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How Hungry Are You For Advanced Stats?

11/08/2014 at 5:43pm EST

from Stephen Burtch of Sportsnet,

Earlier today I attended the Pittsburgh Hockey Analytics Conference at Carnegie Mellon University, hosted by Andrew Thomas and Sam Ventura – the founders of the analytics website WAR-on-ice.com.

The day touched upon a variety of interesting topics to the NHL and hockey community at large including introductory remarks explaining the history and current state of analytics in hockey, the adoption of analytics by mainstream media, and where we should expect analytics to trend in the future.

Here are five interesting things we can take away from today’s discussion:

1. There is a growing appetite for data driven analysis amongst hockey fans – as attested by the 200-plus people registered for the event, many of whom came in as analytic neophytes. Cross pollination amongst sports will also be helpful for improving methodology, approach, and improving the dialogue between management, coaches, players, and analysts.

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