With the latest additions, turnaround time (the time it takes to collect the data and process the results) will remain in-and-around 3.5 hours.
These are examples of the additions I've made to the data being tracked. I have made similar additions in both the neutral and defensive-zones; which I will communicate in a future post.
In addition to the new 2014 metrics described here, I will also track:
Blueline holds
Sub-category of blocked pass in the offensive-zone; events where a player attempts to keep the puck in the offensive-zone at the offensive blueline as the other team attempts to dump, or pass the puck out of the defensive-zone
1-timers
Sub-category of attempted shots; events where a player takes a 1-timer.
Offensive blueline carries
Events where a player carries the puck across the offensive blueline.
Redline carries
Events where a player carries the puck across the redline.
Defensive blueline carries
Events where a player carries the puck across the defensive blueline.
Icings
Events where the play ices the puck. Event will be separated as icings from the neutral-zone and icings from the defensive-zone.
Rim dump-out
Events where the player dumps the puck out of the defensive-zone by rimming the puck around the boards.
LOOSE-PUCK RECOVERIES (FACE-OFFS)
*New for 2014
SUB CATEGORY OF: Loose-puck recoveries
Why separate it from offensive-zone loose-puck recoveries?
- Simply to provide even more detailed data about players' tendencies and strengths. Players who are more successful within this event are far more likely to acquire puck-possession for the teams off of faceoffs. This event is also a set play for most teams, so separating it from other loose-puck recoveries should produce even more detail about players' strengths within both events.
Who has POSSESSION when the event begins:
- Neither team
EVENT description:
- Player acquires possession of a puck that was not in possession of any team immediately following an offensive-zone face-off
Possible results:
- Player acquires possession (successful attempt)
- Player is beaten to /physically pushed off of the loose-puck (failed attempt)
Note:
- Player being tracked must acquire possession for the puck-battle to be deemed successful
- Player being tracked must have been closer to the loose-puck at some point and subsequently unable to acquire possession for the event to be deemed unsuccessful
Real-world example:
- A faceoff results in a scramble-draw. The collapsing winger or defenseman is able to gain possession of the puck.
How can the results by expressed:
- Number of attempted loose-puck recoveries (FACE-OFFS) per-minute played
- Number of successful loose-puck recoveries (FACE-OFFS) per-minute played
- Success-rate when attempting to acquire a loose-puck off of a faceoff.
What this tells us about a player:
- Players who acquire loose-pucks following face-offs are usually the player collapsing in on the face-off. They are often wingers, and they are often among a team's top skaters.
- Players who acquire loose-pucks in the offensive-zone off of face-offs are usually among a team's top offensive contributors.
- To separate the impact of loose-puck recoveries from dump-ins and support plays from those loose-puck recoveries that occur immediately after a faceoff
- To determine how each of the two events impact a team's ability to create offense (shots, goals)
OFFENSIVE-ZONE CYCLE PASSES
*New for 2014
SUB-CATEGORY OF: Offensive-zone pass-attempts
Why separate it from offensive-zone pass-attempts?
- Simply to provide even more detailed data about players' tendencies and strengths. Players who are more successful within this event are far more likely to maintain puck-possession in the offensive-zone. The act of successfully cycling the puck is obviously different than the act of passing to a player in the slot, or making an east/west cross-ice pass in the offensive-zone.
Who has POSSESSION when the event begins:
- Player being tracked
EVENT description:
- Player has possession of the puck in the offensive-zone and attempts to pass the puck to a teammate by passing the puck on the outside of the other teams defensive-box, or sending the puck around the boards.
Possible results:
- Teammate maintains possession following the pass (successful attempt)
- Teammate is unable to maintain possession following the pass (failed attempt)
Note:
- The pass will be tracked as unsuccessful if the teammate does not maintain possession, regardless of whether the pass is on the teammates stick or not. If the pass is on stick of the player receiving the pass, that teammate will be charged with a missed pass, and the original passer will be charged with an unsuccessful pass-attempt. The goal is not to determine fault, it is simply to track the event's result as successful or unsuccessful.
