Does Off-Ice Testing Matter?
Off-ice testing, the NHL Combine, and its correlation to future on-ice performance
Can you help predict future on-ice performance by off-ice testing?
This has long been a debate in hockey circles. Today, we are going to look at the research behind this debate and attempt to draw some conclusions.
Every year since 1994, the NHL has held a draft combine to administer physical tests on its prospective draftees. We’ve been able to look at this data and analyze what might correlate to later career success.