Take Hockey Abstract 2014 Drafted By Rob Vollman File Pamphlet

good explanation, using NHL examples, of the basics of hockey analytics, This edition builds on what was covered in theedition, including discussing where and why their predictions for theseason went wrong.
I'll definitely be rereading this to help all the concepts sink in, In the inaugural edition it was written that "statistical analysis is coming to hockey in a wave very similar to the one that hit baseball years ago," and guess what That wave is here!

With every passing season, there's another explosion of new analysts, new websites, new perspectives, and new developments.
Nontraditional statistics are being used in TV and radio broadcasts, front offices are hiring statistical analysts, and newspapers and magazines are including whole new sets of data.
It used to be that front offices, agencies, and media outlets would use analytics to get an edge, but now it's being used to avoid falling behind.
Soon, venturing forward without an analytics team will be like venturing forward without trainers, or equipment managers.


While we fans can certainly continue to enjoy the sport without analytics and equipment managers, knowledge of the underlying numbers can help stretch that enjoyment.
Acting as an invaluable supplement to traditional analysis, modern statistics can be used to test the validity of the conventional wisdom, and to gain insight into what teams are doing behind the scenes or maybe what they should be doing!

Inspired by Bill James' Baseball Abstract, Hockey Abstract is not an annual guide to read once and place on a shelf, but a timeless reference of the mainstream applications and limitations of hockey analytics.


More than just an update, thisedition isbigger and better, and includes heavyweight coauthors Tom Awad and Iain Fyffe.
The Hall of Fame, what makes good players good, teamlevel player usage chart interpretations, shot quality, score effects, the value of enforcers, a deep look at goaltending, and a hunt for the game's best at scoring goals, drawing penalties, killing penalties and working the power play are all among this year's topics.


Whether you use Hockey Abstract as a primer for today's new statistics, as a reference for leading edge research and hardtofind statistical data, or whether you read it for its passionate and engaging storytelling, Hockey Abstractbelongs on every serious hockey fan's bookshelf.
As you'd expect, how interesting it is varies from section to section, but I'll get thefor sure!
I bought the pdf and was annoyed it wasn't available for Kindle, but the pdf is actually formatted so well I have zero complaints as that goes.
Rob Vollman is an author, speaker, consultant, and long time pioneer in the field of hockey analytics.
His popular innovations have helped win Stanley Cups and Gold medals, and have shaped the way that teams are built, and the game is covered.
A former member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association, Rob was first published in the Fallissue of the Hockey Research Journal.
He has since co authored all six Hockey Prospectus books, two McKeens magazines, and has authored five books in his own Bill James inspired Hockey Abstract series, including the highly popularbook, Stat Shot.
While modern advanced statistical hockey analysis stands on a mountain of complexity, Robs work is best known for being expressed in clear, focused, Rob Vollman is an author, speaker, consultant, and long time pioneer in the field of hockey analytics.
His popular innovations have helped win Stanley Cups and Gold medals, and have shaped the way that teams are built, and the game is covered.
A former member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association, Rob was first published in the Fallissue of the Hockey Research Journal.
He has since co authored all six Hockey Prospectus books, two McKeen's magazines, and has authored five books in his own Bill James inspired Hockey Abstract series, including the highly popularbook, Stat Shot.
While modern advanced statistical hockey analysis stands on a mountain of complexity, Rob's work is best known for being expressed in clear, focused, and applicable terms, often presented in a humourous and entertaining way.
Whether you're arguing about the worst trades in history or which team improved most in the off season, Rob's objective approach will add clear, cold facts to the discussion in a style that is undeniably engagingand convincing!Rob's most popular innovations include player usage charts, quality starts and home plate save percentage for goaltenders, goals versus salary GVS to measure a player's cap value, the team luck index, his history based projection systems, coaching metrics, the setup passes statistic, and advances in the field of NHL translations and league equivalencies NHLe to understand how well players coming from other leagues will perform.
In, Rob organized a grassroots hockey analytics conference in Calgary as a platform for the field's latest innovations, starting a movement that has since spread to eight other cities, including annual events in Ottawa, Rochester, and Vancouver.
Rob's work can be found every week on NHL, com and ESPN Insider, where he has been featured since theseason, In all, Rob has writtencolumns for a variety of hockey websites, and has been featured in

the Hockey News, the Globe and Mail, the Washington Post, Forbes, and Rolling Stone.
Since his first guest appearances on Nashville Predators radio in the summer ofand throughout the subsequent season, Rob has made overappearances ondifferent radio programs, TV shows and podcasts inNHL cities, including most notably NHL Game Day, Hockey Night in Canada radio, Sportsnet's Hockey Central andTrade Deadline coverage, Boston Bruins NESN television, TSN's That's Hockey, ESPN's Sportscenter and Hockey Today, CBC Radio, and Wharton Business Radio.
Based in Calgary, Rob is one of the field's most trusted and entertaining voices, and has helped bring what was once a niche hobby into the mainstream.
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