#backyard rinks

6 Tips To Have The Best Backyard Rink In Durham

http://polytarp.com/ice-rink-poly/ Backyard rinks are as Canadiana as maple syrup or beaver tails. Every year thousands of Canadians take to their backyard rinks and thrust themselves into Canadian lore. How many times did you score the winning goal of Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals on a backyard rink? Did you ever pretend to be Wayne Gretzky or Mario Lemieux? The young Crosby’s and McDavid’s…

Construction always began in late fall. As you can see this was no ordinary backyard ice rink.

With the Pittsburgh Penguins putting away their pads and sticks and gloves and taking the Stanley Cup on its summer tour, I know this is not the time to talk hockey here.  Yes, with the Summer Solstice just days away, why would I fondly recall the most amazing ice rink ever created?  Well, because I was…