Smart pucks & chips on a jersey in the KHL

[vorky]

The KHL has been using smart pucks & chips on a jersey since current season. The new statistical service can be accessed on the KHL website, via the app and is available to broadcasters and fans in the arena.

KHL president Dmitry Chernyshenko was excited about the new development. “We’re the first league in the world to take advantage of this technology,” he said. “Starting with the CSKA – Avangard game, fans, coaches and analysts have immediate access to a unique range of statistics. Now we are getting the most accurate information about time on ice, speed, players’ ‘heat maps’ and the movement of the puck – and it’s all in real time.”

Here is an example from the first game of the season. Vey run the longest distance (4996m), Svetlakov had the top speed (37,6km/h) & Chudinov with the hardest shot (146 km/h). You can also see the heat maps, how successful team´s attacks were, face-offs, puck control, distance by team & the puck.

Today SKA defeated Metallurg. Top speed: Rasmussen (35 km/h), Bengtsson (34,1 km/h), Byvaltsev (33,9 km/h), Vereschtyagin (33,1 km/h) & Loktionov (32,6 km/h). See

The league will publish some graphs in game reviews.

How many seasons has the NHL been using that stats?

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[LadyStanley]

The NHL previewed the technology at two games in/around CES in Las Vegas earlier this (calendar) year.

And in ASG a bit (before that).

Haven't heard anything out of media "camp" with all the broadcasters in NYC or wherever, getting some of the deets on upcoming information available for the upcoming season. Usually held 1-2 weeks before training camp (and we're 1.5 weeks out).

 

[vorky]

Thanks. So the KHL is only hockey league using that technology for ALL GAMES. Good.

 

[LadyStanley]

Thanks. So the KHL is only hockey league using that technology for ALL GAMES. Good.

NHL begins ALL GAMES starting this season.

 

[vorky]

NHL begins ALL GAMES starting this season.

Sorry, I understood your post that the NHL just tested the technology & did not decide if they use it for every game of the season. Good if they decided to use it.

 

[Burke the Legend]

How do they track the puck? Special marking on the paint to allow a reader camera to track it?

 

[tony d]

I like stats as much as anyone but this seems all a bit much to me.

 

[vorky]

How do they track the puck? Special marking on the paint to allow a reader camera to track it?

I will try to tell you how I understand it (I read some articles).

There are chips A or how to call them - a thing (a reader) who is tracking all objects (so another chips B in the puck, player´s jersey). These chips A are on the roof (construction) of the arena above ice surface & are connecting with all chips B and their movement 100 times a second.

I hope my explanation is understandable. I could send you a few articles, but just in Russian.

 

[Burke the Legend]

I will try to tell you how I understand it (I read some articles).

There are chips A or how to call them - a thing (a reader) who is tracking all objects (so another chips B in the puck, player´s jersey). These chips A are on the roof (construction) of the arena above ice surface & are connecting with all chips B and their movement 100 times a second.

I hope my explanation is understandable. I could send you a few articles, but just in Russian.

I considered a chip but didn't think they wold do that, put a chip in the puck. When they did that with the old FOX broadcasts it altered the kinetic behaviour of the pucks. But then again, it was 20 years ago so one assumes the technology is less intrusive now.

 

[tarheelhockey]

I considered a chip but didn't think they wold do that, put a chip in the puck. When they did that with the old FOX broadcasts it altered the kinetic behaviour of the pucks. But then again, it was 20 years ago so one assumes the technology is less intrusive now.

I'd be surprised if it's even a "chip" in the same way we thought of them 20 years ago. Probably more like a film.

 

[LadyStanley]

I think it's an RFID "chip" in the puck. (There was a thread started a while ago that was discussing the pucks, don't know what happened to it.)

 

[alko]

Where can we find this statistics?

Or is this like the KHL game highlights videos - Unfortunately, this statistics are not available in your country.

 

[SoundAndFury]

Where can we find this statistics?

Or is this like the KHL game highlights videos - Unfortunately, this statistics are not available in your country.

There is the time in the attacking zone, top speed and skated distance in every protocol of the game. For example Game summary: Dynamo Msk - Torpedo : Kontinental Hockey League (KHL)