Yet another NHL team is officially jumping on the analytics train.
The Detroit Red Wings have hired Bryan Campbell as their director of statistical analysis and hockey administration, as first reported by Bill Roose of RedWings.com.
Campbell, a graduate and former player at Union College, comes to Detroit to help manage several branches of the numbers game for the Red Wings, as well as scout games locally.
From Winging It In Motown:
Bryan Campbell begins his first season as director of statistical analysis and hockey administration. Joining the organization in the summer of 2015, Campbell will work closely with Executive Vice President and General Manager Ken Holland and Assistant General Manager Ryan Martin, focusing advanced statistical analysis and analytics in the areas of salary trends, contract valuations, free agent market acquisitions, trades and other areas, as well as comparative research for contract negotiations and salary arbitrations, collective bargaining agreement administration and compliance and coordinating player transactions. He will also scout games locally at the professional, collegiate and junior levels.
Detroit's hiring comes on the heels of a similar move by the Carolina Hurricanes, and continues a trend around the league that started last summer.
