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Best Goal Songs for Youth Hockey (2026)

What rinks are playing after the horn this season, and the Starter Set that loads a full hockey board in one tap.

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What works

What makes one land

A goal song has about four seconds to do its job. The horn goes, the bench is up, the parents are on their feet, and the song has to land on top of all of that before the celebration runs out. The ones that work at a rink share three things.

They hit from the first beat. No slow intro, no build: you are starting the track at the hook, not at the top, which is what a start point is for. They are instantly recognizable, so the crowd is clapping or singing by the second bar rather than working out what it is. And they are clean, because a youth rink is full of younger siblings and whoever is running the music should never be reaching for the stop button mid-celebration.

Everything below was either played in real games this season or ships in the Starter Set with its start point already set.

Most-picked in GameDay Music this season

What teams put on their boards

Counts from the apps, by sport and by button, over the last 90 days. No names, no teams: a song picked for a board or playlist counts once, that is all.

Goal songs

As of Oct 13

What hockey teams fired on the Goal button.

  1. Lithium cover artLithiumNirvana31picks
  2. peekaboo (feat. AZ Chike) cover artpeekaboo (feat. AZ Chike)Kendrick Lamar21picks
  3. Heads Will Roll cover artHeads Will RollYeah Yeah Yeahs16picks
  4. Song 2 (2012 Remaster) cover artSong 2 (2012 Remaster)Blur15picks
  5. Gospel cover artGospelMarchFourth13picks
  6. Animals cover artAnimalsMartin Garrix12picks
  7. Black Betty cover artBlack BettyRam Jam11picks
  8. No Scrubs cover artNo ScrubsTLC11picks
  9. Pretty Green Eyes (Sunset Ibiza Mix) cover artPretty Green Eyes (Sunset Ibiza Mix)KETTAMA11picks
  10. Old Town Road (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus) [Remix] cover artOld Town Road (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus) [Remix]Lil Nas X11picks
  11. Just Wanna Rock cover artJust Wanna RockLil Uzi Vert11picks
  12. Enter Sandman cover artEnter SandmanMetallica9picks
  13. Bass Persuades cover artBass PersuadesMiley Cyrus9picks
  14. Uprising cover artUprisingMuse9picks
  15. Go cover artGoThe Chemical Brothers8picks
  16. Beautiful Things cover artBeautiful ThingsBenson Boone8picks
  17. Baby, I Love Your Way cover artBaby, I Love Your WayBig Mountain8picks
  18. Hypnotize cover artHypnotizeThe Notorious B.I.G.8picks
  19. Papagenu (He's My Sassafrass) cover artPapagenu (He's My Sassafrass)Tenacious D8picks
  20. Can't Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton) cover artCan't Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton)Macklemore & Ryan Lewis8picks
  21. Love Me cover artLove MeJMSN8picks
  22. Lose Control cover artLose ControlJames Hype8picks
  23. Watermelon Sugar cover artWatermelon SugarHarry Styles8picks
  24. Crab Rave cover artCrab RaveNoisestorm7picks
  25. Rap God cover artRap GodEminem7picks

447 picks across the 50 most-picked, counted anonymously over the last 90 days; the top 25 are listed.

Power play, penalty kill and pump-up

As of Oct 13

The songs on the rest of the board: Power Play, Penalty Kill, Stoppage, Pump Up and Face Off.

  1. The Largest cover artThe LargestBigXthaPlug25picks
  2. Cash Me Outside (#CashMeOutside) cover artCash Me Outside (#CashMeOutside)DJ Suede The Remix God23picks
  3. Posse On Broadway cover artPosse On BroadwaySir Mix-A-Lot22picks
  4. Anti-Hero cover artAnti-HeroTaylor Swift20picks
  5. Meet Her At The Love Parade (feat. Kiki Solvej) cover artMeet Her At The Love Parade (feat. Kiki Solvej)Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Maddix & Da Hool18picks
  6. No Time To Talk cover artNo Time To TalkJonas Brothers17picks
  7. Afraid To Feel cover artAfraid To FeelLF SYSTEM16picks
  8. Levels cover artLevelsAvicii15picks
  9. Rude cover artRudeMAGIC!15picks
  10. Freed from Desire cover artFreed from DesireGala14picks
  11. Only Human cover artOnly HumanJonas Brothers13picks
  12. 360 cover art360Charli xcx13picks
  13. Headlines cover artHeadlinesDrake13picks
  14. Ruff Ryders Anthem cover artRuff Ryders AnthemDMX12picks
  15. Without Me cover artWithout MeEminem11picks
  16. Quiet on the Creek cover artQuiet on the CreekSaucy Santana11picks
  17. Careless Whisper cover artCareless WhisperGeorge Michael11picks
  18. Sun Is Up cover artSun Is UpInna10picks
  19. Saxophone Getting Louder (Meme Saxophones Sound Song) cover artSaxophone Getting Louder (Meme Saxophones Sound Song)Dubskie10picks
  20. Tití Me Preguntó cover artTití Me PreguntóBad Bunny10picks
  21. Hangin' Tough cover artHangin' ToughNew Kids On the Block10picks
  22. Beverly Hills cover artBeverly HillsWeezer10picks
  23. Bulletproof cover artBulletproofLa Roux10picks
  24. Lithium cover artLithiumNirvana9picks
  25. Stronger cover artStrongerKanye West9picks

538 picks across the 50 most-picked, counted anonymously over the last 90 days; the top 25 are listed.

