CHL Season Review 2018/19

In the Champions Hockey League, every small detail counts as teams battle to make it through each round. Fans can now experience the ups and downs of team in-game in real time – thanks to the help of advanced statistics and exciting live charts. ADVANCED STATISTICS: FOLLOW CHL GAMES IN MORE DEPTH D igital innovation is key for the Champions Hockey League to engage with the fans, promote the participating teams and players amongst them and grow the league all over the world. Related to this principle, the CHL introduced advanced statistics as one of many new features in the 2018/19 season, with the goal to not only attract “hockey nerds” but also make game statistics easier to understand for everyone. The outcome was visualisations of the game impact and the game flow, two live charts in the gamecentre which allow fans to follow and analyse games, just as coaches and team staff do during each match. The game impact chart is based on CORSI data, and shows which players are having a positive and negative effect on the game for their team; while the game flow chart is based on shot attempts, and gives a clear indication as to who is dominating the game – so- mething which is often perceived very subjectively. On top of this, an extended advanced statistics section has been implemented on the statistics section of the CHL website and app. Other new add-ons in this area include a Statistic Leaderboard, a Milestone Tracker and an enhanced Scoreboard in each individu- al games of the Gamecentre. INNOVATIONS 46 DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHL APP! iOS Android