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economist sunsuntribune community saturday dec 4 2004 19 lis the season for back yard rinks byjohncudmore staff writer forget size thickness and staying power are what real ly matter when it comes to enjoying a back yard rink thickness of ice and the ability to withstand warming trends are the makeorbreak factors for a suc cessful back yard adventure during winter months if youre thinking snow a sprinkle of water and a snapping cold night are all it takes to create a winter won derland in the back 40 well think again these days that adds up to only a small part of the equation the reality is fluctuating and unpredictable weather patterns have changed the face of backyard rinkbuilding in this climate heck if you want it is possible to hire a rink builder theyll even maintain and groom it regularly but the doityourselfer may derive satisfaction from building his own wayne gretzky training centre and maintaining it with tools designed specifically for the job who would dream a back yard rink could actually replace an organized minor hockey league but for the tyke division in the newmarket minor hockey associa tion a couple of years ago gary and winn rothons yard became the home rink for a weekend tournaments bump minor hock ey divisions every january in new market resulting in children being off the ice for an extended period to the rescue rode the rothons and their 60by80foot rink the kids had a ball mr rothon said recalling each team played three games including one under the lights and munched postgame cookies and sipped hot chocolate they couldnt wait to come back kids dont get to skate outside a lot these days he said it has been a riot watching kids coming and going over the years its worth it after 14 winters mr rothon has nt quite got the rinkmaking proce dure down to a science but hes get ting closer he will be ready when icemak ing conditions arrive he has been working since midnovember preparing the ground work in essence the structure is a boarded pond which once filled with water merely awaits freezing temperatures we start getting nervous because weve done it in lousy weather said mr rothon whose rink serves three children ranging in age from seven to 17 in addition to their teammates from minor hockey teams and neighbourhood chums youre actually building a little pond its the easiest way ive built rinks in 10 degree temperatures file photo and its not much fun properly sealed and boarded the final ingredient is 20000 gallons of water mr rothon knows that figure almost to the drop since he spent nearly 1000 for delivery of drinking water one year when cold weather arrived before he was ready schell lumber in stouffville does a booming business in rink supplies at this time of year its amazing how many how many people we get coming in and from how far they come said owner ron schell whose building centre attracts customers from across durham and york regions i guess other building centres dont promote it the stouffville resident teams with cftos lance brown in a back yard rink contest initiated by the sports broadcaster one family is selected each year and the team builds a rink in their yard weve been doing that for three years now its a community thing mr schell said in his own back yard its been a dozen winters for rinks the way i see it and not to knock minor hockey but if four ksis are outside playing in the back yard for three hours how many times are they going to touch the puck as opposed to in a game at the arena mr schell takes two days to con struct his rink starting from scratch he figures it- would cost from 800 to 1000 with most of the cost for lumber and plastic liner however lumber is reuseable remember to use screws rather than nails he advises and plastic liner can be purchased in 100foot sheets at varying lengths at 40x100 feet it is possible to get two seasons out of a 200 roll depending on the size of the rink his message the no 1 secret is to make sure the ground is level for those 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