Hockey fans come in a few varieties. There is the season ticket holder who hasn't missed a home opener in years, the parent who has spent a decade in cold rinks at six in the morning, and the forty-something who still plays in a men's league on Tuesday nights. All three are hard to shop for, because they already own the jersey. Here are ideas that start from their own games instead.
Our pieces use real game records and our own design, with no team or league logos, so they work for any team and are independent keepsakes rather than official merchandise.
A real puck with their birthday score
The Born on Game Day Hockey Puck is a real regulation rubber puck printed with their name, birth date and the final score of their team's game the day they were born. It fits in a stocking, sits on a desk, and costs less than a ticket. Order one for each hockey fan in the family and line them up on a shelf. From $42.
Their team's game from the day they were born
The Day You Were Born turns their team's real game into a box score print. For hockey, we use the game on their birthday or the closest one that week, and if there's any question about which game, we contact you before anything prints. From $45.
For a fan who has stuck with one team through good years and bad, Fan Since Birth puts everything their team has done since the day they were born on a scoreboard: lifetime wins and losses, titles, playoff seasons, and a chart of every season of their life with the title years in gold. From $45. If their team finally won it all, The Run tells that championship season game by game, every playoff round with the score, and the clincher on a full scoreboard. From $45.
For the fan who visits every rink
Some fans plan vacations around road games. The Stadium Bucket List comes in a hockey arena version: every big-league arena on one map, with the ones they have visited filled in with the month and year. The others stay open for the next trip. From $45. If one arena holds most of their memories, The Ballpark also covers arenas in detail, with the year it opened, seats, the championship games played there and the real scoreboard from their first game there. From $45.
For the fan who loves the old game
Equipment Through the Years comes in a hockey edition: every piece of the gear, era by era, shown in the original drawings from real U.S. patents and marked with its year, patent number and inventor. It's an easy thing to hang in a basement bar or a rink office, and you can add a name or title at the top. From $45.
For the men's league legend
Beer league players don't get banners, which is exactly why they like getting one. League Legend puts a rec or men's league career on one print: every season with the team, the finish and the record, and the titles. From $45.
For the player everyone at the rink knows, the Hall of Fame Plaque Print is an original bronze-on-green plaque with their name in raised capitals, a nickname, the years they played, your paragraph about their career and a few headline numbers. Teammates writing the paragraph together is half the fun. From $45.
To make either one, you'll need the seasons and results. Most adult leagues keep standings online, and someone on the team always has the old ones in a group chat.
For the youth or high school player
If the hockey fan you're shopping for is on a team, The Season, Hockey sets up to six season stats big (goals, assists, points, saves, whatever matters for their position) and lists every game with the date, opponent, result and their line, with the record and finish. Teams can order one for every player. From $45.
Since hockey seasons run through the winter, Christmas lands in the middle of the schedule. A Team Ornament with their number and name, or your own club's logo, is an easy gift from the coach to every player. From $24, and teams get 30% off.
Budget at a glance
- Under $45: the hockey puck and the team ornament.
- Around $45: any of the prints above.
- A bigger gift: a print and a puck together, or the arena bucket list paired with The Ballpark for their home rink.
Shop this guide
Born on Game Day Hockey PuckFrom $42
The Day You Were BornFrom $24
Stadium Bucket ListFrom $45
Equipment Through the YearsFrom $45
The Season, HockeyFrom $45
League LegendFrom $45
Hall of Fame Plaque PrintFrom $45
Ordering
Personalize each gift on its product page. Every order is checked by hand before it prints, and shipping is free in the US. Allow about two weeks for delivery, and order by early December for Christmas. Find more in the prints collection.