My son is 8yo and he just LOVES ice hockey and can't get enough of it. I've given him some space in the basement to practice/play here. Well it was empty except the freezer but you can see it's very tight with floor drains, pipes, etc. He out grew it very quickly.
Since he's only played a couple years of ice hockey now and been moved up to Squirt B (9-10yo) I figured it's time to give him more space. A little background on him: there was no learning curve to ice skate and just ran out on the ice like it was normal. I think it's because of the rollerblading a few months before hitting the ice. He's quickly picked up the game and is currently the assistant captain of the team and by far the top goal scorer. He's gotten 6 out of the 9 goals that the team has gotten so far this season. He likes to be Center or a Winger. Based on that I decided it's time to give him more space to help him dial in his skills and just play. So I've removed part of a wall and removed some carpet. It'll be about 30ft long by 14.5ft wide. That's about the most space I can make for him at this point. Here's a pic of him with MSU coach Tom Anastos when he was picked as player of the week against Ohio State.
Another one of him..
I plan on building a half (3ft high) wall and using nets over that to separate the two spaces. But I would like to somehow make curves instead of the corners. Any ideas on how to do that? I was thinking bending some RFP two high to make the corners and use RFP around the rink up to 3ft high.
Here's a couple of pics of what it's looking like at this point.
