Backed by the findings of an original study never before released to the public, Hockey Analytics demonstrates that—whether it is a failed pinch in the offensive zone, a missed rotation in the defensive zone or other blunder—the vast majority of goals are scored when the defense’s positioning is compromised.
It hasn’t respected the complexity of the game…until now. It is simple, actionable and nothing like you’ve seen before. In the fast and fluid game of hockey, time and space drive success. Whether you’re a fan, player or coach, Hockey Analytics will change how you experience hockey. But hockey analytics hasn’t appreciated these two most important factors.
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Behind the Bench: Inside the Minds of Hockey's Greatest Coaches
Dissect some of hockey's greatest moments with the men who set the pieces in motion. They can be branded as heroes, quietly valued as friends, ousted as scapegoats, and everything in between. They are motivators, tough bosses, key strategists, and choreographers. In behind the bench, ken hitchcock, joel quenneville, todd mclellan, espn's craig custance sits down for film sessions and candid conversations with some of the game's most notable modern luminaries—names like Mike Babcock, Dan Bylsma, and Claude Julien—all of whom share their singular views on topics ranging from leadership secrets to on-ice game plans.
It's all in the job description for an NHL head coach.
Hockey Abstract Presents... Stat Shot: The Ultimate Guide to Hockey Analytics
Whether looking for a reference for leading-edge research and hard-to-find statistical data, or for passionate and engaging storytelling, Stat Shot belongs on every serious hockey fan’s bookshelf. Stat shot is a fun and informative guide hockey fans can use to understand and enjoy what analytics says about team building, measuring faceoff success, a player’s junior numbers, recording save percentage, the most one-sided trades in history, and everything you ever wanted to know about shot-based metrics.
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Stat Shot: A Fan’s Guide to Hockey Analytics
Knowledge of the underlying numbers can help fans stretch their enjoyment of the game. Acting as an invaluable supplement to traditional analysis, stat shot: a fan’s guide to hockey Analytics can be used to test the validity of 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’s Baseball Abstract, Rob Vollman has written a timeless reference of the mainstream applications and limitations of hockey analytics.
A fan’s guide to hockey Analytics makes advanced stats simple, practical, and fun. Whether a fan’s guide to hockey analytics is used as a primer for today’s new statistics, or read for its passionate and engaging storytelling, as a reference for leading edge research and hard-to-find statistical data, it belongs on every serious fan’s bookshelf.
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Rob Vollman's Hockey Abstract 2017
Hockey abstract 2017 is not a textbook, nor is it a book about statistics. There are also breakdowns of more topical questions, like why Washington loses in the playoffs, and who won the Weber-Subban trade. Hockey abstract 2017: Making advanced stats simple, practical, and fun for hockey fans. The fourth book in the series, hockey abstract 2017 contains over 300 pages of fresh analysis, including new player usage charts and analysis for all 31 NHL teams -- including the Vegas Golden Knights expansion team.
With every passing season, statistical analysis is playing an ever-increasing role in how the game is played, and how it is covered. While we fans can continue to enjoy the sport without doing any math, knowledge of the underlying numbers can help stretch that enjoyment. Acting as an invaluable supplement to traditional analysis, hockey abstract 2017 is not an annual guide to read once and place on a shelf, Hockey Abstract 2017 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, but a timeless reference of the mainstream applications and limitations of hockey analytics.
It is a book about hockey, that uses statistics. Hockey fans both new and experienced with hockey analytics can use this as a guide to understand and enjoy the statistical perspective on topics such as the impact of rookies, what artificial intelligence and hockey analytics have in common, what makes a power play successful, and who is the NHL's best goalie, shot-blocker, clutch scorer, faceoff specialist, passer, how injuries can be predicted, hitter, why rebuilds fail, penalty-drawer, and value-priced player.
Hockey Plays and Strategies
Veteran coaches ryan walter and mike Johnston share more than 160 plays, systems, and strategies to control the ice and light up the net. In this one-of-a-kind guide, and many more in-game adjustments to keep your opponents on their heels throughout the gamewhether you're an experienced coach or taking the coaching reigns for the first time, key momentum changers, you'll learn these skills: -Puck movement within the neutral zone to set up for attack zone entry and scoring chances on the rush-Capitalizing on all odd-man rush scoring chances and shutting down the opposition's opportunities-Executing lock-down defensive play in all zones to eliminate good scoring chances and shots on goal-More than 25 power play systems for both the one-man and two-man advantage to keep the defense off balance and produce more scoring chances-Penalty kill strategies that will stymie any attack and routinely clear the zone-Controlling the puck and breaking up the opposition's play with aggressive forechecking and backchecking strategies-Controlling the game with top-notch game management tips on line pairings and changes, consistent, Hockey Plays and Strategies will guide smart, and winning play.
