Homemade Hockey Goals

Passionate hockey fans of all ages sometimes take their love of the game to the backyard, street, parking lot or, when the temperature’s right, the frozen pond. Lugging around the massive regulation-sized, galvanized steel goals can be cumbersome (not to mention that those goals don’t come cheap), leading some do-it-yourselfers to build their own goals. A lighter regulation-sized model (6 feet high and 4 feet wide) isn't hard to make and will let you take your game to the street or onto the ice.

Things You'll Need

  • 26 feet of PVC pipe, 1 1/2 inches in diameter
  • Pipe cutter
  • PVC primer/bonding
  • 6 PVC elbows, 90 degrees
  • Plastic zip ties
  • Replacement netting
  • 4-inch Velcro strips
  • Black marker
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Instructions

    • 1

      Measure, mark and cut the following increments on the long PVC pipe length: two 6-foot lengths, two 4-foot lengths, and two 3-foot lengths. To avoid confusion when putting the goal together, write “crossbar” on each 6-foot piece, “post” on each 4-foot piece and “footer” on each 3-foot piece.

    • 2

      Dab one end of a crossbar piece with the primer (this chemically creates a bonding surface for easier gluing), then generously apply some PVC glue to the bonded end. Immediately attach a PVC elbow to the end and push down. The bond will seal instantly. Prime, bond and attach an elbow to the opposite end, taking care to make sure the elbow is positioned in the same direction as the previous one (i.e. the holes are in the same direction).

    • 3

      Prime, bond and attach elbows to the remaining crossbar. Prime, bond and attach an elbow to one end of each of the posts. Do the same for remaining ends of the posts, then insert the ends into the open holes of the crossbar elbows, taking care to make sure the elbow holes on the ends of the post are perpendicular to the crossbar elbows.

    • 4

      Prep and insert one end of each footer into the open holes of each post; you should now have the basic frame of the goal completed. Add the final piece by prepping the remaining ends of the footers and insert the ends into the open holes of the remaining crossbar. The frame of the goal is now complete.

    • 5

      Paint the top crossbar and two posts with red spray paint (if desired) and allow to dry. Then place the netting over the goal and align it so that it’s evenly spaced across the goal frame. Use the Velcro strips and zip ties to attach the netting to the frame along the crossbars, posts and footers.