Custom Hockey Coaching Board Buying Guide
Custom hockey coaching boards run from a handheld dry-erase board in your glove to a wall-mounted locker-room board to a full-size rolling magnetic whiteboard on a stand — every one printed with a rink diagram in your logo, your colors, and your name under a dry-erase surface.
This guide walks through every type and size so you can pick the right board (or the right gift) for how you actually run the bench.
Why buy a custom coaching board instead of a generic one?
A generic board from the sporting-goods aisle draws up the same breakout a custom board does. What it doesn’t do is put your program’s identity in every bench-side timeout. A custom hockey coaching board carries your team’s logo, colors, and your name on the board itself — printed permanently, so it never wipes away with the play.
That matters more than it sounds. Players lock in on the bench when the board looks official. Parents and scouts notice the details. And for assistant coaches, senior-night gifts, or end-of-season awards, a personalized coach board is the rare gift that gets used every single practice.
Which type of coaching board do you need?
Custom boards come in three families. Most coaches end up with more than one — a board for their hands, a board for their room, and (for bigger programs) a board for the rink:
Handheld boards & clipboards — from $69.99
The board that lives in your hands: bench-side adjustments, practice teaching, and the classic coach gift. From the entry dry-erase board up to the 23″ × 18″ bench board.
Wall-mounted locker-room boards — from $169.99
A permanent, branded board for the locker room or coach’s office. Pre-game keys, scouting notes, and special-teams adjustments on a board that screams your program.
Rolling magnetic whiteboards — from $1,399.99
The full-size teaching board: double-sided, magnetic, on a rolling stand. Wheel it rink-side, walk the whole team through the breakout at once.
Full teaching walls — from $499.99
The large magnetic wall board when you need a full teaching wall in the locker room — systems, line matchups, and special teams all up at once, with magnets for players.
What size handheld board do you need?
For the board in your hands, size should follow how you actually coach. Here’s how the handheld options break down:
23″ × 18″ Custom Hockey Coaching Board
The big rink diagram every player on the bench can actually read during a line change.
What features should you look for?
Once you’ve picked a type, these are the features that separate a board you tolerate from a board you coach better with:
Full ice on the front for breakouts, neutral-zone regroups, and forechecks; a zone diagram on the back for D-zone coverage and special teams. One board, every situation.
Draws clean, erases clean, over and over. The printed rink sits under the erasable layer, so wiping the play never wipes your logo.
The whole point of custom. Your actual team logo and colors on the rink, plus your name or title — not a stock template with a sticker.
On wall and rolling boards, magnets become your skaters — slide line matchups, power-play units, and penalty-kill boxes around instead of erasing and redrawing.
A line-chart or notes area keeps forward lines, D pairings, and special-teams units in front of you instead of in your head.
Bench boards need a handle, handhelds need a strong grip, and teaching boards need wheels. Match the hardware to where the board lives.
Custom Pro Hockey Whiteboard w/ Handle
The two-sided pro board with a built-in handle — a full-ice rink on one side, a zone diagram on the other; trusted by programs at every level.
When does a wall-mounted locker-room board make sense?
If your pre-game keys are living on a bare whiteboard from an office-supply store, a custom wall board is the upgrade players notice the day it goes up. Your rink, your logo, and your colors are printed on the board; your scouting report and intermission adjustments go on top in marker.
The custom locker-room wall board comes in 24″ × 18″ and 36″ × 24″ starting at $169.99, with options for a marker tray and magnetic surface. Need something closer to a full teaching wall? The large wall-mounted magnetic board is the big-room upgrade, from $499.99.
Who should get a rolling magnetic whiteboard?
The rolling magnetic whiteboard is the teaching station: double-sided, magnetic, and on wheels. Roll it to the bench, walk the whole roster through the breakout, flip it over for the D-zone keys, then wheel it back to the locker room for the pre-game talk.
Starting at $1,399.99, it’s a program purchase rather than a personal one — the kind of equipment associations and athletic departments budget for once and use for a decade. For junior, high school, and college programs running full practices, it replaces the "everyone crowd around the little board" huddle entirely.
How does designing a custom board online work?
You don’t need design skills or a back-and-forth email chain with a print shop. The online designer walks you through it in a few minutes:
Custom Hockey Coaching Board FAQ
Handheld custom boards run from $69.99, the pro board with handle is $99.99, and the 23″ × 18″ bench board is $129.99. Wall-mounted locker-room boards start at $169.99, and full-size rolling magnetic whiteboards start at $1,399.99.
No. Your logo, colors, and text are printed beneath the dry-erase surface. You draw and erase on top of the rink, never through it.
Typically a full-ice rink on the front and a zone diagram on the back — some styles add a line chart or notes area for forward lines, D pairings, and special teams.
Yes — upload your team, club, or association logo in the online designer and place it on the rink. You’ll approve a final proof before it prints.
Start with the handheld board you’ll use every practice. Add a wall board when you want the locker room branded, and a rolling board when whole-team teaching outgrows the handheld.
They’re one of the few coach gifts that get used daily. Add the coach’s name and a message for senior night, end of season, or a milestone win.
The 23″ × 18″ bench board. It’s sized so every player on the bench can read the play, and the carry handle makes it easy to grab during a line change.
Both offer magnetic options — use magnets as skaters to walk through line matchups, power-play units, and penalty-kill boxes without erasing your diagram.
Design a Board Your Bench Takes Seriously
Pick your board, drop in your logo, set your colors, and approve the proof — from the handheld in your glove to the rolling board rink-side.
