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hello again ladies and gentlemen I'm Joe handy the Android authority app guy and it's almost hockey season on September 1st the puck will drop and fans will get to experience a full season of hockey so in this video we're gonna take a look at some of the best Android apps you can get if you're a hockey fan first up is the obligatory nod to the official app of the NHL called NHL GameCenter this app features news standings scores and stats from your favorite NHL teams and if you're willing to shell out the extra cash for it you can livestream out-of-market hockey games on your Android device the app has its flaws though it doesn't perform overly well in comparison to some of these other apps for many people the streaming doesn't work right so they don't get to enjoy it as much at the end of the day it delivers the news and stats you need so it's still a pretty good option if you're doing fantasy hockey this year on Yahoo then this app is a must-have with it you can change your roster check League scores add and drop players and even check out some news with Yahoo's Puck Daddy blog if you're a fantasy hockey buff this is the app you're looking for the Yahoo fantasy hockey leagues have just opened back up so the app still display stats from last season we assume an update is in the making or that these old standings will be eventually archived to make way for the new ones if you're an early adopter have patience because it took them a couple of weeks last year to number six on our list is big win hockey 2013 and it's actually the only hockey game on this list it's a hockey sim game where you build and customize a team sim games versus opponents online and earn coins for cards that give you either more players or various in-game boosts the game is very simple this is no EA Sports NHL title however for what it is it's actually pretty fun and doesn't take a lot of time to play so if you need something to do for a couple of minutes to get through a commercial this ought to do it number five on our list is the second Yahoo app to make the list unlike the last one which was for fantasy hockey purposes this one is strictly for news it's also the first on the list that has other sports present so you can look at other sports along with hockey the app is fairly easy to use you can set your favourite teams to get news about them first you can then check schedules scores news standings and even leaders in various stat categories there is nothing really wrong with it but there's nothing that shouts Wow at you either it's just a good solid app if you're a fan of our YouTube channel and you watched our best NFL apps you may recognize this next one as we stated in that list the score is a great source for all sports and that includes hockey which is why it's here again in case you didn't see the NFL list here are the basics for the scores official app you can view all the essentials including league leaders standing scores schedules news and even player transactions it's a well-crafted app that works well and according to their Twitter handle they have some big updates coming in the next few weeks which is always exciting the first in our top three is the second repeat app from the NFL list which is ESPN score center while ESPN's coverage of the NHL on shows like SportsCenter is pretty inconsistent their app makes a much better effort to cover the NHL like Yahoo and the score the ESPN app lets you view the essentials like standing scores news and videos their app has one of the best designs on the list which makes it just delightful to use you can find more frequent news elsewhere but pretty much everything else looks better on this app number two on our list is a nifty little app called my NHL if you're not a fan of RSS feeds but you want to get news from top sites this is probably a good idea it's not an app in the traditional sense but rather a wrapper app for a number of mobile sites from around the NHL many may not be excited about getting a wrap or application but it does have some good stuff going on it's the only app on the list that includes the bleacher report Sports Net Hockey Night in Canada ESPN and a number of other blogs and sites all in one spot if you want an easy way to get it all and don't mind the slower performance this is actually a pretty good app to try and here it is the number one rated app by you the people and it's the official Bleacher Report app we actually missed this one when talking about the NFL apps but we vowed never to do so again really these guys need to work on their keywords they don't show up in many searches as for the app itself it's really quite unique what it does is let you pick sports and teams you enjoy then it loads the feeds from various Twitter handles that deal with that news so if you like the NHL you'll get stuff from CBS Sports 2 Puck Daddy each team follows writers and handles known to give news to the team itself it's the best out there if you need news at a breakneck pace if you take a look at our leaderboard you can see how all these apps stack up against one another this list as usual was determined by you the people and not by us there is no bias on our part to check them out the app links are in the video description hockey is one of the most personable sports out there and we expected this appleís to be no difference aside from these most teams have their own personal app if you want to keep up on just your favorite team also in the video description I have included a short list of some awesome hockey podcasts be sure to check out our best podcast appleís to find the best app to listen to them with once again I'm Joe Hindy the Android authority app guide feel free to subscribe to our YouTube channel and if you like this video check out some of our other ones you can find the written companion to this video along with the social media links in the video description thank you for watching and have a wonderful day