RinkLog Academy
Every statistic, explained with a formula and an example
SV%, GAA, Corsi, PDO, xG, blue-line passes: the reference library for stat tracking in hockey, ball hockey and ringette.
Progress, not pressure
Roles and player types
7Goaltending
14- How do you calculate save percentage (SV%) in hockey?
- How do you calculate goals against average (GAA)?
- What is a good save percentage for a goalie?
- How do you evaluate a hockey goalie?
- Which stats should you track for a hockey goalie?
- How do you track a young goalie's progression?
- How do you compare two hockey goalies?
- Which stats should you track for a ringette goalie?
- What is HDSV% (high-danger save percentage)?
- What is GSAx (goals saved above expected) for a goalie?
- What is a quality start for a goalie?
- Which stats should you track for a ball hockey goalie?
- GAA calculator: goals against average
- Save percentage (SV%) calculator
Advanced statistics
10- What is Corsi (iCF) in hockey?
- What is PDO in hockey?
- What is SCF% (Scoring Chance For percentage)?
- What is xG (expected goals) in hockey?
- How does plus/minus (+/-) work in hockey?
- Hockey analytics, explained without the jargon
- What counts as a scoring chance?
- How do you calculate and read points per game?
- How do you compare a player using percentiles?
- Which stats should you track on the power play?
Tracking and method
17- How do you set up a hockey statistics tracker?
- Hockey player stats, explained
- Which stats should you log during a hockey game?
- How do you make a hockey stats sheet?
- How do you track a hockey team’s statistics?
- What is the difference between shots on goal, missed and blocked?
- How do you calculate faceoff win percentage?
- How do you read a player’s penalty minutes?
- How do you evaluate a hockey player?
- How do you prepare for hockey tryouts?
- How do you add a game nobody tracked live?
- Which stats should you track for a defenseman?
- Which stats should you track for a forward?
- Points per game (PPG) calculator
- The hockey scoring app built for the stands
- Track the game shift by shift, from your seat
- Track your player's shots, not just the goals
Glossaries and age guides
17- Which stats should you track at U7-U9 hockey?
- Which stats should you track at U11-U13 hockey?
- Which stats should you track at U15-U18 hockey?
- The hockey glossary for reading statistics
- The ringette glossary for tracking statistics
- Hockey shot zones and how dangerous each one is
- How do you read an official scoresheet?
- Hockey age groups and levels, explained: U7 to U21, 6U to 18U, M7 to M18
- The hockey locker-room glossary
- Hockey stat abbreviations explained
- What is a hat trick in hockey?
- What is an empty net goal, and does it count?
- How do you read and fill out a hockey score sheet?
- What is the difference between a breakaway and a penalty shot?
- Hockey penalty types, explained
- Offside and icing, explained for parents
- Recognizing the signs of a concussion in hockey
Hockey systems
43- What are the main hockey systems?
- How does a hockey power play work?
- What is the umbrella power play?
- How does the 1-3-1 power play work?
- What is the overload power play?
- How does the split power play work?
- How do you break out on the power play?
- How do you score on a five on three power play?
- How do you play a four on three power play?
- How does a hockey penalty kill work?
- What is the penalty kill box?
- What is the diamond press on a penalty kill?
- What are the penalty kill forecheck systems?
- How do you survive a three on five penalty kill?
- How do you play a three on four penalty kill?
- What are the hockey defensive zone coverage systems?
- How does man-to-man defense work in hockey?
- How does the 2-3 defensive zone system work?
- How does the low zone collapse work in hockey?
- How do you defend the rush in hockey?
- What are the hockey forechecking systems?
- What is the 1-2-2 forecheck?
- What is the 2-1-2 forecheck?
- What is the left wing lock in hockey?
- What is the torpedo system in hockey?
- What is the neutral zone trap in hockey?
- What is backchecking in hockey?
- How do you break out of your own zone in hockey?
- What are the 5 hockey breakout calls?
- How do you beat a neutral zone trap in hockey?
- Counter-attack or regroup: what's the difference in hockey?
- What are the 4 smart hockey dump-outs?
- How do you execute a zone entry in hockey?
- How do you play an odd-man rush in hockey?
- How does offensive cycling work in hockey?
- How does the low-high play work in hockey?
- How do you win an offensive-zone faceoff?
- Why do neutral-zone faceoffs matter so much?
- How do you cover a lost defensive-zone faceoff?
- How do you play faceoffs on special teams?
- How do you play a faceoff at 4-on-4 or with the goalie pulled?
- The 4 types of hockey shots: which one, and when?
- How do line changes work in hockey?
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