How AI is impacting the way NHL teams do business

NHL general managers meet multiple times a year to discuss league matters and best practices. Coaches and equipment managers gather annually. Representatives from hockey analytics groups across the NHL met in an official capacity for the first time ever in late March. The two-day event, hosted by the Avalanche and held inside Denver’s Ball Arena, featured a slate of private meetings on Day 1 and a public-facing conference the following day. About 90 team employees were on hand, including at least one from 31 franchises. During Day 2, Avalanche GM Chris MacFarland sat on a panel titled “Leveraging Data & Technology in Decision-Making Across Sports.”

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