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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...
Hi - This is a great resource, thanks for putting it together! I am starting a bit of research on how long hockey players live, change in lifespan over time,...
The death info has been cobbled together from multiple sources. Generally speaking, any source I have used (for the entire project) is listed in the...
Thanks Doug - I missed the readme and notes files, should have checked them first. There are bizarre coincidences out there. As I started looking for data on...
Hi, The Jack McDonald born in 1887 is the one who died in 1958. I do not know if the Jack born in 1921 has died or not. I have lots of dates, so let me know if...
Hi Doug, I have been studying the tables in hdb-2009-01-15.zip for normalization. During this process, I noticed possible typos in table abbrev.csv. Should...
Oops...not sure how I messed that up, but thanks for pointing it out; that will be fixed in the next release. The next "official" release will come after the...
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