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History of Statistical Analysis in Hockey Rob Vollman, Hockey Abstract D.C. Hockey Analytics Conference Georgetown University of Continuing Studies April 11, 2015
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National Hockey League 1940s: Allan Roth meets Dick Irvin 1950s: Lloyd Percival in Detroit 1963-64: Stats Split by Manpower Situation 1967-68: Plus/Minus and Shooting Pct% 1970s: Influence of Summit Series, WHA 1977: Captain Video Roger Neilson 1983-84: Save Percentage 1997-98: Ice Time and RTSS 2014-15: NHL.com's Enhanced Stats
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On the Internet 2001: Iain Fyffe's Puckerings 2004: Alan Ryder's Hockey Analytics 2007: The Oilogosphere 2009: Hockey Prospectus & SB Nation 2014: The Summer of Analytics
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Ryder's 10 Laws of Hockey Analytics (2008) Winning is what matters Goals are the only factors that affect winning Goals are random events Winning has a nearly linear relationship to goal differential Sample size matters Expect mean reversion Respect the data It's a team sport Puck possession matters Context matters
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The Future Use of analytics in development leagues Expanding team analytics departments RFID Chip and Sportvision technology Fans: More books, conferences, coverage
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