The Ultimate Hockey Game Day Playlist!
If you’ve ever been to a great hockey game—youth, high school, or pro—you know one thing:
Music makes the game.
The right song at the right moment can:
- Fire up the players
- Get the crowd on their feet
- Turn a routine game into an unforgettable experience
This post is the start of something bigger: A living, community-driven playlist of the best hockey game songs.
We’ve kicked things off with a huge list below—but we want you to help build it.
🎵 Why Music Matters at Hockey Games
Hockey is fast, physical, and emotional—and music amplifies all of it.
Great game-day music helps:
- Build energy between whistles
- Create momentum after big plays
- Keep younger fans engaged
- Make games feel like a professional experience
Even at the youth level, the right playlist can turn a cold rink into a high-energy environment players love.
Build a Playlist for Everyone
One of the biggest mistakes teams make?
👉 Only playing music they personally like
The best hockey playlists cater to a broad audience, including:
- Kids and teens
- Parents and families
- Coaches and players
- Casual fans
That means mixing:
- Classic rock
- Throwback hits
- Clean hip-hop
- Dance / EDM
- Fun crowd participation songs
The goal isn’t just music—it’s shared energy.
🔥 The Best Hockey “Bangers” of All Time
These are the songs that always hit—no matter the crowd, age group, or level of play.
Some all-time favorites:
- Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes
- Sandstorm – Darude
- Kernkraft 400 – Zombie Nation
- Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO
- Turn Down for What – DJ Snake & Lil Jon
- All I Do Is Win – DJ Khaled
- Thunderstruck – AC/DC
- Lose Yourself – Eminem
- Levels – Avicii
- Can’t Hold Us – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
These songs work because they have:
- Strong beats
- Recognizable hooks
- High energy
👉 In other words: they get people moving.
🏟️ Popular Songs Used in Pro Sports
Want your youth game to feel like a pro arena?
Start with what the pros use.
These songs are commonly played in NHL and major sporting events:
- Chelsea Dagger – The Fratellis (iconic goal song)
- Welcome to the Jungle – Guns N’ Roses
- We Will Rock You – Queen
- Crazy Train – Ozzy Osbourne
- The Final Countdown – Europe
- Y’all Ready For This – Jock Jams
- Song 2 – Blur
- Get Ready For This – 2 Unlimited
These tracks have stood the test of time because they create instant recognition and crowd reaction.
💡Pro Tip: Mix It Up by Game Moment
The best playlists aren’t random—they’re intentional.
Try organizing your music like this:
- Hype (stoppages, warmups) → High-energy EDM, hip-hop
- Goals → Big, recognizable anthems
- Penalties → Fun or playful songs
This keeps the experience fresh and engaging throughout the game.
The GameDay DJ Community Playlist
Here’s a starting list of great songs for youth hockey games, and ones that are pre-added to GameDay DJ – all clipped to the perfect starting point and ready for you to add to your own personal library:
| Song Title | Artist |
| All I Do Is Win | DJ Khaled |
| Animals | Martin Garrix |
| Apologize | Timbaland |
| Around the World | Daft Punk |
| Astronaut In The Ocean | Masked Wolf |
| Ay-Oh | Queen |
| BANG! | AJR |
| Believer | Imagine Dragons |
| Believer | Imagine Dragons |
| Better Off Alone | Alice Deejay |
| Big Dawgs | Hanumankind |
| Bla Bla Bla | Gigi D’Agostino |
| Cake By The Ocean | DNCE |
| Calabria 2007 | Enur ft Natasja |
| Can’t Hold Us | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis |
| Centuries | Fall Out Boy |
