Changelog

A running log of updates to Forecheck Hockey.

April 1, 2026 — Massive Feature Update

Equipment Guide

Full equipment page (/equipment/) — 40+ items across 6 categories (Skates, Sticks, Helmets, Gloves, Protective, Goalie). Filter by level, side-by-side comparison, sizing guides.

Watch Party Enhancements

Sound effects — goal horn, buzzer, referee whistle, organ charge. Plays for everyone in the room.
Game timeline — live scoring updates from NHL games auto-populate when games are in progress.

Workout Progressive Overload

Progress tab — SVG line chart showing max weight over time per exercise. Data table with date, weight, reps, sets, volume.
Data logged automatically when completing workouts with weights.

Pre-Built Play Library

13 plays in the Rink Board — breakouts, forechecks, power play, penalty kill, offensive, and defensive formations. One-click load onto the board.

Playoff Race Tracker

Expandable section on the Standings page showing clinched/eliminated/points back for each conference.

Injury Dashboard

Aggregated injury report for all My Teams on the Today page.

Other

Roster age chart function for team pages
Game of the Night auto-detection on schedule page
Blog post covering all updates
PWA service worker updated (v3) with new pages precached

April 1, 2026 — Navigation Restructure

New Site Structure

4 top-level sections — Learn, Tools, Fan Zone, Resources (up from 3). The overcrowded Tools dropdown has been split into Coaching Tools and Fan Zone.
Tools — now focused on coaching and team management: Rink Board, Tournament Brackets, Player Evaluations, Game Sheet, Attendance Tracker, Workouts.
Fan Zone (/fan-zone/) — new section for live data and entertainment: Today's Hockey, Game Schedule, Standings, Teams, Predictions, Watch Party, My Teams, Hockey News, Podcasts.
Updated header, mobile hamburger menu, footer, features page, and hub pages to match the new structure.
No URL changes — all existing links continue to work.

April 1, 2026 — Schedule Calendar, Team Compare, Polls, Countdown, Export

Schedule Page Expansion

Past & future games — browse any date, not just today. Past games show final scores, upcoming games show start times.
Three views — Day view (full game cards), Week view (7-day strip with compact scores), Month view (calendar grid with league dots).
Date navigation — prev/next buttons, "Today" jump, native date picker for any date.
Enhanced game cards — venue name, broadcaster info, and tickets links (PWHL/AHL). Start times for upcoming games.
Month calendar — colored dots per league (NHL blue, PWHL purple, AHL red). Click any day to see that day's games.
My Teams filter — toggle to show only your selected teams' games across all views.
Smart auto-refresh — 60-second live refresh when viewing today, no refresh for past/future dates.
Caching — PWHL/AHL data cached per month (cheap via HockeyTech JSONP). NHL cached per day (ESPN). Past months cached 24 hours.

Team Comparison Tool

Compare Two Teams — select any two NHL teams on the Teams page. Side-by-side comparison of points, wins, losses, OT losses, goals for/against, goal differential, win %, streak, L10, and division rank. Winning stats highlighted green, losing grayed out. Summary tally shows which team leads overall.

Watch Party Polls

Live Polls — create a question with 2-6 options during a watch party. Synced to all room members via WebRTC. Vote once per poll, see real-time results with percentage bars. Polls appear inline in the chat feed.

Next Game Countdown

Live Countdown on the Today page — shows a real-time countdown (hours, minutes, seconds) to your next My Teams game with the matchup and venue info.

Data Export/Import

Export Backup — download all Forecheck Hockey data (teams, predictions, workouts, routines, settings) as a single JSON file.
Import Backup — restore from a backup file to transfer data to another device or browser.

March 31, 2026 — Prediction Badges, Workout Timer, Daily Digest

Prediction Games Expansion

Confidence Picks — rate each pick as Low, Medium, or High. High-confidence correct picks earn +2 bonus points; wrong high-confidence picks cost -2.
Streak Challenges — active streak banner challenges you to hit the next milestone (5, 10, 20). Motivational messages update in real-time.
12 Achievement Badges — First Pick, Hot Streak (5), On Fire (10), Unstoppable (20), Regular (25 picks), Veteran (100), Legend (500), Sharp Eye (75% accuracy), Psychic (exact score), Mind Reader (5 exact), Parlay Pro (swept 3+ games), Perfect Night (swept 5+). Earned badges glow; unearned are grayed out.
Parlay Tracking — tracks your best single-night sweep across all leagues.
Badge Toast Notifications — animated pop-up when you unlock a new badge.

