Category: Blueprints
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Capturing Playing Styles & Contributions in the Modern NHL
How we built a model that blends publicly available hockey analytics data to obtain eye-test-sturdy playing styles and contributions in the form of standings points
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Defining Physicality and Skaters’ Ability To Play Through It
Showcasing players’ willingness to engage in high-contact areas and succeed when pressured, along with how it correlates to team success and player development
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Using Calculus to Quantify Consistency in the NHL
Defining a new way to measure player consistency from game-to-game through integral calculus and decayed averages
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Merging Shot Data and Measuring Player Importance to Team’s Offensive Flow
How we built an algorithm that generates datasets blending together traditional and modern shot data. Along with a deep-dive into the insights they provide when it comes to evaluating offensive flow and player roles in passing systems.