NHL to test motion-tracking technology

[CarltonTheBear]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/stubborn-nhl-takes-tech-step-forward/article18595761/

As the NHL playoffs move toward the Stanley Cup finals, change is coming off the ice. The National Hockey League plans next fall to test new technology to track players in action and produce a vast new array of information ? a boon to teams seeking competitive advantage and astute fans placing bar bets.

A league-wide system could be in place for the start of the 2015-16 season, according to John Collins, NHL chief operating officer.

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Such efforts are soon to become the norm. The NHL first has to decide which technologies to test, with Sportvision and SportVU, both Chicago-based, the leading contenders. The league aims to test one or more systems, starting this fall, with five to eight teams. One goal would be to integrate all the information with the league?s broadcasters.

SportsVU seems to have really taken off in the NBA, and I've been eagerly waiting for it to come into the NHL. Even if it doesn't really uncover anything ground-breaking, I'd be very interested to see some of the things the NBA tracks with it (like speed of players, amount of touches, amount of passes).

 

[princedpw]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/stubborn-nhl-takes-tech-step-forward/article18595761/

As the NHL playoffs move toward the Stanley Cup finals, change is coming off the ice. The National Hockey League plans next fall to test new technology to track players in action and produce a vast new array of information ? a boon to teams seeking competitive advantage and astute fans placing bar bets.

A league-wide system could be in place for the start of the 2015-16 season, according to John Collins, NHL chief operating officer.

...

Such efforts are soon to become the norm. The NHL first has to decide which technologies to test, with Sportvision and SportVU, both Chicago-based, the leading contenders. The league aims to test one or more systems, starting this fall, with five to eight teams. One goal would be to integrate all the information with the league?s broadcasters.

SportsVU seems to have really taken off in the NBA, and I've been eagerly waiting for it to come into the NHL. Even if it doesn't really uncover anything ground-breaking, I'd be very interested to see some of the things the NBA tracks with it (like speed of players, amount of touches, amount of passes).

The Leafs have already considered this kind of technology and decided it won't help, so I wouldn't pay any attention to it if I were you.