How the hockey communities compare
Membership is concentrated: the three largest communities hold 90% of all members on this list, so most of the hockey conversation happens in a handful of places. Size and activity don't line up perfectly: r/hockey has the most members, but r/hockeycards gets the most new posts (about 34 a day). Per member, the liveliest is r/NHLcirclejerk: 32 posts a day from 28.3K members — a smaller crowd, but an engaged one. Among the communities we track weekly, r/hockey grew fastest recently (+0.07%, +2.3K members since Oct 26). The oldest is r/hockey, founded in 2008, and every community here is more than five years old — this is a long-established corner of Reddit.
The 11 biggest hockey subreddits
r/hockey 3,132,582 members · +2.3K since Oct 26 · since 2008Discuss the NHL, PWHL, IIHF, and all other hockey you can think of! We are the premier subreddit to talk everything hockey!
- Nr/nhl ↗ 2,643,875 members · ~28 posts/day · +1.6K since Oct 26 · since 2009
The official subreddit of the National Hockey League! News, results, pictures, videos and discussion from around the league.
- Hr/hockeyplayers ↗ 274,978 members · ~21 posts/day · since 2012
Where hockey players come to share tips, advice, highlights or just to rant
- Fr/fantasyhockey ↗ 226,534 members · ~25 posts/day · since 2010
A place where all fantasy managers can talk about all things related to fantasy hockey! Join other team managers and league commissioners to talk about league settings, give and receive roster advice, and any hockey news that is …
- Hr/hockeyjerseys ↗ 117,759 members · since 2012
Welcome to /r/HockeyJerseys! This subreddit is for fellow hockey jersey enthusiasts to discuss our mutual hobby! Wanna get your polyester fix? Join us on Discord.
- Hr/hockeymemes ↗ 103,450 members · ~8.9 posts/day · since 2012
Hockey Memes: the best meme you can name
- Cr/collegehockey ↗ 79,044 members · ~6.3 posts/day · since 2011
Your home for college hockey on the internet. Women’s and men’s, NCAA to ACHA, and everything in between is welcome here!
- Wr/wildhockey ↗ 59,638 members · ~20 posts/day · since 2010
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL).
- Hr/hockeycards ↗ 44,426 members · ~34 posts/day · since 2013
A subreddit to share and show off your collection and most prized Hockey Cards Banner made by: u/Troy95
- Nr/NHLcirclejerk ↗ 28,267 members · ~32 posts/day · since 2015
Every person who isn't on my team sucks. FUCK SIDNEY CROSBY.
- Hr/hockeygoalies ↗ 26,638 members · since 2012
Between the pipes
Choosing where to post
Questions do best in r/hockeyplayers, the community on this list that is built around advice and help (around 21 posts a day). Jokes and memes have their own homes in r/hockeymemes and r/NHLcirclejerk; the serious communities tend to remove them, so keep the two apart. Rule sets vary: of the communities we have rules for, r/nhl lists 15, against 10 in r/hockey, so a post that is fine in one can be removed in another.
Big subreddits give a post the widest audience, but they also bury it quickly; the mid-sized communities on this list are usually friendlier for questions and first posts. Always read the rules in the sidebar first — each community is run by its own volunteer moderators. Our guide to searching Reddit explains how to dig through any of these communities, and the subreddit info tool gives you the stats of one we don't list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the biggest hockey subreddit?
r/hockey is the largest, with 3,132,582 members, followed by r/nhl (2.6M) and r/hockeyplayers (275K).
Which hockey subreddit is the most active?
By new posts per day, r/hockeycards leads with about 34, ahead of r/NHLcirclejerk (32). Counts are averages over the last seven days.
Where should a beginner ask about hockey on Reddit?
r/hockeyplayers is the one built around questions and advice, with about 21 new posts a day. Check its rules and search it first — common questions have usually been answered.
How many hockey subreddits are there?
We list 11 active, safe-for-work hockey communities with at least 25,000 members each, 6.7M members in total (people can be in several). Reddit has many smaller ones too; our guide on searching Reddit shows how to find them.
What is the oldest hockey subreddit?
r/hockey, created on Jun 2, 2008.
Are these hockey subreddits safe for work?
Yes. Every community on this page is public and not marked 18+ by Reddit, and we filter out communities whose name or description points to adult content.
Data: Reddit's public subreddit search and the Arctic Shift archive (Oct 31, 2026), growth from SubMouse's weekly snapshots. Member counts of communities outside our Top 1000 come from the archive and can lag a little. Not affiliated with Reddit.