Morrison Scott - Draft Day How Hockey Teams Pick Winners Or Get Left Behind - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: Doug Mac Lean former NHL coach general manager team president and one of the game's biggest personalities reveals how teams build for greatness or fail to on hockey's most anticipated day. A Moneyball for hockey. The NHL draft is a critical time for teams when the foundation for future championships is laid or when championship dreams die. Only time will tell if a draft is successful but a failed draft can severely set teams back for seasons much to the dread of ownership management and most importantly the fans. For even the most die - hard hockey fan the preparation for draft day is a black box. Former president general manager and coach Doug Mac Lean takes readers behind the scenes from the 2022 draft in Montreal to revealing draft stories from the past to show how players are discovered and evaluated to create successful teams. Just as Moneyball illustrated the value of analytics in building teams in baseball and beyond Draft Day shows the careful considerations that go into assessing talent for success. What is that balance in today's game between metrics and instinct between analytics and traditional scouting? Mac Lean draws from his own career as well as anecdotes from across the league to illustrate the hard - won lessons and principles that lead to building successful teams. Hockey is big business and this book is an invaluable resource for any leader seeking an edge for building resilient organizations. Entertaining and informative with never - before - told details from some of the biggest moments in NHL history Draft Day is for every hockey fan who wonders how their team develops that hard - to - define winning chemistry or fails to year after year.
Title: Draft Day How Hockey Teams Pick Winners Or Get Left Behind
Author(s): Morrison Scott
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Barcode: 9781982149949
Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 10/3/2023
Category: Ice Hockey