from Scott Cullen of TSN,

Rob Vollman, author of Hockey Abstract, was the driving force behind the event. And it fits, as Vollman's Hockey Abstract is all about using objective analysis to evaluate players and teams.

With a variety of speakers bringing different experiences, there was something for everyone who might be interested in hockey analytics - from those just wading into the pool and wanting to learn more, to hard-core programmers considering new and different ways of manipulating data.

That all said, I got to attend and take a few notes:

OPEN DISCUSSION
Bruce McCurdy, Cult of Hockey Blog, Edmonton Journal
What's it about? With the Summer of Analytics taking away some of the most valued resources in the analytics community, including the Extra Skater web site and the work of Tyler Dellow (@mc79hockey), the discussion was about what comes next? Who is ready to step into the void?

Takeaways:
- During McCurdy's discussion, Rob Vollman insisted that there is still plenty of great content, but it may require going to more than five or six core sites.

- The big question: Who is going to have the site that welcomes in a broader audience?

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