Latest Data Punk Hockey Posts
29
Oct
Curated NHL Data for Learning Hockey Analytics
5 min read
26
Oct
Module 4: Overview of Data Types
This is the fourth module in an introductory course in hockey analytics, focusing on data types.
6 min read
24
Oct
A Spotlight on Ivan Demidov
This is a follow-on post to our NHLe focus, where we spotlight Ivan Demidov and what his NHLe says about his potential in the NHL.
2 min read
22
Oct
Spotlight on Michael Misa
This post highlights Michael Misa, who is another fresh face in the NHL -- having been drafted #2 in the Draft 25.
2 min read
20
Oct
Spotlight on Matthew Schaefer
This article is a spotlight on Matthew Schaefer, a new entrant into the NHL and one of the top incoming prospects in the 2025 Draft.
2 min read
19
Oct
Young Guns and the NHLe: Ya Feeling Lucky?
This post explores the NHLe metric, an equivalency metric that translates the statistics of an incoming NHL prospect into an NHL-conversant stat. But does it fully represent what a prospect has to give?
6 min read
19
Oct
Module 3: An Overview of Hockey Scoring & Statistics
This is the third lesson in an introductory series on hockey analytics. In this module, we'll explore the different types of hockey statistics and where they come from in the game.
5 min read
18
Oct
Testing the Metric: Does Balance Really Matter?
In this follow-on post, we continue to explore whether 'balance' represents a good way to summarize a team's performance -- and can it be used to gauge future performance.
1 min read
16
Oct
From Static Stats to Living Dashboards
This is a follow-on post from our weekly newsletter featuring the Team Balance Index (TBI) and how we built a Power BI dashboard to put it to the test.
1 min read
14
Oct
Composite Metrics: Direction, Not Destination
This is a follow-on post to our weekly newsletter on the Team Balance Index (TBI), a novelty metric we're testing to see if it can be used as a directional summary metric.
1 min read