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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…
Canada’s Street Hockey Struggles

Canada’s Street Hockey Struggles

The most recent issue of The Sporting News had a great 8-page spread titled “30 Reasons Why Hockey Matters to Canada.”  In it, they wax nostalgic about the country’s hockey gold medals, the passion the nation has for the game, and the…

Joe ProulxMay 3, 2010May 4, 2010 Street Hockey 4 Comments
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Mad Max Invades Men’s League

Mad Max Invades Men’s League

Yahoo!’s Puck Daddy, one of the web’s best hockey blogs, ran an item over the winter titled “Five Reasons I Love Hockey.” The blog asked its readership to come up with the top five reasons why they watched, played, or…

Joe ProulxApril 29, 2010May 4, 2010 Misc Hockey 1 Comment
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Backyard-Hockey Profiles: Ron Landrus

Backyard-Hockey Profiles: Ron Landrus

Backyard-Hockey Profiles is a series that looks to shed light on the people who embody the true spirit of the game and the pure joy that comes from sharing it with others.  If you would like to nominate someone to…

Joe ProulxApril 26, 2010April 23, 2010 Pond Hockey 1 Comment
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Honda’s ‘Outdoor Rink’ Commercial

This commercial has been rumored for a few months, and I happened to catch it over the weekend while watching the NHL playoffs.  Honda is the official vehicle of the NHL, but after this gem, it might as well be…

Joe ProulxApril 20, 2010April 20, 2010 Pond Hockey 2 Comments
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Staal Family Rink Lives On At Local School

Staal Family Rink Lives On At Local School

It has been well-documented that the four Staal brothers (that would be Eric, Marc, Jordan, and Jared, all of whom play in the NHL) spent a good chunk of their youth on their backyard rink in Thunder Bay, Ontario.  NikeBauer did a…

Joe ProulxApril 19, 2010April 22, 2010 Backyard Rinks No Comments
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