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...
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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Oct 11, 2007 2:51 am
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Here's what's new in the latest version of the database: * New tables - postseason series (SeriesPost.csv) and combined shutouts (CombinedShutouts.csv) * New...
I just discovered two problems in Coaches.csv: 1. Darryl Sutter's coaching line for the 1998-99 season (San Jose) was inadvertently omitted. His regular...
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Jan 17, 2008 2:43 am
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The new feature in the latest release is shootout statistics for the last two seasons. There are two new tables - ScoringShootout.csv and GoaliesShootout.csv....
The Master table currently contains four fields (firstNHL, lastNHL, firstWHA, lastWHA) that give the years a player was active in the NHL and WHA. I'm...
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...
On a data design issue, every single field should represent one and only one thing. Merging data into one field is not a good idea. Tom ... Tim Raines, Hall...
Hi Doug, This is some great work that you've assembled here. A question: have you placed any limits on its use or is it free for anyone to do as they wish?...
... There are no restrictions of any kind. Of course, an acknowledgment would be appreciated if this database is used for anything else, but it's not...
I agree with Tom, it's better to keep every single field separate and representing one thing only. I like the idea of separate years for the NHL and WHA...
Hi, Can anyone provide me with suggestions as to where i would be able to find demographic data concerning the chicago and detroit NHL target markets? I have...
Hi, I'm a first time poster, long time lurker. I would like some advice on where to start at automatically ingesting stats and how most of you are collecting...
I apologize for the off-topic post, but... If anyone is interested in starting a similar project for basketball, I have a basketball database that I can make...
The Sports-Reference team has launched their hockey site today (www.hockey-reference.com). According to the site blog, they obtained their data through a...
I just uploaded a zip file (2008preview.zip) with a preliminary version of the 2007-08 update. This doesn't include all of the tables that are in a normal...
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Jun 14, 2008 2:04 pm
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Changes in the new release are as follows: * 2007-08 update * New fields in the Master table - name note, given name, nickname, height, weight, shooting (or...
I found a small problem in the latest release - I had the wrong ID for Evgeni Nabokov in the AwardsPlayers table. Rather than post the fix as another new...
... also check Jack and John Keating "Master" data Databank Master.csv: playerID -- firstName -- lastName -- firstNHL -- lastNHL -- birthYear keatija01 -- Jack...
Hi, I was wondering about the rules for using your data. I am working on a little query tool that allows "ordinary" people to get some reports. Am I ok to use...
There are no restrictions, so there's no problem using the files. In fact, I've been hoping that some additional projects like yours might develop from this....
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Jan 16, 2009 3:06 am
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No major changes this time - mostly lots of data corrections and updates. There's also an additional field in the Master table giving the hockey-reference.com...
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Jan 16, 2009 3:09 am
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I have added a file with draft data in the files area. This may be rolled in with the regular data releases in the future, but for now I'm keeping it...
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