Episode 48: From Rink Chaos to App Creator: Solving Hockey Life One Idea at a Time

In this episode of Pucked Up Hockey Mums, Amanda sits down with Kim Harper — a working mom of three who’s living the full hockey-parent grind while building something new inside it.

Kim is a mom to two older daughters and a U11 hockey son, married to a coach who’s involved in both hockey and baseball, which means their family is travelling and juggling sports nearly year-round. By day, Kim works as a manager at an insurance brokerage. By night (and in between practices, games, and travel), she’s been quietly developing an app idea born directly out of hockey life.

That idea? It’s one she’s been sitting on for five years, ever since her son first stepped onto the ice. In this conversation, Kim shares what problem she kept running into as a hockey mom, why she realized the solution didn’t exist yet, and what finally pushed her to stop waiting and go for it — even while still fully in the chaos of youth sports.

Amanda and Kim talk honestly about balancing a demanding career with sports parenting, how hockey families develop unexpected leadership and problem-solving skills, and why hockey mums are uniquely equipped to build tools that actually work for real families.

This episode is for the parent who’s tired, busy, and stretched thin — but also sitting on an idea they can’t shake.

🏒 In This Episode, We Talk About:

• Raising three kids in a year-round sports household
  
  
• Life as a hockey mom married to a coach
  
  
• Balancing a leadership career with youth sports travel
  
  
• How hockey life reveals broken systems and unmet needs
  
  
• Sitting on an idea for years — and what finally sparks action
  
  
• Building an app while still fully in the hockey grind
  
  
• Why hockey parents make incredible problem solvers and entrepreneurs
  
  
• Modeling confidence, courage, and follow-through for our kids
  
  

💬 Why You’ll Love This Episode

If you’ve ever thought “Why doesn’t this exist?” while livin