Workout Builder Expansion

Rest Timer — built-in countdown with 30s/60s/90s/2m presets. Audio triple-beep alert when time's up. Start/pause/reset controls.
Random Workout Generator — pick a focus area (Full Body, Lower, Upper, Core, Conditioning) and duration (15/30/45/60 min). Generates a shuffled routine with appropriate sets/reps.
Workout Log Calendar — monthly heatmap showing workout days. Intensity scales with multiple workouts per day. Monthly total counter.
Complete Workout Button — logs the session to the calendar, resets completion checkboxes, shows confirmation flash.

Daily Digest

Today's Hockey (/today/) — personalized dashboard showing My Teams' games (live scores), standings snapshot (W-L-OT, division rank, streak), prediction status (games open for picks, current record), training status (today + this week), and top 5 news stories (your teams boosted). Auto-refreshes every 60 seconds.

March 31, 2026 — Hockey Hub: News, Podcasts, Scores, Standings, Watch Parties, Predictions, Workouts

Hockey News & Podcasts

RSS News Reader (/news/) — aggregated feeds from Sportsnet, ESPN, Daily Faceoff, Reddit r/hockey, and more. Add custom feeds, toggle sources, auto-refresh every 5 minutes.
Podcast Player (/podcasts/) — built-in audio player for hockey podcasts. Spittin' Chiclets and Steve Dangle pre-loaded. Progress saves per episode. Mini player persists across all pages.
Score Ticker — toggleable live score bar between header and content on all pages. Shows today's NHL games with auto-refresh every 60 seconds.

Multi-League Tracking (NHL, PWHL, AHL)

Hockey Standings (/standings/) — live standings for NHL, PWHL, and AHL with league tabs. NHL has division and conference views with clinch indicators, streaks, and L10 records. PWHL and AHL data from HockeyTech API.
Teams Directory (/teams/) — browse all teams across three leagues with league tabs. Click to view individual team page with roster.
Team Pages (/team/?id=COL) — full roster by position, jersey numbers, ages, injury status. NHL from ESPN API, PWHL/AHL from HockeyTech API.
Game Schedule (/schedule/) — today's games across all leagues with live auto-updating scores and league badges.
Score Ticker — toggleable live score bar showing games across all leagues.
My Teams (/my-teams/) — select favorite NHL/PWHL/AHL teams for personalized highlights across the site.

Community & Social

Watch Party (/watch-party/) — real-time chat rooms for watching games together. Trystero WebRTC (peer-to-peer, nothing stored). Quick reactions, shareable room URLs.
Prediction Games (/predictions/) — pick winners across NHL, PWHL, and AHL games. Predict exact scores for bonus points. Season-long record tracking with accuracy %, streaks, and pick history.

Training & Tools

Workout Builder (/workouts/) — 31 hockey-specific exercises across 6 categories. Build custom routines, track sets/reps/weight, save multiple routines.
Rink Board: Streams Panel — new docked right-side panel for embedded YouTube/Twitch streams. Auto-loads team stream URLs, supports custom streams, syncs in collaboration rooms.
Rink Board: Undo/Redo rewrite — snapshot-based undo now covers player moves, deletions, rotations, resizing, and all drawing operations (50 steps max).

Content Expansion

Glossary — refactored to data-driven (251 terms), added category filters, officiating signals, international hockey terms.
Quotes — expanded to 100+ from 22. New categories: modern stars, women's hockey, international, broadcasters.
Chirps — expanded to 81 from 35. New categories: goalie chirps, ref chirps, bench chirps, comebacks.
Recommended Reading — 52 books across 7 categories with table layout and filters.
Recommended Sites — 42 sites with free/paid indicators.
YouTube Channels — 22 verified channels across 6 categories.
Parents Guide — 5 new sections: rules for parents, travel vs house, nutrition, mental health, social media.

