How much can we read into the first weekend of the SJHL season? Are the outcomes of those early games indicative of the rest of the season at all? This is a look at how things have tended to go for teams over the last 10 complete SJHL seasons, including playoffs (2009-10 to 2018-19). Two […]
As we enter the 2020 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League playoffs, I’ve produced my annual look at team underlying numbers from the regular season. I do this around this time of the year because some statistics appear to be more predictive than most when it comes to who eventually wins the league championship. You can read […]
I have been wondering about the opportunity given to CJHL teams who host the National Junior A Championship (previously the RBC Cup). What do they do with it? Is it confined to the season they host the event or do teams leverage the benefits to impact their performance in other seasons? If you’re familiar with […]
How successful have Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League teams been in identifying Western Hockey League prospects in the SJHL’s bantam draft that will eventually play for them? Unfortunately, it’s one of those questions that you need to wait a few years to adequately answer. Also, success can be measured in a number of ways — so, […]
We are now five years into the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s bantam draft era. One of the unique aspects of the SJHL’s draft is it takes place in the weeks after the Western Hockey League’s bantam draft — and there is always some overlap in the players selected. That raises an interesting question. What level […]
It’s been two years since we last took a look at which regular season statistics seem to predict success in the SJHL playoffs. I think most SJHL followers know by now that simply finishing first in the standings is a great way for a team to enhance its chances of a title. We also saw […]
Something relatively unusual is taking place early in the 2018-19 SJHL campaign and it’s affecting the underlying numbers I like to highlight around this time of year. There is a disparity between team save percentages that we haven’t seen since the 2012-13 season. You see, the lowest team save percentage we have on record over […]
This is just a quick, companion piece to my recent post on team underlying numbers in the SJHL this past season. If you saw it, you might recall that the Notre Dame Hounds, Battlefords North Stars and Kindersley Klippers all saw in-season fluctuations in their special teams goal percentage. I also want to remind you […]
One of the great things about starting this blog a few years ago is the opportunity it has given me to connect with some very interesting people in the hockey world. Danton Danielson is one of these individuals. He is a head coach in the Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League (SBAAHL). The SBAAHL, comprised of […]
Unlike some of my previous attempts at this, I’m going to focus on just a few statistics for my annual review of some team-level, underlying numbers this past SJHL season. First, I want to give credit where credit is due. Estimated shot attempt percentage — a proxy for team possession and one of the stats I […]
SJ Stats and Slants 