Category Archives: NHL Hockey

Blackhawks vs. Heat: Which Streak is More Unlikely?

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

William Marks As of this writing, the Miami Heat have won 22 consecutive games. Meanwhile over in the NHL, from January 19th through March 6th, the Chicago Blackhawks earned at least one point in 24 consecutive games. While the Heat’s … Continue reading →

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The 2012 World Series Effect: Is it better to enter a playoff series coming off a sweep or a seven-game win?

Posted on November 16, 2012 by

By Harry Chiel Every so often, a playoff series in the NHL, MLB, or NBA will be fought between a team that has just come off of a sweep and a team that has barely survived a competitive 7-game series. … Continue reading →

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Movin’ Out: Evaluating Islanders’ Fandom in Brooklyn

Posted on October 25, 2012 by

By Scott Sherman The big news out of the National Hockey League this afternoon was not an end to the ongoing lockout, but instead surrounded the surprising announcement that the New York Islanders would move to Brooklyn in 2015. Future … Continue reading →

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NHL Team Spending and the Exchange Rate

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

by Ben Blatt Based on an idea that was discussed at last week’s HSAC meeting, I decided to do a short investigation to see how the exchange rate of the US dollar versus the Canadian dollar impacts team spending in … Continue reading →

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A History of Pro Sports Divisional Parity

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

By Daniel Granoff Two thirds of the way into the NHL season, the Los Angeles Kings are in last place in their division, on the outside of the playoff picture looking in. They were darlings of the preseason rankings and … Continue reading →

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Do All-Star Games Predict Finals Winners? (Or, Another Reason not to Watch the Pro Bowl)

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

By David Roher Twitter follower Blake Barfield asked us last night if there was any correlation between the conference winner of the Pro Bowl and that of the Super Bowl. I decided to tackle this question for the NFL and … Continue reading →

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Where Every Team Is Above Average: Home-Field Advantage and its Effects on Revenue

Posted on March 7, 2010 by

By David Roher Had an incredible time at the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference yesterday. I got to tell so many people how long I’d been reading their books and blogs, or how important they were to my becoming interested in … Continue reading →

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Getting Down to Business: Part 2

Posted on March 5, 2010 by

By Jake Fisher In the first installment of this series, I looked at team values provided by Forbes. According to regression analysis, team value is a function of team revenue. I also looked at the correlation between a team’s winning … Continue reading →

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Getting Down to Business: Part 1

Posted on February 28, 2010 by

By Jake Fisher As the title suggests, this multi-part series of posts will take a step off the field and into the front office. The goal of the series is to examine some of the intricacies of the sports industry. … Continue reading →

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HSAC To Appear in Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports

Posted on February 23, 2010 by

A paper written by HSAC has been accepted into the Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports! This will be the second paper HSAC has published in JQAS. HSAC’s first appearance in the journal came in 2007, when the club looked … Continue reading →

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