2025-26 University of North Dakota Hockey Season

[Oxbow6]

Someone help me out. What season was it, a few back, where the team was just dreadful offensively but every game Schloss posted out their xG was high. Of course that team missed the NCAAs but in the world of a unicorn riding on a rainbow they were so much better than their record and failed season. Kind off the lipstick on a pig scenario.

[Wilbur]

1 hour ago, Oxbow6 said:

I hit 13 of 14 fairways off the tee yesterday. Analytics would suggest I should have scored way better that I did. A scorecard doesn't have any pictures or a what could have been number. Just one number per hole.

....or in @Wilbur's case sometimes 2 numbers per hole.

At some point I get to move up to the red tees I'm told.  There is hope down the road. 

[hockeytherapy13]

1 hour ago, Oxbow6 said:

Someone help me out. What season was it, a few back, where the team was just dreadful offensively but every game Schloss posted out their xG was high. Of course that team missed the NCAAs but in the world of a unicorn riding on a rainbow they were so much better than their record and failed season. Kind off the lipstick on a pig scenario.

Feels like it's been quite a few but 2018-19 was brutal with how they couldn't finish the job getting the puck in the net. But I think Shloss started bringing up xG  during 2022-2023 season but I can't say for sure; it was within the last few years.

[Walsh Hall]

1 hour ago, Oxbow6 said:

I hit 13 of 14 fairways off the tee yesterday. Analytics would suggest I should have scored way better that I did. A scorecard doesn't have any pictures or a what could have been number. Just one number per hole.

....or in @Wilbur's case sometimes 2 numbers per hole.

Nice job with the driver, but that's not at all how analytics work.  Macro, not micro...  You may be cumulatively losing strokes from 120-129 yards when the pin is tucked relative to similar situated golfers.  You may be statistically inconsistent with your spin rate with your hybrids.  You may be being too aggressive on 25-30 ft putts.  It may be beneficial to speed train to gain some distance off the tee as distance trumps accurately over the long run.  (scoring average is less from 130 in the rough than 150 in the fairway even after being adjusted for the increase in penalty shots...)

I can guarantee you that every D1 golfer uses advanced analytics as do every college and NHL team.    I just checked and NHL teams have between 8-12 staff members dedicated just to analytics.  

Literally no one is saying that the winner of a game should be determined by advanced metrics, but to say they are not useful tools for identifying strengths and weaknesses is rather short-sighted.

[Oxbow6]

If your xG "analytics " tell you you should be winning games and you're not you're still losing those games.

The xG for the ASU game Saturday that UND lost had UND 3.7-1.9.....of course it did.