Evolution of the NHL Defenceman - Part 7
Defencemen being good at both ends of the ice will help a team perform well, but if we have to have one or the other, a difference emerges.
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10 Interesting (To Me) Stats For This Week - July 28, 2026
Welcome back to another week of ’10 Interesting (To Me) Stats’. We have spent the last couple of weeks looking at forwards who’ve changed their zone exit involvement and defencemen who’ve changed their playmaking skills. Today, let’s look at more changes, but which forwards have become better
Evolution of the NHL Defenceman - Part 6
Defencemen taking more shots and improving their playmaking has generally helped their teams, but the expected goals tell another story.
10 Interesting (To Me) Stats For This Week - July 21, 2026
On my Ghost blog yesterday, I wrote about changes in tracking data over the last decade, and one finding was that forwards were becoming much more responsible for zone exits, and zone exits with possession, over the last 10 years. It got me thinking as to which forwards had their
Evolution of the NHL Defenceman - Part 5
Changes in tracking data from defencemen is one thing. Whether it helps or hurt their teams is something else.
10 Interesting (To Me) Stats For This Week - July 14, 2026
Welcome back to another week of ’10 Interesting (To Me) Stats’. Over the last few weeks, I started my series on the evolution of NHL defencemen. This week’s edition reviewed changes in tracking data, and a big takeaway being how much playmaking from defencemen has grown. It got me
Evolution of the NHL Defenceman - Part 4
We have already seen significant changes in defencemen participating in the offence. Where those changes are coming from offer a bit of a surprise.
10 Interesting (To Me) Stats For This Week - July 7, 2026
Welcome back to another week of ’10 Interesting (To Me) Stats’. With the Draft, a slew of major trades, and the bulk of free agency behind us, we should start looking ahead to next season. *Reminder: This newsletter will move to Ghost in the coming months, so to ensure you
Evolution of the NHL Defenceman - Part 3
Defencemen involved in the offence on the penalty kill has changed, but how much it has helped is another matter.
10 Interesting (To Me) Stats For This Week - June 30, 2026
Welcome back to another week of ’10 Interesting (To Me) Stats’. Tomorrow (July 1st) marks the beginning of NHL free agency, so today, we will review some of the top remaining free agents, using tracking data from All Three Zones. We will use just last two seasons and compare free
Evolution of the NHL Defenceman - Part 2
Goal scoring from defencemen keeps rising but there is more to that story.
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
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10 Interesting (To Me) Stats For This Week - April 28
Welcome back for another week of ’10 Interesting (To Me) Stats’. Last week, we used tracking data from All Three Zones to see which young forwards took a leap in some key tracking metrics. This week, we’re doing the same thing but focusing on defencemen. All data presented is
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10 Interesting (To Me) Stats For This Week - April 21
Welcome back to another week of ’10 Interesting (To Me) Stats’! With the NHL playoffs having just started, there’s not a lot to cover there just yet, so let’s start our offseason reviews by highlighting improvements from young players. Today’s newsletter will focus on improvements in tracking