Puck App

Puck App is a mobile application that allows hockey players to quickly find and rent a hockey goalie. Founded in 2015 in Toronto, they operate in the majority of major Canadian cities.[1]

History

Puck App was founded in 2016 by Niki Sawni. Niki grew up playing hockey in Toronto and Kingston and realized that there it was a challenge to find goalies for recreation hockey games.[2] Puck is the solution to that problem as it crosses social networking with Uber and allows hockey players to quickly rent a goalie for their game by matching their team with the best available goalie.

In 2017, Puck App expanded to Western Canada and has over 1,000 goalies registered.[3]

Main features

Rating system

Users can rate the goalies on a five-star scale to ensure only the best goalies get matched.[4]

Messaging

SMS between goalies and players

Skill matching

Matches Skill Level of Games with the right goalie[5]

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References
  1. Nowak, Peter. ""Uber for goalies" app Puck helps pickup hockey teams man the net". Canadian Business. Retrieved Sep 17, 2015.
  2. CBC. "Uber for goalies: app connects Toronto, Ottawa netminders with needy hockey teams". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved Dec 17, 2015.
  3. Sanderson, David. "Have Mask, will Travel". Winnipeg Press. Winnipeg Press.
  4. "Puck App expands to Ottawa to solve a uniquely Canadian problem: finding a goalie". Ottawa Start. Retrieved Dec 17, 2015.
  5. Cross Ice Hockey. "NO GOALIE? TRY THE NEW PUCK APP!". Cross Ice Hockey.
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