December Analytics: Toronto Has Shot at Playoffs
The 2016 portion of the NHL season has come to a close, and left us with many surprises. The Columbus Blue Jackets are far and away the best team in…
Cody Reiff
Projecting Playoffs Using Analytics
As the 2016-17 NHL season inches closer to the halfway mark, let’s take an early look forward at the potential playoff picture. The advanced metrics CF% and PDO have become…
November Analytics: Blue Jackets Are No Surprise
With the changing of the calendar to December, many might be surprised to see the Columbus Blue Jackets sitting atop the Eastern Conference wild card standings. The Jackets were seventh…
No, NHL Players Aren’t Manipulating Advanced Stats
The rise of the analytics age in hockey has caused a stir over the use of new metrics in explaining player and team performance, drafting, as well as acquisitions via…
HockeyTech Is Revolutionizing Analytics
Analytics and advanced statistics have swept across the NHL over the past several years, but we’ve only begun to scratch its surface. HockeyTech CEO and founder Stu Siegel has experienced…
October Analytics: Who’s Ready for Lift-Off?
At the end of each month, I will be releasing an analytics report recapping the month and season thus far through the lens of advanced statistics. Each edition will contain updated…
Marchessault Showing the Power of Analytics
We’re only a few games into the 2016-2017 season, but Jon Marchessault has already shown why he was targeted by the Florida Panthers this offseason – he’s an analytics darling.…
2016-17 Preseason Analytics Power Rankings: Who’s #1?
Hockey fans far and wide collectively let out a sigh of relief this morning. Finally, hockey season is here. With the 2016-17 season set to commence on Wednesday night, the…
Who the Numbers Think Will Win the World Cup of Hockey
For the first time since 2004, the World Cup of Hockey is back – and with a brand new look. The tournament features the standard “Big Six” national teams of Canada,…
How Did Analytics Impact the 2015-2016 Season?
We’re officially out of the ice age. Hockey analytics took another step forward in the 2015-2016 season as the revolution continues to sweep across the sport. Teams continued to expand…
NHL GMs: Think Twice Before Making That Offer
The hockey world turned on its head Wednesday afternoon as the first big pieces began to move prior to the beginning of the 2016 free-agency period. Nashville and Montreal swapped…
Drafting in Rounds 4-7 Tougher Than You Think
The 2016 NHL Draft has entered Day 2, where 181 picks will be made in Rounds 2-7. Much of the attention this weekend has been directed at the top of the…