Book Review: Hockey Analytics, A Game-Changing Perspective

A few weeks ago when I went to order my copy of The Russian Five, I added in a copy of Behind the Bench because, obviously. Then, The Internet slid another book into my recommendations and I thought, maybe I should try and educate myself and not leave #fancystats analysis outside my jurisdiction. So, without doing more than looking at the cover, I bought Hockey Analytics, A Game-Changing Perspective.

I expected a masterclass in bubble charts and numbers and corgis and fenwicks and I didn’t get that - which is great because I probably would not have enjoyed that book. I did, however, enjoy this book.

What it boils down to, is presenting the potential power of spatial tracking in the NHL.

The…