Brudvig Arena

BrudvigHockey 2027

Arcade hockey, cranked up

Three on three. No penalties. Bodies fly into the glass, the glass breaks, the crowd loses it. Score twice in a row and you're on fire. Play the computer, search for an opponent, practice on an open net, send friends a link, or put it on your TV. Free, in your browser.

Huge body checks

Hold ○ to wind up, then flatten anybody, puck or no puck. Players cartwheel through the air, the boards boom and the camera shakes. The biggest hits go to slow motion.

Glass that breaks

Throw someone into the glass hard enough and it cracks. Harder still and it shatters, shards everywhere, crowd on its feet.

On fire

Score two in a row with the same skater and he catches fire: faster, harder shots, bigger hits, for about 45 seconds or until the other team scores.

One-timers and slap shots

Hold Shoot for a full wind-up slap shot, or hit Shoot as a pass arrives for a one-timer the goalie never sees.

Dekes and spin moves

Press △ with the puck to spin out of a check, or without it to poke the puck away. Cut across the crease and the goalie bites on the deke.

Game night on your TV

Open brudvighockey.com/tv on a TV, scan the QR code with your phones, pick sides and play. Up to six players, three a side, phones as controllers. How to set it up.

A loud building

A crowd that roars with every hit, a goal horn, a goal light, an organ and an announcer. All made live in your browser.

About Brudvig Hockey: a free hockey game in your browser

Brudvig Hockey 2027 is a browser hockey game: open the page and you're on the ice in Brudvig Arena, with nothing to download or install and no account. It runs in Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox, on phones, tablets, laptops and Chromebooks, so it plays almost anywhere a browser does. Play hockey online against a friend by sending a link, or take on the computer. It's an original arcade game with realistic skating, passing and goalies, not a licensed league game. Think of it as the free alternative to the $70 hockey release that comes out every fall: no console, no box, no re-buy. More about Brudvig Hockey, or see how it compares in our guide to alternative hockey games.

No download, nothing to install

Brudvig Hockey 2027 is a website, not an app. There's no installer, no app store and no account, so it starts in a few seconds and works on computers where you can't install anything. Since it runs in an ordinary browser tab, it plays anywhere the site itself isn't blocked by your network.

A 2 player hockey game online

Want to play hockey online with other people? Tap Challenge a friend and send the link. Up to six players pick Red or Blue, three a side, tap Ready, and play live on their own phones or computers. The computer fills any empty spots. How online games work.

Or play the computer

No one around? The computer plays the other team and starts the moment you press play. Learn the controls, then read the tips to start winning.

How to play

Pick a game. Play the computer starts at once. Challenge a friend gives you a link to send. Play on TV puts the game on a big screen.
You're the skater with the ring under him. You always have the puck carrier. On defense the game hands you whoever is nearest the puck, or switch yourself.
Skate, pass, shoot. Tap □ for a quick wrist shot, or hold it and let go for a slap shot. Hit □ right as a pass gets to you for a one-timer.
Hit everything. There are no penalties. Press ○ to throw a check, or hold it to wind up a bigger one. A hit knocks the puck loose.
Win the game. Three 2-minute periods. Tied after three? Sudden-death overtime.

Controls

Move	Phone / gamepad	Computer
Skate	Left thumbstick	`WASD` or the arrow keys
Pass (with the puck) / switch skater (without)	✕ (gamepad A)	Right click or `E`
Shoot: tap for a wrist or snap shot, hold and let go for a slap shot	□ (gamepad X)	Left click or `K`
Dive to block (on defense, without the puck)	△ twice quickly (gamepad Y)	`Q` twice quickly
Check: tap for a hit, hold longer to wind up a bigger one	○ (gamepad B)	`Space` or `F`
Spin move (with the puck) / poke check (without)	△ (gamepad Y)	`Q`
One-timer	□ as the pass arrives	Left click or `K` as the pass arrives

The full guide, with what each button does with and without the puck, is on the how to play page. On a phone each button shows what it does right now; tap Aa to hide the labels and keep just ✕ □ ○ △. Esc pauses a game against the computer.

Play friends online, up to six

Tap Challenge a friend and send the link by text, chat or anything else, or give friends the short code to type in. Everyone who opens it lands in a lobby, picks a side (up to three a side), and each side picks its team: Red, Blue or one of 13 more, from the Milwaukee Pucks to the Canadian Greats. Then everyone taps Ready. A 10-second countdown, and you're all on the same ice. No accounts and nothing to install, and it works on phones and computers, mixed.

Waiting is fine: play the computer while your link travels. If someone's connection drops, the computer plays their skater until they're back. In a game, ⚙️ has Restart game and Select sides, so nobody has to rejoin for a rematch. Setup and help.

Or play on your TV

Tap Play on TV on a TV, a laptop on HDMI or a mirrored phone, or open brudvighockey.com/tv. The TV shows a QR code, a short link and a code. Everyone joins with their phone and picks: watch on the TV with the phone as a controller, or on their own phone. TV setup guide.

Guides

How to play Brudvig Hockey

Phone buttons ✕ ○ □ △, keyboard keys and gamepad, plus the rules of a game.

Brudvig Hockey tips

Set up one-timers, time your hits, beat the goalie and stay on fire.

Play a friend online

How to start a 2 player game by link, and what happens if someone drops.

Alternative hockey games

Free, browser and no-console alternatives to the yearly licensed hockey game.

About Brudvig Hockey

What Brudvig Hockey 2027 is, how it's made and why it's free.

Hockey game articles

Questions

Is Brudvig Hockey 2027 free?

Yes. It's free to play in any browser, with no download, no account and no ads in the game.

How do I play hockey with friends online?

Tap Challenge a friend and send the link. Everyone who opens it picks a side and a team and taps Ready, and the game starts after a 10-second countdown. Up to six players, three a side; the computer fills empty spots. It works on phones and computers, mixed. Setup and help.

Can I play on a TV?

Yes. Open brudvighockey.com/tv on the TV's browser, a laptop on HDMI, or a mirrored phone. It shows a QR code, a short link and a code. Everyone joins with their phone, picks a side, and chooses to watch on the TV, using the phone as a controller, or on their own phone. TV setup guide.

Does it work on a phone?

Yes. On a phone you get a thumbstick for your left thumb and four buttons in a diamond on the right, laid out like a PlayStation pad: ✕ pass, □ shoot, ○ check, △ spin or poke check. It plays in portrait or landscape.

What are the controls on a computer?

WASD or the arrow keys skate. A left click or K shoots: tap for a wrist shot, hold and let go for a slap shot. A right click or E passes, or switches skater on defense. Space or F checks; hold it to wind up a bigger hit. Q spins with the puck and poke checks without it; tap Q twice quickly on defense to dive and block. You can change any of them with Set controls in the game. A gamepad maps the same way: A, X, B and Y are ✕, □, ○ and △.

Are there penalties, icing or offsides?

No. It's arcade hockey: hit anybody, any time, and the play never stops except for goals and the end of a period.

How do you get on fire?

Score two goals in a row with the same skater. He catches fire: faster, harder shots and bigger hits, and goalies can barely see his shots, for about 45 seconds or until the other team scores.

How long is a game?

Three two-minute periods, about seven minutes in all. A tie goes to sudden-death overtime: next goal wins.

What if my friend's connection drops?

The computer takes over their team right away, and gives it back when they reconnect. If the host leaves for good, the guest finishes the game against the computer.