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Goalies

Author : James Duplacey

Publisher :

Page : 44 pages

File Size : 25,42 MB

Release : 1999

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 9781550745610

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Packed with photos, facts and easy-to-read text, Goalies reveals what makes today's hottest NHL players such superstars. In Goalies, fans will find out how the top 15 netminders in the NHL remain cool under pressure, make hot saves and get the job done, game after game. The dynamic design, bold photos and exciting text make this book a sure-fire hit with young hockey fans everywhere. They'll want to collect all four titles in the series! Additional bonus with each book includes a fold-out, full-color banner with club addresses and web sites.



Stumbling on Wins (Bonus Content Edition)

Author : David Berri

Publisher : Pearson Education

Page : 288 pages

File Size : 22,38 MB

Release : 2010-01-08

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0137069510

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The next quantum leap beyond Moneyball, this book offers powerful new insights into all human decision-making, because if sports teams are getting it wrong this badly, how do you know you're not? Sometimes the decisions that teams make are simply inexplicable. Consider: sports teams have an immense amount of detailed, quantifiable information to draw upon, more than in virtually any other industry. They have powerful incentives for making good decisions. Everyone sees the results of their choices, and the consequences for failure are severe. And yet... they keep making the same mistakes over and over again... systematic mistakes you'd think they'd learn how to avoid. Now, two leading sports economists reveal those mistakes in basketball, baseball, football, and hockey, and explain why sports decision-makers never seem to learn their lessons. You'll learn which statistics are connected to wins, and which aren't, and which statistics can and can't predict the future. Along the way, David Berri and Martin Schmidt show why a quarterback's place in the draft tells you nothing about how he'll perform in the NFL... why basketball decision-makers don't focus on the factors that really correlate with NBA success... why famous coaches don't deliver better results... and much more.



Anthology of Statistics in Sports

Author : Jim Albert

Publisher : SIAM

Page : 327 pages

File Size : 35,99 MB

Release : 2005-01-01

Category : Mathematics

ISBN : 9780898718386

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The unlikely worlds of sports fans and statisticians collide in this interesting and accessible collection of previously published articles on the use of statistics to analyze sports, which the editors have thoughtfully culled from a variety of American Statistical Association (ASA) publications. Heavily weighted in the areas of competition (rating players and teams, evaluating strategies for victory), the articles vary in mathematical complexity, but most will be accessible to readers with a general knowledge of statistics. Newly written material from the editors and other notable contributors introduces each section of the book, and a chapter with suggestions on using the articles in the classroom is included. Organized by sport to make it easy for readers to find the papers in their particular areas of interest, Anthology of Statistics in Sports contains separate sections devoted to the major North American team sports of baseball, football, basketball, and ice hockey. Two additional sections cover miscellaneous sports and more general issues related to sports and statistics. This book grew from the efforts of members of the ASA Section on Statistics in Sports, which is dedicated to promoting high professional standards in the application of statistics to sports and fostering statistical education in sports.



Secrets of Professional Sports Betting

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Publisher : Cardoza Publishing

Page : 204 pages

File Size : 30,30 MB

Release :

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 1580425674

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Boston Bruins

Author : Stan Fischler

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 734 pages

File Size : 10,79 MB

Release : 2017-11-07

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 168358158X

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Written by hockey's most authoritative author, this is the definitive collection of Boston Bruins history. In his newly revised edition of Boston Bruins: Greatest Moments and Players, “Hockey Maven” Stan Fischler examines the storied history of the Boston Bruins from their first game in 1924 to their epic Stanley Cup victory in 2011 and beyond. Beyond the stats and facts, this veteran sportswriter brings fans off the ice and into the locker room to share a treasure trove of stories and anecdotes from this legendary franchise. Within these pages, Bruins fans will read about all of Boston hockey's most famous names—Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr, Eddie Shore, Milt Schmidt, John Bucyk, Zdeno Chara, Patrice Bergeron, Tuukka Rask, and many more.



Power Play

Author : Aynsley Marie Smith

Publisher : Athletic Guide Publishing

Page : 236 pages

File Size : 36,78 MB

Release : 2000-09-24

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9781880941447

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Power Play contains complete information for players and coaches for the sole purpose of contributing to their effectiveness and enjoyment of the game.



Who's who in Hockey

Author : Stan Fischler

Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing

Page : 484 pages

File Size : 49,57 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 9780740719042

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If there is one book that's missing from the ever-growing number of hockey books available, it is an A-to-Z guide of the sport's all-time greatest stars. Finally, that book has arrived. Veteran hockey authors Stan and Shirley Fischler's Who's Who in Hockey is the complete guide to the game's greatest players.This indispensable hockey reference book features all of the sport's most notable players, from Wayne Gretzky and Howie Morenz to Rocket Richard, Marcel Pronovost, and Bep Guidolin.For easy reference, this comprehensive 480-page volume is divided into three parts: pre-World War II players, World War II to Expansion, and From 1967-68 to the present.Each player's entry includes his biography, personal statistics, and career highlights, along with anecdotal information. In addition to player listings, this power-packed book will include: o Dozens of player photoso Capsule histories of every past and present NHL franchiseo The colorful history behind the Stanley Cupo Profiles of the game's best coaches and managers o Profiles of others who've helped make the game great, such as Pete and Jerry Cusimano, who pioneered the Detroit tradition of throwing octopuses onto the ice for luck.Perhaps the most complete compendium of biographies on hockey's greatest players ever published, Who's Who in Hockey will be a hot item with both die-hard and newer fans of this popular professional sport.



Stat Shot: A Fan’s Guide to Hockey Analytics

Author : Rob Vollman

Publisher : ECW Press

Page : 294 pages

File Size : 45,81 MB

Release : 2018-09-18

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1773052500

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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.



The Beanpot

Author : Bernard M. Corbett

Publisher : UPNE

Page : 252 pages

File Size : 34,50 MB

Release : 2002

Category : History

ISBN : 9781555535315

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This definitive history of Boston's treasured Beanpot Hockey Tournament commemorates the 50th anniversary of the intercollegiate competition between Boston College, Boston University, Harvard University, and Northeastern University.



Hockey Sucks: Let's Fix It

Author : Michael Munro

Publisher : Blue Swell Books

Page : 141 pages

File Size : 20,96 MB

Release : 2017-10-10

Category : Electronic books

ISBN : 198825714X

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The game of hockey has drastically changed over the past two decades and not for the better. Gone are the days of goal scorers, stick handlers, tough guys and passers. When they left so did the excitement and the unexpected. Now it is a game played by drones in exactly the same fashion by every team. Former hockey reporter Michael Munro examines the impact manufactured hockey players are having on the National Hockey League and its feeder systems. In this Western based critique Munro explains how the NHL ended up eliminating goal scorers and entertainers with a series of rule changes and management decisions. And it is a discussion of how Canada lost its role as the dominant hockey nation and started developing only supporting players and not lead actors. An honest and sometimes disturbing 250 page essay that is a must read for anyone who loves hockey and wants to see it become a global success.