Reply To: Positive Play Percentage

[Tom Molloy]

When Bob Murdoch coached in the NHL and in Europe the only stat he cared about was the decisions players make when they get the puck. If they made a play or gained a zone when the play wasn't possible they got a plus and a minus when they game the puck away in a dangerous area. A 5% swing is the difference between losing a winning.

https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/bob-murdoch-on-team-building/ is the video on this site where he is a guest lecturer in my college coaching class. He talks about a lot of things worth listening to and one of these is the importance of this stat on decisions with the puck.

Stewart Behie made a computer program that tracked decisions and we used it at the U of Calgary. I will have to watch the video again to remember the % and their significance.

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