Lacking in Style & Substance
Me, three days ago: I SHOULD MAKE AN INFOGRAPHIC LOL
Me, when I finished said infographic: WHY DID I SPEND THREE DAYS ON THIS LOL
Anyway, here’s an infographic on the AIHL, my nerdy summer hockey love. Click on the pictures to get a better view of the text. To see the entire thing as one picture, click here.
I love this. So much.
the final 5 teams left are the last 5 Stanley Cup Champions
2008: Detroit Red Wings
2009: Pittsburgh Penguins
2010: Chicago Blackhawks
2011: Boston Bruins
2012: LA Kings
that’s insane
PARITY.
(via ihateyourfavoriteteam)
Using Tableau software, I’ve put together this draft dashboard. It took weeks of compiling data from hockey DB (all dumped into one really big excel file) but FINALLY, a month before the draft,…Check out where your NHL team tends to draft players from with this handy dandy visualization!
The return of the Quebec Nordiques isn’t exactly a foregone conclusion, but Quebec City moved a little closer to bringing the NHL back to town when they announced plans for their new, $400 million, 18,000-seat hockey arena, slated for completion … Continue reading →
OF COURSE SOMEONE DID THIS.
Happy Birthday Kimmo Timonen!
Love having you on the Flyers blue line! 38 years old and still a beast out on the ice.
I’m starting to like soccer better than hockey sometimes these days.
This is possibly due to any/all of the following:
- I’ve got fewer “legit fan” years in soccer under my belt, so I’m less bitter about my gripes about the sport overall.
- My view into fandom of the sport sees much less drama.
- There are more quality leagues out there and thus more opportunities to watch the sport year round in multiple styles.
- I get to see it in person more than hockey right now.
Trans youth goaltender Cory Oksam, who picked his name from his on-ice hero, shares that ice with the Canucks’ Cory Schneider.
