitor and pageview totals. This is tremendously exciting and I’m humbled to the core,…

Joe ProulxSeptember 28, 2010September 28, 2010 Pond Hockey No Comments
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NHL Slapshot Stick Accessory UPDATE

Miss my initial comments on the Wii NHL Slapshot hockey stick accessory? Catch them here. Wow, what a week. After our original NHL Slapshot article was linked to from Yahoo’s Puck Daddy, tons of readers commented and e-mailed with some locations…

Joe ProulxSeptember 21, 2010September 21, 2010 Misc Hockey No Comments
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Reader Photos: Scott Millin

Reader Photos: Scott Millin

This week’s Reader Photos comes from friend, hockey dad, and rinkbuilder, Scott Millin. Scott, whose backyard fire was borne after reading Jack Falla’s Home Ice, is entering his fifth year on the Millin Four’Em. I’ve said before that I might…

Joe ProulxSeptember 20, 2010September 20, 2010 Backyard Rinks No Comments
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