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SMJHL Statistics: Does teamwork result in wins?
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Especially at this level, you can’t win hockey games by yourself even though we might sometimes want to or feel like we have. I wanted to see just how accurate that statement was when it came to hockey as I’m pretty new to the sport myself. It’s kind of hard to see how important something like teamwork is without directly watching games live so I decided to look at assist numbers. The research I did would look at if a team with high assist numbers performed better overall than a team that didn’t which leads me to my first method.
The first method I tried to answer this question was looking at the assist numbers of the top five teams and the numbers for the bottom five to see how they compare.
Top 5:
Detroit Falcons: 31-19
Assist: 338
Assist per game: 6.76
Kelowna Knights: 28-22
Assist: 298
Assist per game: 5.78
Halifax Raiders :26-24
Assist: 259
Assist per game: 5.18
Vancouver Whalers: 26-24
Assist: 254
Assist per game: 5.08
Lethbridge Lions: 26-24
Assist: 272
Assist per game: 5.44
Overall:
Assist: 1421
Assist per game: 5.684
Bottom 5:
Montreal Militia: 24-26
Assist: 268
Assist per game: 5.36
St. Louis Scarecrows: 24-26
Assist: 266
Assist per game: 5.32
Colorado Raptors: 22-28
Assist: 253
Assist per game: 5.06
Anaheim Outlaws: 22-28
Assist: 253
Assist per game: 5.06
Anchorage Armada: 21-29
Assist: 234
Assist per game: 4.68
Overall:
Assist: 1274
Assist per game: 5.096
Conclusion based on this information
Based on this information it is obvious to see that assist do indeed correlate to more wins as the top five teams had 1421 assist with an average of 5.684 while the bottom five only had 1274 assist with an average of 5.096. That's a difference of 147 assists and a 0.588 per game average! However, when looking at the numbers, I found two of the team of the bottom five had better assist numbers than two of those in the top five. I decided to then rank the teams based on the number of assists rather than wins.
Top 5:
Detroit Falcons: 31-19
Assist: 338
Assist per game: 6.76
Kelowna Knights: 28-22
Assist: 298
Assist per game: 5.78
Lethbridge Lions: 26-24
Assist: 272
Assist per game: 5.44
Montreal Militia 24-26
Assist: 268
Assist per game: 5.36
St. Louis Scarecrows: 24-26
Assist: 266
Assist per game: 5.32
Overall:
Assist: 1442
Assist per game: 5.768
Average wins per team: 26.6
Average losses per team: 23.4
Bottom 5:
Halifax Raiders : 26-24
Assist: 259
Assist per game: 5.18
Vancouver Whalers: 26-24
Assist: 254
Assist per game: 5.08
Colorado Raptors: 22-28
Assist: 253
Assist per game: 5.06
Anaheim Outlaws: 22-28
Assist: 253
Assist per game: 5.06
Anchorage Armada: 21-29
Assist: 234
Assist per game: 4.68
Overall:
Assist: 1253
Assist per game: 5.012
Average wins per team: 23.4
Average losses per team: 26.6
Difference between top 5 and bottom 5:
Assist: 189
Assist per game: 0.756
Average wins per team: 3.2
Average losses per team: -3.2
What did this information tell me?
Honestly, this information didn’t tell me much that I didn’t already know which was that the teams with better assist numbers, performed better overall.
What I did next
After compiling teams into the top 5 and bottom 5’s I wanted to take a different approach to see if I would get a different result than the conclusion I had already arrived at or at the very least confirm my observations. The method I chose was to take a team's average assist per game, then look through every game to see if their amount of assist exceeded the average, and to record if they had won or lost that game. This would provide me with more accurate data than that of which you can see at the surface level.
