Finding hidden gems in the NHL draft, interactive visualization

[Hsoj25]

Hey all,

 

Haven't posted here in awhile, but I thought I would share this interactive viz I made that highlights the top players from each draft class, it's a recreation of a piece the NYT did on the NFL draft.

 

It's available at: http://jsl6906.net/D3/NHL_Draft/

 

Cheers.

[IKnowPhysics]

Very nice. I like stats that are well-presented visually.

 

First immediate take-away: that first half of the first round is the honey pot for players. That's what we should be tanking for. Mid 1st-2nd round is extremely so-so. 3rd rounds are a crap shoot. 4th round+ is just about no-man's land. Except for...

 

Second: According to the stats presented, it doesn't matter when you draft a goalie. Like, at all.

[drnkirishone]

another thing I am noticing (based on the data in this). defensive players or perhaps just defensive defensman are more likely to pan out with later picks then the forwards. I sorted by shifts and it seems to me alot of the later rounds are defensmen

[rakish]

Hso, are you Bostock? if so, thanks for d3, I love it.

[Hsoj25]

Hso, are you Bostock? if so, thanks for d3, I love it.

 

Hah! No sir, I am just a guy who uses Mr. Bostock's excellent javascript library.

[darksabre]

Very nice. I like stats that are well-presented visually.

 

First immediate take-away: that first half of the first round is the honey pot for players. That's what we should be tanking for. Mid 1st-2nd round is extremely so-so. 3rd rounds are a crap shoot. 4th round+ is just about no-man's land. Except for...

 

Second: According to the stats presented, it doesn't matter when you draft a goalie. Like, at all.

 

Don't tell SFinNS!

[Sabres Fan in NS]

Don't tell SFinNS!

 

FUCALE!!

 

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