Is Pavelec’s Recent Success Sustainable? Joshua Weissbock | November 4, 2014 Ondrej Pavelec is a name that makes many Winnipeg Jets’ fans cringe; he’s the starting goaltender despite a large amount of evidence that he performs worse than many backups. Over…
Everything You Think You Know About Hockey Is Wrong James Tanner | November 3, 2014 Analytics, or advanced stats, are here to stay. Though it may seem like a fad due to their explosion into the mainstream over the last year, the fact is, the…
Corsi Close: Does Puck Possession Equal Points? Ryan Pike | October 30, 2014 Advanced statistics have been lauded for their potential for having predictive value. Much as baseball’s shift towards a reliance on on-base percentage – as teams that are full of players…
The Illusion of Effort J.D. Burke | October 28, 2014 The NHL is a league of have and have nots. Some teams haven’t the financial capacity to keep up with their competitors in the annual free agency drive. This can…
Henrik the Great – Does Zetterberg Belong in the Hall of Fame? Prashanth Iyer | October 25, 2014 In December of 1999, Hockey’s Future noted that Henrik Zetterberg was a young prospect with “tremendous balance and agility” but that his size was the primary concern. They noted that…
Is There Hope for the Edmonton Oilers? Dustin Nelson | October 22, 2014 Edmonton grabbed their first win of the season Monday night over a very good Tampa Bay Lightning team, leaving the Carolina Hurricanes as the only team in the NHL who…
The World’s Not Ending Yet, Avs Fans J.D. Burke | October 13, 2014 Many were quick to write off the Colorado Avalanche’s season before the puck had so much as dropped on it. Count myself among them. Reactions varied, but were generally drawn…
The Evolution of Hockey: Enforcers to Analytics Marinna Marotta | October 9, 2014 Last night the 2014-2015 NHL season opened and we were graced with hockey’s presence for the first time in 116 days – or since Friday the 13th (no, preseason doesn’t…
The Defense of Kyle Brodziak Dustin Nelson | October 5, 2014 Everybody has a role. Sometimes that role changes rapidly and the shift of expectations doesn’t follow quite as quickly. The Wild’s Kyle Brodziak has spent large parts of the last two season…
Projecting Cody Almond’s Offensive Output For The Minnesota Wild The Hockey Writers | September 22, 2014 #135323674 / gettyimages.com Chuck Fletcher’s decision this Summer to bring Cody Almond back from his “exile” in Switzerland has, understandably, not garnered all that much attention. Since being drafted…
Social Media and Informative Guide to Advanced Hockey Stats J.D. Burke | August 25, 2014 The so-called “Summer of Fancy Stats” is real, and The Hockey Writers have been every bit as present in its berth as other websites. From both sides of the ledger,…
Analyze This! The Winnipeg Jets Need To Look At Analytics Differently Jeremy Wiebe | August 25, 2014 The theme for this NHL offseason has been analytics or advanced stats. Many teams have started to add an analytics department to their organizations in order to get the most…