| Cha Cha Slide | DJ Casper |
| Chelsea Dagger | The Fratellis |
| Chicken Banana | Chicken Banana |
| Cotton Eye Joe | Rednex |
| Crazy Train | Ozzy Osbourne |
| Cry Me A River | Justin Timberlake |
| Cupid Shuffle | Cupid |
| Everybody | Backstreet Boys |
| Eye of The Tiger | Survivor |
| Fireball | Pitbull |
| Fireball (Repeat) | Pitbull |
| Freaks | Timmy Trumpet |
| GANGNAM STYLE(강남스타일) | PSY |
| Gasolina | Daddy Yankee |
| Get Ready For This | 2 Unlimited |
| Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) | C+C Music Factory |
| Good Vibrations | Marky Mark And The Funky Bunch |
| Hey Ya1 | Outkast |
| Hip Hop Hooray | Naughty By Nature |
| I Like To Move It | Reel 2 Real |
| I’m Good | David Guetta & Bebe Rexha |
| Ice Ice Baby | Vanilla Ice |
| Immigrant Song | Led Zeppelin |
| In The End | Linkin Park |
| Jump Around | House of Pain |
| Jump Around | House of Pain |
| Jumpin | Pitbull |
| Kernkraft 400 | Zombie Nation |
| Let’s Go | Trick Daddy |
| Let’s Groove | Earth, Wind & Fire |
| Levels | Avicii |
| Livin’ La Vida Loca | Ricky Martin |
| Livin’ On A Prayer | Bon Jovi |
| Lose Control | Missy Elliott |
| Lose Yourself | Eminem |
| Low | Flo Rida |
| Macarena | Los Del Mar |
| Mr Brightside | The Killers |
| Mr. Saxobeat | Alexandra Stan |
| My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark | Fallout Boy |
| Never Gonna Give You Up | Rick Astley |
| No Limit | 2 Unlimited |
| Oh No | Capone |
| One More Time | Daft Punk |
| Party Rock Anthem | LMFAO |
| Pump It Up | Endor |
| Pump Up The Jam | Technotronic |
| Pumped Up Kicks | Foster The People |
| Sandstorm | Darude |
| Seven Nation Army | The White Stripes |
| Shake It Off | Taylor Swift |
| Shook Me All Night Long | AC/DC |
| Shots | LMFAO, Lil John |
| Song 2 | Blur |
| Sorry | Justin Bieber |
| Steve’s Lava Chicken | Jack Black |
| Strike It Up | Black Box |
| Sweet Home Alabama | Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| Takedown | Huntrix |
| Temperature | Sean Paul |
| The Business | Tiesto |
| The Final Countdown | Europe |
| The Hockey Song | Stompin’ Tom Connors |
| The Search | NF |
| Thunderstruck | AC/DC |
| Titanium | David Guetta |
| Turn Down for What | DJ Snake, Lil Jon |
| Uptown Funk | Bruno Mars |
| Wake Me Up | Avicii |
| We like to Party! (The Vengabus) | Vengaboys |
| We Will Rock You | Queen |
| Welcome To The Jungle | Guns N’ Roses |
| Wellerman (Sea Shanty) | Nathan Evans |
| What Is Love | Haddaway |
| Whatever | Liam Lynch |
| Whoomp! (There it is) | Tag Team |
| Why Can’t We Be Friends? | WAR |
| Wobble | V.I.C. |
| Woo! Compilation | Ric Flair |
| Y’all Ready For This | Jock Jams |
| Yeah! | Usher |
| You’re The Best | Joe Esposito |
💬 Add Your Favorite Hockey Songs
This is where you come in.
👇 What songs get your rink going?
- Your team’s goal song
- A pump-up track that always hits
- A fun song the kids love
- A classic that never fails
👉 Drop your favorites in the comments and help build the ultimate youth hockey playlist.
Journey – Don’t Stop Believin. It’s the ultimate banger.
We’ll continue updating this list with the best submissions.
🚀 Want to Use This Playlist at Your Games?
If you’re currently juggling Spotify, YouTube, and playlists during games… there’s a better way.
GameDay DJ lets you:
- Tap a button for each game moment
- Instantly play the perfect song
- Build your own hockey playlist
- Run everything from your phone
👉 Try it here:
Let’s build the best youth hockey playlist on the internet—together. 🎵🏒
GameDay DJ 
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