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Est. 2014

Real hockey. Real managers.

An online hockey manager played against people from around the world. Easy to start, deep enough for years, and no power-ups for sale.

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Free to play Details matter Play-by-play Love for stats

Played, not drawn.

Every game is played out shift by shift with the lines you set: who wins the faceoff, who blocks the shot, who goes to the box. A big hit or a late goal moves confidence and momentum, and the next shift plays out differently. Follow it live, or read it back afterwards.

The same Live Game on a phone: the scoreboard at 3–0 and Nathan Godmaire's power-play goal.
Live Game: Barclay Shadows against Mississauga Musketeers in the Golden Cup, a power-play goal for 3–0.

Nothing is for show.

Nine ratings, a role, a personality, confidence, fitness and happiness. A confident fourth-liner can play above himself, and a star low on confidence can disappear. The names are made up. Nothing else about them is.

Charles-Edouard Rousseau's player page on a phone: his face, Overall 89, role and age above his nine ratings.
Charles-Edouard Rousseau, playmaker for Barclay Shadows.

A career, not a season.

Start in the lower leagues and earn your way up. Six levels with promotion and relegation, a salary cap, a draft, and the Golden Cup at the top. Season stats, standings and player careers stay in the record books.

  1. Level 1: Golden Hockey League
  2. Level 2: Silver Hockey League
  3. Level 3: Bronze Hockey League
  4. Level 4: Copper Hockey League
  5. Level 5: Iron Hockey League
  6. Level 6: Lower Iron Hockey League

New managers start at level 4 or below. The top is earned.

The top of the Golden Hockey League East standings on a phone: rank, club, games, wins, losses and points.
Golden Hockey League, East: Barclay Shadows in second, inside the Golden Cup places.

The worlds are playing

games played every day

644

years online

12

worlds in play

4

Clubs looking for a manager

Each world runs at its own pace and has its own history. Pick the one that fits your week.

From the managers

By far best online hockey manager. Great realistic feel, nice community and game where owners and developers actually listen to people to make it even better.”

Ivan · GM Games review

“What an addicting, deep, intricate hockey team management game. If you like complexity this is the sim for you!”

Kyle D · GM Games review

“I've been playing since August 2018, and the sheer growth the game has experienced since my first game managed is absolutely incredible.”

Ben Turner · GM Games review

In the game

The game
Live Games
Follow your games as they are played, shift by shift.
Scouting Center
Send your scouts after players and read their reports.
The assistant coach's report
After every game, what worked and what didn't, from your own bench.
The pre-game view
Your opponent and your lineup, side by side, before the puck drops.
In-game chat
Talk trades and rivalries with the managers in your world.
The youth draft
Pick the juniors who will carry your club a few seasons from now.
Training
Decide what your players work on, and watch them develop.
Affiliates
Run a farm club and bring your prospects along.

Free to play. No pay-to-win.

Free

The whole game: a club, every league and every feature on this page. Premium raises a few limits.

Premium

$3.99 a month through Patreon

Premium pays for the servers. No studio, no investors. What it buys is room and convenience: a second club, your choice of starting league, trusted trading and more. The engine doesn't know who pays.

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With love for the game

In 2014 I built the hockey manager I couldn't find: one where the stats run deep, the details matter, and every game is actually played. Twelve years later the old site had reached the end of its road, so I rebuilt it from scratch. Same world, same history, same reasons.

— Anders

v3.0.0 Released October 30, 2026 Read the changelog