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I'll start out by saying that it has been my assumption for a long time that in the NHL Playoffs, the best way to ensure victory in your fantasy hockey pool is to predict which 4 teams will reach the Conference Finals,…

As discussed in our previous blog, TheHockeyPool.com's unique Strength Chart compares the record of every NHL team against only the strongest teams in each conference in order to see how teams are performing. It does…

Comparing NHL Team Records Versus Other Strong Teams or How To Pick Strong Playoff Teams You have all seen clubs entering the playoffs with high standings because they have been feasting on their multiple games against…

by Bruce McIntyre The first big hockey pool I ever participated in was a family affair.  I wasn't family but I got an invite.  About 20 of us sat around a big living room in early October and waited our turn…

This has almost nothing to do with hockey except that I was playing around with an on-line, generative AI video generator and got some silly results. (I prefer to call it Machine Learning or LLMs rather than AI, but I…

This week, I decided to look into this age-old question: Does your position in the draft selection affect your chances of winning? And so far, the answer seems to be: YES. This was surprising to me based on the fact…

You know the scenario; you're all set for your NHL fantasy hockey pool draft and you draw your card to see your draft position, and... ... it's not the first pick overall. Worse, you're drafting 10th. So you can't get…

'What’s a Hockey Pool?', I hear you ask. Thanks for asking! It’s fantasy teams for hockey. At the start of each season, you and your friends take turns picking players from the various NHL teams and assemble your own…