For ice-happy northerners, the hottest trend in hockey is the coolest part of winter. Here’s how to get your own backyard hockey rink. For the hoi polloi, the day after Thanksgiving is all about Black ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lincoln Keating, age 7, balances a ball on the end of his hockey stick as he skates around his family's backyard ice rink. His ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SHREWSBURY ― Will O'Connor, 5, hits the ice before school, after school and even right before bedtime. David Turnblom gets his son ...

People around the country are building private rinks — some with as little as a garden hose and patience. Jeff Senatore plays ice hockey in his backyard in Lebanon, Tenn. “The nostalgia and the draw ...

Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story referred to Turo’s ice resurfacing machine as a “Zamboni.” The Zamboni Company USA subsequently reached out to us, stating that our reference to the ...

Some people might have questioned whether David Weiss, 64, was taking his home ice-rink hobby a little too far when, in summer 2021, he spent $200,000 renovating the second floor of his house in ...

When the sun goes down in the winter, Sarah Maguire sends her husband Ryan outside to their Milton backyard skating rink to perform what she calls “ice maintenance.” With their yellow lab, Sully, by ...

As the pandemic winter drags on, many Massachusetts parents with cooped up kids are finding a solution just steps from the garage: build a backyard ice rink. “We have two kids, and as you can imagine, ...

“With climate change, it’s always easier to say, not in my backyard,” said Zach Weston, referring to the ease of dismissing what can’t be seen in your own immediate surroundings. But for Weston, CEO ...

On a crisp morning at the end of January, Chelsea Parkin crouched beside the shallow pool of ice and slush in her backyard, put her ear close to the surface, and listened. She was sure the water ...

Christian Combs glided on the ice, weaving between the controlled chaos that accompanies the typical youth hockey match. Careful not to miss a call, the youngster intently observed the action that ...

A family in Philadelphia's Fox Chase neighborhood is making the most of the chilly weather. They've converted their backyard into an ice skating rink, and it's now in its 10th year running. "I ...