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Started the water at 9PM. Hope to be skating by Friday! @NiceRink @TheBackyardRink @backyrdicerinks @mybackydicerink @RinkWatchOrg @DarrenDreger #ODR

Freezing 🥶 time. @RinkWatchOrg

Hey RWers and ODR makers. Hope your spring is going well. If you haven’t already seen it on the Facebook ODR groups, there’s an ODR maker doing an online survey about insulating ODRs to reduce damage from short term thaws. You might find it interesting… facebook.com/share/19R3csiX…

New #NHLgreen article by RinkWatch’s @rmcleman about how this past winter ODR season compared with previous winters, with great photos from #rinkwatch participants & others. nhl.com/news/topic/nhl…

Is there anything more Canadian than this? nytimes.com/2025/04/16/wor…

Shorts weather. @RinkWatchOrg @backyrdicerinks @OutdoorRinks2

Rink is closed. But the pool is almost ready… @RinkWatchOrg @backyrdicerinks @OutdoorRinks2

Welcome, February. @RinkWatchOrg @backyrdicerinks @OutdoorRinks2

Great to see @laurier QB Taylor Elgersma getting profiled in @TheAthletic

Dug has a handle on things. @OutdoorRinks2 @backyrdicerinks @RinkWatchOrg

Hopefully those rinks in Stratford PEI open this week cbc.ca/amp/1.7422837

Back in business. ⁦@backyrdicerinks⁩ ⁦@RinkWatchOrg⁩ ⁦@OutdoorRinks2⁩

Weekend Update. The weather is still co-operating! Looks like there won't likely be any Rinks open today. But many are In Progress! Here's our list. These are likely to be open in the upcoming days: Belmont, Bridgeport, Conway Park, Glendale, Guelph Park, Forest Heights, ...

Rinkwatch project is now in its 13th winter tracking ODR conditions. Weather forecast for January 2025 looking more promising than previous 2 Januarys… cbc.ca/amp/1.7419517

Freeze, freeze thou bitter sky. @RinkWatchOrg @backyrdicerinks @OutdoorRinks2

The decline of the Canadian winter…? cbc.ca/news/science/l…

Boards up. Happy Backyard Hockey season #ODR

There’s a little magic in the RinkWatch stick tape we give to loyal participants. Goalie Alex M posted a shutout in last night’s old timers game in Kitchener.

Wonderful article about NHL legend (and @laurier honorary doctorate recipient) Mike Richter and his life after hockey in The Athletic. nytimes.com/athletic/56841…

@ultravioletprof @LaurierGreen @Laurier Yes indeed. He said Gretzky was amazing but Mario was unstoppable

Mike Richter was asked at today’s event at @laurier, which NHLer of his day would he least like to face in a penalty shot. Can you guess his answer? 1st to post reply with correct answer wins some free RinkWatch swag.