There are backyard rinks, and there are Backyard Rinks. Then there is Pete Thalmann’s BACKYARD RINK. Forgive me if I’m shouting. From the outside, it looks relatively unassuming. A 30’x60′ slab behind the Thalmann’s Massachusetts home, its outward appearance mimics…
I received a note from reader Sheamus Kelleher about two weeks ago. In it, he says: Check out our family rink. Â We have hosted two parties for the Plymouth Sharks (Mites) and we have lots of great pictures. Â Let me…
Surrounded by towns with names like Sellersville, Harleysville, and Ambler, the town of Lansdale, Pennsylvania isn’t likely to be first to mind when discussing hockey hotbeds. But for the family and friends of Lansdale resident Joe Peca, that doesn’t matter.…
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…
Our next reader photo submission comes from Len Bruskiewitz. Len is a Westford (MA) native, a father of two, and a fellow rinkbuilder. His image and commentary perfectly captures the little things that make backyard rinks such a fascinating and rewarding…
