When I was a kid the local park would make a large frame on the ground using 2x4 boards. They would then fill this frame with a hose to create a skating rink. It worked OK and was a lot of fun!
I lived in northern Illinois as a kid, it was effing cold in the winter.
FL Panthers beat the Canadiens TWICE in Montreal.
A whole bunch of sad fans there yuck yuck.
Actually the Panthers beat 5 of the 6 Canada teams on the last road trip, losing only to Winnepeg.
Only problem....it was done in their front yard in a high end neighborhood....not to mention the illegal chickens they were raising in their back yard as a 4-H project, neighbors loved them!