# Your NHL pool with friends, without the spreadsheet.

> NHL Pool by WebPuck: pools with friends on real NHL stats, plus scores, injuries and news. Beta on webpuck.com. Also a free hockey simulator.

Draft real NHL players with your friends. NHL Pool by WebPuck counts every goal, assist and win from your lineup with real NHL stats, updated during games, and lets you trade among yourselves. Pick clock, your own scoring, free agents, playoff pools and a pool chat, on phone and desktop.

Beta on webpuck.com, free with your WebPuck account

- [Discover NHL Pool](https://webpuck.com/en/nhl-pool/)
- [Open NHL Pool](https://webpuck.com/)

## Everything a pool needs, nothing to tally by hand.

### Real players, real stats

Draft real NHL players. Points come from real NHL games, read from the public NHL feed during games. Only your active players score, from the day the draft ends.

### A draft that keeps moving

A snake draft with a time per pick set by the manager, from 1 minute to 24 hours. Rank players in your private list: when time runs out, the first available one is picked. An email lets you know when it is your turn.

### Your scoring, your rules

The manager sets the points for goals, assists, wins, shutouts and more, the roster size, the deadlines and whether trades go to a vote of the members.

### The whole season

Trade with your friends, sign free agents, swap your reserve and move absent players to the injured list. Standings update during games, with points per week.

### From the playoffs to next season

Run a playoff pool with the qualified clubs only. When a season ends, create a new edition with the same friends and keep a few players.

### Your pool in your pocket

Designed for phones first, with an invitation link, a pool chat and a page for every player. In English and French, with your WebPuck account.

## Invite. Draft. Follow every night.

1. Create and invite: Name your pool, choose the regular season or the playoffs and send the invitation link to your friends.
2. Draft: Pick your players live or over a few days, with the pick clock and your ranking list.
3. Follow every night: Your players score in real games. Check the standings, make trades and talk it over in the pool chat.

NHL Pool lives on webpuck.com, separate from the simulator, and is in beta: features and rules can still change. Besides your pools, it offers NHL scores, the injury list, player and team pages with projections, and pooler news. Player names and stats come from the public NHL feeds. WebPuck is not affiliated with the NHL or the NHLPA.

## The free hockey simulator

Prefer to run your own franchise? Our simulator is a separate game with fictional clubs and players. Solo will always be free, with no account or payment card needed. Build a team in your browser or start an online league with friends, then watch your games unfold. Online leagues are currently free.

- [Play now](https://game.webpuck.com/)
- [Connect](https://game.webpuck.com/#online)

## Watch the game unfold

Follow a simulated opening-night game in the same 2D top view used in WebPuck. Pause, move along the timeline or jump to a highlight. This interactive demo stays in 2D on phones and computers.

## A league sim for people who still love hockey.

### Matches you watch

Watch goals, saves, breakaways and battles around the net. Follow positioning from the 2D top view while a broadcast ticker keeps you posted on other scores, stats and rumours.

### A real franchise

Build your lines, combine strategies and compare player strengths. Manage contracts under NHL-style rules, free agents, trades, a farm team and a draft with its own lottery night.

### A front office that feels alive

Answer to an owner with goals for the season, hire your coach, scout and medical team, and set ticket prices. Rival GMs each have a style and a plan. They trade among themselves, call you with offers and feed the rumour mill.

### Easy to learn, deep to master

Leave the farm team, ticket prices, budgets and scouting on Auto while you learn, then take over one area at a time. In solo, you can also run several clubs or play commissioner in God Mode.

### Your league. Your friends. Less admin.

Looking for a hockey league simulator to run your own league? Invite your friends and let WebPuck handle daily games, results and standings. CPU GMs manage unclaimed clubs, so you can start with a small group.

### Original clubs. No knock-off NHL.

Choose from two circuits of twenty fictional clubs, one across North America and one in Québec. Each has original team identities, crests and uniforms.

## Twenty clubs. One ice.

Choose your club and build through a regular season of 82 games or a shorter one, your selected playoff format and an annual draft class of 100 prospects.

