Just wanted to give a big “thank you” to all the folks at USA Hockey, One Goal, and Chelmsford Hockey Association for their work in putting together today’s New England Hockey Day. We had originally planned on taking part at…
Monday Morning News and Notes
Here are a handful of shout-outs and announcements to start your week. First off, congratulations to Kevin Attig, the winner of our PondRocket hat giveaway. Kevin “liked” our page on Facebook, and now he’ll brave the cold Alaskan air with…
“Texas Hockey Day” Provides Free Hockey For Kids
We’ve talked a bit here about growing the game of hockey in the US, and how difficult that can be given the high costs of our sport and its priority ranking relative to other activities. That’s why I was excited…
‘Relive the 2010 NHL Winter Classic’ with NHL.com’s Videocenter
Backyard-Hockey.com wasn’t technically in existence on January 1, 2010, but that doesn’t mean the NHL’s Winter Classic, played that day at Fenway Park in Boston, had nothing to do it with. Rather, my experiences on my backyard rink (culminating in…
“Frozen Faceoff” Announces Dates, Divisions, Dimensions
Sadly, the tournament has been cancelled due to ice quality concerns. The surname “Falla” is to outdoor hockey what “Scorsese” is to mobster movies, so it should come as no surprise that another member of the Falla lineage is helping…
