Senators’ Future Lies in Wise Spending
It has been long publicized that the Ottawa Senators are not a team with a high hockey budget. For many years, the team has been mired in controversial acts of…
Moneyball
The Future of Hockey Analytics
Since the peak of NHL scoring in the 1980s, the average number of shots has remained comparatively stable. Scoring, however, has dropped precipitously. This trend suggests the declining importance of…
Ducks Starting To Play Boudreau Hockey
With lines starting to click, and wins starting to come it seems as though the Ducks are getting used to Bruce Boudreau’s system. Whether this is a good thing or…
Data Driving Nashville Predators Ticket Sales Strategy
The Nashville Predators have CEO Jeff Cogen to thank for new data-driven approaches to building impenetrable balance sheets and legions of new fans with strong ticket sales. Any new American…
Book Review: HockeyNomics by Darcy Norman
Amazon Link (Affiliate Link, THW gets a small commission) Amazon Link (non-Affiliate link) First there was Freakonomics. Then there was Super Freakonomics. Now there’s HockeyNomics! Economics (“the science of dealing…