Skip to content
SLICKINSIGHTS

44 event types · 8 categories

Ice Hockey

Ice hockey is where the operation is deepest. Full event tagging, zone entry and exit classification, shot quality, special teams and shift-level deployment — delivered post-game or period-by-period during live broadcasts.

Event taxonomy

Events12

  • Goals
  • Assists
  • Shots on goal
  • Missed shots
  • Blocked shots
  • Faceoffs
  • Hits
  • Takeaways
  • Giveaways
  • Penalties
  • Icing
  • Offside

Shot quality10

  • Wrist
  • Slap
  • Snap
  • Backhand
  • Tip
  • Deflection
  • Screen / traffic
  • Rebound
  • Off the rush
  • Odd-man situation

Zone entries4

  • Controlled entry
  • Dump-in
  • Dump-and-chase
  • Failed entry

Zone exits4

  • Controlled breakout
  • Chip
  • Clear
  • Stretch pass

Possession2

  • Time of possession by zone
  • Puck battles

Special teams3

  • Power play formation
  • Power play entry type
  • Penalty kill clearance

Player shifts3

  • Time on ice
  • Shift length
  • Deployment zone

Advanced6

  • Corsi
  • Fenwick
  • Low-danger chances
  • Medium-danger chances
  • High-danger chances
  • Slot shots

This is our standard ice hockey taxonomy. In practice we work to yours — analysts learn your definitions and your edge cases rather than imposing these.