Shots From the Point

My dad was in town so I was AFK for a couple days.  Additionally, Blogger was being fickle and ate my post from the other day.  That post included some great stats that Matthew Wuest from the Halifax Metro about teams in the Canadian Hockey League, so here it is again.

Here’s the full CHL statistical report from the past three years:

TOTAL POINTS
Saskatoon Blades .............. 317
Drummondville Voltigeurs ...... 314
Windsor Spitfires ............. 305
Saint John Sea Dogs ........... 300
Spokane Chiefs ................ 292
Quebec Remparts ............... 290
Tri-City Americans ............ 290
Vancouver Giants .............. 282
Moncton Wilcats ............... 280
Mississauga St. M's Majors .... 279

BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE
Drummondville Voltigeurs ..... .735
Windsor Spitfires ............ .715
Saint John Sea Dogs .......... .710
Saskatoon Blades ............. .699
Quebec Remparts .............. .676
Mississauga St. M's Majors ... .656
Tri-City Americans ........... .648
London Knights ............... .647
Spokane Chiefs ............... .643
Moncton Wilcats .............. .632

WORST WINNING PERCENTAGE
Halifax Mooseheads ........... .254
Baie-Comeau Drakkar .......... .269
Val-d'Or Foreurs ............. .323
Prince George Cougars ........ .324
Edmonton Oil Kings ........... .351
Lethbridge Hurricanes ........ .361
Regina Pats .................. .370
Seattle Thunderbirds ......... .375
Peterborough Petes ........... .377
Chicoutimi Sagueneens ........ .377

WINS
Saskatoon Blades .............. 151
Drummondville Voltigeurs ...... 150
Windsor Spitfires ............. 146
Saint John Sea Dogs ........... 145
Tri-City Americans ............ 140
Spokane Chiefs ................ 139
Quebec Remparts ............... 138
Mississauga St. M's Majors .... 134
Vancouver Giants .............. 133
London Knights ................ 132

LOSSES (regulation/overtime/shootout)
Halifax Mooseheads ............ 152
Baie-Comeau Drakkar ........... 149
Prince George Cougars ......... 146
Edmonton Oil Kings ............ 140
Lethbridge Hurricanes ......... 138
Val-d'Or Foreurs .............. 138
Regina Pats ................... 136
Seattle Thunderbirds .......... 135
Chilliwack Bruins ............. 132
Chicoutimi Sagueneens ......... 127

HIGHEST-SCORING TEAMS (goals per game)
Windsor Spitfires ............ 4.51
Drummondville Voltigeurs ..... 4.42
Saint John Sea Dogs .......... 4.19
Brandon Wheat Kings .......... 4.15
Quebec Remparts .............. 4.10
Saskatoon Blades ............. 3.93
Ottawa 67's .................. 3.90
London Knights ............... 3.87
Vancouver Giants ............. 3.80
Tri-City Americans ........... 3.80

LOWEST-SCORING TEAMS (goals per game)
Baie-Comeau Drakkar .......... 2.66
Halifax Mooseheads ........... 2.69
Seattle Thunderbirds ......... 2.72
Chilliwack Bruins ............ 2.75
Everett Silvertips ........... 2.79
Edmonton Oil Kings ........... 2.81
Lethbridge Hurricanes ........ 2.82
Prince George Cougars ........ 2.86
Chicoutimi Sagueneens ........ 2.93
Red Deer Rebels .............. 2.97

BEST DEFENSIVE TEAMS (goals-against average)
Spokane Chiefs ............... 2.39
Mississauga St. M's Majors ... 2.71
Drummondville Voltigeurs ..... 2.72
Tri-City Americans ........... 2.77
Moncton Wilcats .............. 2.78
Kelowna Rockets .............. 2.79
Calgary Hitmen ............... 2.81
Vancouver Giants ............. 2.83
Brampton Battalion ........... 2.83
Saint John Sea Dogs .......... 2.86

WORST DEFENSIVE TEAMS (goals-against average)
Baie-Comeau Drakkar .......... 4.21
Val-d'Or Foreurs ............. 4.17
Peterborough Petes ........... 4.12
Prince George Cougars ........ 4.12
Halifax Mooseheads ........... 4.11
Sarnia Sting ................. 4.04
Sudbury Wolves ............... 4.04
Oshawa Generals .............. 4.02
Kingston Frontenacs .......... 3.96
Regina Pats .................. 3.95

MOST PENALTY MINUTES (per game)
Kamloops Blazers ............ 21.25
Chilliwack Bruins ........... 19.84
Prince George Cougars ....... 19.63
Lethbridge Hurricanes ....... 19.58
Windsor Spitfires ........... 19.46
Vancouver Giants ............ 19.35
Saginaw Spirit .............. 19.32
Soo Greyhounds .............. 19.06
Kelowna Rockets ............. 18.89
Plymouth Whalers ............ 18.82

LEAST PENALTY MINUTES (per game)
Quebec Remparts ............. 13.32
Montreal Juniors ............ 13.59
Ottawa 67's ................. 13.69
Chicoutimi Sagueneens ....... 13.95
P.E.I. Rocket ............... 14.05
Saint John Sea Dogs ......... 14.23
Victoriaville Tigres ........ 14.23
Drummondville Voltigeurs .... 14.29
Rimouski Oceanic ............ 14.64
Gatineau Olympiques ......... 14.76

HIGHEST-SCORING LEAGUES (goals per team per game)
OHL ......... 3.51
QMJHL ....... 3.41
WHL ......... 3.30

MOST PENALIZED LEAGUES (PIM per team per game)
WHL ........ 17.70
OHL ........ 17.13
QMJHL ...... 15.00

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Congratulations to the Kootenay Ice in the WHL Championship!  I watched the game Friday night, Portland came out strong, then the Ice took over.  And did so quietly and patiently.  They weren't forceful, they were opportunistic.  They clogged passing lanes like nuts and didn't give Portland any room at all, they just sat back and waited for the Hawks to make a mistake.

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If you follow hockey at all (if you don't, why are you reading this?) then you know that NHL enforcer Derek Boogaard passed away Saturday.  He was only 28 years old.  All the sites I've read have said the cause of death couldn't be immediately determined, but foul play was not suspected.  

The Boogeyman was discovered by his younger brothers Ryan and (former Tri-City American) Aaron on Saturday.  The family has donated his brain to doctors at the Sports Legacy Institute for concussion studies.  The family says that such a move does not indicate they think his death was caused by brain trauma, but realize the importance of brain research in athletes.

Michael Russo of the Minnesota Star Tribune has all the updates/info and he's putting everything up on the Twitter, you can follow him here.

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In the OHL there's a game 7 this afternoon between the Owen Sound Attack and the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors.  Former Americans assistant coach Terry Virtue is assistant coach for Owen Sound.