Analyzing the 2014-15 Senators Defensive Corps
The defensive corps of your team is one of the most important aspects (along with goaltending and the offensive portions). Because the defensive corps is traditionally 1/3rd of the skaters…
Joshua Weissbock
Sidney Crosby’s Age is Affecting His Offensive Production
In the above graph, generated from stats.hockeyanalysis.com, we can see Sidney Crosby’s 5v5 Point Production throughout most of his career. It seems to follow a fairly natural aging curve but…
Why the Vocal Outcry against Colin Greening amongst Sens Fans?
The Ottawa Senators recently tried to trade Colin Greening but did not find any suitors. The team then decided to send Greening down to their AHL farm team, the Binghamton…
More Players Should Include Yoga in Training
Recently the Vancouver Canucks hosted a “Yoga on Ice” Fundraiser for their local children’s charity. All in all the fundraiser was a success and produced a number of hilarious photos.…
Attached With Drafting Lawson Crouse is a High Opportunity Cost
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I–I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference–Robert Frost Lawson Crouse is highly ranked by many individuals…
Moneypucking the Draft: Analyzing Height in Junior vs NHL Players
As analytics in hockey becomes a larger facet within the sport we are able to challenge notions we previously held as self-evident. We can analyze scenarios, look at probabilities and…
On Goaltender Perception and Trade Value
NHL Goaltenders are a very interesting subject from an analytics perspective. Goaltenders are highly effected by shooting percentage, in the short term, which can make an elite goalie look ECHL…
The NHL Has a Scouting Problem
The longer I have been involved in hockey analytics the more and more I am finding myself interested in looking at the draft, the market inefficiencies and just how poorly…
I Read a Book: Save by Roy
Most fans of the Colorado Avalanche know of Adrian Dater. Dater wrote for the Denver Post and was quite knowledgeable of the latest news and information surrounding the Colorado Avalanche…
Team Canada Goalies: In Argument of Comrie
When Hockey Canada announced their roster for the IIHF World Under-20 Championships (also known as the World Juniors) they had only named two goalies: incumbent Zachary Fucale and challenger Eric…
Will Frederik Gauthier Make the Final Team Canada Cut?
Top Prospect Frederik Gauthier is one of the last 15 forwards left on the Team Canada Men’s World Juniors National Hockey Team roster. As the team needs to cut down…
Current NHL Situational and Open-Play Corsi
Last week I had reviewed previous work on open-play corsi and looking at the league averages within specific faceoff situations. The idea with open-play corsi is that winning or loosing…