Cody Reiff
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Cody is a contributor to The Hockey Writers covering hockey analytics and advanced statistics. He uses data in an attempt to answer, explain, or argue various hockey related issues. Cody previously played college hockey for Indiana University of the ACHA, and has completed two internships in the Florida Panthers analytics department.
Author's Posts
Projecting Playoffs Using Analytics
December 16th, 2016 As the 2016-17 NHL season inches closer to the halfway mark, let's take an early look forward at the potential playoff picture. The advanced metrics CF% and PDO have become mainstream in hockey analytics when looking at team performance, and for good reason. As I have discussed previously, using both of these metrics together can...
November Analytics: Blue Jackets Are No Surprise
December 1st, 2016 With the changing of the calendar to December, many might be surprised to see the Columbus Blue Jackets sitting atop the Eastern Conference wild card standings. The Jackets were seventh in their division and 26th in the NHL in points at the end of October, but are now amongst the top 10 in the league. For those who were paying attention...
No, NHL Players Aren't Manipulating Advanced Stats
November 17th, 2016 The rise of the analytics age in hockey has caused a stir over the use of new metrics in explaining player and team performance, drafting, as well as acquisitions via trades and free agents. Now, the latest claim reported by USA Today is players may be manipulating advances statistics to boost their leverage when negotiating...
HockeyTech Is Revolutionizing Analytics
November 7th, 2016 Analytics and advanced statistics have swept across the NHL over the past several years, but we’ve only begun to scratch its surface. HockeyTech CEO and founder Stu Siegel has experienced the growing phase first hand, and knows well there is work left to be done. Siegel was a managing partner/owner of the Florida Panthers from...
October Analytics: Who's Ready for Lift-Off?
November 1st, 2016 At the end of each month, I will be releasing an analytics report recapping the month and season thus far through the lens of advanced statistics. Each edition will contain updated power rankings, a look at each team's PDO and CF% by division, which team is most likely to regress, and which is most likely to rebound. Let's take a...
Marchessault Showing the Power of Analytics
October 27th, 2016 We're only a few games into the 2016-2017 season, but Jon Marchessault has already shown why he was targeted by the Florida Panthers this offseason - he's an analytics darling. Marchessault posted a modest 18 points in 45 games last season for the Lightning, along with just one assist in Tampa Bay's five playoff games. Despite not...
