(whimsical music) - We're in Brookfield, Wisconsin, my backyard.

We got the ice rink, and tonight we got the Elmbrook Hockey.

U8 Red Stars goin'.

My son got really involved with hockey, youth hockey and hockey ice time is really hard.

And I saw it on the internet.

A lot of people are trying these backyard rinks and thought I'd give it a go.

So first year was a little sketchy but it's gotten bigger and better.

- [Kid 1] Oh, Roscoe's here.

(kids cheer) - So tonight the surprise was having the mascot from the Milwaukee Admirals, Roscoe join us.

The boys were not, they had no idea.

So that was obviously a really big surprise to them.

- Well, it's awesome.

I mean, one, it's fun, right?

So they're getting to hang out with themselves and you watch 'em back here they're just getting better and they don't even know they're getting better because they're skating around stopping and starting.

I mean, it's just, it's good exercise and they get excited too.

They get excited to hang out with their buddies.

- We've done this for three years, I think.

And I just was enjoying it a lot.

And I like it.

- What's really cool is the neighborhood has got involved.

I have a couple of ladies across the street that just come and love watching the kids play.

My daughter loves it.

She's a little older.

She doesn't do hockey but she loves anything artistic and she loves to skate.

- I just like to practice figure skating cuz I do dance lessons.

So figure skating was just fun to do.

- [Brendan] Smile Roscoe.

One, two, three.

- It's worth it, because again we get so much use out of it and it's a great way to do something outside and have friends over.