SportTechie · May 22, 2018
NHL Designing A Smart Puck That Will Track 200 Times Per Second
Imagine getting data off this puck at a rate of 200 times a second. (Photo by Jason Halstead/Getty Images)The NHL is embedding technology into its pucks that will allow it to track movement on the ice at a rate of roughly 200 times a second, according to David Lehanski, the NHL’s senior vice president of business development and global partnerships.
The smart puck will aid in the league’s development of live data, which the NHL hopes to deploy across the league in a number of ways, ultimately enhancing the fan and broadcast experience, according to Lehanski, who spoke Monday at SAP’s inaugural North American Sports Forum.