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Post by bobness on Jan 26, 2024 16:02:00 GMT
Just bringing my league stats up to date
Here's a few of the more notable.
Steelers are the only team yet to win a shootout. Blaze are 4-0 in shootouts. Giants are yet to win in OT, Steelers and Devils yet to lose. Blaze are 6-3 in OT, 10-3 overall in extra point games. Steelers lead the league in shots and scoring %age. And shots against per game. And shots against %. Flames have the league's best PP in terms of goals (26 goals scored (103 chances)) but have conceded 23 (second worst). Nearly 28% of Flames' goals have come on the PP. Steelers rolling 10 game PP% is 36.7%. Only Dundee have been better this season, having 3 games at 42.9% rolling 10%. Fife had a couple of games at a rolling 10 game PP% of 0. Steelers have scored 25 and only conceded 8 PPGs (and are 5-1 scoring/conceding SHGs). Blaze are next best, conceding 13 PPGs. Clan are worst with 27 conceded. Storm take the most face offs per game, but are a smidge under 48% at winning them. Steelers PK is at 89.04% for the season, and the rolling 10 game is 96.2% (25 for 26) Clan have the worst PK, at 55.9% rolling 10 games and 57.9 overall.
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Post by messier1851 on Jan 26, 2024 17:32:19 GMT
Can we play all our games at Ice Sheffield?
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Post by bobness on Jan 28, 2024 10:16:18 GMT
Farley gets a goal in his first game for Storm.
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Post by Yotes on Jan 28, 2024 14:03:55 GMT
Sounds like a potentially bad injury for Jack Hopkins last night in Belfast. Had to be stretchered off and taken to hospital for assessment after a heavy fall at the end of the first. Sounds like he was conscious when taken off, but hope he's alright.
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Post by blackandgold73 on Jan 29, 2024 1:01:47 GMT
Looks like some of the non-arena team are trying to prevent traditional off season poaching by signing contract extensions to key players already.
As well as Clan giving Pelech and Coombs one year extensions Storm have just given Hinam a 2year extension that will keep him with them until 'at least' the end of the 25/26 season
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Post by Wolves 66 on Jan 29, 2024 14:24:32 GMT
Sounds like a potentially bad injury for Jack Hopkins last night in Belfast. Had to be stretchered off and taken to hospital for assessment after a heavy fall at the end of the first. Sounds like he was conscious when taken off, but hope he's alright. Blaze posted on social media that he was flying home with the team and I know one of the Lions players has been in touch with him - sounds like he's doing OK, which is great news. From what I have heard, there was a bit of a scuffle near the bench and his helmet came off. He then fell and hit his head on the boards
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Post by awooga on Jan 31, 2024 16:05:58 GMT
Steelers sign Patrick Harper, 25 yr old forward from Carolina Stingrays
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Post by Yotes on Feb 3, 2024 22:45:37 GMT
Steelers thrashing Clan, let a few in at the end from 7-0 up I think. No one anywhere near them.
Good result for Cardiff in Belfast.
All the other 3 games finished 5-4 after OT or shots.
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Post by bobness on Feb 4, 2024 10:13:39 GMT
111 face offs, apparently, in the Storm-Flyers game last night. Critchlow on his own took 38!
Previous most in any league game this year was 85.
Here's one.
Lemay has scored points in only 12 of 30 games played. 8 of those 12 games have been multi-point games. Roy has scored at least one point in 21 of 30, but only 5 of those games have been multi-point games.
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Post by Bagheera on Feb 4, 2024 10:22:06 GMT
111 face offs, apparently, in the Storm-Flyers game last night. Critchlow on his own took 38! Previous most in any league game this year was 85. Here's one. Lemay has scored points in only 12 of 30 games played. 8 of those 12 games have been multi-point games. Roy has scored at least one point in 21 of 30, but only 5 of those games have been multi-point games. That's very interesting regards Lemay. He doesn't appear to bring all that much far to often. It's quite obvious that he scores in bursts, but didn't realise he was as dry as that in so many games.