### North American circuit

- Vancouver Tempest
- Victoria Tidebreakers
- Calgary Pronghorns
- Edmonton Auric
- Winnipeg Whitecaps
- Toronto Copperheads
- Montréal Voyageurs
- Québec Citadelles
- Boston Ironclads
- New York Sentinels
- Philadelphia Foundry
- Detroit Dynamoes
- Chicago Railhawks
- Minnesota Frostwolves
- Denver Summit
- Seattle Soundguard
- Portland Evergreens
- San Francisco Stingrays
- Los Angeles Firebirds
- Dallas Stampede

### Quebec circuit

- Québec Aurores
- Montréal Forge
- Saguenay Harfangs
- Sherbrooke Sentinelles
- Trois-Rivières Draveurs
- Gatineau Éclipse
- Rimouski Marées
- Ottawa Comètes
- Laval Lynx
- Drummondville Foudres
- Lévis Bastions
- Rouyn-Noranda Prospecteurs
- Val-d’Or Boréals
- Baie-Comeau Brisants
- Toronto Titans
- Kingston Krakens
- Halifax Corsaires
- Moncton Faucons
- Fredericton Cerfs
- Charlottetown Renards

## Manage. Simulate. Watch.

1. Set the bench: Prepare your lines and strategy. Check player availability, contracts and your next opponent.
2. Play the day: In solo, advance when you are ready, one game at a time or a whole week at once. Online leagues follow their shared daily schedule. WebPuck simulates the games and updates the standings.
3. Learn from the replay: Review a chance, compare your players and make your next adjustment before the following game.

## Player guides

- [NHL Pool: the hockey pool with friends, without the spreadsheet](https://webpuck.com/en/nhl-pool/)
- [Be a GM: manage your hockey franchise](https://webpuck.com/en/be-a-gm-hockey/)
- [How to play WebPuck: hockey manager beginner guide](https://webpuck.com/en/how-to-play/)
- [Free solo hockey manager: no account needed](https://webpuck.com/en/solo-career/)
- [Start your own hockey league with friends](https://webpuck.com/en/online-leagues/)
- [WebPuck hockey manager FAQ](https://webpuck.com/en/faq/)
- [WebPuck gameplay: team management and match replays](https://webpuck.com/en/gameplay/)
- [WebPuck hockey simulator: development notes](https://webpuck.com/en/updates/)
- [Hockey manager games compared](https://webpuck.com/en/compare/)
- [WebPuck vs WebSim Hockey](https://webpuck.com/en/compare/webpuck-vs-websimhockey/)
- [WebPuck vs Franchise Hockey Manager 12](https://webpuck.com/en/compare/webpuck-vs-franchise-hockey-manager/)
- [WebPuck vs Hockey Legacy Manager](https://webpuck.com/en/compare/webpuck-vs-hockey-legacy-manager/)
- [WebPuck vs Eastside Hockey Manager](https://webpuck.com/en/compare/webpuck-vs-eastside-hockey-manager/)

## FAQ

### What is NHL Pool?

NHL Pool is WebPuck’s site for hockey pools between friends. You draft real NHL players, and points from real NHL games count for your team, updated during games. The manager sets the scoring and the rules. Trades, free agents, an injured list, playoff pools and a pool chat are included.

### Where do I find NHL Pool?

NHL Pool is on webpuck.com, separate from the simulator, in beta. Pools start with a private beta, so only invited testers can sign in with their free WebPuck account to create or join a pool. The NHL scores, the injury list, player and team pages, the Pooler’s Guide, pooler news and rumors are open to everyone without an account.

### Is WebPuck free?

The simulator, yes. Solo mode will always be free, with no contract, no commitment, no account and no payment card required. Online leagues are also currently free.

### Do I need an account or a download?

You can start a single-player career directly in your browser without an account or a download. Multiplayer uses email sign-in with a one-time verification code.

## Draft with your friends. Let the stats do the counting.

No more adding up points by hand. NHL Pool follows your players every night, keeps the standings and handles trades, free agents and the playoffs, on webpuck.com.

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