Real-world example:
- A player with possession of the puck attempts a pass to a teammate along the outside of the other team's defensive-box, and/or around the boards.
How can the results by expressed:
- Number of attempted cycle passes to slot per-minute played
- Number of successful cycle passes per-minute played
- Success-rate when attempting a cycle pass
What this tells us about a player:
- Players who successfully cycle the puck in the offensive-zone are often the team's best players along the wall
Other uses:
- This stat will be among those events used to calculate a player's offensive-touch success-rate. The higher a player's o-touch percentage (success-rate), the more often they maintain puck-possession for their team, and consequently; the less often they give the puck away.
- This will also be used in conjunction with assists per-minute numbers to determine the impact of this event on a team's ability to create offense (shots, goals)
OFFENSIVE-ZONE EAST/WEST PASSES
*New for 2014
SUB-CATEGORY OF: Offensive-zone pass-attempts
Why separate it from offensive-zone pass-attempts?
- Simply to provide even more detailed data about players' tendencies and strengths. Players who are more successful within this event are far more likely to maintain puck-possession in the offensive-zone. The act of successfully passing the puck is across the offensive-zone is obviously different than the act of passing to a player in the slot, or cycling the puck down-low.
Who has POSSESSION when the event begins:
- Player being tracked
EVENT description:
- Player has possession of the puck in the offensive-zone and attempts to pass the puck to a teammate by passing the puck east/west across the other team's defensive-box, or from one player stationed at the point to another.
Possible results:
- Teammate maintains possession following the pass (successful attempt)
- Teammate is unable to maintain possession following the pass (failed attempt)
Note:
- The pass will be tracked as unsuccessful if the teammate does not maintain possession, regardless of whether the pass is on the teammates stick or not. If the pass is on stick of the player receiving the pass, that teammate will be charged with a missed pass, and the original passer will be charged with an unsuccessful pass-attempt. The goal is not to determine fault, it is simply to track the event's result as successful or unsuccessful.
Real-world example:
- A player with possession of the puck attempts a pass to a teammate on the other side of the other team's defensive-box, or from point-to-point.
How can the results by expressed:
- Number of attempted east/west passes to slot per-minute played
- Number of successful east/west passes per-minute played
- Success-rate when attempting an east/west pass
What this tells us about a player:
- Players who successfully pass the puck east/west in the offensive-zone are often the team's most creative and confident playmakers
Other uses:
- This stat will be among those events used to calculate a player's offensive-touch success-rate. The higher a player's o-touch percentage (success-rate), the more often they maintain puck-possession for their team, and consequently; the less often they give the puck away.
- This will also be used in conjunction with assists per-minute numbers to determine the impact of this event on a team's ability to create offense (shots, goals)
OFFENSIVE-ZONE PASS FOR A 1-TIMER
*New for 2014
SUB-CATEGORY OF: Offensive-zone pass-attempts
Why separate it from offensive-zone pass-attempts?
- Simply to provide even more detailed data about players' tendencies and strengths. Players who are more successful within this event are far more likely to create scoring-chances in the offensive-zone. The act of successfully passing the puck for a 1-timer is obviously different than the act of cycling the puck down-low.
Who has POSSESSION when the event begins:
- Player being tracked
EVENT description:
- Player has possession of the puck in the offensive-zone and successful passes the puck to a teammate who takes a 1-timer.
Possible results:
- Only successful attempts will be tracked
Note:
- The event will not be used in calculating risk/reward ratings or ratios, as the type of pass will already be tracked as either pass to the slot, east/west pass, other type of pass, or cycle pass.
Real-world example:
- A player with possession of the puck passes to a teammate who attempts a 1-timer.
How can the results by expressed:
- Number of successful passes for 1-timers per-minute played
What this tells us about a player:
- Players who attempt 1-timers in the offensive-zone are often the team's most creative and confident scorers
Other uses:
- This will also be used in conjunction with assists per-minute numbers to determine the impact of this event on a team's ability to create offense (shots, goals)
