About r/hockey
In its own words:
Discuss the NHL, PWHL, IIHF, and all other hockey you can think of! We are the premier subreddit to talk everything hockey!
Community guide
r/hockey (#338, about 3.1 million) discusses NHL, PWHL, IIHF, and other hockey. Rules ban bigotry, harassment/trolling, reposts, editorialized/bad titles, low content/memes, fake trade/news, self-promo, bot spam, and spam. Text/Image (~132.8 ppd).
Hockey across leagues
NHL and other hockey leagues fit; fake trade/news posts do not.
Titles and anti-meme
No editorialized/bad titles; low-content memes are removed.
Practical pointers
High mixed volume; GDT/News/Video flairs in samples.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jun 2, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 2,279 subscribers (+0.07%). Among the 11 communities on our hockey list it is the largest. It sits just behind r/funnysigns (#337) and ahead of r/mlb (#339) in our ranking.
What sets r/hockey apart
It is a discussion-heavy community, with about 70.6 comments per post over its lifetime versus a Top 100 median of 14.0. For its size it is unusually busy: about 42.4 new posts a day per million members, more than 91% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (00:00 UTC) sees about 13.7× as many posts as the quietest (07:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/hockey went up from 3,120,353 to 3,133,848 subscribers (+13.5K, +0.43%). That is about 307 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/hockey talks about
We read the titles of 700 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “game”, “nhl”, “kucherov”, “games” and “team”. Other frequent themes are trade, larkin, nov, goal, season and russia. Recurring phrases include “nikita kucherov”, “hometown remix”, “red wings” and “winnipeg jets”. By format, 28% are text posts, 25% are images and 25% are videos.
Popular post flairs: [Video] (154), [Image News] (61), [GDT] (43), [News] (26), [hockey flaired users only] (16), [PGT] (16).
Activity and best time to post
r/hockey gets about 130 new posts a day. The public archive holds 831,730 posts and 58,744,644 comments in total, about 70.6 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Friday (195 posts) and the quietest was Monday (106). Posting peaks around 00:00 UTC and is lowest around 07:00 UTC.
Rules of r/hockey
The moderators of r/hockey list 10 rules. In short:
- Racism/Sexism/Homophobia
- Harassment/Excessive Trolling
- Repost/Duplicate
- Editorialized/Bad Title
- Low Content/Memes
- Fake Trade/News Posts
- Self Promotion
- Bot spam/comment stealer
- Spam
- In-Depth Ban Explanation
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/hockey and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/hockey?
r/hockey has 3,133,848 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #338 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 13,495 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/hockey created?
r/hockey was created on Jun 2, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years.
Is r/hockey still active?
Yes. r/hockey gets about 130 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 831,730 posts and 58,744,644 comments. In a sample of 700 recent posts we counted 341 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/hockey?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Friday and the quietest Monday, and most posts arrive around 00:00 UTC, with the fewest around 07:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/hockey?
The community describes itself as: “Discuss the NHL, PWHL, IIHF, and all other hockey you can think of! We are the premier subreddit to talk everything hockey!” Recent post titles often mention game, nhl, kucherov, games and team. Most posts are text posts (28%).
Is r/hockey SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/hockey as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/hockey?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/hockey accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 10 posted rules, starting with: “Racism/Sexism/Homophobia”; “Harassment/Excessive Trolling”; “Repost/Duplicate”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/hockey?
Communities with similar topics include r/PremierLeague (5.1M), r/spacex (3.7M), r/anime (14.5M), r/DestinyTheGame (3.4M) and r/horror (3.6M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/hockey.