Usually body checks that made an opposing player lose control of the puck
AnswerAt the end of the 2002 season hits were no longer kept track of because it was too hard to judge exactly what one was. Unlike shot and saves, it is hard to train a stat keeper on what one is. AnswerI don't know where this guy got his information but the NHL still keeps the hits statistic. I was curious about this myself so I asked my old coach, he said the "hit" stat is counted as when a player forces an opposing player to lose the puck through physical contact. a hit only counts if it A. causes a turnover or B. makes opposing player lose control of the puck. for example, if a player hits an opposing player after he has passed the puck or shot it, it is not counted as a hitIn hockey statistics, the PP stands for Power Play.
Sog means shots on goal.. If that's what your referring to
The minus sign in hockey means that a player was on the ice when a goal was scored against his/her team. Golies do not receive a +/- rating.
game points.
Wikipedia and NHL.com for statistics
Yes, but official statistics are unavailable at this time.
No. Depends how far you go back and what statistics you are comparing. Surreyfan
Canada has better statistics than the US team because Canada is the home of Hockey, and more player's that are from Canada are usually good. TEAM CANADA ALL THE WAY!
A goal in hockey is worth one point. An assist is also worth one point.
In statistics, this is the symbol for the "Variance"
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Mean is the average.