Blog History: NHL Economics, Draft, and Stats

Below are some of my blog posts from the last few years sorted by subject.

NHL Contract Analytics

• Predicting NHL 2018 Free Agent Outcomes
• NHL Players With Declining PTS/GP After Signing Long Term Contracts
• Buying NHL Goals
• Buying NHL Corsi
• Buying NHL Face-off Wins
• Expected NHL Free Agent Salary Based on Ice Time

NHL Economics

• Marian Hossa Cap Recapture Circumvention Theory
• Are The Carolina Hurricanes Moving To Texas?
• NHL Trade Deadline Rental For Draft Pick Success Rate
• Have NHL Teams Committed Insurance Fraud?
• Using Public Money For NHL Arena Construction
• Should The Red Wings Renew Ken Holland?
• NHL Waiver Wire All-stars (2005-2016)
• Jaromir Jagr Trade Tree
• 2018 Canadian Men's Olympic Hockey Team and NHL Waiver Wire
• The Inevitable Demise of the Phoenix Coyotes

NHL Statistics

• Flaw in Shot Suppression Statisitc
• Does Shot Differential Matter?
• How Predictive is Corsi?
• What's Wrong With Corsi?
• Over-Estimating Value of Corsi
• 10 New Statistics For The NHL

NHL Draft Analytics

• NHL Draft Pick Value
• Should NHL 1st Round Picks Go To NCAA?
• Prospects Who Increased Value Most Following World Junior Tournament
• NHL Draft: Where Success Equals Failure
• Probability of Getting a Top 4 Defenseman or Top 6 Forward in the NHL Draft
• Top 10 Picks: Forwards Vs Defensemen
• Why Teams Should Maximize Draft Picks Entry Level Slide
• Probability of Draft Picks Being Ranked in The Hockey News Future Watch
• Predicting 2018 NHL Future Watch Rankings
• Does Prospect Improvement Rate Indicate Greater Probability Of Pro Success?
• "The Russian Factor"
• General Manager Draft Ranks
• Ottawa Senators Draft Success
• Drafting Stanley Cup Champions (2004-2016)
• 10 NHL Draft Day Pick Trades That Backfired (2006-2016)
• Expected Future Value of The Hockey News NHL Future Watch Prospects
• The Road From ECHL to NHL
• How Patrick Roy Killed Quebec's Status As Goaltending Factory

Best/Worst Lists

• Best Bargain Contracts Given to Top Pairing Defensemen (2005-2017)
• Worst Trade Deadline Flops in Salary Cap Era
• Worst Contracts Traded For Good Value (2005-2017)
• Worst UFA Contracts Given Out July 1st (2006-2018)
• UFA Contracts That Got Bad Right Away (2005-2018)
• Best 1 Year Contracts Traded Before Deadline
• Best/Worst Goalie Contracts in the Salary Cap Era
• Trade Deadline Deals Leading To Stanley Cup Wins (2006-2017)
• Worst Contracts Signed After Winning Stanley Cup (since 2005)
• Contracts (2005-2018): Most Games Played Without a Playoff Game
• Best/Worst Multi-year Contracts Given to Players Age 35 or Older
• Best/Worst Contracts Coming Off Entry Level
• Best/Worst 1 Year Contracts (2005-2017)
• Best/Worst Goon Contracts in Salary Cap era (2005-2017)