Author: Christopher Boucher

Calculating offensive efficiency using micro stat tracking

By Christopher Boucher | Oct 3rd 2014 | 5 min read |

Advancements in hockey analytics will come more quickly if we borrow metrics from sports that have more developed analytical cultures. Basketball is o...

Micro stats: Tracking possession using individual events

By Christopher Boucher | Oct 1st 2014 | 6 min read |

Tracking individual puck-possession events is both time-consuming and tedious. That said, the payoff is exclusive data that can be applied to the accu...

Micro stats: The value of loose puck recoveries

By Christopher Boucher | Sep 30th 2014 | 4 min read |

Loose-puck recoveries remain the number one way for a team to gain control of the puck. Teams that recover more loose-pucks than their opponents out-c...

Fancy Stat Summer School - Risk/Reward

By Christopher Boucher | Jul 26th 2013 | 4 min read |

What is risk/reward? Risk/reward rating is a data-generated measurement I invented in order to help determine how well a player is playing. It quantif...

There was never a choice

By Christopher Boucher | Nov 20th 2012 | 10 min read |

This post is part of an ongoing series on Eyes on the Prize wherein the authors will tell you how they came to love the Montreal Canadiens. It is also...

Tinordi and Beaulieu

By Christopher Boucher | Jul 11th 2012 | 5 min read |

What the numbers tell us. The main purpose of my player tracking system is to compare players. Without comparables the numbers are hollow. The compari...

Statistics that may Surprise you, or not

By Christopher Boucher | Jul 3rd 2012 | 4 min read |

You suck Boucher! Just thought I’d get it out of the way. I’ve come to learn that all information is subject to other people’s perce...