Super Shot Search

I've been working on this app for a while. It's still in beta stages, but you can search any player or team's shots and goals for location for the last 3 seasons.

7 months ago theninjagreg 33 comments 25 recs |

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Please let me know of any improvements you can suggest. Thanks for your input.

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by theninjagreg on Nov 1, 2011 3:17 PM EDT reply actions

This is amazing, and my mind is already filling up with ideas on how to use this data. Huge rec from me.

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by Draglikepull on Nov 1, 2011 3:18 PM EDT reply actions

Really cool. Great work!

by TheCeej on Nov 1, 2011 3:25 PM EDT reply actions

Just an idea

but if you could also post the location x/y data on a chart or something on the same page that would be awesome.

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I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.

by Steve Burtch on Nov 1, 2011 3:25 PM EDT reply actions

or

in a linkable file for dl… that’d work also without chewing up the display.

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by Steve Burtch on Nov 1, 2011 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions

This is a good idea.

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by theninjagreg on Nov 1, 2011 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Whats your background in programming?

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by BCapp on Nov 1, 2011 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions

I have a degree in Computer Engineering from U of T. I have been working professionally for about 5 years now. Would you like a resume? ;)

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by theninjagreg on Nov 1, 2011 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Hhaha

Just curious:p. That is a really sweet program.

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by BCapp on Nov 1, 2011 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions

This sounds much more feasable.

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by BCapp on Nov 1, 2011 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m worried I released this too soon, as it’s not quite ready. Oh well. I’ll get some updates maybe after work, but probably not till Wednesday.

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by theninjagreg on Nov 1, 2011 3:27 PM EDT reply actions

Rockin’.

Since you asked for suggestions…how about expanding from just doing maps of shots taken by a given player, to also having the option for a map of the team’s shots for or against with that player on or off the ice?

I want to be able to see whether there are forwards who consistently drive their team’s shot distribution and whether there are defensemen who consistently drive their opponents’ shot distribution.

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by Eric T. on Nov 1, 2011 3:37 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs

I strongly endorse this suggestion.

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by Draglikepull on Nov 1, 2011 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Awad's

Delta stat gets after this basically… although it’s not graphical.

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I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.

by Steve Burtch on Nov 1, 2011 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions

I don’t have the information of when a person is on or off the ice. Though I would like to get it at some point.

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by theninjagreg on Nov 1, 2011 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions

I may make another account to rec this again

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by BCapp on Nov 1, 2011 3:39 PM EDT reply actions

Lol thanks.

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by theninjagreg on Nov 1, 2011 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Random suggestion

Can you show a player with the rest of the players on his team (ideally forwards vs forwards and d vs d)’s shots in a different colour. That way you have a bit of a comparison.

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by BCapp on Nov 1, 2011 3:45 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

That is a great idea.

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by theninjagreg on Nov 1, 2011 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions

This is absolutely fantastic stuff. I may never leave my mom’s basement ever again.

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by ryanbatty on Nov 1, 2011 3:49 PM EDT reply actions

i think

burtch’s suggestion gets at this, but it might be great to have the shots broken up into a few zones (you could decide them somewhat arbitrarily) and then have a summary of the % of shots/goals from each of these zones.

but really, i hate to suggest anything cuase it’s already awesome times awesome. it’s awesome squared.

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by Van Ryn's Neurologist on Nov 1, 2011 5:04 PM EDT reply actions

It would be neat to have arbitrary bucket sizes that aggregate the shots/goals in particular locations.

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by theninjagreg on Nov 1, 2011 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Awesome cubed!

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by BCapp on Nov 1, 2011 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Sweet idea

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by Frag on Nov 1, 2011 7:27 PM EDT reply actions

any word on if reimer is back tomorrow?

by mick mcgeough on Nov 1, 2011 7:42 PM EDT reply actions

If ninjagreg can develop an app that can determine that, I think all 30 NHL teams will be trying to hire him.

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by Draglikepull on Nov 1, 2011 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Or in other words, please try to post that comment in the FTB (or today in the FTB part to).

And welcome Mick.

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by BCapp on Nov 1, 2011 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions

I don’t have stats for this season yet ;)

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by theninjagreg on Nov 2, 2011 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions

Great job, very impressed

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by SPERO on Nov 1, 2011 8:18 PM EDT reply actions

Am I reading this right?

So am I reading these charts correctly, because it appears that Phil Kessel almost NEVER scores from the right-side of the ice? And certainly not from more than 10 feet out?

Can this be true?

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by not norm ullman on Nov 2, 2011 12:24 AM EDT reply actions

That appears to be true for 10-11, but no discernible left/right pattern exists for 09-10. I’d suspect you’d need years of data before you could draw any reasonable and usable conclusions.

by njd.aitken on Nov 2, 2011 3:54 AM EDT up reply actions

I would love if this app auto-selected Toronto. And perhaps gave a warning message if you select Ottawa or Montreal. Only kidding – very well done looking forward to the updated versions in the future.

by Dan Thompson on Nov 2, 2011 5:31 PM EDT reply actions