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Stats Corner: Big Soccer Powers Against Little Minnows

Stats Corner: Big Soccer Powers Against Little Minnows

Jul. 16 | One comment that caught my eye this past World Cup was the theory that Italy isn’t as consistent as Germany because the Azzurri seem to lose to “smaller” teams on a more regular basis. I’m sure there’s more to it than just...

STATS CORNER: TOP NHL GOALIES IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS

STATS CORNER: TOP NHL GOALIES IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS

Jul. 1 | By Chris Boersma So, here is a compilation of all the saves/goals/shots etc. each goalie faced over the last 5 years (inc. playoffs). I may be missing some games, but there is a lot of data here. The “Cred” column is just adjusting the shot...

DINO CICCARELLI AND THE HHOF

DINO CICCARELLI AND THE HHOF

Jun. 16 | Ok. How to properly rationalize if Dino Ciccareli belongs in the Hockey Hall of Fame – or as it’s known to me, the Hockey Hall of Mediocrity? Or the Hall of Do your time ,be consistent and you’re in. I think I just made the case for...

STATS CORNER: HAWKS AND FLYERS

STATS CORNER: HAWKS AND FLYERS

Jun. 1 | By Chris Boersma   CHI   PHI # G EG S%   G EG SV% Game 1: 6 3.2 83.9 5 3.1 81.3 Game 2: 2 2.3 96.4 1 2.8 91.3 Series [2-0] 8 5.5 89.8 6 5.9 85.5 Philadelphia is doing a lot better than I would have anticipated....

STATS CORNER: WORLD CUP AND THE RELIABILITY FACTOR OF THE BIG FOUR

STATS CORNER: WORLD CUP AND THE RELIABILITY FACTOR OF THE BIG FOUR

May. 30 | I heard a conversation about the World Cup on ESPN radio earlier today. It was mostly centered around the U.S. team and their chances against England, Slovenia and Algeria but eventually led to the inevitable “who do you think” will win question....

STATS CORNER: HOW IS THE CLASS OF 2003 NHL DRAFT DOING?

STATS CORNER: HOW IS THE CLASS OF 2003 NHL DRAFT DOING?

Mar. 11 | By Alex, The 2003 NHL draft was a deep one so I wanted to see how selected 1st round forwards were doing. Without further a-doo-adoo: Where they were drafted in brackets with their current teams. Stats right up to March 10, 2010. 2) Eric Staal –...

STATS CORNER: OLYMPIC MEDAL COUNT TOTALS SINCE 1992

STATS CORNER: OLYMPIC MEDAL COUNT TOTALS SINCE 1992

Feb. 15 | By Alex With the Olympic games in full gear let’s have a look at some statistics. First, I wanted to have a look at the medal count since Albertville, 1992 for selected countries. - Germany has amassed 144 total medals – more than any country...

STATS CORNER: PRICE AND HALAK COMPARED

STATS CORNER: PRICE AND HALAK COMPARED

Feb. 13 | By Chris Boersma Two years ago, in response to an e-mail from someone at Faceoff-Factor about M-A Fleury’s poor start, I stated that: There are very few 19-22 year old goal tenders (or players for that matter) in the league. For the most part players...

Stats Corner: Competitive Balance For Basketball, Soccer And Hockey

Stats Corner: Competitive Balance For Basketball, Soccer And Hockey

Jan. 6 | Ever wonder how what the percentage of countries who win international tournaments is relative to the number of members in a particular federation? Though not. Too bad. I’m still gonna write about it. Specifically, I was interested in how many countries...

Stats Corner: Forgotten Stampeders Were Perfect In 1948

Stats Corner: Forgotten Stampeders Were Perfect In 1948

Sep. 22 | A couple of years back, the New England Patriots came within whiskers of becoming the second team in NFL history to go undefeated after the ’72 Miami Dolphins. The Pats from Boston had to settle for going 18-1 with their only loss coming where it...