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• 2012 NHL DRAFT: Defensive-zone Risk/reward and Ratio

  

  I use video to track each event a player engages in. This allows us to quantify their play within each zone. These graphs are visual representations of each... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2012 OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS

• NHL DRAFT: Success-rates When Attempting to Acquire Or Remove Possession from th...

  

  Quantifying players' performances in a defensive-situationThis is the seventh in a series of graphs focusing on some of the 2012 NHL Draft-eligible prospects. Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2012 OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS

• NHL DRAFT: Success-rates When Attempting to Maintain Puck-possession

  

  Quantifying players' performance when in possession of the puckThis is the sixth in a series of graphs focusing on some of the 2012 NHL Draft-eligible prospects. Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2012 OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS

• 2012 NHL DRAFT: Offensive-zone Risk/reward Ratings and Ratios

  

  Quantifying players' performance in the offensive-zoneThis is the fifth in a series of graphs focusing on some of the 2012 NHL Draft-eligible prospects. Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2012 SPORTS

• 2012 NHL DRAFT: Even-strength Risk/reward Ratings

  

  Quantifying players' performancesThis is the fourth in a series of graphs focusing on some of the 2012 NHL Draft-eligible prospects I had the pleasure of viewin... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2012 SPORTS

• 2012 NHL DRAFT: Even-strength Grades

  

  Quantifying players' performancesThis is the third in a series of graphs focusing on some of the 2012 NHL Draft-eligible prospects I had the pleasure of... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2012 SPORTS

• 2012 NHL DRAFT: Events Per-minute Played

  

  Quantifying players' involvement in the playThis is the second in a series of graphs focusing on some of the 2012 NHL Draft-eligible prospects I had the pleasur... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2012 SPORTS

• 2012 NHL DRAFT: Percentage of Events Per-zone

  

  This is the first in a series of graphs focusing on some of the 2012 NHL Draft-eligible prospects I had the pleasure of viewing multiple times. Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2012 SPORTS

• HABS: Erik Cole Game by Game

  

  Tracking players risk/reward rating during each game allows us to track their play over the course of an entire season. By plotting each game along a graph, we... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2012 SPORTS

• HABS: David Desharnais Game by Game

  

  Tracking players risk/reward rating during each game allows us to track their play over the course of an entire season. By plotting each game along a graph, we... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2012 SPORTS

• HABS: Max Pacioretty Game by Game

  

  Tracking players risk/reward rating during each game allows us to track their play over the course of an entire season. By plotting each game along a graph, we... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2012 SPORTS

• HABS: Defensive-zone Ratios for Each Individual Player

  

  Ratios are basic expressions of how well players perform. It is simply a measurement of how many successful puck-possession plays a player makes for every 1... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2012 SPORTS

• HABS: Individual Player Offensive-zone Ratios

  

  Ratios are basic expressions of how well players perform. It is simply a measurement of how many successful puck-possession plays a player makes for every 1... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2012 SPORTS

• NHL Draft: One-game Scouting Report for Jacob Trouba

  Jacob Trouba is a 6'2", 197 lbs right-handed defensemen. He spent this past season playing for the US Under-18 team. Trouba was the only 94-born player on the U... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2012 SPORTS

• HABS: Player Success-rates Moving Puck Safely Out of the Defensive-zone

  

  I have tracked every puck-possession play by every Montreal Canadiens player this season; a total of 87,402 events. A player's abilities to clear the puck out o... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2012 SPORTS

• HABS: Success-rates Creating Turnovers in Offensive-zone

  

  The goal of any forchecking player is to acquire or remove puck-possession from the opposition. Offensive-zone takeaways create offensive-zone pressure. Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2012 SPORTS

• HABS: Neutral-zone Success-rates While Defending

  

  The eventual goal of any defending player in the neutral-zone is to remove or regain puck-possession. Creating neutral-zone turnovers is a huge part of every NH... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2012 SPORTS

• Habs: Neutral-zone Success-rates

  

  I have tracked every puck-possession play by every Montreal Canadiens player this season; a total of 87,402 events. A hockey-game is often won or lost in the... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2012 SPORTS

• 2012 NHL DRAFT: One-game Report for Cody Ceci

  Cody Ceci is a 6'3" 209 lbs right-handed defensemen playing for the Ottawa 67's in the Ontario Hockey League. Ceci is a strong skater, despite an unusual skatin... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2012 SPORTS

• 2012 NHL DRAFT: One-game Scouting Report for Jacob Trouba (WJHC)

  Jacob Trouba is a 6'2", 197 lbs right-handed defensemen. He spent this season playing for the US U-18 team. Trouba was the only 94-born player on the US World... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 SPORTS