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Nordiques Fan Corner
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A blog of about the politics and culture of ice hockey. Exploring a changing hockey culture in a changing world. Quebec Nordiques truther. Je me souviens.

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January 29, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Coming up, I've got essays in the pipeline on the NHL's gestures towards progressive politics; what it means to be underrated; the aesthetics of Soviet hockey; and the decline of hockey's drinking culture. Stay tuned!
January 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
And then, most recently, I wrote about the origins of the advance stats vs experiential hockey knowledge debate, and how to think about where we are in the history of hockey metrics.
A Brief History of Advanced Hockey Stats
Thinking through the quantitative revolution
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January 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
In the first of what I hope will be an ongoing series, I went to a professional hockey game in Switzerland and wrote about fans, nonfans, and whether hockey is "fractal."
NFC on the Road: Genève-Servette HC @ SC Bern
Nordiques Fan Corner goes to Switzerland
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January 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Then I made some mid-season award picks based purely on narratives, vibes, and how fun and fitting it would be for a given player to win--and riffed on how rare and special it is for NHL players to be Jewish.
The Vibe Awards
A better way to pick trophy winners
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January 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
My first real essay was an argument against NHL expansion. The more teams there are, the less likely any given team, and player, is to win the Stanley Cup. If we have too many teams, we risk devaluing the playoffs--but I love the Columbus Blue Jackets, and I don't want them to leave.
Against NHL Expansion
There should be fewer NHL teams, not more
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January 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I feel like the essay speaks for itself
January 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This looks like a great job. But on the other hand, we could question the basis for hockey stats as a way of knowing at all, and dissolve into paranoia:

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A Brief History of Advanced Hockey Stats
Thinking through the quantitative revolution
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January 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Hi LT, you're one of my favourite hockey writers and an inspiration for why I got into this. Would love to hear your thoughts on my new blogging project, exploring hockey culture and politics in the 2020s. Keep up the amazing work!

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Manifesto: A Tentative Case for Hockey Traditionalism
Pro-hockey, anti-everything
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January 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Really happy for some more Quebec content--and would love to see the PWHL there. This is expansion I can get behind. I wrote about that a couple weeks ago:

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Against NHL Expansion
There should be fewer NHL teams, not more
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January 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Is the NHL more likely to a) avoid giving other players long suspensions for a while so it doesn't have to suspend Connor McDavid, or b) suspend McDavid for a long time to make a point?
January 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM