Pre-Draft ScoutingWith the NHL Season fast approaching, we will need to get started on our preliminary scouting as we approach our draft day. When considering the players you may want to draft, keep in mind the categories your players will be getting points in.
All skaters can earn points in the following categories
Goaltenders will receive points in the following categories:
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To help assist you determine how far your team's budget will go. Download the "salary cap calculator below and input the players name and salaries. the Cap Space, players left, and Average Cap Space remaining box will update as you fill in the table.
For information regarding player salaries and advanced statistics, please checkout NHLNumbers.com and HockeyAbstract.com to assist your scouting. (Links Below)
Please download the link below to help you with your scouting.
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Using the salaries and statistics from the 2015-16 NHL Season, create an eight player team that you think would give you the best overall team based on the season that had just passed. Skaters will be scored on the following categories; Goals, Assists, Power Play Goals, Short Handed Goals, Game Winning Goals, Plus/Minus, Penalty Minutes, Blocked Shots, Face-off Wins, Shots on Goal and Hits. Goaltenders will receive points based on Wins, Save Percentage, Goals Against Average, Saves, and Shutouts.
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You will want to use the spreadsheet provided on Google Classroom to help create your team. You will copy the statistics of each player into the appropriate category and the spreadsheet will add up the results automatically at the bottom.
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