New Pages

Learn Hub (/learn/) — consolidated learning page with skills, reference, and resources.
Tools Hub (/tools/) — consolidated tools page with all interactive features.
Prospect Tracker and Equipment Finder scaffolded as coming-soon pages.

March 31, 2026 — Pool Play, Full Collaboration Sync, Calendar View, Mobile Optimization

Tournament: Pool Play + Elimination

New format — Pool Play + Elimination: split teams into 2-4 pools, play round-robin within each pool, advance top 1-3 teams per pool into a single elimination bracket
Serpentine seeding distributes teams fairly across pools to ensure competitive balance
Per-pool standings with automatic recalculation (W/L/T/Pts/GF/GA/+/-)
One-click advancement — when all pool games are complete, advance top teams to elimination with proper cross-pool seeding

Tournament: Calendar View & Sidebar

Calendar schedule view — month grid with color-coded game count badges per day, clickable to show day detail panel with all games
Table/Calendar toggle in the schedule sidebar section
Multi-stream viewer — embed multiple livestreams simultaneously (1 = full width, 2 = stacked, 3+ = grid), click any bracket "Stream" link to open in the viewer
Announcements — organizers post rich-text announcements visible to all participants, with timestamps and collapsible history
Tournament rules — rich text editor with sample templates (Youth, Rec League, Competitive), displayed in sidebar
Status dashboard — clickable game counts (Total/Completed/Remaining) expand to show game lists, "Tournament Complete" state when all games finished
Collapsible sidebar — Hide Info / Show Info button to collapse entire sidebar for full-width bracket view

Tournament: Bracket Improvements

SVG connector lines between bracket matches showing progression through rounds
PNG image export with expanded layout for clean, high-resolution output (2x scale)
PDF/print export — print-optimized view opens in new window with bracket, standings, and schedule
Drag-and-drop reseeding in edit modal replaces arrow buttons
Game labels on each bracket match (Game 1, Game 2, etc.)
Rich text editor for rules and announcements with bold, italic, underline, heading, link, list, divider, undo/redo, keyboard shortcuts, and active state highlighting
Format change now warns before resetting scores
Fixed showBracketStats grandFinal array bug
Fixed bracket reseeding swap collision
Game details modal opens for TBD games (schedule ahead of bracket progression)

Rink Board: Full Collaboration Sync

13 new data categories synced in real-time collaboration rooms: rosters, lines, scoring log, penalty log, shift tracking, faceoff log, goalie stats, shootout, team colors, game info, practice plan, active goalies, period clock state
Collaborators can now edit everything — scoreboard, goals, penalties, shifts, rosters (previously locked to host only)
Broadcast loop prevention — suppression flag prevents infinite state cycling when receiving remote updates
Arena DJ sync improved — playlist URLs now sync between collaborators, autoplay policy fix (mute/unmute pattern for browser compliance)

Mobile & Tablet Optimization

Rink board panels slide up as bottom sheets on mobile (70vh max) instead of full-screen overlays
Tournament forms stack vertically with full-width inputs on small screens
Touch targets enlarged to 44px+ on touch devices via pointer: coarse media query
Hover effects disabled on touch devices via hover: none media query
Header and footer optimized for mobile padding and spacing
Toolbar buttons reduced 25% and dropdown arrows removed

PWA & Offline

App icons — 192px, 512px, maskable, apple-touch-icon, SVG favicon
Manifest shortcuts for Rink Board, Tournament, and Drills (long-press quick launch)
Install prompt — dismissable banner appears when browser detects PWA eligibility
CDN font caching — Bunny Fonts and cdnjs resources now cached for offline use
Service worker updated to v2 with expanded precache list

UI Polish

Header padding reduced, icons standardized at 0.625rem across search, translate, theme, and hamburger
Footer condensed to a single inline row
Navigation tooltips removed from Learn/Tools/Resources links
Hamburger menu link descriptions removed for cleaner layout
Rink board toolbar z-index lowered so header dropdowns render above it
Default rink board zoom set to 125%

