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Update - hockey-reference.com site (probably) coming   Message List  
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Re: Update - hockey-reference.com site (probably) coming

If you take the message on the web site at face value ("we are talking
to several groups about acquiring stats") that theoretically rules out
this group, since I haven't had any contact from them. I'm not sure
how many other sources are out there though. Now that Forman has
turned his operation into a full-fledged business, I suppose he could
even be looking into purchasing a database from someone.

Doug

--- In hockey-databank@yahoogroups.com, Tangotiger <tangotiger@...> wrote:
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> It's almost likely to be data from here or HAG_list.
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> Tom
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> --- dsreyn <dreynolds@...> wrote:
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> > Nothing definite has been announced, but it sounds
> > like Sean Forman and
> > company are definitely moving forward on a hockey
> > site
> > (hockey-reference.com). The following was part of
> > the
> > baseball-reference.com blog entry for September 21:
> >
> > Basketball, Football, Baseball, and Hockey (we are
> > getting close on
> > acquiring a great data set) will be launching,
> > re-launching, or seeing
> > significant changes/additions in the next six
> > months.
> >
> > Needless to say, I'm interested to see what they
> > come up with for a data
> > set. Also, the message at hockey-reference.com now
> > says:
> >
> > Our apologies for not launching this site sooner,
> > but we are talking to
> > several groups about acquiring stats and will post
> > more notes here, when
> > we are closer to having something ready to launch.
> >
> > Doug
> >
> >
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Nothing definite has been announced, but it sounds like Sean Forman and company are definitely moving forward on a hockey site (hockey-reference.com). The...
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Sep 26, 2007
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It's almost likely to be data from here or HAG_list. Tom ... The 2007 Fans' Scouting Report http://www.tangotiger.net/scouting/ ... ...
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Sep 26, 2007
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If you take the message on the web site at face value ("we are talking to several groups about acquiring stats") that theoretically rules out this group, since...
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Sep 27, 2007
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For those who don't keep tabs on the sports-reference.com blog, this was mentioned again ("next on the docket is a hockey site") in their entry for January...
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