The Starter Set

Hockey, button by button

206 songs from a real season, start points set. Fills every button on the board. Edit anything after. These are the songs it puts on each button, start points included, in the order the app lists them.

Goal

The horn goes first, then this. Short, loud and already at the hook.

  1. Remember the Name (feat. Styles of Beyond) cover artRemember the Name (feat. Styles of Beyond)Fort Minor
  2. BURN IT DOWN cover artBURN IT DOWNLINKIN PARKstarts at 0:27
  3. Runaway (U & I) cover artRunaway (U & I)Galantisstarts at 0:34
  4. Run It cover artRun ItDJ Snake, Rick Ross & Rich Brianstarts at 0:30
  5. Hypnotize (Instrumental) cover artHypnotize (Instrumental)The Notorious B.I.G.
  6. Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) [feat. Freedom Williams] cover artGonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) [feat. Freedom Williams]C+C Music Factory
  7. Levels cover artLevelsAviciistarts at 0:08
  8. Run This Town (feat. Rihanna & Kanye West) cover artRun This Town (feat. Rihanna & Kanye West)JAŸ-Zstarts at 0:31
  9. The Boys Are Back In Town cover artThe Boys Are Back In TownThin Lizzy
  10. T.N.T. cover artT.N.T.AC/DC
  11. Whoomp! There It Is (Radio Edit) cover artWhoomp! There It Is (Radio Edit)Tag Team
  12. Tubthumping cover artTubthumpingChumbawambastarts at 0:33

12 of the 40 songs on this button in the Starter Set.

Power Play

A minute or two with a player advantage. Something with a build, because the pressure is supposed to rise.

  1. The Motto cover artThe MottoTiësto & Ava Maxstarts at 0:36
  2. You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet cover artYou Ain't Seen Nothing YetBachman-Turner Overdrivestarts at 0:45
  3. Let It Rock cover artLet It RockKevin Rudolf
  4. Hall of Fame (feat. will.i.am) cover artHall of Fame (feat. will.i.am)The Script
  5. Believer cover artBelieverImagine Dragonsstarts at 0:22
  6. The Final Countdown cover artThe Final CountdownEurope
  7. I Like to Move It cover artI Like to Move Itwill.i.am
  8. Sweet Home Alabama cover artSweet Home AlabamaLynyrd Skynyrdstarts at 0:08
  9. I Don't Run cover artI Don't RunAustin Bentonstarts at 0:49
  10. Sugar (feat. Francesco Yates) cover artSugar (feat. Francesco Yates)Robin Schulz
  11. We Will Rock You cover artWe Will Rock YouQueen
  12. Kids cover artKidsMGMT

12 of the 32 songs on this button in the Starter Set.

Penalty Kill

A player down. The bench wants a grind, not a party.

  1. Legends Are Made cover artLegends Are MadeSam Tinnesz
  2. No Room For A Saint (feat. Nathan Nicholson) cover artNo Room For A Saint (feat. Nathan Nicholson)Dom Dolla & Nathan Nicholsonstarts at 0:33
  3. Numb cover artNumbMarshmello & Khalidstarts at 0:20
  4. Ridin' (feat. Krayzie Bone) cover artRidin' (feat. Krayzie Bone)Chamillionaire
  5. Deliverance cover artDeliveranceBubba Sparxxx
  6. Party Like a Rock Star (Radio Version) cover artParty Like a Rock Star (Radio Version)Shop Boyz
  7. Joker and the Thief cover artJoker and the ThiefWolfmother
  8. Gangnam Style cover artGangnam StylePSY
  9. Stolen Dance cover artStolen DanceMilky Chancestarts at 0:08
  10. Black and Yellow cover artBlack and YellowWiz Khalifa
  11. Man in the Box cover artMan in the BoxAlice In Chainsstarts at 0:02
  12. Good Times Bad Times cover artGood Times Bad TimesLed Zeppelin

12 of the 40 songs on this button in the Starter Set.

Stoppage

The whistle has gone and nothing is happening. Fill it.