March 30, 2026 — Menu System Overhaul, Visual Refresh, Arena DJ

Toolbar Consolidation

Toolbar reduced from two rows to a single compact row with flyout menus
All drawing tools consolidated into a Draw flyout (pencil icon) — lines, arrows, curved arrows, shapes, text, eraser, style, and clear options
All panels accessible via a Panels flyout with open/closed indicators and keyboard shortcuts (Alt+1-9)
Setup controls moved to an Add flyout (presets, home/away players, items) and Roster flyout (place rostered players)
Menu flyout combines Help, View controls, Sounds, and all Export options
Active drawing tool highlighted in the flyout with accent left-border indicator
Draw flyout auto-closes after selecting a tool

Arena DJ

Virtual Arena DJ system — automated stoppage and intermission music via YouTube playlists
Stoppage playlist plays when the period clock stops (game periods)
Intermission playlist plays when the clock runs during intermission/warm-up periods
Transport controls: play/pause, previous, next, mute, playlist browser, volume slider
Now playing display with current track, track position, and prev/next titles
Playlist name fields with auto-fetch from YouTube oEmbed for supported playlists
DJ name input for the person controlling the music
Music fades in smoothly, cuts instantly on clock start
DJ state syncs across all collaborators via WebRTC

Panel System Improvements

All panels now dock in the flex layout (no more overlay/absolute positioning)
Panel open/collapsed states persist in localStorage across page reloads
PanelManager class centralizes all panel toggle/collapse/persist logic
Collaboration panel converted from floating to a docked right-side panel
Collapsed panels widened to 7rem for better readability of smart strip data

Visual Consistency

Rink board type scale system — 6 CSS custom properties (--rb-fs-xs through --rb-fs-xl) for consistent sizing
Minimum font size enforced at 0.6rem across all rink board text — eliminated illegible 0.4-0.5rem sizes
Unified focus colors — all focusable elements use the same accent color
Shared utility CSS classes (.rb-label, .rb-input, .rb-section-header)
Penalty-log, scoreboard, season planner, and collapsed strip styles migrated to CSS variables

Scoreboard Tabs

Scoreboard sub-sections (Game Info, Penalties, Arena DJ) reorganized as tabs instead of stacked collapsible sections
Tab badges show live data: penalty count, DJ playing status
Only one tab visible at a time — reduces scrolling

Command Palette

Press Ctrl+Shift+P to open a fuzzy-search overlay with 55+ registered actions
Search across panels, drawing tools, export options, presets, sounds, view controls, and more
Arrow keys navigate, Enter executes, Escape closes
Works from anywhere, including inside form fields

Goal Form Streamlined

Scorer and assist fields now use datalist inputs — type or pick from roster in a single field
Removed duplicate select+text pairs, reducing from 13 visible fields to ~7
Type/Period/Notes collapsed behind "More options" toggle by default

Shift Tracker Improvements

Players grouped by position with section headers: Forwards (C, LW, RW, F), Defense (LD, RD, D), Goalies (G)
Sub-headers for each specific position within groups
Line-change buttons from defined lines — one-click line swaps by position group
Goalie TOI now properly tracks when goalie is active and period clock runs

Data Management

Full JSON backup/restore for all localStorage data (Menu > Export > Backup/Restore)
Infraction options defined once in JS, shared across both penalty forms (deduplicated)
Player dropdown population consolidated into a single utility function

Performance

Collapsed panel info only updates for panels that are actually collapsed
Drill timer RAF loop fixed — alarms, chronograph, and practice timers now run independently of drill timer
Print styling improved — game summary includes faceoff stats, alternating table rows, professional typography

Header & Footer Refresh

Header: frosted glass effect (backdrop-filter blur), borderless icon buttons, Apple-inspired minimal design
Header simplified to: Logo + desktop nav + Search + Translate + Theme + Hamburger
All secondary links (Blog, Features, About, Contact, Support, Changelog, Reading List, RSS) moved to hamburger panel utility grid
Footer: centered text links in two rows, generous padding, subtle dividers
Consistent tagline everywhere: "Free hockey resources for everyone."

