Tracking different kinds of turnovers

[Stand Witness]

Does anyone know of such a thing? I think it could be very telling if measured differently.

For example, we could create 3-4 different kinds of turnovers:

1) Unforced turnovers - turnovers with little to no pressure from opponents. Ex. Bad stretch passes, over skating puck

2) Indirect forced turnover - turnover the puck with pressure coming in on attack, but no direct physical contact by the opposing player. Ex. D-man retrieves the puck in their own end and with a fore checker coming in throws the puck away.

3) Direct turnover - a result of physical play by the opposing player which results in either a clean steal or the player throwing away the puck

4) Turnover due to team error - a player makes a typical pass to a teammate that happens 99% of the time but the pass receiver makes an error on the play.

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[hatterson]

I think the biggest issues you'll have is consistency of measurement.

Turnovers already vary massively between rinks and adding more nuanced categories may only serve to exasperate this difference.