Hi, I’m Ashlee.

I’m a hockey mom, a former teacher, and the founder of Beyond the Boards Travel. After years of traveling for youth hockey, I realized some of our favorite memories happened between games. But finding the best places to eat, explore, and spend our downtime always took more planning than it should.

I wanted to create something that would take the guesswork out of tournament weekends and help families make the most of their time together.

That’s how Beyond the Boards Travel was born.

I started creating Tournament Weekend Playbooks filled with thoughtfully curated restaurants, activities, local favorites, and hidden gems—all organized around the realities of a hockey tournament schedule. Because I know firsthand that tournament weekends can be hectic, expensive, and exhausting. But they can also become some of the best memories we make as families.

My goal is simple: To help hockey families spend less time planning and more time enjoying everything that happens beyond the boards. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned along the way, it’s that sometimes the best part of a hockey weekend has nothing to do with the final score.