Andrew Wilson
Andrew graduated from the University of Nevada with a Bachelors Degree in Community Health Sciences. Growing up in Nevada, he played soccer up through college but his passion has always been hockey.
Author's Posts
Cooking With Corsi: A Stanley Cup Recipe
December 14th, 2014 "Do advanced stats Lead to Playoff Success?" This is the question that so many people love to argue about. Regardless of your opinion on the advanced stats "revolution" odds are your opinion is correct in some way. The reason is because statistics such as Corsi, Fenwick and PDO have both predicted successful teams and mistakenly...
Thornton Declining? Say it Ain't So Joe
December 11th, 2014 No Longer Jumbo? It happens to everyone at some point in their career. Typically around age 30 NHL players begin to decline offensively according to statistics. Joe Thornton is currently on pace for his first under 70 point season in over a decade. Excluding the lockout shortened season in 2013, Joe Thornton has consistently been...
Making Las Vegas a Success: A Local's Perspective
December 10th, 2014 Attention Gary Bettman and Bill Foley Commissioner Gary Bettman and potential owner Bill Foley I hope you are reading this. My name is Andrew Wilson and I was born and raised in Reno, Nevada. I'm addressing this message directly to those interested in expanding the NHL to Las Vegas because as a fan of the game and as a Nevada resident...
Sharks Showing Signs of Life
December 6th, 2014 So far the Sharks are undefeated with Mike Brown in the lineup this season. A Long Road Ahead After the Sharks lost 2-0 to the Calgary Flames before Thanksgiving it looked as if the team was ready to crack under the pressure. Todd McLellan being fired was all over the news while no player could escape their own faults so far this...
The Motive to Fire Todd McLellan
November 27th, 2014 By no means am I trying to offer my opinion on this topic but instead giving some insight on what could be both beneficial for the Sharks and McLellan if he is asked to leave San Jose. At the same time I want to address how this decision could go wrong in a hurry. Colleague Andrew Bensch has his own thoughts on the current usage of the...
Are the Sharks a Playoff Team?
November 25th, 2014 As we near the end of November this is going to be the question that many Sharks fans begin to ask themselves if things do not begin to turn around soon. While San Jose is clinging to the eight spot in the Western Conference they still have the advantage of playing more games than any other team in the NHL. Recent roster moves have only...
