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PostPosted: Dec 14, 2011 4:40 pm    Post subject: Pond Hockey Reply with quote

I'm not going out there yet Razz , but it's strong enough to hold the kids now....







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PostPosted: Dec 14, 2011 4:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote







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PostPosted: Dec 14, 2011 4:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thought that only happened in movies
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PostPosted: Dec 14, 2011 4:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Chad H wrote:
I thought that only happened in movies


Laughing Laughing Laughing ....Yep, here and Mystery, Alaska...'cept they are on a river...

I have thought seriously about making a rink out back for the winter, but I guess my motivation is lacking....
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PostPosted: Dec 14, 2011 8:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I thought that only happened in movies


happens every single day up north in the winter. here's the pond we played on probably 3 nights a week when i was in hs. http://g.co/maps/rgt5y

put a case of beer in the snow and skate for an hour or two. still have kids out there every night - lit up w/ big ol' parking lot lights - not stadium lights, but good enough. big enough for 4 rinks - they do a tournament for charity every winter too.

had a buddy who had about a 2/3 of a rink out behind his house - just flooded a depression and oversprayed it all the time.
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PostPosted: Dec 14, 2011 9:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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put a case of beer in the snow and skate for an hour or two.


I approve of this post.....(for me and the old guys, not the pups)
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PostPosted: Dec 14, 2011 9:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

well, we were seniors and juniors in high school... lot worse ways to spend a night.
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PostPosted: Dec 14, 2011 11:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The ice was ready, and so smooth, but that was until we got a some warm weather and rain for 2 days. Were back to square one now. Supposed to host a tournament this January, 10 teams double elimination real pond hockey rules and regulation pond hockey goals. All about the passing and dangles.
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PostPosted: Dec 15, 2011 6:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Awesome! I hate cold/snow but skating on a frozen pond is something I've always wanted to do. Closest I've come is skating on a fake pond in Boston Common a few years ago.
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PostPosted: Dec 15, 2011 6:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Reminds me of when I was a kid. Great pics. Go Wild!
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PostPosted: Dec 15, 2011 6:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

not gonna lie, this thread makes me glad i live in coastal VA. i hate the cold... looks like a good time though
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PostPosted: Dec 15, 2011 7:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

We used to play pond hockey on a small shallow pond as kids. It played hell on freshly sharpened blades though
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PostPosted: Dec 15, 2011 7:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just a question form a Sunbelt lifetime resident - How do you clean the ice after a hard skating session? Do you just re-freeze a thin layer on top??
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PostPosted: Dec 15, 2011 8:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

you can, but choppy ice is part of the fun of pond hockey.
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PostPosted: Dec 15, 2011 8:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yep choppy ice and dull blades
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PostPosted: Dec 15, 2011 10:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lop wrote:
Yep choppy ice and dull blades


That is the exact reason the LM is wearing Reebok skates(mine) out there and not Grafs(what he wears).... He didn't want to puck up his newly sharpened skates, as he was playing this morning at 5:00 and wouldn't have time for a sharpen....
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PostPosted: Dec 15, 2011 12:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You could take up a collection for a neighborhood Zamboni.
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PostPosted: Dec 15, 2011 12:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Dec 15, 2011 1:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very cool. What is it about the pond that is bad for the sharp skates?
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PostPosted: Dec 15, 2011 3:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Very cool. What is it about the pond that is bad for the sharp skates?


It isn't so much bad, as it just makes sharp skates dull quickly. Think shaving a thick heavy 4 or 5 day scruff vs shaving an hour after you just shaved & what that does to a razor. Not only is the ice rough, but never know what is in it....a leaf, stick, dirt, duck crap....... Question
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PostPosted: Dec 16, 2011 4:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Love pond hockey.

For those that asked about cleaning it, normally we just use shovels to get rid of the snow every hour or so.

We normally try to chop a hole in the ice and put in a pump - at night, we'll pump water into the surface and let it freeze so it's fresh in the morning.

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PostPosted: Dec 16, 2011 1:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice! Too bad it's not cold enough here to skate ourside yet!

We had a rink in our backyard for years. Shovels to clear it off and then dumping out garbage cans full of cold water to sit and freeze overnight. Not too thck though, or you'll end up with chippy/brittle ice. To smooth it out, you can mist a thin layer of hot water on top.
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PostPosted: Dec 20, 2011 4:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

this popped up in my facebook feed. guy that lived down the street from me in hs has his rink up and running:

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PostPosted: Dec 20, 2011 5:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

^^^ That is sweet... Would love to set something up like that....

Is that dog missing a leg?
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accidentally shot it off w/ his lazer eyes.
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PostPosted: Dec 20, 2011 5:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jt09 wrote:
accidentally shot it off w/ his lazer eyes.


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PostPosted: Dec 20, 2011 6:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i have no idea if that dog is a tripod - i assume it's a camera trick. his family has always had boxers - here's the two on his fb:

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PostPosted: Dec 21, 2011 7:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

a few years back it got cold enough in northern Az to play some pond hockey. nothing better. makes you feel 10 years old again.
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PostPosted: Dec 22, 2011 5:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

our water isn't even close to freezing here. it's been the warmest november and december i can remember.
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PostPosted: Dec 15, 2013 12:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great day on the pond today.... Needed more kids and I had to give up my stick to one of them that forgot his, but stinking fun all the same!





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PostPosted: Dec 15, 2013 2:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

not a pond, but this is a friend of mine from high school's back yard rink. this is the 4th year he's built one, and i think he's got it down now...




in the making:



last year:




night hockey!







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PostPosted: Dec 15, 2013 4:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That kicks ash, Jt.... I keep threatening to do a backyard sheet... Assume the dogs would wreck it...
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PostPosted: Dec 16, 2013 9:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice!
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PostPosted: Dec 16, 2013 9:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

E.J. wrote:
Assume the dogs would wreck it...

what are the dogs going to do that razor sharp metal blades can't?
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