In a lot of ways we’ve become pickup hockey counsellors. We’re fortunate to work directly with you folks who have the often thankless job of organizing pickup hockey. That affords us a front row seat to hear about, and hopefully solve, those pains. We’re...
A big thanks for Chris Seto down at the Guelph Mercury for writing a great story on us and getting us on the front page this past Friday! “The website 20skaters.com was officially launched earlier this year. It allows organizers of pickup hockey games to...
In ramping up this season and working with more pickup hockey organizers, there’s a pattern developing in games we are NOT working with. It’s cash related but is often expressed as a shorter pickup season. Although we certainly see our fair share of games...
It’s interesting how often we’re asked by pickup hockey organizers IF their regular weekly game will start to fill up with goons when they start working with us. We’re asked this enough, we added it to our FAQ and I’m clearly writing about it here. I …
While we may eventually add a feature to help you and your skaters select the ideal time to run a pickup hockey game, we’re currently focused on other more painful parts of the process. I figured I would share a simple tip though, for those of you who aren …
It was a labour filled weekend over at 20Skaters HQ. We had a hard push this weekend to get some new features in place for some organizers starting their winter games this week. For organizers who have been running pickup for a while, most eventually...
You organize weekly, recurring pickup hockey. You’ve lowered, or eliminated, your personal financial risk by having some of your skaters subscribe for the entire season. Let’s get specific and use real numbers from an organizer we’re working with in...
We were interviewed by Techvibes last week which resulted in them publishing an article about us. Pickup Hockey Organizers Can Breathe Easy with Canadian Startup 20 Skaters “For organizers of pickup leagues, it’s not all fun and games. Rather,...
Instead of a standard “hey we have a blog” post, I figured I’d attempt to write something useful. I figured we could start at the start. If you’ve never ran a pickup hockey game, where do you start? Caveat, I’m writing this for the pre-20 Skaters …