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Focusing on a hockey player tracking system I created to quantify player performance
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HABS: Loose-puck Recovery Totals for Each Player
A player is credited with a loose-puck recovery whenever he gains control of a puck that was previously not under control of either team.Loose-puck recoveries... Read more
Posted on 19 June 2014 SPORTS -
Habs: Percentage of Events with and Without Possession
This post will communicate the percentage of the total events each player engaged in with and without possession of the puck. Events used in this post include... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2014 SPORTS -
Douglas Murray; by the Numbers (2013-14)
Douglas Murray will become an unrestricted free-agent if left unsigned on July 1st, 2014. Despite some strong defensive-numbers this season, Murray remains a... Read more
Posted on 17 June 2014 SPORTS -
Player-by-player Data-generated Scouting Reports from 2014 CHL Top Prospects Game
All players included here are eligible for the 2014 NHL Entry DraftThe CHL's top prospects game took place in Calgary on January 15th, 2014. The game was won... Read more
Posted on 15 June 2014 SPORTS -
Thomas Vanek; by the Numbers (2013-14)
Is Vanek the right offensive centrepiece moving forward?Thomas Vanek will become an unrestricted free-agent if left unsigned on July 1st, 2014. Read more
Posted on 13 June 2014 SPORTS -
Brian Gionta; by the Numbers (2013-14)
Still an above-average third-line defensive-winger Brian Gionta will become an unrestricted free-agent if left unsigned on July 1st, 2014. Read more
Posted on 12 June 2014 SPORTS -
Mike Weaver; by the Numbers (2013-14)
Habs can't close their eyes on Weaver's short-handed performanceMike Weaver will become an unrestricted free-agent if left unsigned on July 1st, 2014. Read more
Posted on 11 June 2014 SPORTS -
Quality of Competition Adjusted Ratings for Each Montreal Canadiens Player
No single system can produce one number that accurately reflects all aspects of a player's performance. But, by combining multiple systems, and including all... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2014 SPORTS -
Andrei Markov; by the Numbers (2013-14)
An argument for number 79's return Andrei Markov will become an unrestricted free-agent if left unsigned on July 1st, 2014. At 35 years-old, the Habs... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2014 SPORTS -
Habs: Even-strength Scoring-plays, Scoring-chances and Points Per-60
The green bar within each graph represents each player's total that was produced during regular season games that occurred prior to the Olympics. Read more
Posted on 07 June 2014 SPORTS -
Habs: Comparing Team and Player Ratios in Games Where the Habs Outchance the...
There is a direct and definitive link between team performance and individual player ratios. In other words, higher player and team ratios within this system... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2014 SPORTS -
Measuring the Offensive Contribution of Each Canadiens Player
This post will focus on 5 different ways we can measure the offensive-impact of individual players.A list of all the metrics I track can be found here... Read more
Posted on 05 June 2014 SPORTS -
Using Data-generated Scouting to Quantify Defensive-play
Defensive-play remains one of the most difficult aspects of a player's performance to quantify. That said, data-generated scouting provides exclusive data that... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2014 SPORTS -
HABS: Player-by-player ES Possession Rating Before Olympics, After Olympics,...
Habs top offensive players The graph included here is an attempt to rate each player's ability to create offense This is calculated by multiplying the number... Read more
Posted on 02 June 2014 SPORTS -
Rangers Neutral-zone Domination the Difference in Game 6
The New York Rangers simply owned the neutral-zone at even-strength during their game 6 win over the Montreal Canadiens. The Rangers outperformed the Habs in th... Read more
Posted on 01 June 2014 SPORTS -
HABS: Comparing Player Ratings and Ratios from Games Prior to the Olympics, Afte...
A list of all the puck-possession events tracked can be found here.Every even-strength puck-possession event (both defensive and offensive) is included in the... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2014 SPORTS -
HABS: Game-by-game Possession-ratings (including Game 6)
The graph included here is an attempt to rate each player's ability to create offense This is calculated by multiplying the number of scoring-chances they creat... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2014 SPORTS -
Habs: Game-by-game Scoring-plays Per-minute Played
Team and positional comparison also included This graph reflects the number of successful scoring plays each player produced per-minute played. Read more
Posted on 30 May 2014 SPORTS -
HABS: Game-by-game Player Ratiings and Ratios During Eastern Conference Final
Wingers just not good enough in game 6Gorges and Weaver played like beasts in game 6 A list of all the puck-possession events tracked can be found here. Read more
Posted on 30 May 2014 SPORTS -
Canadiens and Rangers: Percentage of Total Events Spent Defending in the...
This post will focus on how much "time" each Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers player has spent defending in the defensive-zone. Read more
Posted on 29 May 2014 SPORTS