Last year, Daniel Weber moved the ball forward in the world of women’s hockey analytics by tracking and releasing data on penalties drawn in the NWHL. At the beginning of the 2019-20 season, I asked Karl Hendela, the NWHL’s Statistics Coordinator, to track penalties drawn for players — among other things. The infinitely helpful and patient Karl agreed and provided me with the data at the end of the season.
For those who don’t know, penalty differential (PenDiff) is simply the difference between the number of penalties a player draws and the penalties (of all types) that they take.
Scores are only part of the story
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