Marleau & Nieto Unfairly Criticized Andrew Bensch | November 21, 2014 Marleau Is Still the Man While it would be naïve to think any NHL team completely ignores analytics and sample size limitations, sometimes it seems like many in the business…
2014 Start of Season Statistical Outliers Joshua Weissbock | November 20, 2014 As teams approach the 20-game mark we are at an interesting point in the season from an analytics point of view. We start to have a solid idea of what…
Is Matt Frattin Worth a Gamble? Dustin Nelson | November 19, 2014 The Toronto Maple Leafs put winger Matt Frattin on waivers Wednesday, presumably with the intention of sending him to AHL Toronto. The soon-to-be 27-year-old forward has had his share of…
First 20: Anaheim Ducks’ Top 5 Performers So Far Felix Sicard | November 19, 2014 Every 20 games this season, THW will be ranking five players that had the greatest impact on the Anaheim Ducks in that chunk of regular season, which should give observers…
Lack Of Options Made Fleury Contract Best Option Dustin Nelson | November 10, 2014 Marc-Andre Fleury signed a four-year contract extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins last week with an AAV of $5.75 million. Fleury’s deal got a lot of criticism because of its length…
The Key to Sustained Success for the Red Wings’ Powerplay Prashanth Iyer | November 9, 2014 Over the past six games, the Detroit Red Wings finally got their powerplay going, scoring seven goals in their past 25 chances (28.0%) and have seen their overall powerplay% (PP%)…
PDO: A Key Fantasy Indicator Ryan Pike | November 6, 2014 Advanced statistics in hockey are hot right now, and one of the key applications of these statistics can be in the realm of fantasy hockey. That is, if you know…
Better Know a Statistic: Corsi & Fenwick Jeff Herman | November 4, 2014 In this series, we will look at advanced hockey statistics and try to answer two questions: What is it?, and Why should I care about it? I will try to…
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…