Accessibility

ARIA role="region" and aria-label on all 10 panels
Scoreboard tabs use role="tablist", role="tab", aria-selected, role="tabpanel"
Command palette uses role="dialog"
Keyboard shortcuts documented in user guide with tooltips on toolbar buttons

User Guide Rewrite

Complete rewrite of the rink board user guide — 34 sections covering every feature
New sections: Canvas Basics, Curved Arrow, Arena DJ, Line Changes, Command Palette, Backup/Restore, Tips & Workflows
All toolbar references updated to match the new single-row flyout layout
Removed outdated references to "Row 1", "Row 2", "utility strip"

March 28, 2026 — Game View, Scorekeeping Panel, Shift Tracker Overhaul

Game View

New Game View mode — one click to auto-position all players on the rink based on shift status
On-ice players placed at standard positions (C, LW, RW, LD, RD) with live stats overlay (G, A, PTS, TOI, current shift)
Off-ice players shown on their team's bench with the same stats
Active goalies placed in their crease with saves count and save percentage
Penalized players automatically moved to the correct penalty box with name, position, infraction, and countdown timer
When penalty expires, player automatically returns to bench
Game View button accessible from toolbar, scoreboard header, and shift tracker panel
Game View state syncs to collaborators and spectators via WebRTC

Scorekeeping Panel

New dedicated overlay panel for all game logging (penalty log, scoring, shifts, faceoffs)
Separated from the Scoreboard for a cleaner layout — scoreboard focuses on scores, clock, SOG, and penalty timers
Clipboard icon in the toolbar panel buttons, positioned next to scoreboard
Collapsible to a narrow strip like other panels

Shift Tracker Overhaul

Two-column Home/Away layout — see both teams at once
TOI now tied to the period clock — shifts only accumulate when the clock is running
Paused clock shows yellow TOI indicator with ⏸ symbol
Click player shift count to expand individual shift log
Edit individual shift durations, delete shifts, add manual shifts
Per-player and per-team reset buttons
Long shift alert — row turns red after 90 seconds on ice
Print report now includes position, longest shift, shortest shift columns

Penalty Box Integration

Penalized players now appear as icons inside their team's penalty box on the canvas
Each penalty box icon shows jersey number, name, position (gold), infraction + countdown timer (red)
Icons update every second as timers count down
When a penalty is logged, the player's shift automatically ends

Scoreboard Penalty Section

Full infraction dropdown (20+ penalty types grouped by Minor/Double Minor/Major/Misconduct)
"+ Penalty" button logs to penalty log AND starts timer simultaneously
Quick timer buttons (2m/4m/5m/10m) for timer-only adds
"Full Log" button opens the Scorekeeping panel's penalty log

Goalie TOI

Goalie TOI only runs when assigned as active goalie in scoreboard AND period clock is running
Inactive/backup goalies placed on bench in Game View

Other

Rink starts empty — no more default players preloaded. Use presets or roster deploy.
Fixed blurry text on collapsed panel vertical titles
Improved search popup styling

March 28, 2026 — Major Platform Update

Toolbar Overhaul

Redesigned toolbar with a 2-row layout and flyout menus for cleaner access to all tools
Floating context toolbar that appears near selected elements with relevant actions
Collapsible utility strip to maximize rink canvas space when not needed
Detailed tooltips on every toolbar element for discoverability
All panels unified to a consistent width for a polished, cohesive interface

Tournament Bracket Generator (/tournament/)

New standalone tool for creating tournament brackets
Single elimination, double elimination, and round robin formats
Shareable bracket URL for distributing to teams and parents
Live stats tracking within the bracket
Import/export bracket data as JSON for backup and sharing

Player Evaluations (/evaluations/)

New player evaluation tool with 7 skill categories and 32 individual ratings
Radar chart comparison to visualize player strengths side by side
Print-ready scouting reports for tryouts, player development, and team meetings
All evaluation data stored locally — never sent to any server

Game Sheet (/game-sheet/)

New official game sheet generator for organized leagues and tournaments
Full rosters for both teams with jersey numbers and positions
Scoring summary, penalty log, shootout tracking, and shots on goal
Import/export game sheet data as JSON
Print-formatted output matching standard game sheet layouts

Attendance Tracker (/attendance/)

New attendance tracking tool for practices, games, and team events
Team roster with event-by-event attendance grid
Attendance statistics per player and per event
Data stored in localStorage — no accounts or cloud sync needed

PWA Offline Support

Forecheck Hockey now works as a Progressive Web App (PWA)
Service worker caches pages and assets for full offline use
Web app manifest for installing to home screen on mobile and desktop
All tools (rink board, brackets, evaluations, game sheets, attendance) work without an internet connection

