diff --git a/hockey/dev.py b/hockey/dev.py
index 16ade410f4..828fc72ef0 100644
--- a/hockey/dev.py
+++ b/hockey/dev.py
@@ -51,6 +51,22 @@ async def hockeydev(self, ctx: commands.Context) -> None:
         """
         pass
 
+    @hockeydev.command(name="errorchannel")
+    async def set_loop_error_channel(self, ctx: commands.Context, channel: discord.TextChannel):
+        """
+        Specify an error channel for the hockey loop.
+        """
+        if not channel.permissions_for(ctx.me).send_messages:
+            await ctx.send(
+                "I need permission to send messages in {channel}".format(channel=channel.mention)
+            )
+            return
+        await self.config.loop_error_channel.set(channel.id)
+        await self.config.loop_error_guild.set(channel.guild.id)
+        await ctx.send(
+            "I will attempt to send error messages in {channel}.".format(channel=channel.mention)
+        )
+
     @hockeydev.command(name="resetpickemsweekly", with_app_command=False)
     async def reset_weekly_pickems_data(self, ctx: commands.Context) -> None:
         """
diff --git a/hockey/hockey.py b/hockey/hockey.py
index 74bd8a8228..ba5717b6e5 100644
--- a/hockey/hockey.py
+++ b/hockey/hockey.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from redbot.core import Config, commands
 from redbot.core.i18n import Translator, cog_i18n
 from redbot.core.utils import AsyncIter
+from redbot.core.utils.chat_formatting import box
 
 from .api import GameState, NewAPI, Schedule
 from .constants import BASE_URL, CONFIG_ID, CONTENT_URL, HEADSHOT_URL, TEAMS
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ def __init__(self, bot):
             "print": False,
             "last_day": 0,
             "enable_slash": False,
+            "loop_error_channel": None,
+            "loop_error_guild": None,
         }
         default_global["player_db"] = 0
         default_guild = {
@@ -227,9 +230,35 @@ async def add_cog_to_dev_env(self):
                 pass
         await self._get_commit()
 
+    def hockey_loop_error(self, future: asyncio.Future):
+        try:
+            if not future.done():
+                message = "Hockey encountered an error: `{exception}`\n{stack}".format(
+                    exception=future.exception(), stack=box(str(future.get_stack()))
+                )
+                log.exception(message)
+                asyncio.create_task(self.hockey_send_error_task(message))
+        except asyncio.CancelledError:
+            # we ignore cancelled errors
+            pass
+
+    async def hockey_send_error_task(self, message: str):
+        guild = None
+        channel = None
+        if guild_id := await self.config.loop_error_guild():
+            guild = self.bot.get_guild(guild_id)
+        if guild is None:
+            return
+        if channel_id := await self.config.loop_error_channel():
+            channel = guild.get_channel(channel_id)
+        if channel is None:
+            return
+        await channel.send(message)
+
     async def cog_load(self) -> None:
         asyncio.create_task(self.add_cog_to_dev_env())
         self.loop = asyncio.create_task(self.game_check_loop())
+        self.loop.add_done_callback(self.hockey_loop_error)
         await self.migrate_settings()
 
     async def migrate_settings(self) -> None:
diff --git a/hockey/hockeyset.py b/hockey/hockeyset.py
index e5d525735a..f7028f2fd2 100644
--- a/hockey/hockeyset.py
+++ b/hockey/hockeyset.py
@@ -111,13 +111,6 @@ async def hockey_settings(self, ctx: commands.Context) -> None:
     # All Hockey setup commands                                           #
     #######################################################################
 
-    @commands.group(name="hockeyslash")
-    async def hockey_slash(self, ctx: commands.Context):
-        """
-        commands for enabling/disabling slash commands
-        """
-        pass
-
     @commands.group(name="hockeyevents", aliases=["nhlevents"])
     @commands.bot_has_permissions(manage_events=True)
     @commands.admin_or_permissions(manage_guild=True)
@@ -224,19 +217,6 @@ async def set_team_events(self, ctx: commands.Context, team: TeamFinder):
                 await asyncio.sleep(1)
         await ctx.send(f"Finished creating events for {number_of_games} games.")
 
-    @hockey_slash.command(name="global")
-    @commands.is_owner()
-    async def hockey_global_slash(self, ctx: commands.Context):
-        """Toggle this cog to register slash commands"""
-        current = await self.config.enable_slash()
-        await self.config.enable_slash.set(not current)
-        verb = _("enabled") if not current else _("disabled")
-        await ctx.send(_("Slash commands are {verb}.").format(verb=verb))
-        if not current:
-            self.bot.tree.add_command(self.hockey_commands.app_command)
-        else:
-            self.bot.tree.remove_command("hockey")
-
     async def check_notification_settings(self, guild: discord.Guild, goal: bool = False) -> str:
         reply = ""
         mentionable_roles = []