NHL offers online access to 100 years of player, team, game stats

NEW YORK/TORONTO - As part of its year-long Centennial celebration, the NHL® -- in partnership with SAP, a Cloud Services provider for the League, announced today the completion of the digitization of its entire statistical history, providing fans with unprecedented access to player and team statistics as well as every regular-season and playoff game box score dating back to the League's inception in 1917. Fans can go deeper inside the history of the NHL than ever before, as stats and insights for every player from every game in League history now are available at
NHL.com/Stats
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More than 15 million new player and game data points, encompassing more than 24,000 games from 1917 through 1987, have been added on NHL.com. Previously, player and game statistics only were available from 1987 through the present. Powered by the SAP HANA database, fans now can -- in an instant -- compare the statistical feats of NHL legends such as Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Maurice Richard, Gordie Howe and Bobby Orr with today's stars, including Edmonton's Connor McDavid, Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby, Washington's Alex Ovechkin, Chicago's Patrick Kane and Ottawa's Erik Karlsson.
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The new statistics include:
"For fans and media alike, this expansive statistical treasure trove of previously untapped information and data is a tremendous resource with which to explore the League's 100 years of history, and tell compelling and engaging stories about our game," said Steve McArdle, NHL Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Vice President. "Today's launch is the culmination of a six-year project, and brings our statistical history to life in an interactive and innovative way."

"From the very beginning of our partnership, the NHL has had a clear understanding of the power of data analytics and how extracting real-time insights could enhance the overall fan experience," said Greg McStravick, president, Database & Data Management, SAP. "SAP HANA is the market-leading in-memory data management platform designed to run live, digital businesses, which couldn't be better exemplified than by the NHL. Providing 100 years of historical data to fans is an unprecedented accomplishment, and we are extremely proud of the role that SAP HANA has played in bringing this platform to life."
NHL.com writer Nicholas J. Cotsonika provides some insight into the process with his story: "
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Examples of What Fans Will Find
As part of this process, the NHL has been able to identify when key statistics were first officially and consistently tracked by statisticians: