Shady Machine
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The school I work for has a new play by play person. He previously worked at Arizona State. He laughed at how bad Austin was.
Are you suggesting he is not a D1 quality hockey player?
The school I work for has a new play by play person. He previously worked at Arizona State. He laughed at how bad Austin was.
Since when is Poulin a center?
Since when is Poulin a center?
They have Boomhower centering Puustinen and Poulin thus far in rookie camp. Idk if that means anything or not.
I’d certainly try him at C in the AHL. He can distribute the puck like you’d want to see in a center, and it’s easier to switch someone back to wing.
Maybe play him with Chaput so he can give pointers or take draws and D zone responsibility on occasion.
I’d say the same for Hallander.
Exactly. Poulin ranked 198th on 240 qualifying QMJHL forwards in puck battles per 60 minutes last season. So basically, he got involved in less puck battles than the average Q forward. This is surprisingly low for someone as dominant in corners as him, but my hypothesis is that on a stacked Val-d'Or team, he was rarely relied on to get involved in puck battles, as his team already possessed the puck about 70% of the time.Since last season.
And thank you @Andy Lehoux . Could you explain the "Puck Battles 18%" stat to me? You say he's one of the best puck battlers, but then has a low percentage on that stat. Does it mean he doesn't get into too many puck battles?
Exactly. Poulin ranked 198th on 240 qualifying QMJHL forwards in puck battles per 60 minutes last season. So basically, he got involved in less puck battles than the average Q forward. This is surprisingly low for someone as dominant in corners as him, but my hypothesis is that on a stacked Val-d'Or team, he was rarely relied on to get involved in puck battles, as his team already possessed the puck about 70% of the time.
Poulin was the 13th most efficient forward in puck battles though, winning 53% of his battles, compared to the average 46% for Q forwards.
InStats offers tracking data on QMJHL players. I've simply gathered everything together in a spreadsheet and put the stats in a nice graphic hahaAre you computing the data or is it provided to you?