Hockey guides for parents
Straight answers to the questions every hockey parent has — about stats, development, and the road to the next level. Written from real game data across 13+ guides, not message-board opinions or gut feelings.
Understanding the game
Stats & development
Hockey Stats Explained
Corsi, expected goals, zone entries, hockey IQ — every number in plain English.
InStat Explained
A parent's guide to reading your player's InStat (Hudl Instat) advanced stats.
Player Identities
The player types — sniper, playmaker, shutdown D — with NHL comps.
Cost of Youth Hockey
What competitive hockey really costs parents, and how to spend smarter.
The next level
Pathways & advancement
Is My Player Good Enough?
The anxious AAA/junior question, answered with data instead of gossip.
How to Get Scouted
What scouts actually want, and how to prove a development arc.
Junior Hockey Explained
Major junior, Junior A, USHL, and NCAA eligibility — the pathway, in plain terms.
NHL Combine Prep
What combines and showcases test, and why the season matters more.
Recruiting & camps
Scholarships, showcases & getting recruited
Hockey Scholarships
NCAA, CHL education packages, prep school — what is real and what is not.
How to Get Recruited
The college-hockey recruiting timeline and what coaches need to see.
Hockey Showcases
Which showcases matter, how scouts use them, and how to prepare.
Hockey Tryout Prep
How to give your player their best shot when it counts.
USA Hockey Development Camp
How players get identified and invited, and what to expect.
Guides, then proof
The numbers these guides explain end up in your player's report
Corsi, expected goals, the OVR — every stat we break down here is the same one the app grades from a real game. Learn what it means, then watch it show up on your own player's card.
Why trust the number
Built by hockey people. Backed by real data.
Pro-level evaluation
Designed with coaches who've worked in pro and elite youth hockey — your player is graded the way scouts actually evaluate talent, not by a self-rating.
Real games, not opinions
7,315 players across 6 leagues and 230 teams. Every rating comes from real game data, measured against your player's own division.
The number is earned
Nobody scores themselves. The OVR comes off the ice and it moves as the work goes in — so progress is something you can see, not argue about.
“Every parent asks the same thing — is my child actually developing? For the first time there's a real answer on the ice, not a hunch. This is how pro organizations evaluate players, built for youth hockey.”
Put the guides into practice
Turn what you just read into your own player's OVR and a coach-style report — measured game by game.