Get a backyard NiceRink ~ IT'S NOT TOO LATE!
 The back yard NiceRink season is now in full swing....'er I mean "Full Skate", BUT it's not too late to get into the action! Although, the NiceRink system is best suited for an early installation into ground that is not yet frozen, the NiceRink brackets can be adapted to lie flat on Frozen Ground and then a steel stake can then be applied through the opening provided in the NiceRink Bracket. ALSO, even though it has been cold, if you have a significant amount of snow on the ground, like us here in South East Wisconsin, it will actually act as a thermal blanket and keep the ground thawed out, which will allow you to still install the Brackets the regular way for some time yet. Leave the snow in place, until you're ready to install. I just cleared some snow here, and I was still able to install a bracket into the ground, yet my rink is frozen to skate on! Visit www.nicerink.com, or give us a call today to turn your empty back yard space, into a WINTER FUN OUTDOOR skating place.
NEW Pond Hockey Goals
 NEW Pond Hockey Goal, they're new, they're unique, and they're now in stock! You've never seen anything like this before! It's a low profile Double PondHockey Goal. Bobby Hull always told me the worst part of outdoor hockey was when somebody "hoisted" the puck into your shins, or better yet your face! Take it from Bobby, NO HOISTING the puck during pond hockey games! So we have developed the new NiceRink Pond Hockey Goal(s). You can have two little goals at each end of your rink, similar to shooting for the low corners of a regulation goal, OR buy one and take it apart and have two "tiny" goals 6" x 12", one at each end to make your backyard game a real challenge and sharpen up your aim at the low spots. Includes the netting and also pegs to hold the nets in place, just like real game action!
 Molson Canadian Rink Give Away!
Molson Canadian has chosen to TEAM UP with NiceRink on a Gold Package give away. Do you live in the NorthEast states of NY, VT, ME, NH & MA; Watch for sign up forms at your local store for 1 of 6 FREE 32' x 64' NiceRink Gold Packages valued at almost $2,500.00 EACH! Molson is a major contributor to the sport of hockey in Canada and is working to expand their support of the world's BEST and FASTEST sport of hockey. Want to see what the 32' x 64' Gold Package includes? Click Here for a detailed costing from our online quoter.
NiceRink Photo Contest
Well, we're not bringing Bobby Hull to anyone's house this year, but THREE lucky winners could get a piece of Hall of Famer Bobby Hull in their house in the form of an Autographed Bobby Hull #9 Chicago Blackhawks Jersey. What are we looking for? We're of course looking for great pictures of great Backyard NiceRinks. BUT, it's more than just the rink! We want to see what else it means to have a backyard rink. We want to see cute kid pictures with rosy red cheeks, the biggest snow bank dive, practicing a slap shop in the back with the big stick whip, a face full of snow, the crystal-ice moustache. If you already have a backyard ice rink, you know what we're talking about. Full Details and some examples can be seen at the Contest Page Online.
 
NiceRink/HockeyShare Fantasy Hockey Pool Update
Well, we're now deep into the NHL season and the cream of the crop is rising to the top!
October's Winners were:
1. WEhockey#17 -253.75
2. cufc7 - 250.25
3. Eric Crevier - 242.00
November's Winners were:
1. AC - 494.75
2. Garett Voght - 494.00
3. WEhockey#17 - 487.50
December's Current Leaders are:
1. AC - 575.25
2. WEhockey#17 - 571.50
3. Eric Crevier - 568.25
Full Standings...
Big congrats to WEhockey#17 & AC for winning a month and the Monthly First place prizes of 1-$50 NiceRink Gift Certificate, 1-$25 HockeyShare Gift Certificate and a NiceRink/HockeyShare Gift Pack.
Early Season BackYard Rink Tip
Slush~Snow on an unfrozen or thin iced rink-All is not lost! The BEST thing to do is nothing? If you have just filled your rink and it froze over with 6" of ice or less and you get a big snow storm, the weight of the snow on the ice will force the ice downward, and the underlying water will be forced by pressure up between the liner and the ice, turning the snow into slush on top of the skating surface. If your ice is too thin to get on and clean, you basically do nothing. The best scenario is for the weight of the snow to push the ice down enough to force enough water onto the top of the ice so ALL the snow turns to slush. Let the slush freeze, and then you can skate on that base if it's smooth enough or resurface a few times to get it back to smooth. If it snows on ice that is already pretty thick, 5"+ and the slush is only around the edges of your rink, then you can tackle cleaning it off. Personally, I would call "more than a few friends" over to help with this. Once you start cleaning slush off of a rink DON'T STOP, it must all be cleaned off and smooth. Whatever you leave on the ice, such as left over slush, or stopping half way will freeze at night and your ice will be full of FROZEN foot prints, shovel marks or the line where you stopped. Once it's cleaned off, let the surface harden back up, then use a NiceIce resurfacer as needed to get it back to glass.
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NiceRink Newsletter - December 2008