Most serious athletes have spent some time in cold-water immersion therapy, whether taking an ice bath after football practice or hopping in a nearly frozen stream after a long trail run. Cold plunge ...

Jeremy Barrick has what so many hockey parents contemplating a backyard ice rink want: advice from the pros who have to make outdoor ice every year. Barrick, who works at the Minneapolis Park and ...

The biggest challenges for new rink builders are finding backyard space without a slope, or building rink boards without a gap. Differing levels could lead to uneven ice, and cracks in the exterior ...