A Markov Game model for valuing actions, locations, and team performance in ice hockey
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DOI: 10.1007/s10618-017-0496-z
Abstract: We apply the Markov Game formalism to develop a context-aware approach to valuing player actions, locations, and team performance in ice hockey. The Markov Game formalism uses machine learning and AI techniques to incorporate context… read more here.
Keywords: hockey; team performance; model; markov game ... See more keywords
Hockey Puck Strike Rates and Injuries at National Hockey League Games: A Retrospective Analysis of Data from Six Seasons
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DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x22000619
Abstract: Abstract Importance: This paper provides a large-scale, per-National Hockey League (NHL) season analysis of hockey puck strike (HPS) injury data and also provides estimates of injury frequency and severity. Objective: The study’s goal was to… read more here.
Keywords: hockey; hockey puck; hockey league; six seasons ... See more keywords
Imaging Review of Hockey-Related Upper Extremity Injuries.
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DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1731422
Abstract: Ice hockey is a fast-paced contact sport with a high incidence of injuries. Upper extremity injury is one of the most common regions of the body to be injured in hockey. This imaging review will… read more here.
Keywords: hockey; imaging review; extremity; upper extremity ... See more keywords
Examining the influence of athletes’ punishment experiences on decisions to cease participation in competitive hockey
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DOI: 10.1080/1612197x.2018.1536158
Abstract: This study examined athletes’ experiences of punishment in competitive hockey and the potential influence of these experiences on their decisions to cease participation in the sport. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 former female and… read more here.
Keywords: hockey; competitive hockey; punishment experiences; decisions cease ... See more keywords
Detection of Ice Hockey Players and Teams via a Two-Phase Cascaded CNN Model
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2020.3033580
Abstract: The accurate detection of ice hockey players and teams during a game is crucial to the tracking of individual players on the rink and team tactical decision making and is therefore becoming an important task… read more here.
Keywords: ice hockey; hockey; model; hockey players ... See more keywords
Everyday nationalism and international hockey: contesting Canadian national identity
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DOI: 10.1111/nana.12163
Abstract: This paper examines how hockey is used to construct and demarcate the Canadian national community from external others, namely, the USA, Europe and Russia/USSR. The paper suggests popular nationalist narratives around the sport of hockey… read more here.
Keywords: canadian national; nationalism; national identity; hockey ... See more keywords
Use of the scat-3, child scat3, and king-devick in concussion assessment of youth hockey players
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DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097270.202
Abstract: Objective Currently youth sports hockey programs do not adhere to concussion protocols. The purpose of this study was to examine the relations between performance of two sideline assessments. Design Retrospective analysis of two measures given… read more here.
Keywords: king devick; hockey; concussion; sac ... See more keywords
THE EFFECT OF BODY CHECKING POLICY CHANGE ON OFFENSIVE GAME SKILL PERFORMANCE IN 13–14 YEAR OLD ICE HOCKEY PLAYERS
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DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097372.156
Abstract: Background Policy allowing body checking (BC) increases injury and concussion risk in youth ice hockey players. Hockey Calgary introduced BC policy change in 2015 that disallows BC at the Bantam (ages 13–14) non-elite level (lowest… read more here.
Keywords: game; policy; non elite; hockey ... See more keywords
EFFECT OF PREVIOUS CONCUSSION ON SPORT-SPECIFIC SKILLS IN YOUTH ICE HOCKEY PLAYERS
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DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097372.83
Abstract: Background Hockey Canada developed the Hockey Canada Skills Test (HCST), which measures skill acquisition and development. Objective To investigate the effect of previous concussion on sport-specific skill performance in youth ice hockey players. Design Cross-sectional.… read more here.
Keywords: hockey; ice hockey; concussion; agility ... See more keywords
Social class, the elite hockey player career and educational paths
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DOI: 10.1177/1012690218765759
Abstract: This paper focuses on how engaging in hockey as an elite athlete influences educational paths. It relies on qualitative and quantitative methods, including interviews with 36 ice hockey players in Switzerland and 605 respondents who… read more here.
Keywords: educational paths; capital; career; class ... See more keywords
The specialization of informal social control in a selective community: Fighting in the National Hockey League from 1947 to 2019
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DOI: 10.1177/10434631221132263
Abstract: Decentralized sanctioning arises from a demand for governance that is not adequately provided by the state or another strong and centralized institution. While the dynamics of collective action and sanctioning have been well-examined theoretically, experimentally,… read more here.
Keywords: hockey; hockey league; community; national hockey ... See more keywords