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Evolution of the NHL Defenceman - Part 2
Goal scoring from defencemen keeps rising but there is more to that story.
Michael Clifford
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10 Interesting (To Me) Stats For This Week - June 23, 2026
Welcome back to another week of ’10 Interesting (To Me) Stats’. Before going further, a reminder that this newsletter is slowly migrating to a new host, and there will be more hockey writing on the new site. You can subscribe here. * In light of the Carolina Hurricanes’ Stanley Cup win,
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Evolution of the NHL Defenceman - Part 1
Beginning a multi-series overview of how NHL defencemen have undergone significant changes to their playstyle.
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10 Interesting (To Me) Stats For This Week - June 16, 2026
Welcome back to another week of ’10 Interesting (To Me) Stats’. This week, we’re going to review some 5-on-4 power play tracking data from All Three Zones. Last week, I had a thread on BlueSky talking about what kind of tracking stats lead to PP goals for
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The Carolina Hurricanes' Stanley Cup Win Marks the End of an Era
Hey everyone. Before getting to today’s surprise post, I want to say first: thank you for subscribing to ‘10 Interesting Stats’. I love writing this column each week, and knowing people are reading and enjoying it is a great feeling. Second, this newsletter will be moving. I have opened
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The Carolina Hurricanes' Stanley Cup Win Marks the End of an Era
Carolina is the first Stanley Cup champion where a huge chunk of the decision-making apparatus, from the General Manager on down, was built from the Twitter hockey sphere
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10 Interesting (To Me) Stats For This Week - June 9, 2026
Welcome back to another week of ’10 Interesting (To Me) Stats’! A month ago, this column reviewed some of the top performers from the first round of the NHL Playoffs. Today, we’re going to do the same kind of review, but only considering players whose teams made it past
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10 Interesting (To Me) Stats For This Week - June 2, 2026
Welcome back to another week of ’10 Interesting (To Me) Stats’. This week, we’re using tracking data from All Three Zones to see changes in offensive shooting profiles from defencemen at 5-on-5. The focus will be specifically on shots off the rush and shots off the forecheck/
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10 Interesting (To Me) Stats For This Week - May 26, 2026
Welcome back to another week of ’10 Interesting (To Me) Stats’. Last week, this column covered veteran forwards who saw some improvements to their playmaking in the 2025-26 regular season. Today, we’re going to continue with playmaking stats, but comparing forwards. Over the last few weeks, I’ve
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10 Interesting (To Me) Stats For This Week - May 19, 2026
Welcome back to another week of ’10 Interesting (To Me) Stats’! This week, we’re poking around to see if we can find veteran forwards adding a playmaking dimension to their game. We only need to look at recent seasons for players like Nathan MacKinnon and David Pastrňák doing this
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10 Interesting (To Me) Stats For This Week - May 12, 2026
Welcome back to another week of ’10 Interesting (To Me) Stats’! This week, we’re going to explore the idea of physicality in the postseason. We always say that the NHL playoffs are a different beast than the regular season, so let’s investigate what that means from the perspective
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10 Interesting (To Me) Stats For This Week - May 5, 2026
Welcome back for another week of ’10 Interesting (To Me) Stats!’ Before we get too deep into the conference semi-finals, let’s review some of the top performers of the first round. The focus will be 5-on-5 tracking data as collected by All Three Zones to see