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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 most exciting resurface EVER?

Today started out pretty tame.  RJ and Meg went down for a nap, and I set out to liquify the thin layer of snow left over from last night’s cleaning.  I opened up the valve on the homeboni full-bore and…

Joe ProulxJanuary 31, 2009July 1, 2011 Backyard Rinks No Comments
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Double-barrel action

The two lumbering bodies moved slowly in the night air.  Ice and snow sprayed wildly as they moved.   The crescent moon provided little illumination as the two maneuvered as if in a pre-set pattern.  Warm breath crystallized in quick white…

Joe ProulxJanuary 30, 2009July 1, 2011 Backyard Rinks No Comments
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All you can do is laugh (after you’re done swearing)

Not only was I spot on about yesterday’s storm…that the forecast of 3-6″ would be underestimated (we got 10″ throughout the day)…but we even got a random 4″ overnight LAST night!  So the hour I spent last night cleaning up…

Joe ProulxJanuary 19, 2009July 1, 2011 Backyard Rinks No Comments
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A great family skate

I knew going into this rinkbuilding endeavor that the hard work would be plenty.  And as of right now, the maintenance is beating the skating by a very lopsided score.  But I also knew that there would be moments spent…

Joe ProulxJanuary 17, 2009July 1, 2011 Backyard Rinks No Comments
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The things you can’t learn on a mailing list

So there’s good news and bad news.  First, the good.  I finally finished my home zamboni (henceforth known as the homeboni).  I can’t take credit for its design, but I did purchase and assemble the parts.  The result is a…

Joe ProulxJanuary 15, 2009July 1, 2011 Backyard Rinks No Comments
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