When evaluating talent, scouts always give a range for a player’s potential such as a generic go to saying like “top 6” upside. However, that was not good enough for me and I always believed there is value in the numbers. Therefore, to evaluate draft eligible CHL forwards, I created a point prediction model called … Continue reading APPLYING THE NHLP FORMULA: TOP 3 OVERALL PICKS
Last April, I presented a statistical model (NHLP) which helps predict the future NHL potential for first year draft eligible CHL forwards. The factors used as predictors were points-per-game and age (though age was only found to be a predictor for power play scoring). To improve upon the predictive power of the model another factor … Continue reading NHL POINT PREDICTION MODEL FOR CHL FORWARDS
For the 2015 draft, I looked at what factors were strong predictors for future NHL point potential in regards to first year draft eligible CHL forwards. Through my research, I created a career NHL season point prediction model (nicknamed NHLP for short). The research found that points-per-game was a moderately strong predictor for both power … Continue reading HEAVY LIFTING
When it comes to defenseman, there are many different tandems to choose from and different methodologies in determining which players would be a good fit together. Mike Babcock, who is widely considered the best coach in the NHL, believes strongly that the best option is for a defenseman to play on their strong side (left … Continue reading EDMONTON OILERS 2015-2016 PROJECTED LINEUP: THE DEFENSE
While the predominate focus of my blog is the analysis of prospects and the NHL draft there are times when I will veer off into more Oilers based posts. This is one of those times as we look at my predictions for the Edmonton Oilers 2015-2016 starting line-up. First off the men between the pipes: … Continue reading EDMONTON OILERS 2015-2016 PROJECTED LINEUP: THE GOALIES
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