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Hi Doug -

Thank you very much for your work! I have attempted a similar venture many
times for my own use, but it always falls by the wayside due to limited time
and/or resources.

Some simple suggestions for the next update. In the Scoring file, you can
populate PPG, SHG, GWG, and GTG = 0 for everyone who has 0 goals scored.
Likewise, PPA and SHA = 0 for all players with 0 assists. (And of course,
similar concept for the post-season stats as well.)

Also, for every team in history that had 0 ties in a season, all the players on
their team can be populated with 0 GTG's. Similarly, in the playoffs, if a team
won 0 playoff games, then all the players on their team can be populated with 0
PostGWG's.

I know these are all pretty minor and simple, but they are certainly accurate
and are very easy to update. I have always been fascinated with the concept of
complete and accurate statistical histories in sports, so I just love projects
like this. If I can find the time, I wouldn't mind contributing other pieces of
data (such as uniform numbers, the respective components that make up +/-,
time-on-ice, and other data), though no guarantees.

Roger




Thu May 7, 2009 3:59 pm

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Hi Doug - Thank you very much for your work! I have attempted a similar venture many times for my own use, but it always falls by the wayside due to limited...
hockeydad55
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May 7, 2009
4:15 pm

These suggestions do seem logical, but there are times when it may be useful to differentiate between "data not available" and "zero". I assume that the blank...
kmanter
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Jun 15, 2009
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Within "database land", the proper method to handle "data not available" is through the use of NULL. Using NULL is unambiguous, where blanks are decidedly not....
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Jun 16, 2009
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