Hockey Facts & Stats 2012-13


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Hockey Facts & Stats was the #1 hockey statistics annual in Canada for the sixth year in a row in 2011. With its bestselling two-colour look and more generous trim size, it’s poised to be #1 again in 2012. As always, Hockey Facts & Stats will be updated with all of the latest stats, but this year it includes even more interesting facts, from top-ten lists (like women who should be in the Hockey Hall of Fame and the game’s ten best goalies) to profiles detailing the journeys of 2012’s MVP, Rookie of the Year and Stanley Cup champs. It also includes team histories, the complete 2011–12 NHL season in review, international standings and more. The ultimate reference for hockey pools and trivia leagues, and an ideal stocking stuffer for fans of every age, Hockey Facts & Stats is set for another winning year. This year’s bigger and better-than-ever Hockey Facts & Stats includes: fully updated international results and standings an A-to-Z directory of NHL players with comprehensive stats and biographical information team histories, NHL standings and Stanley Cup finals results since 1917 a complete list of players and personalities enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame a summary of the 2011–12 NHL season, including shootout statistics and scoring leaders.




Hockey Facts & Stats 2011-2012


Book Description

Hockey Facts & Stats was the #1 hockey statistics book in Canada for the fifth year in a row in 2010. Now with a completely new look, two-colour interior and a more generous trim size, it’s destined to be #1 again in 2011. As always, Hockey Facts & Stats will be updated with all of the latest stats, but this year it will include even more interesting facts, from controversial top-ten lists to profiles detailing the journeys of 2011’s M.V.P., Rookie of the Year and Stanley Cup champs. It will also include team histories, the complete 2010–11 NHL season in review, international standings and more. The ultimate reference for hockey pools and trivia leagues, and an ideal stocking stuffer for fans of every age, Hockey Facts & Stats is set for another winning year. This year’s bigger and better than ever Hockey Facts & Stats includes Fully updated international results and standings, including a preview of the 2012 World Junior Championship in Calgary and Edmonton An A–Z directory of NHL players with comprehensive stats and biographical information Team histories, NHL standings and Stanley Cup finals results since 1917 A complete list of players and personalities enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame A summary of the 2010–11 NHL season, including shootout statistics and scoring leaders




The Toronto Maple Leafs Ultimate Book of Facts, Stats, and Stories


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The perfect gift for the diehard Leafs fan (is there any other?), this big and beautiful -- and official -- publication is bursting with fascinating Maple Leafs trivia and photos. The Toronto Maple Leafs Ultimate Book of Facts, Stats, and Stories is the definitive guide to everything you want to know about the Toronto Maple Leafs as they approach their centennial season. From the first puck drop in 1917 right up to the present day, it brings together the monumental games, the Stanley Cup wins, the blockbuster trades, and the many milestones in the club's celebrated history. This fully illustrated compendium includes a wealth of exhaustive information and unique stats--including a complete register of every player to have worn the famous sweater--as well as entertaining stories, fascinating trivia, and amazing photographs.




Hockey Abstract Presents... Stat Shot


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Making advanced stats simple, practical, and fun for hockey fans Advanced stats give hockeyÍs powerbrokers an edge, and now fans can get in on the action. Stat Shot is a fun and informative guide hockey fans can use to understand and enjoy what analytics says about team building, a playerÍs junior numbers, measuring faceoff success, recording save percentage, the most one-sided trades in history, and everything you ever wanted to know about shot-based metrics. Acting as an invaluable supplement to traditional analysis, Stat Shot can be used to test the validity of conventional wisdom, and to gain insight into what teams are doing behind the scenes „ or maybe what they should be doing. Whether looking for a reference for leading-edge research and hard-to-find statistical data, or for passionate and engaging storytelling, Stat Shot belongs on every serious hockey fanÍs bookshelf.




The Ultimate Book of Hockey Trivia for Kids


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Three volumes of Hockey Trivia for Kids are now in one "rock 'em, sock 'em" bind-up! Become a hockey trivia superstar with The Ultimate Book of Hockey Trivia for Kids. Did you know that the Sutter family out of Alberta boasts SIX hockey stars? Or that "Hockey Night in Canada's" three stars of the game was a tradition started by an oil company? Go beyond player stats and team records and find out about the cool details only die-hard hockey fans know. It's Crazy Canadian Trivia meets Hockey Superstars with a full third of the book devoted to our beloved Stanley Cup, and lots of photos and illustrations throughout.




Stat Shot: A Fan’s Guide to Hockey Analytics


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With every passing season, statistical analysis is playing an ever-increasing role in how hockey is played and covered. Knowledge of the underlying numbers can help fans stretch their enjoyment of the game. Acting as an invaluable supplement to traditional analysis, Stat Shot: A Fan’s Guide to Hockey Analytics can be used to test the validity of conventional wisdom and to gain insight into what teams are doing behind the scenes — or maybe what they should be doing! Inspired by Bill James’s Baseball Abstract, Rob Vollman has written a timeless reference of the mainstream applications and limitations of hockey analytics. With over 300 pages of fresh analysis, it includes a guide to the basics, how to place stats into context, how to translate data from one league to another, the most comprehensive glossary of hockey statistics, and more. Whether A Fan’s Guide to Hockey Analytics is used as a primer for today’s new statistics, as a reference for leading edge research and hard-to-find statistical data, or read for its passionate and engaging storytelling, it belongs on every serious fan’s bookshelf. A Fan’s Guide to Hockey Analytics makes advanced stats simple, practical, and fun.




Hockey Is a Numbers Game


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What does "true plus/minus" have to do with hockey greatness? More than you think. In this fun and smart look at basketball, you will discover stories and uncover facts that will help you better understand and enjoy every pass, dribble, and shot all the more.







IIHF where Countries Come to Play


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This colossal Guide includes information on every top level event, every IIHF member nation, and, indeed, every player to appear in even a single game since international hockey first took hold in 1920. In all, more than 12,000 players are included, as well as every coach, every referee, every linesman and every stat imaginable. The 2012 IIHF Guide and Record Book is the official and only complete source of information for international hockey. It covers all top-level events from the Olympics to World Championships to junior events, from men's hockey to women's hockey, from 1920 to the past and present seasons. At 640 pages, it contains the scores and standings for every international game and event ever contested, the statistics for every player, coach, and on-ice official in IIHF competition history, and the results and histories of every nation that has ever participated in an IIHF event. Full of information on every aspect of the international game, this is the one and only source fans will need if they are interested in the World Junior Championship, Team Canada, or any other aspect of the international game. With a special section on the World Junior Championships taking place in Alberta this Christmas, this is the most important book hockey fans will need this season.