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Post by blackandgold73 on Feb 4, 2024 12:30:55 GMT
Here's one. Lemay has scored points in only 12 of 30 games played. 8 of those 12 games have been multi-point games. Roy has scored at least one point in 21 of 30, but only 5 of those games have been multi-point games. Interestingly have just been discussing Lemay in a separate thread (see below). Given his numbers and what you've just added it would suggest that certain teams have managed to neutralise our 2nd line better than others. Belfast seems particularly good at that. He's only scored twice in the league and once in the cup against the current top four teams which have the stingiest defences. Interestingly though all his best games have come playing on a line with Michaud. In fact, he seems to do best with Michaud playing as his centre. He's only scored once when not on a line with Michaud See my discussion below for his accuracy and conversion rate comparison (based on current league figures available) You could argue he could’ve buried it but when it’s as fine a margin as the bar there is also an element of bad look too. I didn’t blame the bad pass in bad luck either. I said we shot ourselves in the foot Regarding Lemay. Yes his +/- is bad but not unsurprising as an offensively minded forward who spends most TOI among forwards on a losing team. And your right about the bad luck on Lemay pantherlee as the +/- isn't the relevant stat for the previous posters argument about missing a lot. In fact, had the stats relevant for that been chosen they would have completely undercut that poster's point... The relevant statistic for that posters point would be the percentage of his shots which are recorded as being on target? And which are then converted into goals? For Lemay that is 67.9% of his shots being on target Valentino who leads the league in scoring only manages 57% Watling who leads the way in scoring for league leaders Steelers is on 58% And the two leading players last year who we'd have snapped up in a heartbeat... Conway last year only managed 57%, and Tedesco 64% So his percentage suggests he's quite the sniper in terms of accuracy. Similarly his conversion rate indicates it's not bad finishing At the moment about 13% of Lemay's SOG are being converted into goals but that is comparable to both Valentino and Watling (13-14%). Conway and Tedesco averaged about 17% last year but on league leading teams so getting into more high percentage areas. In short, he has one of the most accurate shots we've seen for a while and converts them at an average rate for the league despite being in a league losing team.
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Post by blackandgold73 on Feb 4, 2024 12:41:11 GMT
111 face offs, apparently, in the Storm-Flyers game last night. Critchlow on his own took 38! Previous most in any league game this year was 85. Here's one. Lemay has scored points in only 12 of 30 games played. 8 of those 12 games have been multi-point games. Roy has scored at least one point in 21 of 30, but only 5 of those games have been multi-point games. Roy has also played consistently 1st line since about game 4 though and Lemay had played 2nd line since about game 2. Guessing there's a chance that might also be a factor?
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Post by wgray on Feb 4, 2024 13:18:54 GMT
111 face offs, apparently, in the Storm-Flyers game last night. Critchlow on his own took 38! Previous most in any league game this year was 85. Here's one. Lemay has scored points in only 12 of 30 games played. 8 of those 12 games have been multi-point games. Roy has scored at least one point in 21 of 30, but only 5 of those games have been multi-point games. Roy has also played consistently 1st line since about game 4 though and Lemay had played 2nd line since about game 2. Guessing there's a chance that might also be a factor? In the other thread I mention the idea of playing him with Roy and Nieminen, give him a chance with them
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Post by Yotes on Feb 5, 2024 17:08:11 GMT
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Post by Yotes on Feb 7, 2024 23:55:25 GMT
Flames into their 2nd Challenge Cup final with a 6-3 win at the Leisure Centre. Hopefully they win it this time.
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Post by bobness on Feb 8, 2024 7:38:27 GMT
Flames into their 2nd Challenge Cup final with a 6-3 win at the Leisure Centre. Hopefully they win it this time. That would be a heck of a win if they do.
