Scoring Goals and Tracking Stats: A Fantasy Hockey Blog
18-12-2015, 12:02 PM
Hey OSC families!
Over the past
few years, I have become very interested and consumed by participating in
fantasy sports leagues. Every year I join fantasy football, basketball, and
hockey leagues with a few of my friends, and it is something that I find really
fun! Basically how it works is that everybody drafts individual athletes based
on their strengths and abilities. There are a certain amount of positions you
would need to draft to create your final team. For example, if you were
drafting fantasy hockey team, you would need to choose a couple forwards,
defensemen and goalies.
Given how
much fun I’ve had doing this with my friends, I decided to start a league here
at OSC. Four boys joined our fantasy hockey league, and they drafted their very
own teams made up of different NHL players. Different point amounts are given
for different statistics, and that helped determine a strategy that each kid
had when drafting their team. For example, two points are given for each goal
scored, so Nathan was quick to choose Patrick Kane, a notorious goal scorer.
Points are also given for assists, so Bryce drafted Tyler Seguin who is known
to be a “pass-first” player. Felipe and Liam both drafted excellent goaltenders
that are helping their teams.
We
calculated all the points, and with the NHL season nearly halfway finished,
here are our standings:
Liam’s Team: 537 points
Felipe’s Team: 498 points
Ryan’s Team: 466
points
Nathan’s Team: 452 points
Bryce’s Team: 436 points
The boys
are having a lot of fun and I hope it gives them a different perspective on
enjoying and watching professional sports!
Happy Holidays,
Ryan
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