... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
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...
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...
... Baseball-Reference.com, TheBaseballCube.com, BaseballAlmanac.com, BaseballProspectus.com, REtrosheet.org, and I'm sure others, all offer an online baseball...
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...
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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Feb 2, 2007 3:37 am
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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,...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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,...
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 ...
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. *...
... 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....
... 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,...
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 ...
... 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...
... 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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Feb 6, 2007 3:59 am
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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...
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...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
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...
... In the March 6, 1953 edition The Globe & Mail newspaper from Toronto reported, in part, "the Bruins assumed an early lead to give goalie Jim Henry his...
