Asking For Directions

Asmae Toumi's Cure for What Ails Hockey Analytics

Hockey-Graph's editor-in-chief explains how she helps underrepresented people "feel at home and cherished" in sports.

Dec 14, 2020 • Bill West

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November 2020

Andrew C. Thomas Asks What Can Data Do for You

Thomas sees his puck and player tracking work at SMT as a continuation of his lifelong passion for solving problems with science and statistics.

Nov 20, 2020 • Bill West

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How Much Potential Can Jack Han Unlock?

After spending three seasons working for the Maple Leafs, Jack Han continues to challenge conventions and imagine new career avenues.

Nov 7, 2020 • Bill West

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October 2020

What Else Does Emmanuel Perry Need To Prove?

The creator of Corsica Hockey weighs his options after spending the past two-plus years doing private analytical work.

Oct 28, 2020 • Bill West

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What Comes Naturally To Brad Timmins

Even after his hockey analytics site became popular, the Natural Stat Trick creator still considered his audience "a bonus."

Oct 23, 2020 • Bill West

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Why Chris Watkins Goes Against The Grain

The self-described "full-time troll" is vocal about hockey's flaws, but he still believes innovation and inclusion will play big roles in the sport's…

Oct 9, 2020 • Bill West

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September 2020

Ryan Stimson: 'Figure Some Shit Out' and Damn the Consequences

Find out why the RIT analytics conference co-founder and author of "Tape to Space" became a hockey fan in the late 1990s.

Sep 26, 2020 • Bill West

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Which School of Thought Will Katerina Wu Choose?

Learn about the 2020 UNC grad's aspirations after working with War On Ice founders and presenting research at CBJHAC.

Sep 24, 2020 • Bill West

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Why Benjamin Wendorf Builds History and Hockey Narratives

Learn what Wendorf, a Hockey Graphs cofounder, has done since getting his doctorate in African & African Diaspora Studies.

Sep 16, 2020 • Bill West

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What Happens When Alison Lukan Finds Her People

Learn more about one of hockey journalism's most dynamic and creative communicators

Sep 4, 2020 • Bill West

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Getting Abstract with Micah Blake McCurdy

Learn why the creator of hockeyviz.com generally prefers to serve the public rather than an NHL front office

Sep 1, 2020 • Bill West

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August 2020

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Aug 22, 2020 • Bill West

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