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Frequently Asked Questions

Abbreviations and Terms

Used in the Players Section

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Player Section

 

 

Statistical Abbriviations used in both the Year-by-Year and Players Sections

Field Players

Catagory

Definition

GP

Number of games played during the appropriate season

G

Goals scored

A

Assists earned

PTS

Points = G + A. This is used in the League's scoring leader tables.

SH

Shots-on-goal taken

PIM

Time spent in the Penalty Box

Penalty Minutes are always recorded by the time assessed (ie 2 or 5 minute penalties), rather than the actual time a player was in the box

F

Number of fouls committed

BL

Number of Shots-on-Goal the player blocked

PPG

Number of goals scored while on a Powerplay

SHG

Number of goals scored while shorthanded

GWG

Number of times that his goal was the one that won the game.

OTG

Number of times the player scored in Overtime

All OTG are also GWG, as overtime is always Sudden Death indoors.

 

Goalkeepers

Catagory

Definition

 GP

Number of games played during the appropriate season

MIN

Time the player spent as the Goalkeeper during a game

SHF

Shots-on-goal that the goalkeeper faced

SV

Number of shots-on-goal that the goalkeeper saved

SV PCT

Save Percentage = SV / (SV + GA)

GA

Number of goals the goalkeeper allowed

 GAA

Goals Against Average = (GA*60) / MIN

W

Games where the player was the 'Keeper when the GWG was scored

L

Games where the player was the 'Keeper when the other team scored the GWG.

W PCT

Winning Percentage = W / (W + L)