Winnipeg Hockey Talk’s Favorite Twitter Comments —
In no particular order these are some tweets that caught my eye this week.
Hockey Analytics And The Winnipeg Jets
July 24, 2014 by
Have the Winnipeg Jets delved into the world of analytics? —
Even during a quiet off-season day in Jetsville, interesting hockey conversation can still be found on twitter. That’s what we hockey fans do. We can’t help ourselves. If something actually newsworthy happens, the conversation will probably get ramped up ten fold. Well, the other day something that was actually newsworthy did come up. The Toronto Maple Leafs fired Assistant General Manager, Claude Loiselle and V.P. of Hockey Operations, Dave Poulin and hired young gun Kyle Dubas as their new Assistant General Manager. Why is this news worthy? Kyle Dubas is supposedly the new wave of hockey executives that use “Advanced Stats” and “Hockey Analytics” as an evaluation tool. Supposedly, you ask? Well, it is Toronto and anything that happens in the center of the hockey universe is noteworthy even if they are a little late to the dance. [Read more…]
Random Thoughts On The Winnipeg Jets: July 21
July 21, 2014 by
Things about the Winnipeg Jets and the NHL that crossed my mind over the weekend —
Instead of being serious all the time and writing a commentary or an opinion piece we will jot down some random musings once a week. It might be a mix of serious, playful or maybe even a little sarcastic but it should be fun. If you have answers please let us know. [Read more…]
Winnipeg Jets Re-Sign Forwards Albert, Cormier, & O’Dell
July 20, 2014 by
John Albert:
The 25 forward has agreed to a one year, two-way contract worth $585,000. John Albert was originally drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the sixth round, 175th overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. [Read more…]
Top Tweets for the Week: July 18
July 18, 2014 by
Winnipeg Hockey Talk’s Favorite Twitter Comments —
In no particular order these are some tweets that caught my eye this week.
