April Update: Schedule Calendar, Equipment Guide, Sound Effects, and More

A massive update bringing new pages, features, and quality-of-life improvements across the entire site.

Full Schedule Calendar

The Game Schedule has been completely rebuilt. Instead of just showing today's games, you can now browse any date — past or future.

Three views are available:

• Day view — full game cards with venue, broadcaster, and tickets info
• Week view — 7-day strip showing compact scores across all leagues
• Month view — calendar grid with colored dots per league (NHL blue, PWHL purple, AHL red)

Navigate with prev/next buttons, jump to today, or pick any date. The "My Teams" filter works across all views. Auto-refresh only runs when viewing today's live games.

Equipment Guide

The Equipment Guide is now live with 40+ items across six categories: Skates, Sticks, Helmets, Gloves, Protective, and Goalie gear.

Each item shows level (Elite, Intermediate, Recreational), price tier, key features, and a "best for" recommendation. Filter by level, check any items for side-by-side comparison, and read sizing tips for every category.

Watch Party Enhancements

The Watch Party now has:

• Sound effects — goal horn, buzzer, referee whistle, and organ charge. Sounds play for everyone in the room via WebRTC.
• Live polls — create questions with 2-6 options. Everyone votes, real-time percentage bars update instantly.
• Game timeline — live scoring plays from NHL games auto-populate when games are in progress.

Progressive Overload Tracker

The Workout Builder now tracks your weight and reps over time. Every time you complete a workout with weights, the data is logged per exercise.

Switch to the new Progress tab to see:

• SVG line chart of your max weight over time
• Data table with date, max weight, max reps, sets, and total volume
• Select any exercise you've logged to see your progression

Team Comparison Tool

On the Teams page, expand "Compare Two Teams" to pick any two NHL teams. Side-by-side table shows points, wins, losses, goals, streaks, L10, division rank, and more. Winning stats are highlighted green.

Pre-Built Play Library

The Rink Board now includes 13 pre-built plays organized by category:

• Breakouts — Strong Side, Reverse, Wheel
• Forechecks — 1-2-2, 2-1-2
• Power Play — Umbrella (1-3-1), Overload
• Penalty Kill — Diamond, Box
• Offensive — Low Cycle, Crash the Net
• Defensive — Man-to-Man, Zone

Click "Load" to add any play to your board with players pre-positioned.

Playoff Race Tracker

The Standings page now includes a Playoff Race section showing each team's playoff status: clinched, in the race (games remaining), points back, or eliminated. Based on max possible points vs the 8th-place team.

Injury Dashboard

The Today page now shows an injury report aggregating all injured players across your My Teams.

Navigation Restructure

The site navigation has been reorganized from 3 to 4 sections:

• Learn — education and reference (unchanged)
• Tools — coaching tools: Rink Board, Tournament, Evaluations, Game Sheet, Attendance, Workouts
• Fan Zone — new section: Schedule, Standings, Teams, Predictions, Watch Party, News, Podcasts, My Teams, Today
• Resources — guides, books, culture (unchanged)

Data Backup

You can now export and import all your Forecheck Hockey data (teams, predictions, workouts, routines, settings) from the Today page. Transfer to another device with a single JSON file.