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Post by Yotes on Feb 8, 2024 16:21:49 GMT
I see the league is just carrying on as usual this weekend, despite the Olympic qualification in Cardiff? Devils even seem to be playing a home game on the day off date. Will Pete Russell be on the bench for them? Very odd. Doesn't really affect us due to injuries, but some teams will be missing plenty I would think? www.iihf.com/en/events/2024/ogqp3h
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Post by Bagheera on Feb 8, 2024 17:01:12 GMT
I see the league is just carrying on as usual this weekend, despite the Olympic qualification in Cardiff? Devils even seem to be playing a home game on the day off date. Will Pete Russell be on the bench for them? Very odd. Doesn't really affect us due to injuries, but some teams will be missing plenty I would think? www.iihf.com/en/events/2024/ogqp3hLot's of talk about it on Social media. Lots of mistakes made for this from both GB and EIHL. The games are in Cardiffs rink but still not close to a sell out. Plenty of people blaming location, but for me it's as simple as domestic hockey is carrying on as usual. Sad that the EIHL couldn't take a break for it. If games wern't on I think it would have sold out easily. Then there is how to view it if not there. It's not on TV anywhere and rather than free Youtube streams you have to pay for webcasts. £15 per GB game, £8 for other games or £40 for all games.
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Post by Yotes on Feb 8, 2024 17:20:29 GMT
Fifteen quid, what else could it be? 😉
Another weekend out would be a problem for us tbh, we've a hectic run from here on, for obvious reasons, but it's still a bit odd.
Can't imagine any of the coaches being delighted at not having their best Brits, and the fans in Cardiff, Sheffield and Belfast in particular getting to pay for games involving weakened teams.
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Post by Bagheera on Feb 8, 2024 17:29:00 GMT
Fifteen quid, what else could it be? 😉 Another weekend out would be a problem for us tbh, we've a hectic run from here on, for obvious reasons, but it's still a bit odd. Can't imagine any of the coaches being delighted at not having their best Brits, and the fans in Cardiff, Sheffield and Belfast in particular getting to pay for games involving weakened teams. Sheffield: Dowd, Whistle, Shudra, Jones. Cardiff: Bowns, Richardson, Davies, Mosey. Belfast: Lake, Norris, Philips, Whistle. So some big players missing. Of course we play Fife & Glasgow with a combined 1 player missing.
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Post by Jono Bullard on Feb 8, 2024 17:44:20 GMT
Fifteen quid, what else could it be? 😉 Another weekend out would be a problem for us tbh, we've a hectic run from here on, for obvious reasons, but it's still a bit odd. Can't imagine any of the coaches being delighted at not having their best Brits, and the fans in Cardiff, Sheffield and Belfast in particular getting to pay for games involving weakened teams. Sheffield: Dowd, Whistle, Shudra, Jones. Cardiff: Bowns, Richardson, Davies, Mosey. Belfast: Lake, Norris, Philips, Whistle. So some big players missing. Of course we play Fife & Glasgow with a combined 1 player missing. Belfast are also missing Daniel Tedesco & Kohei Sato who are also playing in Olympic Qualifiers for Italy & Japan respectively.
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Post by Yotes on Feb 8, 2024 22:37:14 GMT
Comprehensive victory over China, 10-1 (Kirk x 2, Critchlow x 2, Richardson, Curran, Neilson, Dowd, Davies and Halbert).
Romania beat Serbia in the other game, 4-0.
Serbia next for Britain on Saturday.
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Post by Yotes on Feb 8, 2024 22:45:48 GMT
Daniel Tedesco & Kohei Sato Sato with a double for Japan against Lithuania. That's a third of the total goals he's got for Giants this year Have Italy got some practice games? I assume they get to qualify automatically given they're hosting?
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Post by awooga on Feb 8, 2024 23:15:52 GMT
Sato is a great little player. Impresses me every time I see him.
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Post by bobness on Feb 9, 2024 11:32:57 GMT
Latest from the EIHL re "closeness of games" www.eliteleague.co.uk/article/3695-over-40-of-games-so-far-decided-by-a-single-goalAlthough I'm not sure what "...and with a little deep drive it really is!" means? It's true that more games this year have gone to OT/SO than last, but all these games are by definition decided by one goal. In games that get to 60 minutes but are decided by a single goal when the buzzer goes, we've had 25 games this season out of 167, or 15%, whereas last year the same number was 49 out of the 270 played, or just over 18%. So more games are going to the extra period, but fewer games are being decided by a single goal in regulation. Games decided by 3 gaols or above are slightly down so far this season 38% from 43%. It's not a huge difference, but the league is tighter. Except for Sheffield.
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