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...
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Stu McMurray
stumcmurray
Mar 7, 2007 3:17 am
... 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...
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Gerald
gjagus1962
Mar 7, 2007 2:45 pm
The Marc 6, 1953 edition of the Toronto Star also credits Jim Henry with the shutout. I have a pdf copy of the article if it is needed. Gerald Stu McMurray...
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forever1940
Mar 7, 2007 6:18 pm
The NY Times also notes it as his 8th shutout. ... 53 ... Henry, ... season, ... Henry ... Toronto ... goalie Jim ... ...
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gjagus1962
Mar 7, 2007 6:19 pm
Leo Thiffault played 5 games for the Minnesota North Stars in the 1968 Playoffs. What makes him a rare player is those were the only NHL games he ever played,...
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Ralph Slate
ralphslate
Mar 8, 2007 1:03 pm
Is it possible that Henry was replaced during one of those shutouts, and the NHL therefore didn't award it to him? I remember James K theorizing that there are...
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Ralph Slate
ralphslate
Mar 8, 2007 1:04 pm
What do you want to know about him? He definitely lived in Chicopee and Springfield MA about 5 years ago, and still may. I wonder if he is somehow related to...
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forever1940
Mar 8, 2007 6:08 pm
I did check the NY Times for his 9-0 shutout win, and no mention of another goaltender is made. ... shutouts, and ... theorizing ... overlooked in ... 50's), ...
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Gerald
gjagus1962
Mar 8, 2007 6:10 pm
I was mailnly looking for information on his minor hockey days and his jersey number while he played the five games in Minnesota and why he was called up for...
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dsreyn
Mar 12, 2007 4:45 pm
I suppose this is possible, but I guess I'd wonder why the league docked him a shutout due to a replacement goalie, yet failed to list the replacement goalie...
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gjagus1962
Mar 15, 2007 8:09 pm
Can anyone help with the following breakdown of Minutes Played and shots against for the following games and goalies; 1) April 7, 1977 Buffalo 7 at Minnesota 1...
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dgoethe
Mar 28, 2007 1:35 pm
Heya, after Ralph promised to assist in procuring draftinfo I decided not to pursue this (I had down to 1978 fixed locally). Any progress here? However, the...
