Built for how hockey families actually use an app
Every feature earns its spot on the roster.
We asked parents, coaches, and managers what they need from a team app. Schedule, score, chat, carpool, pay. We built each one to do exactly that — and nothing else.
Notifications
Live score push, not page refreshes
When your team is on the ice, Rinkside polls the scorekeeper feed every 60 seconds. Goals trigger an instant push to every parent on the roster — opted in separately from schedule changes, announcements, and chat so nothing gets drowned out.
Reliability
Offline-first, built for cold rinks
Every schedule, roster, and announcement is cached on device. Walk into any arena with zero bars and still check jersey numbers, see the dressing room, and find parking. When signal returns, everything syncs automatically.
Coordination
Carpool without the group text
Driver offering two seats from Ancaster. Passenger needed from Stoney Creek. One tap each. Parents match on the carpool board per game and exchange a pickup point — without flooding the team chat.
Logistics
Arena wayfinder, all in one card
Every venue has the full address, ice surface, dressing room assignment, parking notes, and a Google Maps deep link — all on one card. First-time parents stop asking "which pad?" at 6 AM.
Payments
Split tournament fees in-app
Ice rental, exhibition fees, end-of-year party. Stripe Connect splits the cost across the roster, sends polite reminders automatically, and gives the team manager a clean ledger.
Business model
No ads. No upsell popups. Ever.
Parents pay nothing. Organizations pay a flat per-team monthly fee, and every screen stays clean — no banner ads, no premium prompts, no feature gates in the middle of a game day.