First round: written submission
Second round: video submission (can be zoom, teams etc. pre-recorded) ** invite finalists only
Format of submission:
- Define your thesis
- Provide a summary of your methodology
- Give an overview of your findings
- Identify key action points from your analysis
- Code may be included as an appendix
The dataset is comprised of Stathletes-tracked women’s hockey event data. The included events have been translated from Stathletes’ raw data to enhance accessibility and interpretability. The various event types include shots, plays, takeaways, puck recoveries, dump ins, dump outs, zone entries, faceoffs and penalties. Event definitions may slightly differ from other sources. For each event, expanded details are provided and the relevant skaters and teams involved are indicated when necessary.
- Date (e.g. ‘2020-12-23’. Format = ‘yyyy-mm-dd’)
- Home Team (e.g. ‘Toronto Maple Leafs’)
- Away Team (e.g. ‘Boston Bruins’)
- Period (range from 1-3 for regulation, 4+ for overtime)
- Clock (e.g. ‘19:34’. Format = ‘mm:ss’)
- Home Team Skaters (range from 3-6 for home skaters currently on the ice)
- Away Team Skaters (range from 3-6 for away skaters currently on the ice)
- Home Team Goals (current goals scored by the home team at the time of the event)
- Away Team Goals (current goals scored by the away team at the time of the event)
- Team (name of the team responsible for the event)
- Player (name of the player responsible for the event)
- Event (type of event, e.g. ‘Play’, ‘Shot’, …)
- X Coordinate (x-coordinate of where an event occurred on the ice, between 0 and 200)
- Y Coordinate (y-coordinate of where an event occurred on the ice, between 0 and 85)
- Coordinates are always from the perspective of the eventing team
- Detail 1-4 (up to 4 supplementary details for each event, varies by event type)
- Player 2 (name of a secondary player involved in an event, varies by event type)
- X Coordinate 2 (x-coordinate of a secondary event detail, varies by event)
- Y Coordinate 2 (y-coordinate of a secondary event detail, varies by event)
Shot attempts that are unsuccessful (block, miss or save)
Players Involved
- Player: Shooter
Coordinates
- X,Y Coordinate: Release location
Event Details
- Detail 1: Shot Type (Deflection, Fan, Slapshot, Snapshot, Wrap around, Wristshot)
- Detail 2: Shot destination (on net, missed or blocked)
- Detail 3: Traffic (true or false)
- Detail 4: One timer (true or false)
Shot attempts that are successful (goal)
Players Involved
- Player: Shooter
Coordinates
- X,Y Coordinate: Release location of the puck
Event Details
- Detail 1: Shot Type (Deflection, Fan, Slapshot, Snapshot, Wrap around, Wristshot)
- Detail 2: Shot destination (on net, missed or blocked)
- Detail 3: Traffic (true or false)
- Detail 4: One timer (true or false)
Pass attempts that are successful
Event Types
- Direct (e.g. a tape-to-tape pass)
- Indirect (e.g. a pass that is rimmed along the boards)
Players Involved
- Player: Passer
- Player 2: Intended pass target
Coordinates
- X,Y Coordinate: Pass release location
- X,Y Coordinate: Pass target location
Event details
Detail 1: Pass Type
- Direct (eg. a tape-to-tape pass)
- Indirect (eg. a pass that is rimmed around the boards)
Pass attempts that are unsuccessful
Event Types
- Direct (e.g. a tape-to-tape pass)
- Indirect (e.g. a pass that is rimmed along the boards)
Players Involved
- Player: Passer
- Player 2: Intended pass target
Coordinates
- X,Y Coordinate: Pass release location
- X,Y Coordinate: Pass target location
Event details
Detail 1: Pass Type
- Direct (eg. a tape-to-tape pass)
- Indirect (eg. a pass that is rimmed around the boards)
Steals, pass interceptions and won battles that lead to a change in possession
Players Involved
- Player: Skater credited with the takeaway
Coordinates
- X,Y Coordinate: Location where the skater gained possession when taking the puck away
Possession gains initiated by retrieving a loose puck that was created by a missed/blocked/saved shot, an advance (e.g. dump-out/dump-in), a faceoff or a broken play
Players Involved
- Player: Skater who recovered the puck
Coordinates
- X,Y Coordinate: Location where skater gained possession
Actions in which a skater intentionally concedes possession by advancing the puck up ice
Players Involved
- Player: Skater who dumped/advanced the puck
Coordinates
- X,Y Coordinate: Location where skater released the puck
Event details
- Detail 1: Possession Outcome (Retained, Lost)
Attempts to move the puck into the offensive zone from the neutral zone
Players Involved
- Player: Entry skater
- Player 2: Targeted defender
Coordinates
- X,Y Coordinate: Point of release for dumps/advances, point where puck crossed the blueline for passes and carries
Event details
- Detail 1: Entry Type (Carried, Dumped, Played)
Faceoffs
Players Involved
- Player: Skater who won the draw
- Player 2: Skater who lost the draw
Coordinates
- X,Y Coordinate: Location of faceoff dot
Infractions
Players Involved
- Player: Skater who took the penalty
- Player 2: Skater who drew the penalty
Coordinates
- X,Y Coordinate: Location of infraction
Event Details
- Detail 1: Infraction Type (e.g. Slashing, Tripping, Roughing, Hooking, ...)