What’s Scouching?

Scouching represents a new way of analyzing hockey players, combining traditional evaluation methods with modern analysis and data-driven communication. You can catch our live show every week, and with a subscription, access unique data tools and dashboards to give you the upper hand. Whether you’re a fan, player, scout, or manager, there’s always something learn!

Who is Will?

Will is a long time hockey fan and analyst, who carries a B.Sc.Kin from McMaster University in Hamilton Ontario, Canada. He has volunteered in the OJHL and OHL and since 2016 has dedicated himself to not only tracking and analyzing the future of hockey, but incorporates the vital contextual factors that go into the creation of data to tell a story.

What do all these fancy statistics mean?

I promise you that it isn’t as scary as it may look! Please refer to the glossary below:

SAT% - Shot Attempt Percentage (Percentage of total shot attempts taken by player's team)

HDSAT% - High Danger Shot Attempt Percentage (Percentage of total high danger shot attempts taken by player's team)

DSAT% - Dangerous Shot Attempt Percentage (Percentage of total high and medium danger shot attempts taken by player's team)

iHDSAT% - Individual High Danger Shot Attempt Percentage (Percentage of player's individual shot attempts originating from high danger area.)

iDSAT% - Invididual Dangerous Shot Attempt Percentage(Percentage of player shot attempts originating from dangerous areas)

Inv% - Involvement Percentage (Percentage of team goals for with a point registered on average)

G% - Goal Percentage (Percentage of team goals for with a goal registered on average)

P1 IPP% - Primary Point Percentage (Percentage of even strength team goals with a goal or primary assist scored)

IPP% - Point Percentage (Percentage of even strength team goals with a point scored)

Off.Cat% - Offensive Catalyst Percentage (Percent increase in even strength team goals for per 60 minutes of ice time relative to the team without the player).

Def.Cat% - Defensive Catalyst Percentage (Percent decrease in even strength team goals against per 60 minutes of ice time relative to the team without the player)

Tot.Cat% - Percentage increase in goals for percentage of the team with the player on the ice relative to the team without the player)