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Corsi & Fenwick Primer

Hello, everyone! We saw some posts going around earlier this week talking about hockey stats and how Hockey Tumblr doesn’t care about them. We don’t think that’s true, because there are plenty of people around here who are interested, and we think that’s great! We also think it’s great if you aren’t interested in stats and choose to engage in hockey fandom in other ways – you don’t have to be a stats geek to be a Real Valid Fan.

However, if you are interested in hockey stats and just haven’t gotten the time to delve into them yet (and there’s so much, it can be really intimidating), we thought we’d help you dip a toe in the proverbial waters with a quick rundown on two of the more prevalent nontraditional stats that have been developed over the years.

***CLICK HERE*** for a presentation on Corsi and Fenwick, two words you’ll hear often in the hockey analytics community + some stats resources to get you started.

As always, our ask box is always open if you need clarification or have any questions about hockey stats (or hockey in general)!