 Anaheim Outlaws Colorado Raptors
Assist: 10
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Halifax Raiders
Assist:8
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Loss
Detroit Falcons
Assist: 3
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Colorado Raptors
Assist: 8
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Vancouver Whalers
Assist: 0
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Vancouver Whalers
Assist: 2
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Kelowna Knights
Assist: 5
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Win
Halifax Raiders
Assist: 4
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Win
Anchorage Armada
Assist: 10
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Colorado Raptors
Assist: 6
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Difference from average:
Vancouver Whalers
Assist:5
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Win
Halifax Raiders
Assist: 1
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Win
Montreal Militia
Assist: 5
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Montreal Militia
Assist: 9
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Montreal Militia
Assist: 2
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Kelowna Knights
Assist: 4
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Colorado Raptors
Assist: 1
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Win
Anchorage Armada
Assist: 4
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Kelowna Knights
Assist: 5
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Win
St. Louis Scarecrows
Assist: 6
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Loss
Kelowna Knights
Assist: 5
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Win
Detroit Falcons
Assist: 0
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Anchorage Armada
Assist: 4
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Kelowna Knights
Assist: 5
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Lethbridge Lions
Assist: 2
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Lethbridge Lions
Assist: 6
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Loss
Vancouver Whalers
Assist: 2
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Vancouver Whalers
Assist: 8
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Kelowna Knights
Assist: 4
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Halifax Raiders
Assist: 6
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Loss
St. Louis Scarecrows
Assist: 8
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Anchorage Armada
Assist: 3
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Win
Montreal Militia
Assist: 4
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Montreal Militia
Assist: 4
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Win
Anchorage Armada
Assist: 4
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Vancouver Whalers
Assist: 4
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Win
Lethbridge Lions
Assist: 6
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Loss
Lethbridge Lions
Assist: 7
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Halifax Raiders
Assist: 1
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
St. Louis Scarecrows
Assist: 6
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Loss
Lethbridge Lions
Assist: 10
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Colorado Raptors
Assist: 7
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Colorado Raptors
Assist: 10
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
St. Louis Scarecrows
Assist: 6
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Loss
Detroit Falcons
Assist: 10
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Detroit Falcons
Assist: 7
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Loss
St. Louis Scarecrows
Assist: 6
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Loss
Halifax Raiders
Assist: 4
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Win
Colorado Raptors
Assist: 0
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Detroit Falcons
Assist: 6
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Loss
Overall
Amount of times above average number of assists: 22
Record when above average: 12-10 (55%)
Record when below average: 10-18 (38)
 Anchorage Armada Kelowna Knights
Assist: 2
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
St. Louis Scarecrows
Assist: 5
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Loss
Lethbridge Lions
Assist: 8
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Halifax Raiders
Assist: 5
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Kelowna Knights
Assist: 2
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Colorado Raptors
Assist: 2
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Detroit Falcons
Assist: 1
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Anaheim Outlaws
Assist: 6
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Loss
Detroit Falcons
Assist: 2
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Lethbridge Lions
Assist: 4
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
St. Louis Scarecrows
Assist: 4
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
St. Louis Scarecrows
Assist: 6
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Loss
Lethbridge Lions
Assist: 4
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Halifax Raiders
Assist: 4
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
St. Louis Scarecrows
Assist: 3
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Win
Colorado Raptors
Assist: 2
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Lethbridge Lions
Assist: 7
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Anaheim Outlaws
Assist: 6
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Halifax Raiders
Assist: 6
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Detroit Falcons
Assist: 8
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Colorado Raptors
Assist: 5
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Lethbridge Lions
Assist: 8
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Anaheim Outlaws
Assist: 8
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Vancouver Whalers
Assist: 4
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Halifax Raiders
Assist: 3
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Win
Montreal Militia
Assist: 2
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Detroit Falcons
Assist: 6
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Loss
Montreal Militia
Assist: 11
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Colorado Raptors
Assist: 4
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Win
Colorado Raptors
Assist: 2
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Montreal Militia
Assist: 13
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Anaheim Outlaws
Assist: 4
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Lethbridge Lions
Assist: 10
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Detroit Falcons
Assist: 5
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Loss
Anaheim Outlaws
Assist: 6
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Kelowna Knights
Assist: 2
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Vancouver Whalers
Assist: 4
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Win
St. Louis Scarecrows
Assist: 7
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Loss
Detroit Falcons
Assist: 4
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Kelowna Knights
Assist: 2
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Kelowna Knights
Assist: 6
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Vancouver Whalers
Assist: 2
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Halifax Raiders
Assist: 4
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Win
Detroit Falcons
Assist: 0
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Vancouver Whalers
Assist: 6
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Loss
Kelowna Knights
Assist: 10
Did they have more assist than average: Yes
Result: Win
Halifax Raiders
Assist: 2
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Montreal Militia
Assist: 2
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Vancouver Whalers
Assist: 3
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Win
Montreal Militia
Assist: 2
Did they have more assist than average: No
Result: Loss
Overall
Amount of times above average number of assists: 22
Record when above average: 15-7 (68%)
Record when below average: 6-22 (21%)
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