... No, I'm concerned that since this data is being advertised as "open source", that means that the next entrepreneur would go to hockey-databank, download...
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dsreyn
Feb 1, 2007 7:09 pm
... You probably sent this before my last message, but again let me emphasize - this database was NOT "pulled" from hockeydb.com. Frankly, I think it's a bit...
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slater@...
ralphslate
Feb 1, 2007 7:21 pm
... 1987-88 ... I only started this conversation because of the talk of expanding the database with more data that was "available at hockeydb". Today it's just...
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dgoethe
Feb 1, 2007 7:25 pm
... ok, that one was my fault. I was inquiring about draft-info, i.e. Vincent Lecavalier's entry would have draftyear 1998, draftposititon 1 etc. I mentioned...
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slater@...
ralphslate
Feb 1, 2007 8:49 pm
... If this is what you're looking for then I could definitely be in board with helping -- depending on the ultimate goal of this group. ... You _could_ do...
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slater@...
ralphslate
Feb 1, 2007 8:51 pm
The lag on this list is killing me :-> ... You don't have my perspective. Generally, when a large body of hockey data appears on the internet, it comes from...
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dsreyn
Feb 1, 2007 10:05 pm
I'll address scope / goals / "to do" list shortly in a separate post. Suffice it to say for now that my goal is most definitely *not* to duplicate hockeydb.com...
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tangotiger
Feb 2, 2007 2:22 am
... Baseball-Reference.com, TheBaseballCube.com, BaseballAlmanac.com, BaseballProspectus.com, REtrosheet.org, and I'm sure others, all offer an online baseball...
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losthockey
Feb 2, 2007 2:36 am
Just want to add my 2 cents in regards to Ralph's comments... ... I have only been a SIHR member for about 5 years, but in that time have become a rather...
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dsreyn
Feb 2, 2007 2:55 am
I believe the Lahman / Forman team is working on a hockey site. http://www.hockey-reference.com has been reserved by them for over a year, though it's just a...
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hockey-databank@yahoo...
Feb 2, 2007 3:37 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the hockey-databank group. File :...
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dsreyn
Feb 2, 2007 4:00 am
I have made a number of changes in this release. The main ones (other than minor corrections) are as follows: * Removed probable phantoms - Mike Neville,...
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Ralph Slate
ralphslate
Feb 2, 2007 4:01 am
... On that note, do people actually LIKE the layout of the baseball-reference website? I've used it on occasion, but I found it maddening to use. On another...
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tangotiger
Feb 2, 2007 5:09 am
... What is so maddening about it? Speaking as both a programmer and end-user, it's fantastic. And I'm not alone: http://tinyurl.com/32gvvt HockeyDB is...
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Ralph Slate
ralphslate
Feb 2, 2007 12:11 pm
... This one is a pet peeve of mine. I'm not sure if people are aware of the issues surrounding this, but I'll try and highlight them. From what I understand,...
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Ralph Slate
ralphslate
Feb 2, 2007 12:11 pm
Tangotiger w ... I think it's the overabundance of abbreviations. I like the verbosity of showing that a player played for the Boston Bruins instead of BOS. I ...
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dsreyn
Feb 2, 2007 3:15 pm
General objectives: * Provide data in a format that can be used to run queries, aid in research, etc. * Avoid excessive restrictions on distribution and use. *...
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Stu McMurray
stumcmurray
Feb 3, 2007 3:28 am
... Hi Guys: Bob Duff recompiled the NHL stats at the request of the league for the 1917-18 through 1925-26 seasons. There are no gamesheets for these seasons....
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Ralph Slate
ralphslate
Feb 3, 2007 4:49 am
... That's my peeve -- if score sheets once existed, they were presumably more accurate than newspaper accounts. I can _maybe_ see it for the 1917-18 season,...
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Stu McMurray
stumcmurray
Feb 3, 2007 4:09 pm
Ralph wrote--> That's my peeve -- if score sheets once existed, they were presumably more accurate than newspaper accounts. I can _maybe_ see it for the ...
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Karkoski James
austinjapan
Feb 5, 2007 3:25 am
... Hi Stu, the problem with this is that, as you have noted below, until recently the NHL has been more than happy to sanction stats that weren't correct for...
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slater@...
ralphslate
Feb 5, 2007 3:34 pm
... I tend to agree with this sentiment. ... The larger question in my mind is, which seasons never had game sheets vs. which seasons have the game sheets been...
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hockey-databank@yahoo...
Feb 6, 2007 3:59 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the hockey-databank group. File :...
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dsreyn
Feb 6, 2007 4:01 am
Nothing major this time - just fixing an error in Coaches.csv. I had inadvertently entered a non-existent coachID for Orval Tessier. Doug...
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slater@...
ralphslate
Feb 6, 2007 9:40 pm
Doug -- Based on these goals focusing on major league hockey, I'm willing to help in any way that I can. Let me start by suggesting that for biographical...
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dsreyn
Feb 7, 2007 4:02 am
Sounds good Ralph. One question though - what do you have in mind for hometown? That is, would this be current residence, or would it be where the player...
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Ralph Slate
ralphslate
Feb 7, 2007 12:16 pm
... Hometown is very subjective, but it gives the opportunity to show where a player "learned his hockey" -- not where they are currently living. I know, for...
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Stu McMurray
stumcmurray
Feb 18, 2007 4:13 am
... How would you have the NHL release the gamesheets?? I mean, it's not going to be a commercial venture that will generate profit, right? So what benefit...
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tangotiger
Feb 18, 2007 12:25 pm
... I used to work in the same building as the NHL, when they were in Montreal. And for a few years, I would ask for the end-of-year full stats (including...
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dsreyn
Mar 6, 2007 2:56 pm
The "NHL results" file from the Hockey Summary Project lists 8 shutouts for the Boston Bruins in the 1952-53 season: 021 10/25/52 BOS 4 at TOR 0 036 11/06/52...
