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Hockey kids prayers answered, now they can play in their backyard rink

The Millers have a back yard that would make most hockey fans smile. But to bring it to life, they need Old Man Winter to visit for a while.

Most of us dread the brutally cold temperatures winter can bring. But one family in the Metro East would actually love to see the mercury plummet.

For the second year in a row, the Miller family from Edwardsville, Illinois built a hockey rink in their backyard. But so far this year, it's been too warm for seven-year-old Zavier and six-year-old Nolan to use it.

Now they're hoping this weekend's cold temperatures could be the start of turning their backyard into a hockey lover's Heaven.

VIDEO: Watch our original story before the cold arrived

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