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Tracking data, honestly quoted

Latest article Average Goals per Game in the NHL: 6.16 in 2025–26 Feature • 4 October 2026 Read it

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Hockey Ice Skill covers the measurable game: what the tracking numbers say skill looks like, from youth benchmarks to the NHL's fastest.

Hockey Intermission Time: NHL, Overtime And IIHF Rules Average Height of an NHL Goalie: About 6 Foot 3 Do Shootout Goals Count as Goals? NHL Scoring Rules Average Age of an NHL Hockey Player: About 28.5

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Feature • 4 October 2026 Hockey Intermission Time: NHL, Overtime And IIHF Rules Compare NHL regulation breaks, regular-season overtime, playoff overtime and IIHF intermissions, plus when the clock starts and why youth schedules vary. Read article Feature • 3 October 2026 Average Height of an NHL Goalie: About 6 Foot 3 NHL goalies average about 6 ft 3 in (190 cm). See the calculation for 2025–26 participants, the height distribution and what the benchmark means. Read article Feature • 3 October 2026 Do Shootout Goals Count as Goals? NHL Scoring Rules Check which NHL totals include shootout goals, why team and player numbers differ, and how overtime goals, penalty shots and goalie shutouts are recorded. Read article Feature • 2 October 2026 Average Age of an NHL Hockey Player: About 28.5 NHL opening-day roster data puts average player age near 28.5 in 2026–27. See the calculation, age distribution and why roster definitions matter. Read article
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  1. 01 Skating Burst speeds and acceleration — the numbers behind the eye test.
  2. 02 Shooting Shot speed and release data across levels.
  3. 03 Benchmarks What good looks like at every level, in numbers.