Senators Stuck With Colin Greening Dustin Nelson | December 11, 2014 With a change at head coach happening on Monday, the Ottawa Senators have stated that they’re hoping that new head coach Dave Cameron will be given the opportunity to take…
Re-evaluating Open Corsi Joshua Weissbock | December 9, 2014 During the Summer of Analytics, when many of the teams were hiring bloggers, the Hockey Analytics field was hurt with the loss of great minds as well as their removing…
Hockey Glossary 601- 17 Terms to Know Andrew Bensch | December 8, 2014 Do you want to sound like an expert to impress the hockey fan in your life? Well, here at The Hockey Writers, we have you covered. Learning just a few…
Predators Resurgence Rooted in Their Blue Line J.D. Burke | December 7, 2014 Adjusting to life after Ryan Suter was never going to be an easy task in Nashville. It certainly wouldn’t happen overnight and for the Nashville Predators it’s been a trying…
Monte Carlo Predictions: Metro Division Joshua Weissbock | December 7, 2014 In the final portion of reviewing the Monte Carlo results from the four divisions it’s time we focus on the NHL’s favourite: the Metro Division. As a reminder we use…
Why Won’t the Penguins Shoot the Puck? Brady Smith | December 6, 2014 You win hockey games by scoring the puck; you score the puck by shooting it into the opposition’s net. As straight forward as that seems, it’s becoming a problem for…
Penguins Get More Than Meets the Eye in Rob Klinkhammer Dustin Nelson | December 5, 2014 Today we saw one of those trades that on the surface can seem minor. The Pittsburgh Penguins traded 23-year-old defenseman Philip Samuelsson to the Arizona Coyotes — the team his…
Islanders: Contenders or Pretenders? (An Analytical Approach) Pete Judge | December 5, 2014 Every season at least one team that spent the prior year in the league’s basement gets off to a hot start and shocks the world. As the encore to their Cinderella…
Monte Carlo Predictions: Atlantic Division Joshua Weissbock | December 4, 2014 In my last two articles I used a Monte Carlo algorithm to make predictions on how the Pacific and Central Division will look at the end of the season. This…
Monte Carlo Predictions: Central Division Joshua Weissbock | December 4, 2014 In my last article I used a Monte Carlo algorithm to try and predict how the standings within the Pacific Division will likely look at the end of the season.…
Slumping Penalty Kill – Should the Red Wings be Worried? Prashanth Iyer | December 2, 2014 After starting the regular season a perfect 25 for 25 on the penalty kill, the Detroit Red Wings have slowed down, allowing 12 powerplay goals on their next 61 penalty…
Monte Carlo Predictions: Pacific Division Joshua Weissbock | December 2, 2014 Monte Carlo algorithms are one of my favourite methods for analyzing hockey. I’ve used them previously for my work on this site when we analyze Ondrej Pavelec. A Monte Carlo…
