r/hockey vs r/nhl
Side-by-side using public descriptions, members, growth and rule titles from SubMouse. Missing fields show as n/a. Adult communities are excluded.
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r/hockey’s public description covers the NHL, PWHL, IIHF and other hockey. r/nhl describes itself as the official subreddit of the National Hockey League for news, results, pictures, videos and discussion.
In our directory, hockey is larger (about 3.1M, rank #338) than nhl (about 2.6M, rank #421). Activity samples show hockey posting much more often (~133 posts/day vs ~24). hockey’s sample mixes text, images, video and links with game-day and news flairs; nhl’s sample is smaller with discussion and news flairs. Our directory lists each name among the other’s related communities.
Rule titles on both sides ban harassment, spam and low-content memes; nhl also bans illegal streams and NHL video-game flooding.
- Choose r/hockey for broad hockey talk across leagues, with higher posting volume in our sample.
- Choose r/nhl when you specifically want NHL news and league discussion.
- Both sit outside the current Top 100 cut; directory related links connect the two.
Written comparison based on public descriptions and rule titles · updated 2026-11-07.
r/hockey
hockey: the best game on earth
Discuss the NHL, PWHL, IIHF, and all other hockey you can think of! We are the premier subreddit to talk everything hockey!
- Members
- 3.1M
- 7-day growth
- +2.3K
- Posts/day
- 132.8
- Directory rank
- #338
- Created
- Jun 2, 2008
- Submissions
- Text or links
Sample mix: text posts 28%, images 25%, videos 25%
Topics: Hockey
Rule titles (short names we collected)
- Racism/Sexism/Homophobia
- Harassment/Excessive Trolling
- Repost/Duplicate
- Editorialized/Bad Title
- Low Content/Memes
- Fake Trade/News Posts
- Self Promotion
- Bot spam/comment stealer
- Spam
- In-Depth Ban Explanation
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r/nhl
NHL
The official subreddit of the National Hockey League! News, results, pictures, videos and discussion from around the league.
- Members
- 2.6M
- 7-day growth
- +1.2K
- Posts/day
- 23.9
- Directory rank
- #421
- Created
- Jan 20, 2009
- Submissions
- Text or links
Sample mix: text posts 38%, links 23%, images 21%
Topics: Hockey
Rule titles (short names we collected)
- 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
- No Memes and Pictures Without Context
- No Sexualizing Players, Fans, Others
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Supported differences
| Aspect | r/hockey | r/nhl |
|---|
| Public focus (from each community’s public description) |
Discuss the NHL, PWHL, IIHF, and all other hockey you can think of! We are the premier subreddit to talk everything hockey! |
The official subreddit of the National Hockey League! News, results, pictures, videos and discussion from around the league. |
| Size r/hockey is larger in our directory. |
3.1M members |
2.6M members |
| Posting activity (our sample) |
132.8/day |
23.9/day |
| Common post types in our sample |
text posts 28%, images 25%, videos 25% |
text posts 38%, links 23%, images 21% |
| Selected rule titles (short names we collected) |
Racism/Sexism/Homophobia; Harassment/Excessive Trolling; Repost/Duplicate; Editorialized/Bad Title; Low Content/Memes |
Illegal Streams/Copyright Material; Bashing/Name Calling; Treat Others The Way You Want To Be Treated!; Inappropriate Comments/Pictures/Videos; No Flooding |
What they share
- Shared SubMouse topics: Hockey
- Our directory lists each of these communities on the other’s related list.
Rules and posting patterns we can verify
hockey short titles include bans on racism/sexism/homophobia, harassment, reposts, editorialized titles, low-content memes, fake trade/news, self-promotion and bot spam.
nhl: illegal streams/copyright; bashing/name calling; treat others well; inappropriate media; no flooding; offensive language; duplicates; personal attacks/doxing; spam; NHL video games; no memes/pictures without context; no sexualizing players or fans.
Where this comparison comes from
Public descriptions and member counts from SubMouse’s safe-for-work directory. Short rule titles and activity samples SubMouse collected. Mutual related-list links. Short titles only.
Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and post-type mixes appear when we have an activity sample. Rule lines are short titles, not the full sidebar. Directory rank is listing order — communities outside the current Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page.