Stats Dashboard

Visual bar charts for season statistics across all saved games
At-a-glance view of goals, assists, points, PIM, and save percentages

Practice Plan Templates

Save practice plans as reusable templates
Load saved templates to quickly set up recurring practice structures
Export templates as JSON for sharing with other coaches

Video Export Improvements

Title slides at the beginning of exported videos
Frame numbers displayed during playback
Fade transitions between keyframes
Configurable duration per frame for precise timing control

Content Additions

5 new blog posts covering rink board updates, new tools, and PWA support
20 new drills added to the drill library
40 new terms added to the hockey glossary

SEO & Structure

JSON-LD structured data added across all pages
Improved meta descriptions for search engine visibility
Navigation reorganized into Learn, Tools, Resources, and About sections

Accessibility

ARIA labels added to all interactive elements
Visible focus rings on all focusable elements
Keyboard shortcuts documented and consistent across tools
Escape key closes all open panels, modals, and flyout menus

March 28, 2026

Rink Board — Drill Library & Practice Planning

Built-in drill library with 50+ drills across 13 categories (Skating, Shooting, Passing, Stickhandling, Defense, Goalie, Systems, Conditioning, Small Area, Warmup, Special Teams, Rushes, Fun)
Search and filter drills by keyword, category, and difficulty level
Load drills onto the rink as static diagrams or animated sequences
Add drills directly to a practice plan from the library
Practice planner: set total ice time, add/reorder drill slots with duration and notes, print formatted plan

Rink Board — Drill Timer

Three timer modes: stopwatch (count up), countdown (presets 30s–10m or custom), and interval (work/rest/rounds)
Interval timer alternates work (green) and rest (red) phases with configurable durations and round count
Lap/split tracking in all modes
Practice timers: add multiple named timers running simultaneously
Sound auto-plays on timer expiration

Rink Board — Keyframes & Animation

Capture board positions as keyframes with the camera icon
Flip mode: quick-flip through keyframes like a slideshow
Animate mode: smooth tweened player movement between keyframes
Adjustable animation speed slider, reorder and delete individual frames
My Animations panel: save, load, export (JSON), and import animated plays

Rink Board — Board History

REC button to record every board change as a history entry
Timeline scrubber to browse through recorded changes
Step back/forward one change at a time, or auto-play the full history
Save recorded history as an animation in My Animations

Rink Board — Shift & Faceoff Tracking

Shift tracker: start/end shifts for individual players or full lines, view shift lengths and total ice time, print shift reports
Faceoff tracker: log by zone (7 locations), team, player, and win/loss result. Per-player and per-zone faceoff percentages. Print faceoff reports

Rink Board — Season Planner

Save current game (scores, rosters, goals, penalties) as a season entry or add games manually
W-L-T-OTL record with cumulative GP and PTS tracking
Cumulative season stats: goals, assists, points, PIM, saves across all games
Edit and delete individual game entries
Export/import season data as JSON, print season summary

Rink Board — Additional Features

Number markers (1-9 or custom) for drill step labeling
Multi-select with Shift+click and box-select by dragging on empty area
Resize selected items with [ ] keys, rotate with R (Shift+R for counter-clockwise)
My Boards panel: save/load unlimited single board states
JSON template export/import for sharing board layouts
Game summary print: formatted box score with goals, penalties, goalie stats, game info
Whiteboard mode: hide scorekeeping, show only rink and drawing tools
Rink view cycle: Full Rink, Offensive Zone, Defensive Zone
Board notes row: free-text coaching notes, auto-saved
Collapsible/expandable panel system with independent scrolling
Comprehensive built-in user guide covering all features

March 2026

Rink Board — Play Designer & Game Management

Interactive Canvas-based rink with NHL regulation dimensions (200ft x 85ft at 5px/ft scale)
Full rink furniture: home/away benches, penalty boxes, scorekeeper box, officials bench
Light and dark rink modes with full theme support across all panels
Add players by position (C, LW, RW, LD, RD, G, F, D, X) for home and away teams
Add referees, linesmen, coaches (head, assistant, goalie), and drill equipment (cones, nets, tires, sticks, pads, barriers, puck buckets)
Drawing tools: line, arrow, dashed arrow (skating routes), freehand, text, eraser, circle, rectangle, zone highlight
All items and drawings moveable and rotatable in select mode
Player notes with hover tooltips and "Player Notes" toggle
Custom team colors with color picker
Custom team names synced between scoreboard and roster

