Boston-area suburbanites (often with kids in youth hockey) search for flat backyards to accommodate an amenity: a private ice skating rink.

Built by hand and made for fun this easy and affordable backyard rink turns winter into a season of play complete with hockey goals a skate trainer and a simple resurfacer that keeps the ice smooth ...

These Minnesotans have spent anywhere from hundreds to thousands of dollars for a place to skate close to home.

ST. PAUL --On the 39th anniversary of the 1980 'Miracle on Ice,' the Minnesota Wild and U.S. Bank donated a new outdoor rink the Herb Brooks Foundation. The NHL club and locally-based bank corporation ...