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They say necessity is the mother of all invention. Well, they’re pretty smart. It started with an email I received in February 2010, shortly after I launched this website under its current moniker. A reader in Minnesota asked if I knew of any pond hockey tournaments in their area. A quick search found several events, [...] Want in on two of the largest pond hockey tournaments in New England? Better start stretching that mouse finger. Both the New England Pond Hockey Classic and Lake Champlain Pond Hockey Classic open up registration for new teams at 12pm ET on Thursday, September 1st. Both events held registration for 2011 teams in early [...] I’ve written a lot of posts here at Backyard-Hockey.com, but one of my favorites came last winter when I spoke with Todd Jenkins, a husband and father of two boys from California. Todd’s eldest son, Nick, was born with Spina Bifida, a spinal birth defect that has him spending most of his days in a [...] I’m willing to bet my first pond hockey experience mimics many others: I sent a bunch of emails to hockey friends to determine interest, assembled a team, showed up to the tourney excited to play…and subsequently got blown off the ice by a much more polished team. These guys had a defensive scheme, a rotating [...] Lake Nokomis. Eagle River. Meredith Bay. Manhattan? Sure, why not? Such was the mindset of Grant Hewit, tournament organizer for the first-ever Big Apple Pond Hockey Tournament, which concluded this past Saturday. “It’s the first tournament of its kind to be brought to New York City, and presented a very unique opportunity for city dwelling [...] |
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