No Sleep Til Belmont: A show about the New York Islanders

Steve Valiquette Talks Analytics, Sports Psychology, How Goals are Scored, and much more

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Episode notes

Arthur is joined by the CEO of Clear Sight Analytics, MSG Networks Analyst, and former Islanders goaltender, Steve Valiquette to discuss breaking into the league with the Isles back in 1999, studying “score effects”, game conditions, and other metrics to better understand how goals actually occur in today’s NHL, the importance of sports psychology to overcome mental barriers during games, dealing with the potential confirmation bias of GMs, coaches, and players in the face of analytical data, the potential next wave of analytics, and much more.

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