About r/nhl
In its own words:
The official subreddit of the National Hockey League! News, results, pictures, videos and discussion from around the league.
Community guide
r/nhl (#421, about 2.6 million) is framed as the official National Hockey League subreddit for news, results, pictures, videos, and league discussion. Rules ban illegal streams/copyright material, NHL video-game posts, memes/pictures without context, “who should I cheer for” threads, editorialized titles, low-effort posts, doxxing, flooding, and sexualizing players/fans. Discussion, Question, and News flairs appear (~23.9 ppd).
League news and talk
Text, link, and image posts mix around team news, trades, jerseys, and highlights—keep it NHL league content, not video-game clips.
Streams and civility
Illegal streams/copyright material are banned; treat others respectfully—no bashing, personal attacks, or doxxing.
Titles and effort
No editorialized titles, no low-effort posts, and no context-free meme pictures; skip “who should I cheer for” posts.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jan 20, 2009, which makes it 17 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,172 subscribers (+0.04%). Among the 11 communities on our hockey list it is number 2 by size. It sits just behind r/Coronavirus (#420) and ahead of r/astrophotography (#422) in our ranking.
What sets r/nhl apart
Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (02:00 UTC) sees about 15.0× as many posts as the quietest (08:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/nhl went up from 2,636,745 to 2,644,564 subscribers (+7.8K, +0.30%). That is about 178 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/nhl talks about
Looking at the titles of 185 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “remix”, “kucherov”, “hometown”, “jersey” and “teams”. Other frequent themes are larkin, hockey, game, trade, team and canucks. Recurring phrases include “hometown remix”, “remix jersey”, “nikita kucherov” and “dylan larkin”. By format, 38% are text posts, 23% are links and 21% are images.
Popular post flairs: Discussion (28), Question (9), News (7), Art (4), Other (4), Highlight (1).
Activity and best time to post
r/nhl gets about 24 new posts a day. The public archive holds 146,556 posts and 3,813,968 comments in total, about 26.0 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Friday (35 posts) and the quietest was Sunday (16). Posting peaks around 02:00 UTC and is lowest around 08:00 UTC.
Rules of r/nhl
The moderators of r/nhl list 15 rules. In short:
- Illegal Streams/Copyright Material
- Bashing/Name Calling
- Treat Others The Way You Want To Be Treated!
- Inappropriate Comments/Pictures/Videos
- No Flooding
- Offensive Words/Language
- Duplicate Posts
- Personal Attacks/Doxing
- Spamming
- NHL Video Games
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/nhl 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 many subscribers does r/nhl have?
r/nhl has 2,644,564 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #421 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 7,819 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/nhl created?
r/nhl was created on Jan 20, 2009, so it has been around for 17 years.
Is r/nhl still active?
Yes. r/nhl gets about 24 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 146,556 posts and 3,813,968 comments. In a sample of 185 recent posts we counted 152 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/nhl?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Friday and the quietest Sunday, and most posts arrive around 02:00 UTC, with the fewest around 08:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/nhl?
The community describes itself as: “The official subreddit of the National Hockey League! News, results, pictures, videos and discussion from around the league.” Recent post titles often mention remix, kucherov, hometown, jersey and teams. Most posts are text posts (38%).
Is r/nhl SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/nhl as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/nhl?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/nhl accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 15 posted rules, starting with: “Illegal Streams/Copyright Material”; “Bashing/Name Calling”; “Treat Others The Way You Want To Be Treated!”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/nhl?
Communities with similar topics include r/hockey (3.1M), r/nfl (12.9M), r/sports (22.1M), r/leagueoflegends (8.5M) and r/PremierLeague (5.1M).
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/nhl.