Hockey Life Abroad

Research destinations, leagues, and lifestyle before signing a hockey contract overseas.

About this project


Hockey Life Abroad is a custom-built platform that helps players evaluate European leagues and cities before signing contracts. Built without frontend frameworks, it includes a relational database, SSR pages, user-generated reviews, and a travel tool powered by Google Maps. Designed for real-world use by players moving overseas, it focuses on speed, simplicity, and practical UX.

Key Features

  • checkCustom relational DB + API logic
  • checkUser-generated reviews & discussion boards
  • checkGoogle Maps API travel tool
  • checkStripe integration to get premium features
  • checkFast server-side rendering (no frameworks)

Tech

Node.js
Express
SQLite
EJS
JavaScript
CSS
HTML
Google Maps API
Stripe
DigitalOcean