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Introducing Player Archetypes

May 15, 2026May 15, 2026 by David Johnson

When I was with the Calgary Flames I developed a series of player archetypes that I think really helped understand the strengths and weaknesses of players. I’ve been reluctant to try to do this publicly because I know I cannot do as good of a job as I was able to do with the data … Read more

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