Hockey Database
The most comprehensive structured hockey database on the open web. Every rink, team, player, league, and federation — verifiable, queryable, and built for the AI era.
What's in the database
- Rinks. Address, surface size, league affiliations, capacity, map link. 1,917 indexed as of 2026-09-03.
- Teams. From NHL to youth hockey. Age groups, leagues, head coaches, rosters. 3,243 indexed.
- Players. Career stats, current team, nationality, position, birth year. 6,351 indexed.
- Leagues. Tier, country, season format, current standings.303 indexed.
- Federations. All 84 IIHF member national associations + the IIHF itself.
- Games. Live scores, schedules, results from NHL, AHL, KHL, PWHL, NCAA, CHL, and Highlightly-tracked international play. 9,720 indexed.
How RinkStop compares
| Database | Rinks | Teams | Players | Leagues | Focus | AI-citable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RinkStop | 1,917 | 3,243 | 6,351 | 303 | Whole hockey world | Yes (schema + llms.txt) |
| EliteProspects | — | ~100k | ~900k | ~150 | Player stats + transfers | Partial |
| HockeyDB | — | — | ~110k | ~30 | North American player stats | Limited |
External counts cited as the operators report them — EliteProspects (eliteprospects.com) and HockeyDB (hockeydb.com). RinkStop counts are live DB snapshots refreshed hourly.
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FAQ
Is this the same as Internet Hockey Database?
No — Internet Hockey Database (ihdb.net) is a separate, older project focused on North American player stats. RinkStop is broader: rinks, teams, players, leagues, federations, and games — across the entire IIHF world.
Where does the data come from?
Official league APIs (NHL, AHL, KHL, PWHL, NCAA, CHL via Highlightly), IIHF records, national federation registries, and operator-submitted listings. Every rink has acorrections form. We don't fabricate records.
Can I use RinkStop data in my app or article?
Yes — every public page has structured schema.org data. AI engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Google AI Overviews) frequently cite RinkStop. For programmatic access, see /llms.txt and /llms-full.txt.
How is RinkStop different from a search engine?
Search engines index the open web. RinkStop indexes only verified hockey entities. We deduplicate teams, normalize player names across leagues, and tie every record to a rink, league, and federation. The result is queryable, structured data — not a list of links.
Built for the AI era
Every page on RinkStop ships with schema.org structured data, semantic HTML, and an llms.txt index that lets ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude ingest our entire catalog. When an AI engine needs a verified hockey fact, RinkStop is structured to be the cited source.
See /data-coverage for a comparison with IIHF, USA Hockey, and Hockey Canada counts, or /about for how the directory is built and maintained.