  1. Blood cover artBloodILLENIUM & Foy Vancestarts at 0:51
  2. I Made It (Cash Money Heroes) cover artI Made It (Cash Money Heroes)Kevin Rudolf, Birdman, Jay Sean & Lil Wayne
  3. HandClap cover artHandClapFitz and The Tantrums
  4. In da Club (Instrumental) cover artIn da Club (Instrumental)Hip Beat Band Family
  5. Feel It Still cover artFeel It StillPortugal. The Man
  6. Jump cover artJumpVan Halen
  7. GDFR (Feat. Sage The Gemini & Lookas) (Noodles Remix) cover artGDFR (Feat. Sage The Gemini & Lookas) (Noodles Remix)Flo Rida
  8. Mr. Brightside cover artMr. BrightsideThe Killersstarts at 0:03
  9. Harder Better Faster Stronger cover artHarder Better Faster StrongerDaft Punkstarts at 1:37
  10. Tom Sawyer cover artTom SawyerRush
  11. Let's Go (feat. Ne-Yo) cover artLet's Go (feat. Ne-Yo)Calvin Harris
  12. Walk This Way cover artWalk This WayAerosmith

12 of the 32 songs on this button in the Starter Set.

Pump Up

Between periods, before the opening face-off, whenever the building goes quiet.

  1. The Business cover artThe BusinessTiëstostarts at 0:35
  2. Oh! (Instrumental) cover artOh! (Instrumental)Union Turnpike
  3. Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) cover artSunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)Post Malone & Swae Lee
  4. Tick Tick Boom (feat. BygTwo3) cover artTick Tick Boom (feat. BygTwo3)Sage the Gemini
  5. Light It Up (Remix) [feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG] cover artLight It Up (Remix) [feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG]Major Lazer
  6. Right Above It (Karaoke Version) [Originally Performed By Lil Wayne feat. Drake] cover artRight Above It (Karaoke Version) [Originally Performed By Lil Wayne feat. Drake]Future Hip Hop Hitmakers
  7. Put On (Feat. Kanye West) cover artPut On (Feat. Kanye West)Young Jeezy
  8. Move Along cover artMove AlongThe All-American Rejects
  9. The Kids Aren't Alright cover artThe Kids Aren't AlrightThe Offspring
  10. Hey Ya! (Radio Mix/Club Mix) cover artHey Ya! (Radio Mix/Club Mix)Outkast
  11. I Love It (feat. Charli XCX) cover artI Love It (feat. Charli XCX)Icona Pop
  12. Take Me Home (feat. Bebe Rexha) cover artTake Me Home (feat. Bebe Rexha)Cash Cash

12 of the 31 songs on this button in the Starter Set.

Face Off

The puck is about to drop. Cut it the moment it does.

  1. Sabotage cover artSabotageBeastie Boys
  2. My House cover artMy HouseFlo Rida
  3. Shivers cover artShiversEd Sheeran
  4. Song 2 (2012 Remaster) cover artSong 2 (2012 Remaster)Blurstarts at 0:23
  5. Eyes Closed cover artEyes ClosedImagine Dragons
  6. One Step Closer (Instrumental) cover artOne Step Closer (Instrumental)LINKIN PARK
  7. Satisfaction Skank cover artSatisfaction SkankFatboy Slim & The Rolling Stones
  8. Strokin' cover artStrokin'Clarence Carterstarts at 0:08
  9. Superheroes cover artSuperheroesThe Scriptstarts at 0:57
  10. Are You Gonna Go My Way cover artAre You Gonna Go My WayLenny Kravitz
  11. Paradise City cover artParadise CityGuns N' Roses
  12. Rock and Roll, Pt. 2 cover artRock and Roll, Pt. 2Gary Glitter

12 of the 31 songs on this button in the Starter Set.

One tap

Load all of these in one tap

You do not type any of this in. On the team's home screen open DJ Board and tap Load the GameDay Starter Set: up to 240 game-tested songs land on every button with their start points set. Swap any song before it is applied, and edit anything after. It needs Apple Music on the phone, because every song in the set is an Apple Music track.

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Questions

Before you load anything

Do I need Apple Music?

To load the Starter Set, yes: every song in it is an Apple Music track, so the phone needs an Apple Music subscription for them to play. Without one, GameDay Music plays songs that are already on the phone, from your library or imported as files, and you build the buttons yourself. On Android the app plays your own files.

Can I use my own files?

Yes. Any MP3, M4A or WAV on the phone can go on a button, a player or a playlist, and a team can mix Apple Music tracks and files freely. The Local Audio walkthrough shows the import.

How do cut points work?

Every song on a button carries its own start point, so the button fires straight into the hook instead of the intro. The Starter Set ships with those already set. You can move any of them, set an end point, and choose whether a button cycles through its songs or repeats the same one every time.

Can parents request songs?

Yes. Start a fan request session and show the QR code, or share the link. People scan it on their own phone, search for a song and submit; requests land on your device sorted by votes. Nothing plays until you tap it, you can clear anything with a swipe, and an explicit filter can be switched on for the session.

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