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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]

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.