John, my 7-year-old son, and I crisscross our backyard, pacing the boundaries of our would-be DIY skating rink. It's late October, too soon to be thinking about ice.

Diane Fewer, Edina: “My husband, Mike, has built a rink for our son in the backyard of our house on Sunnyside since he was 3. He’s 17 now. It’s not very big, but he sure does enjoy it.” ...

Build your own backyard ice rink with these helpful tips provided by Q&A site Stack Exchange. Alain Asks: I'm considering building a small temporary ice skating rink in my backyard.

SHREWSBURY ― Will O'Connor, 5, hits the ice before school, after school and even right before bedtime. David Turnblom gets his son Patrick bundled up for backyard skating on a cold night in ...

EZ Ice backyard rink (Image credit EZ ICE) "My goal truly is to grow the game of ice hockey," said Gastel. Now, the 25-year-old has a team of 20 employees selling the "do it yourself" backyard ...

An Easy-to-Assemble Kit. Four winters ago, when her sons were playing ice hockey, Jenn Rogers and her family built an ice-skating rink in the backyard of their home in Braintree, just outside Boston.

NATICK, Mass. -- What a way to start a day: a backyard skate. Taking a pass while accelerating toward the goal and issuing a few head fakes against an imaginary defenseman, then snapping the puck ...

FAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio — A backyard ice rink in a local neighborhood is stirring up controversy. Daniel Orleman is passionate about ice skating and hockey. He coaches a pee-wee hockey team, and ...

EDINA, Minn. - Some men obsess over their backyard landscaping. Phil Schimke takes a Minnesota approach: Just ice it over. “When I bought this house the first thing I thought when I looked in ...

ARVADA, Colo. — When I tell people I have an “ice rink” in my backyard, I should really be telling them I have a chunk of ice in the shape of a rectangle surrounded by wood taking up space ...

My rink is 32 feet by 60 feet, and my deepest point is 9 inches. I've tried to do some calculations and I think it's between 10,000 and 15,000 gallons of water," Lemoine said.