Winnipeg man opens his massive backyard rink, snow bleachers

Sports | 206924 hits | Jan 18 12:22 am | Posted by: martin14

Winnipegger Bill Martens's labour of love — a massive outdoor backyard rink and bleachers made entirely of snow and ice — is ready to host hundreds of hockey fans and several charity games.

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by martin14
Sat Jan 18, 2014 8:33 am
It's just so ....... cool.
by Anonymous
Sat Jan 18, 2014 8:49 am
My buddy started a rink to raise cash while his son was hospitalized.

Today was the the day a family had to make the hardest decision of there lives, after there son/daughter had past away they decided to donate his/her organs and my son Jayden got a new heart and it saved his life, I will light a candle in the morning for your loss and will always be thinking of you. Tomorrow will be four years post transplant for my son, thank you to everyone who has helped us along the way. Please sign your donor card

This years rink:

P.S. The Civil Disobedients rock...

... And The Secrets
by PublicAnimalNo9
Sat Jan 18, 2014 9:49 am
Wow! That is so awesome. There's a lotta hours of labour in there, all to help others.

I guess Dutch folk ain't so bad after all
by Benn
Sat Jan 18, 2014 4:16 pm
"Curtman" said
My buddy started a rink to raise cash while his son was hospitalized.

Today was the the day a family had to make the hardest decision of there lives, after there son/daughter had past away they decided to donate his/her organs and my son Jayden got a new heart and it saved his life, I will light a candle in the morning for your loss and will always be thinking of you. Tomorrow will be four years post transplant for my son, thank you to everyone who has helped us along the way. Please sign your donor card

This years rink:

Sweet rink!
by Anonymous
Sun Jan 19, 2014 6:02 pm
"Benn" said
Sweet rink!

Watch out for the trees.
by Strutz
Sun Jan 19, 2014 6:28 pm
"Curtman" said
Sweet rink!

Watch out for the trees.
Ouch! Gotta watch where you're skating eh? So, if the puck bounces off the tree and onto a player's stick and he scores does the tree get an assist?

Very cool though. It's neat when people go to all that effort to create those outdoor rinks.

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