Analytics and the Draft Over the last few months, we’ve explored the history of analytics and how they should be applied to the game of hockey. Now that the season has ended for 23 of the league’s 31 teams, the draft is the next thing to look forward to for most fans in [...]
So far in this article we’ve explored the history of hockey statistics as well as a crash course in how to properly use analytics to evaluate a particular situation. While correlations don’t equal causation, this month we’ll be exploring the current trends as the 2017-18 draws to a close. At time of writing, [...]
The modern advent of public data and websites providing new sports metrics to evaluate players has become somewhat of a double-edged sword. On one hand, the democratization of sports statistic analysis has resulted in a whole new area of the business teams are building out, and on the other, it has polarized fans [...]
Welcome back, and a happy holiday season to you all! Last month we left off with the advent of tracking shots on goal, and making an attempt to justify finding even the smallest of competitive advantages through mathematics and analysis. Post-expansion, the NHL game transitioned through phases of exorbitant toughness, extreme skill gaps between [...]
I Want to Say One Word To You... Just One Word... Advantage. Montreal Victorias, 1897 Stanley Cup Champions Since the dawn of life on Earth, a battle for survival has raged. Organisms have evolved more and more mechanisms to help stay a step ahead of potential threats to ensure successful proliferation of their kind. [...]
Season Summary/Expectations The Minnesota Wild had their most successful regular season in their brief existence last year finishing with 49 wins and 106 points to finish 2nd in the Central Division. As the trade deadline approached, expectations continued to grow, and the Wild because significant buyers, offloading multiple draft picks to land pending [...]
Over the course of the last two seasons the Minnesota Wild moved both their first and second round picks in the 2017 NHL Draft. With a pick in the third round, two picks in the fourth, and a pick in each remaining round, the chance at acquiring significant upside was considered minimal entering the draft. [...]
