How big is a hockey rink?
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The official size of a hockey rink is 200 ft long and 85 ft wide. The rounded corners will have a radius of 28 feet. The rink will be surrounded by "boards" made of wood or fibreglass which will be not less than 40" high, and no higher than 48" above the ice surface. The ice and boards will be white, except where authorized by the league, eg: board advertising and on ice advertising. Around the entire length of the boards there will be a yellow kickplate.\n\nGoal Posts and Nets\n\nThe net is placed in the centre of a line 2" wide line and 13 feet from the back of rink and centred between the side boards.. This line extends across the entire width of the rink and up the boards and is commonly known as the goal line. The net is held in place by 8" yellow flexible pegs. If the rink is longer than 200 feet, the goal line may be placed no more than 15 feet from the end boards with prior approval of the league.\n\nTwo goal posts 48" high and 6 feet apart when measured from the inside and a cross bar made of the same material as the posts extends from the top of one post to the other.\n\nA white nylon mesh is attached to the frame of the net so that when the puck is shot into the net, the puck will not come out of the net. Around the base of the net is a white canvas skirt. This skirt has to fastened 6" back from the goal post and cannot prevent the puck from entering the net, and cannot be more than 1" higher than the base plate.\n\nThe goal posts and cross bars must be painted red, and all other exterior surfaces will be white.\n\nThe Goal Crease\n\nThe area in front of the goal is an area known as the crease an is demarked by a 2" wide red line.\n\nThe goal crease also includes the space above the ice surface as defined by the crease up to the height of the goal (4ft). The area inside the crease is painted light blue (paint code PMS 298) and the area inside the goal is painted gloss white.\n\nDivision of Ice Surface\n\nThe ice is divided into 3 parts by the two blue lines which are located 60' from the goal lines. Each blue line is 12" in width, and is painted across the rink and continue up the sides of the boards.\n\nThe defending zone is that zone where the team defending the goal is located. The attack zone is the zone at the far end of the ring opposite the defending zone, and the neutral zone is the area between the attacking and defending zone.\n\nThe centre red line is 12" in width and is painted across the ice divides the rink into two equal halves. The red line is broken up in equal divisions, but has continuous edges.\n\nCentre Ice Spot and Circle\n\nExactly in the centre of the rink a 12" blue spot will denote the centre of the rink. Using this as a centre point, a circle with a 15' radius, and 2" wide blue lines shall be drawn.\n\nFace off Spots in the Neutral Zone\n\nThese are 2' in diameter and are 5' from the blue line. They are 44 feet apart and equidistant from the boards on each side of the rink.\n\nEnd Zone Face-off Spots and Circles\n\nIn each end zone, on both sides of the rink a red face off spot is marked. The circle is 2' in diameter. Running parallel to the end boards, a 3" wide line is drawn down each side of the face-off dot. Using the face off dot as the centre point, a face off circle with a radius of 15' is drawn with 2" wide lines. Two red lines are drawn on the outer edge of the circle to denote player positions during a face off. These lines are painted parallel to the goal line at the points on the circle that are closest to, and furthest from the boards. The lines are 2" wide, 2 feet long and 3 feet apart. Hash marks are drawn on the ice to denote the position of the players who are taking the face off.\n\nThe face off circles are located 20 feet out from the goal line, and 22 feet away from a line drawn between the centre of the 2 goals.
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call a local concreat company and let him know it is for a community arena and ask him for this info.  They will probably give you a general idea.
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A soccer field does not have a standard size. A tennis court is 78 feet x 27 feet.\n\nIf you did want to try to put a standard soccer field size, it should be in the range of 100-130yds x 50-100yds
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http://www.sharkspage.com/hockeyrinks.html\n\nBay Area ice rinks and associations listed in the link  :)
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An ice rink\n\nor\n\nBillingsgate Fish Market
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Habitant's answer is great!  Couple of things to add though, if you don't have boards or don't want to build any you are still going to need something to keep the water on the rink so use 2x6's or something similar that will give you a little bit of an edge.  (You can also just build up snow)  Also before you start flooding you want to have your area as flat as possible and a fairly thick base of hard packed snow. Packed down as hard as you can.  Once that is done put up your boards and start flooding.  \n\nSome tips about flooding are only flood when it's below 0 and when building the rink it's best to flood between -5 &-10 with no sun or strong wind.  Anything colder I have found you don't get a good base and anything warmer it just dosen't freeze.   When flooding for maintance it doesn't so much matter but it does when building.  Second if you can afford it flood (for maintenance) with hot / warm water and use a hose attachement that is going to give you a fine even mist!  You'll have the nicest rink in town!  \n\nOne more thing, once you rink is built you will want to clear the snow as soon as it has stopped snowing.  don't leave snow to sit on it, it will ruin your ice!\n\nWe've been doning this for years and have gotten a bit carried away, we paint lines, we have sponsers on the boards benches and penalty boxes, and even a place for the "Fans"  it's great!  There is nothing like an outdoor rink so have fun with yours!
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There is the Charlotte Ice House in Charlotte (that should be pretty close) at the Eastland Mall. You could try that because usually every Ice House in NC has some sort of hockey association.
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Maybe in land mass. But all the hockey rinks take up the other 29,998m of Canada.
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a tennis court has the size\nlength: 78 feet, width: 27 feet - for singles\nlength: 78 feet, width: 36 feet - for doubles\n\nand of course it can be on grass, the worlds most famous tennis tournament takes place on grass - Wimbledon
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The standard international dimensions of an ice hockey rink are 60 metres long and 30 m wide. The ice is surrounded by a wooden or plastic wall, known as "the boards," which are approximately 1.22 m high.\n\nA red centreline divides the rink in half; two blue lines divide the rink into three zones: defensive, neutral and attacking. In addition to the centre circle, there are four face-off circles - two in front of each goal. Regulation goals are made of a metal framework with a net and measure 1.83 m wide by 1.22 m high and 1.12 m deep. Goals are centred on the goal line and set four metres away from the backboards so players can skate behind them.
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The Court size is Six Feet (6') Wide by Thirty Nine Feet (39') Long, Plus a Six Foot Six (6'-6") Standing area at each End.
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Michigan Stadium, aka the Outhouse, in Ann Arbor.  Crams a good 110,000 or so into seats about 14" wide.
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12' x 6' (3.66 x 1.83m) multiple size goal.
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If you're looking for stats, try:\nhttp://www.nhlpa.com/\nhttp://www.nhl.com/\n\nBut IMO, hockey will only be popular in climates where ice occures naturally.  It seems pretty simple - Canada is iced over about 6 months out of the year, and up there it's the national sport.  California, Texas, Florida... the only way for them to have ice longer that 6 hours is for them to build an indoor rink.  If you're going to compare the NHL to the NFL, strongly consider geography and climate.
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Buy a "backyard ice rink" kit. I've seen these advertised in hockey magazines like the USA Hockey members magazine. They are easily found on the web as well. If you don't want to spend a lot of money, you will minimally need to put together some kind of frame and potentially lay out plastic to keep the water from seeping into the ground.  If you have a natural depression in your yard (as was the case with my dirt driveway when growing up) and you don't care about the shape of your rink you could just fill it with water when it gets cold enough.  You can't get much cheaper than that!
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Check this:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey
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12" x 14"\n\n\nHAHA\n\nI WIN!