diff --git a/src/utils/coordinates.ts b/src/utils/coordinates.ts
index 17adc69..043f48a 100644
--- a/src/utils/coordinates.ts
+++ b/src/utils/coordinates.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Phaser from 'phaser';
-import { SCALE } from '../config/constants';
+import { SCALE, RINK_WIDTH } from '../config/constants';
 
 /**
  * Utility class for converting between game coordinates (meters) and screen coordinates (pixels)
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ export class CoordinateUtils {
    */
   static gameToScreen(scene: Phaser.Scene, gameX: number, gameY: number): { x: number; y: number } {
     const centerX = (scene.game.config.width as number) / 2;
-    const centerY = (scene.game.config.height as number) / 2;
+    // Center Y should be the center of the rink (not the full canvas including UI padding)
+    const centerY = (RINK_WIDTH * SCALE) / 2;
     return {
       x: centerX + gameX * SCALE,
       y: centerY - gameY * SCALE  // Negative Y because screen coords increase downward
@@ -30,7 +31,8 @@ export class CoordinateUtils {
    */
   static screenToGame(scene: Phaser.Scene, screenX: number, screenY: number): { x: number; y: number } {
     const centerX = (scene.game.config.width as number) / 2;
-    const centerY = (scene.game.config.height as number) / 2;
+    // Center Y should be the center of the rink (not the full canvas including UI padding)
+    const centerY = (RINK_WIDTH * SCALE) / 2;
     return {
       x: (screenX - centerX) / SCALE,
       y: -(screenY - centerY) / SCALE  // Negative Y to convert screen coords back to game coords