Rink Board — Scoreboard & Timekeeping

Full scoreboard: home/away scores, period dropdown (1st–Final with OT/SO/Warm-up/Intermission), main clock
Period clock with presets (5m–20m) and custom time entry (supports "1530" → 15:30 format)
Penalty timer with presets (2m/4m/5m/10m), custom time, auto-set from penalty log
Shots on goal with active goalie tracking — saves attributed to current goalie, goalie switching mid-game
Shootout tracker: per-round shooter selection from roster, goal/miss/save results, auto-scoring integration
Sound effects: goal horn, buzzer, whistle, crowd, organ charge, siren, Let's Go chant — auto-play on timer expiration
Game date/time, tournament/league, division, organization, venue fields
Livestream URL per team with LIVE badge on scoreboard

Rink Board — Rosters & Lines

Team roster management with jersey number, name, position, and notes per player
Edit players inline, add notes that sync to deployed players on ice
Lines tab: build forward lines and D pairings from either team, deploy with one click
Officials tab: home/away coaching staff, game officials with role-specific placement (penalty box auto-positions)
Deploy formations: 5v5, faceoff, power play, penalty kill, breakout, 1-2-2/2-1-2 forecheck — all position-matched from roster
CSV import/export for rosters
Print rosters with notes, stats, lines, and staff
Swap teams: names, scores, SOG, rosters, lines, penalties, stream links

Rink Board — Scoring & Penalties

Scoring log: goals with assists (from roster dropdown or custom), goal type (EV/PP/SH/EN/PS/OT/SO), period, time, notes
Shootout goals auto-added to scoring log, removable per round
Player stats computed from scoring + penalty logs: G, A, PTS, PIM, SV displayed in roster
Penalty log: player from roster or custom, 14+ penalty types (minor through game misconduct), auto-sorted by period/time
Edit and delete individual goals and penalties
Print scoring summary, penalty log, and full stats sheet with game info and officials

Rink Board — Collaboration & Export

Online collaboration via WebRTC (Trystero/Nostr): create room, share code, edit together in real time — serverless, no accounts needed
Team chat with Home/Away tagging, filter by team, enable/disable by host
Spectator mode: read-only view via shareable URL, scoreboard visible, chat accessible
Collaborator restrictions: non-hosts can draw but cannot edit scoreboard or chat settings
Snapshots with filmstrip sidebar, playback controls (prev/play/next), video export (WebM)
Multi-rink cards with labels, notes, lightbox view, individual print
Board notes area in game panel
Export: PNG image, PDF print, share link (URL-encoded board state)
9 preset loadouts, zoom (sharp at any level), fullscreen mode
All data persists in localStorage, auto-saves on every change

Content

Skills guides hub with skating, shooting, stickhandling, positions, and team systems
Position guides: centers, wings, defensemen, goalies (full written content)
Hockey glossary with 150+ terms, A-Z navigation, and search filtering
Rulebook covering basics, penalties, power play, icing, offsides, and rink layout
Hockey chirps page with 35+ chirps across 5 categories
Hockey quotes page with 25+ quotes from legends and coaches
Parents guide to hockey: gear, costs, etiquette, supporting your player
Blog with 5 articles, TOC sidebar, reading progress, share buttons, TTS, focus mode, download (txt/md)
Reading list (localStorage bookmarks) with reading settings (font size, serif/sans)

Site Features

Dark Rink Board theme with light/dark mode toggle
Playfair Display headings + Inter body via Bunny Fonts
Pagefind full-text search (Ctrl+K)
GTranslate language selector (15 languages)
RSS feed, Buttondown newsletter signup
Public analytics dashboard (Umami placeholder)
Cache-busted assets, responsive mobile design
SEO: Open Graph, Twitter cards, canonical URLs, JSON-LD, sitemap, robots.txt
Accessibility: skip links, focus rings, ARIA attributes, semantic HTML