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Hockey Plays and Strategies
In hockey plays and strategies, second edition, Mike Johnston and Ryan Walter combine decades of experience to bring you the ultimate guide to control the ice and light up the net. The detailed instruction for specific skills, position responsibilities, techniques, and team player requirements will help you learn optimal execution of the following: • Breakouts • Attack options • Offensive zone strategies • Forechecking systems • Backchecking alignments • Neutral zone forechecking tactics • Power-play breakouts and zone setups • Penalty kill forecheck and zone alignment • Faceoff plays for each zone • Game management strategies To wrap it all up, you’ll even be able to plan for your opponent with tips on scouting the competition and adjusting your game strategy accordingly.
Dominate the competition with hockey’s best-selling playbook. Shk01540 With tactics for all players in each of the various zones, you can prepare players to hit the ice with confidence and dominate their opponents. You’ll also find tips and 10 key strategies for winning face-offs. No matter what level you coach, consistent, Hockey Plays and Strategies will guide smart, and winning play.
Take Your Eye Off the Puck: How to Watch Hockey By Knowing Where to Look
. How does an offense create shooting lanes for its best sniper? when a center breaks through and splits between two defensemen, to the chaos of the goalie’s crease, which defender is to blame? Why does a goalie look like a Hall of Famer one week and a candidate for the minor leagues the next? This guide for sports fans on how to watch and appreciate the game of hockey takes you inside a coach’s mind as he builds a roster or constructs a game plan, and deep into the perpetual chess match between offense and defense.
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The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage
Another player faked cancer, thanks to the Wings’ extravagant bribes to Russian doctors, including a big American car. Ecw press. Shk01540 Another player who wasn’t quite ready to leave yet felt like he was being kidnapped by an unscrupulous agent. This is their story. Take your Eye Off the Puck. When the detroit red wings were rebooting their franchise after more than two decades of relative futility, they knew the best place to find world-class players who could help turn things around more quickly were conscripted servants behind the Iron Curtain.
All they had to do then was make history by drafting them, then figure out how to get them out. The story that unfolded after they were brought together in Detroit by the masterful coach Scotty Bowman is unforgettable. This story includes details never before revealed, and by the man who was there every step of the way – from the day Detroit drafted its first two Soviets in 1989 until they raised the Stanley Cup in 1997, then took it to Moscow for a victory lap around Red Square and the Kremlin.
The russian five did more to bridge Russian and American relations than decades of diplomacy and détente between the White House and the Kremlin.
The Hockey Coaching Bible The Coaching Bible
In addition to on-ice xs and os, furthering your professional development as a coach, you’ll find sage advice for building a program from the ground up, and gaining community and parental support for projecting a positive image and earning the respect of your players and supporters. Take your Eye Off the Puck.
With the hockey coaching Bible, you’ll build your program into a powerhouse. Human kinetics. Mcguire • george gwozdecky • nate Leaman • Mike Eaves Every facet of coaching is covered. Featuring the insights, strategies, the hockey Coaching Bible sets a new standard for those who teach the game, develop the players, and experiences of the sport’s top coaches, and dominate the ice.
Never has there been a more comprehensive coaching resource on the game. You’ll go inside the game with 16 of hockey’s most respected teachers: • joe bertagna • bill cleary • tom anastos • guy Gadowsky • Mike Schafer • Marty Palma • Hal Tearse • Mike Cavanaugh • Jack Parker • Rick Comley • Mark Dennehy • Ben Smith • E.
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Leave No Doubt: A Credo for Chasing Your Dreams
Illuminated by revealing stories about overcoming doubt, "owning pressure, " and making a difference, "Leave No Doubt" is based on a firm belief in everyday commitment and a step by step approach to being "better than good enough. The words originally written for canada’s olympic gold medal hockey team - leave no doubt, every day counts, our determination will define us - inspire an approach to succeeding in life that is relevant to people of all interests and ambitions.
Take your Eye Off the Puck. In this book, against the dramatic backdrop of the Canadian men's gold medal victory in Vancouver, Babcock provides an inspiring roadmap for achieving goals and fulfilling dreams. This is not just a book about hockey but a book about life, rooted in Babcock's "Leave No Doubt" credo.
It provides a compelling framework for excelling in life. Currently head coach for the Detroit Red Wings, he is arguably the best coach in the game today. Written by babcock and his longtime friend Rick Larsen, the credo hung on Team Canada's dressing-room wall during their historic run to Olympic gold. Leave no doubt a Credo for Chasing Your Dreams.