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Backyard Rink Builder: Beginner's Luck 

Submitted Thu Mar 22 22:07:03 2012 EDT By: Chris Engle, Clinton, New York USA

In 2008, one of my hockey buddies invited us over to skate on his backyard rink. Bob Nelson had an awesome backyard rink set up. His rink was 64' x 32' and it took up his entire backyard! It had lights, painted boards, goals, etc... The kids had a blast & they skated until they dropped. Everyone was firing questions at Bob about the cost, time, energy, etc...
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13 years In The Making of a Backyard Rink! 

Submitted Mon Jan 16 20:30:59 2012 EST By: Ron Delvecchio, North Haven, Connecticut USA

Twelve years ago my wife and I bought a house in North Haven Connecticut, USA.

Growing up playing pond hockey and football in the park I always Had a love for the outdoors and the fun it had brought me.

I,like every man has plans for making his castle into his playground. Unfortunately my wife and two daughters to follow had other ideas,we only lived on a quarter acre lot anyway, so any thoughts I had of replicating Boston Garden were lost.
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The Klam's Rink 2012 

Submitted Tue Jan 03 10:44:47 2012 EST By: Gregg Arvanitis, Lawrence, Massachusetts USA

Hello to all fellow rink builders. Well after an above normal December in the northeast (Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA) we have finally fallen into a cold snap.
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The Boisvert Arena Story 

Submitted Sat Mar 12 08:53:13 2011 EST By: Jim Boisvert, Whitewater, Wisconsin USA

I have always loved to skate and play hockey ever since I was tossed onto a sheet of lake ice, wearing a pair of double-runners,by my dad way back when I was about 5 years old. I was hooked!

And sure enough the saying from the movie, "Field of Dreams", "If you build it, they will come" became reality.
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Backyard Zamboni 

Submitted Thu Mar 18 15:14:04 2010 EDT By: Dan, Cape Elizabeth, Maine USA

We had a backyard rink when I was growing up. I was fortunate enough to have a father who really knew how to make it work. He is a self employed contractor who does a little bit of everything, and takes a lot of pride in his work, as he did with our rink.
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My First Backyard Ice Rink 

Submitted Sat Mar 13 05:51:07 2010 EST By: Ken, Castlegar, British Columbia Canada

I thought I'd share with you the story of my first backyard rink. It was a lot of fun...to skate on. Building it? Ummm...not so fun. Here's how it went...

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Our Backyard Rink Shooting Pad 

Submitted on Your Backyard Rink Stories & Tips 

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Outdoor Hockey Dreams 

Submitted Tue Feb 09 10:16:57 2010 EST By: Ed Kunzelman, Dublin, Ohio USA

I have always loved to skate and play hockey ever since I was tossed onto a sheet of lake ice, wearing a pair of double-runners,by my dad way back when I was about 5 years old. I was hooked!

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First Backyard Rink 

Submitted Sun Jan 31 16:15:23 2010 EST By: Jay, Central New Yrok, near Syracuse, New York USA

This past weekend, Jan 2010, we had a January thaw here in Central New York, just north of Syracuse. I bought a 20x40 ft tarp, and built a frame with cheap 8 inch x 1 inch boards.
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My First Backyard Rink 

Submitted Wed Jan 20 13:58:32 2010 EST By: Paul, New Hartford, New York USA

I built my first backyard rink this past weekend. My father and I cut the wood and built a 30' by 40' rink and lined it with a 6mil poly clear tarp and have been waiting for the cold ever since.
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The Oliveira Backyard Rink 2009-2010 

Submitted Sun Jan 17 12:07:17 2010 EST By: Ryan, Elk River, Minnesota USA

My name is Ryan and I grew up on the West Island of Montreal, so (of course) a lifetime fan of the Habs. Life has taken me to a northern suburb of Minneapolis, MN ...
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