This is a continuation of a series by Shayna Goldman analyzing the integration of analytics into hockey analysis. . . . . . As analytics and enhanced statistics are becoming more deeply integrated into hockey analysis, they are converging with the traditional eye-test. While some analysts have embraced the additional insights analytics can provide, NHL […]
This is part two of this two part series by Shayna Goldman that shares insights from six hockey analytics experts about how they integrate analytics into hockey analysis. Part one explored how analytics can detail information about offensive and defensive production, predict scoring, demonstrate an individual player’s value, how to build a penalty kill, build […]
This is part 1 of a two part series by Shayna Goldman that shares insights from six hockey analytics experts about how they integrate analytics into hockey analysis. Analytics are becoming more deeply integrated into hockey analysis. But as with anything that strays from the traditional approach––in this case, using the “eye test” to analyze hockey––there […]
Since the National Hockey League endorsed analytics, their enhanced statistics can be used in contract negotiations, specifically when dealing with arbitration. Now that analytics are becoming more widely accepted, it is interesting to note the analytical value of those traded during this past off-season and the free agent signings. Whether or not analytics were actually considered […]
CapGeek was an essential tool for hockey followers. Created by Matthew Wuest, it was a website dedicated to tracking the status NHL teams’ salary caps, player contracts, and free agents. Prior to starting CapGeek, Wuest was a freelance hockey writer. Through numerous channels and sources, Wuest was able to collect extensive data in order to […]
