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Expansion Draft Research and Analysis

  • History of Hockey Podcast (Episode #23 – 1999 Expansion)
  • Twitter Link
  • History of Hockey Podcast (Episode #24 – 1998 Expansion)

Expansion Draft Overviews

  • An Introduction to the Expansion Draft Project – READ THIS FIRST!
  • The Way It Was, or “What Do You Mean the Past Isn’t Always Sunshine and Unicorns?”
  • How Jean Beliveau was almost a San Jose Shark- the 1991 Expansion Draft
  • Free Agency Before 1995 – On “Equalization”
  • Free Agency From 1995-2004 – The Group II Cold War
  • Free Agency From 1995-2004 – When Mark Messier was a Shark
  • Don Waddell and the Curious Case of Ray Whitney
  • Dmitri Kvartalnov and the Forgotten Controvery of ’93
  • Where are the pre-1991 Expansions?
  • 1991, Eric Lindros, and the San Jose Screwjob
  • Martin St. Louis and the 2000 Expansion Draft
  • Why was Ottawa so terrible for so long?
  • Phase II of the 1993 Expansion
  • Milan Hejduk and Unsigned Europeans in the 1998/99/00 Drafts
  • 1998/1999/2000 Expansion Draft Primer

Las Vegas – 2017

  • Can the Golden Knights’ first-year success be explained by simple math? Part One: 1991, 1992, and 1993.
  • Can the Golden Knights’ first-year success be explained by simple math? Part Two: The Bettman Years
  • Blue Jackets and Golden Knights – the day after
  • How Complex Will a New Expansion Be?
  • What Separates the Good From the Bad Expansion Teams?
  • How to Assemble an Expansion Draft Board
  • A Brief History of Marketing Expansion Teams – San Jose
  • Fear Not, Vegas – Things Are On Schedule
  • On “Talent Dilution”: Does It Exist?
  • A Message for the fans of Las Vegas

1998 NHL Expansion Draft

  • 1998 Expansion Draft Primer
  • 1998 Preliminary Outlook
  • 1998 Team Draft Boards
  • Overall 1998 Draft Board
  • 1998 Mock Re-Draft (#1)
  • 1998 Mock Re-Draft (#2)
  • 1998 Actual Expansion Draft Assessment

1999 NHL Expansion Draft

  • 1999 Expansion Draft Primer
  • 1999 Preliminary Outlook
  • 1999 Draft Board Overview
  • 1999 Team Draft Boards
  • Overall 1999 Draft Board
  • Class of ’99 – Defensemen
  • 1999 Mock Re-Draft (#1)
  • 1999 Mock Re-Draft (#2)
  • 1999 Actual Expansion Draft Assessment
  • Artifacts from the Archives: Petr Buzek and the 2000 All-Star Game

2000 NHL Expansion Draft

  • Hey! Where’s the 2000 Info?
  • Marc Denis, Evgeni Nabokov, and “what could have been” – the 2000 Expansion Draft
  • 2000 – A Brief Look Back
  • Martin St. Louis and the 2000 Expansion Draft

Podcast Appearances

  • The History of Hockey – Episode #23 – Special Expansion Edition (1999)
  • The History of Hockey – Episode #24 – Another Special Expansion Edition (1998)

Analytics

  • Even-Strength +/-, the playoffs, and predictions
  • A Brief History of PDO: 1983-84 to 2003-04
  • You down with OPP? (And other special teams metrics)
  • Analytics and PDO

Artifacts from the Archives

  • Artifacts from the Archives: Shawn Chambers, The Great 1, and rising from the operating table
  • Artifacts from the Archives: Petr Buzek and the 2000 All-Star Game
  • Artifacts from the Archives: The Truth About Bill McCreary, and the Search for His NHL Legacy
  • Did Mike Keenan save the St. Louis Blues from wearing the most garish jerseys in history?
  • Rob Zamuner, Nagano, and the Never-Ending Controversy
  • “The reputation of the Cup has been tarnished” – how a Ranger and a champion Thoroughbred horse created a Stanley Cup controversy

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  • An Introduction to the Expansion Draft Project – READ FIRST!
  • Blue Jackets and Golden Knights – the day after
  • On “Talent Dilution”
  • How Complex Will a New Expansion Be?
  • How to Assemble an Expansion Draft Board
  • A Message for the fans of Las Vegas
  • What Separates the Good From the Bad Expansion Teams?
  • Fear Not, Vegas – Things Are On Schedule
  • A Brief History of Marketing Expansion Teams – San Jose
  • The Way It Was, or “What Do You Mean the Past Isn’t Always Sunshine and Unicorns?”
  • How Jean Beliveau was almost a San Jose Shark- the 1991 Expansion Draft
  • Free Agency Before 1995 – On “Equalization”
  • Free Agency From 1995-2004 – The Group II Cold War
  • Free Agency From 1995-2004 – When Mark Messier was a Shark
  • Don Waddell and the Curious Case of Ray Whitney
  • Dmitri Kvartalnov and the Forgotten Controvery of ’93
  • Where are the pre-1991 Expansions?
  • Martin St. Louis and the 2000 Expansion Draft
  • Why was Ottawa so terrible for so long?
  • Phase II of the 1993 Expansion
  • Milan Hejduk and Unsigned Europeans in the 1998/99/00 Drafts
  • 1998/1999/2000 Expansion Draft Primer
  • Marc Denis, Evgeni Nabokov, and “what could have been” – the 2000 Expansion Draft
  • 1999 Preliminary Outlook
    • 1999 Draft Board Overview
    • 1999 Team Draft Boards
    • Overall 1999 Draft Board
    • Class of ’99 – Defensemen
    • 1999 Mock Re-Draft (#1)
    • 1999 Mock Re-Draft (#2)
    • 1999 Actual Expansion Draft Assessment
  • 1998 Preliminary Outlook
    • 1998 Team Draft Boards
    • Overall 1998 Draft Board
    • 1998 Mock Re-Draft (#1)
    • 1998 Mock Re-Draft (#2)
    • 1998 Actual Expansion Draft Assessment
  • History of Hockey Podcast (Episode #23 – 1999 Expansion)
  • Twitter Link
  • History of Hockey Podcast (Episode #24 – 1998 Expansion)
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