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Focusing on a hockey player tracking system I created to quantify player performance
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Game 1: Habs Spent Substantially Less Time Defending in the Defensive-zone
This post will focus on how much time each Montreal Canadiens player has spent defending in the defensive-zone. Percentage of events spent defending is... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2014 SPORTS -
HABS: Player-by-player Possession Ratings in Game 1
The top offensive-players on any team create the most scoring-chances. The most efficient offensive-players create the most scoring-chances per-offensive-touch. Read more
Posted on 17 April 2014 SPORTS -
Puck-possession Tendencies in the Defensive-zone (Habs Defensemen)
Including defensive-zone turnover-ratesThis post will communicate the defensive-zone tendencies of each Montreal Canadiens defenseman while in possession of... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2014 SPORTS -
Successful Offensive and Defensive-touches in the D-zone Per-minute (Habs...
Based on defensive-pairings used in practice leading up to game 1Data-generated scouting provides us with an exclusive opportunity. Read more
Posted on 15 April 2014 SPORTS -
Successful Offensive and Defensive-touches Per-minute by Potential Habs Lines
Based on line-combinations used in practice on Monday, April 14th.Data-generated scouting provides us with an exclusive opportunity. Read more
Posted on 15 April 2014 SPORTS -
HABS: Scoring-chances for and Against Per-minute Versus Tampa Bay This Season
This post will focus on the number of scoring chances for and against each Montreal Canadiens player has been directly responsible for per-minute of... Read more
Posted on 14 April 2014 SPORTS -
Bouillon In, Murray out to Start Playoffs
Naming the Habs top-6 d-men moving into the playoffsIn order to give the team the best chance to win, while limiting even-strength scoring-chances against, the... Read more
Posted on 13 April 2014 SPORTS -
Rating the Habs Top Offensive-players
The top offensive-players on any team create the most scoring-chances. The most efficient offensive-players create the most scoring-chances per-offensive-touch. Read more
Posted on 09 April 2014 SPORTS -
HABS: Comparing Dump-ins with Offensive-zone Entries
This post will focus on the number of dump-ins, as well as the number of offensive-zone entries each Montreal Canadiens player has produced per-minute of... Read more
Posted on 08 April 2014 SPORTS -
Galchenyuk's Passing Game Comes Alive When the Habs Out-chance the Opposition
Alex Galchenyuk's numbers during games where the Habs have out-chanced the opposition at even-strength demonstrate his importance to the Habs success. Read more
Posted on 08 April 2014 SPORTS -
HABS: Gaining Possession of the Puck off of a Face-off
Putting the focus on the wingers, and d-men rather than the centresFace-off wins are still credited to centremen, despite the importance of both wingers and... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2014 SPORTS -
Successful Defensive-zone Stick and Body-checks Per-minute Played
This post will focus on stick and body-checks in the defensive-zone. A stick or body-check is scored as successful when the player attempting the check is able... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2014 SPORTS -
Obstruction Penalties Drawn Per-minute Played
This post will focus on the number of obstruction-penalties each Montreal Canadiens player has drawn per-minute played. Obstruction penalties are defined as... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2014 SPORTS -
Habs: Obstruction and Undisciplined Penalties Per-minute Played
This post will focus on the number of penalties each Montreal Canadiens player has taken per-minute of even-strength ice-time. This data includes only those... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2014 SPORTS -
Habs Enjoy More Success When Subban's Involved in the Offense
Breaking down Subban's performance based on scoring-chance numbersThe strength of data-generated scouting is not the mechanism that generates the overall... Read more
Posted on 06 April 2014 SPORTS -
The Importance of Habs Forwards Controlling the Puck in the Offensive-zone
Establishing a connection between where puck-possession takes place and scoring-chances This post will focus on the percentage of offensive, and defensive event... Read more
Posted on 05 April 2014 SPORTS -
HABS: Game-by-game, Player-by-player Ratings and Ratios
Covering the Canadiens last 17 gamesThe graphs included here represent each player's risk/reward rating and ratio from each of the game's indicated. A green... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2014 SPORTS -
Offensive-zone Tendencies for Habs Centres
This post will focus on the tendencies of each of the Habs usual centremen when in possession of the puck in the offensive-zone. The higher the percentage, the... Read more
Posted on 01 April 2014 SPORTS -
PK Subban's Defensive-zone Tendencies
This post will focus on PK Subban's tendencies when in possession of the puck in the defensive-zone. Only even-strength events have been used in this... Read more
Posted on 31 March 2014 SPORTS -
Eller's Turnaround Needs to Start in the Defensive-zone
Using data-generated scouting to break down a player's performance Lars Eller's struggles are not coming from his play in the offensive-zone. Read more
Posted on 31 March 2014 SPORTS