Tuesday 24 November 2015

Looking at which teams are the most disciplined in the KIJHL

As we approach the midway point to the season, I thought it would be helpful to see which teams are the most disciplined in the league. I did this by looking at the number of games played, team PIM, and times shorthanded.

There are five sections to this post:
  • Raw numbers
  • PIM by number of Times Shorthanded
  • Times Shorthanded by Games Played
  • PIM by Games Played
  • Ranking the most disciplined teams
First the raw stats on their own. In the order of team name.

TEAM GP TSH PIM
100 Mile House Wranglers 26 159 487
Beaver Valley Nitehawks 24 101 347
Castlegar Rebels 25 128 476
Chase Heat 23 113 380
Columbia Valley Rockies 27 177 598
Creston Valley Thunder Cats 24 106 435
Fernie Ghostriders 24 101 416
Golden Rockets 26 140 414
Grand Forks Border Bruins 27 169 623
Kamloops Storm 26 119 367
Kelowna Chiefs 25 113 558
Kimberley Dynamiters 25 118 407
Nelson Leafs 23 123 416
North Okanagan Knights 26 153 444
Osoyoos Coyotes 23 97 369
Princeton Posse 24 134 502
Revelstoke Grizzlies 21 128 352
Sicamous Eagles 25 133 389
Spokane Braves 27 167 427
Summerland Steam 23 123 446

Next is the number of PIM by the number of Times Shorthanded. 

This number would suggest that the lower the number, the closer the team is to taking two minute penalties for each infraction. The larger suggests more four, five or ten minute penalties. In order from smallest to largest.

Rk TEAM PIM/SH
1 Spokane Braves 2.56
2 Revelstoke Grizzlies 2.75
3 North Okanagan Knights 2.90
4 Sicamous Eagles 2.92
5 Golden Rockets 2.96
6 100 Mile House Wranglers 3.06
7 Kamloops Storm 3.08
8 Chase Heat 3.36
9 Columbia Valley Rockies 3.38
10 Nelson Leafs 3.38
11 Beaver Valley Nitehawks 3.44
12 Kimberley Dynamiters 3.45
13 Summerland Steam 3.63
14 Grand Forks Border Bruins 3.69
15 Castlegar Rebels 3.72
16 Princeton Posse 3.75
17 Osoyoos Coyotes 3.80
18 Creston Valley Thunder Cats 4.10
19 Fernie Ghostriders 4.12
20 Kelowna Chiefs 4.94

This shows that the Spokane Braves are more disciplined in terms of not taking four, five or ten minute infractions. Whereas the Kelowna Chiefs are more likely to take lengthier penalties.

Now to the number of Times Shorthanded by the number of Games Played

This number suggests how many times in a game a team will be short-handed. The smaller the number, the least amount of PP opportunities they give an opponent. The larger, the more chances on the PP the opponent gets. In order of least to most.

Rk TEAM TSH/GM
1 Beaver Valley Nitehawks 4.21
2 Fernie Ghostriders 4.21
3 Osoyoos Coyotes 4.22
4 Creston Valley Thunder Cats 4.42
5 Kelowna Chiefs 4.52
6 Kamloops Storm 4.58
7 Kimberley Dynamiters 4.72
8 Chase Heat 4.91
9 Castlegar Rebels 5.12
10 Sicamous Eagles 5.32
11 Nelson Leafs 5.35
12 Summerland Steam 5.35
13 Golden Rockets 5.38
14 Princeton Posse 5.58
15 North Okanagan Knights 5.88
16 Revelstoke Grizzlies 6.10
17 100 Mile House Wranglers 6.12
18 Spokane Braves 6.19
19 Grand Forks Border Bruins 6.26
20 Columbia Valley Rockies 6.56

This shows that the Beaver Valley Nitehawks, Fernie Ghostriders and Osoyoos Coyotes give their opponents the least amount of chances on the PP. Whereas Grand Forks Border Bruins and the Columbia Valley Rockies give their opponents plenty of chances on the PP.

Next is the amount of PIM by the number of Games Played

This shows how many PIM a team averages per game. The lower the less PIM per game, the larger the more PIM per game.

Rk TEAM PIM/GM
1 Kamloops Storm 14.12
2 Beaver Valley Nitehawks 14.46
3 Sicamous Eagles 15.56
4 Spokane Braves 15.81
5 Golden Rockets 15.92
6 Osoyoos Coyotes 16.04
7 Kimberley Dynamiters 16.28
8 Chase Heat 16.52
9 Revelstoke Grizzlies 16.76
10 North Okanagan Knights 17.08
11 Fernie Ghostriders 17.33
12 Nelson Leafs 18.09
13 Creston Valley Thunder Cats 18.13
14 100 Mile House Wranglers 18.73
15 Castlegar Rebels 19.04
16 Summerland Steam 19.39
17 Princeton Posse 20.92
18 Columbia Valley Rockies 22.15
19 Kelowna Chiefs 22.32
20 Grand Forks Border Bruins 23.07

This shows that Kamloops and the Beaver Valley Nitehawks have the least amount of PIM per game. Where as the Grand Forks Border Bruins have the most PIM per game.

Lastly, the most disciplined team

The goal, I believe for any team, would be to have fewer infractions, few PK's and less lengthy penalties.

This took the value of the rank in each of the previous categories, and ordered them by the least points. 

Rk TEAM PIM/SH rank TSH/GM rank PIM/GM rank TOTAL
1 Kamloops Storm 3.08 7 4.58 6 14.12 1 14
1 Beaver Valley Nitehawks 3.44 11 4.21 1 14.46 2 14
3 Sicamous Eagles 2.92 4 5.32 10 15.56 3 17
4 Spokane Braves 2.56 1 6.19 18 15.81 4 23
4 Golden Rockets 2.96 5 5.38 13 15.92 5 23
6 Chase Heat 3.36 8 4.91 8 16.52 8 24
7 Osoyoos Coyotes 3.80 17 4.22 3 16.04 6 26
7 Kimberley Dynamiters 3.45 12 4.72 7 16.28 7 26
9 Revelstoke Grizzlies 2.75 2 6.10 16 16.76 9 27
10 North Okanagan Knights 2.90 3 5.88 15 17.08 10 28
11 Fernie Ghostriders 4.12 19 4.21 1 17.33 11 31
12 Nelson Leafs 3.38 9 5.35 11 18.09 12 32
13 Creston Valley Thunder Cats 4.10 18 4.42 4 18.13 13 35
14 100 Mile House Wranglers 3.06 6 6.12 17 18.73 14 37
15 Castlegar Rebels 3.72 15 5.12 9 19.04 15 39
16 Summerland Steam 3.63 13 5.35 11 19.39 16 40
17 Kelowna Chiefs 4.94 20 4.52 5 22.32 19 44
18 Princeton Posse 3.75 16 5.58 14 20.92 17 47
18 Columbia Valley Rockies 3.38 9 6.56 20 22.15 18 47
20 Grand Forks Border Bruins 3.69 14 6.26 19 23.07 20 53

Kamloops Storm and the Beaver Valley Nitehawks, the numbers suggest are the most disciplined teams in the league.

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