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dsreyn
Jan 17, 2008 2:46 am
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....
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dsreyn
Jan 18, 2008 3:18 pm
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...
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dsreyn
Jan 18, 2008 3:20 pm
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...
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tangotiger
Jan 19, 2008 12:22 am
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...
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tp_dellow
Jan 19, 2008 3:34 pm
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?...
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dsreyn
Jan 19, 2008 3:47 pm
... 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...
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SIRE1499
Jan 20, 2008 5:56 am
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...
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triskie2
Mar 5, 2008 2:58 pm
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...
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losthockey
Mar 14, 2008 10:07 am
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...
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dsreyn
Mar 25, 2008 3:12 pm
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...
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dsreyn
Apr 15, 2008 1:58 pm
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...
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dsreyn
Apr 15, 2008 2:08 pm
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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hockey-databank@yahoo...
Jun 14, 2008 2:04 pm
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dsreyn
Jun 14, 2008 2:39 pm
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...
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dsreyn
Jun 18, 2008 1:33 pm
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...
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pnepus
Jul 10, 2008 7:50 pm
... also check Jack and John Keating "Master" data Databank Master.csv: playerID -- firstName -- lastName -- firstNHL -- lastNHL -- birthYear keatija01 -- Jack...
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the_warrior_king
the_warrior_...
Jan 13, 2009 8:54 pm
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...
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dsreyn
Jan 13, 2009 8:58 pm
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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hockey-databank@yahoo...
Jan 16, 2009 3:06 am
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dsreyn
Jan 16, 2009 3:08 am
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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hockey-databank@yahoo...
Jan 16, 2009 3:09 am
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dsreyn
Jan 16, 2009 3:12 am
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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chris.fletcher66
chris.fletch...
Feb 2, 2009 6:07 pm
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,...
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dsreyn
Feb 2, 2009 6:54 pm
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...
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chris.fletcher66
chris.fletch...
Feb 2, 2009 7:06 pm
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...
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James Milks
losthockey
Feb 4, 2009 1:07 pm
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...
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sarona_mb
Apr 12, 2009 1:07 am
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...
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dsreyn
Apr 12, 2009 1:12 am
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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hockey-databank@yahoo...
Apr 16, 2009 12:08 am
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