Richter Award Discussion

[StateofHockey78]

Another interesting stat, team related. 11 of the top 16 teams in CF% (the spread between your close shots and your opponents) are currently Pairwise top 16. No coincidence being effective and keeping teams outside is a key to success regardless of the goalie, and right now QU is the best at it.

The teams outside the top 16 in this stat that are in pairwise top 16 are - Mich State, Michigan, St. Cloud State, Notre Dame, Northeastern

[navy44]

I tried to find some adv stats for us...here's what I came up with. QU is actually #1 in the country in spread between the close shots they take vs the close shots they give up. QU is also #2 in the country in close shots given up (Cornell #1). The % of close shots vs total attempt against may be a good indicator of what the goalies face in terms of quality looks vs total shots. Bischel gets peppered!

Team	Shot Attempts for	Shot Attempts Against	Blocks	"Close Shots" for	"Close Shots" Against	% of close shots vs total attempt against	Close shot spread %
QU	1928	1296	326	959	585	45.1%	62.1%
MN	1913	1617	388	1048	867	53.6%	54.7%
Northeastern	1576	1776	407	904	997	56.1%	47.6%
MTU	1811	1637	361	1018	884	54.0%	53.5%
Notre Dame	1643	2017	468	844	1158	57.4%	42.2%

Do you have a link you can share for where these stats came from? Thanks in advance!

[StateofHockey78]

Do you have a link you can share for where these stats came from? Thanks in advance!

I get all my stats from CHN. Lots of metrics out there on the site.

[StateofHockey78]

Insert Homer Simpson gif retreating into the bushes

Don't retreat Al - these are only a few stats and don't tell the full story. Keep in mind these stats are shot attempts and so that is a reflection of "opportunities" and perhaps the level of "stress" being put on the goalie when the opponents are constantly in the house.

[Sean Pickett]

Interesting stuff. Its crazy that in this example ND goalies are seeing 1158 close shots thus far and Quinnipiac goalie is only seen 585.

Well, those are attempts. Here are the actual shots numbers:

Team	Shots for	Shots Against	Blocks	"Close Shots" for	"Close Shots" Against	% of close shots vs total shots against	Close shot spread %
QU	818	539		453	289	53.62%	61.05%
MN	855	709		537	420	59.24%	56.11%
Northeastern	769	778		486	488	62.72%	49.90%
MTU	848	753		550	482	64.01%	53.29%
Notre Dame	744	925		436	608	65.73%	41.76%

Sean

[navy44]

I get all my stats from CHN. Lots of metrics out there on the site.

Excellent, thanks very much, greatly appreciated.
(Just a follow up for info only, the "close shots" that a goalie faces is, i believe, when the game is a close game (less than 2 goal lead/behind), rather than when the shots come from "in close", from the website).

[BigAl]

Well I'm glad we all agree that Quinnipiac has the best defense hahaha

[StateofHockey78]

Well, those are attempts. Here are the actual shots numbers:

Team	Shots for	Shots Against	Blocks	"Close Shots" for	"Close Shots" Against	% of close shots vs total shots against	Close shot spread %
QU	818	539		453	289	53.62%	61.05%
MN	855	709		537	420	59.24%	56.11%
Northeastern	769	778		486	488	62.72%	49.90%
MTU	848	753		550	482	64.01%	53.29%
Notre Dame	744	925		436	608	65.73%	41.76%

Sean

Thanks Sean. Oddly, wonder why the individual goalie "saves" differ from these..I checked Perets for example and he shows 585 saves total. Wonder why we're off there.

[StateofHockey78]

Excellent, thanks very much, greatly appreciated.
(Just a follow up for info only, the "close shots" that a goalie faces is, i believe, when the game is a close game (less than 2 goal lead/behind), rather than when the shots come from "in close", from the website).

did not see that, thanks for that detail. Means the close stuff is pretty irrelevant then, with the exception of showing shots during high stress moments perhaps.

[BigAl]

did not see that, thanks for that detail. Means the close stuff is pretty irrelevant then, with the exception of showing shots during high stress moments perhaps.

I didn’t see that either. Makes perfect sense why Perets has seen the least then. I’m out of the bush now, Perets for Richter!!!

[StateofHockey78]

Anyone who wants to bet me a beer at the FF on getting the three finalists right ...here's my picks as of today.

Perets -I'd put Bischel here if ND sneaks into the playoffs, but as of today I don't think they'll hold on.
Levi
Pietila

[BigAl]

https://***********/qu_mih/status/16...c2H8PTENi5tgPw

Proof of a close shot on Perets

[StateofHockey78]

https://***********/qu_mih/status/16...c2H8PTENi5tgPw

Proof of a close shot on Perets

Um...does that actually register as a shot? Or is it more Perets making a guy do the superman HAHAHA

[StateofHockey78]

https://***********/qu_mih/status/16...c2H8PTENi5tgPw

Proof of a close shot on Perets

If you want to see the greatest superman move of all time, check this out at 1:10 100 years of Gophers hockey: Blake Wheeler - YouTube

[BigAl]

Um...does that actually register as a shot? Or is it more Perets making a guy do the superman HAHAHA

At home, they’re counting that as a shot haha. Guy went flying