Draft Day. How Hockey Teams Pick Winners or Get Left Behind by Doug MacLean & Scott Morrison ISBN fb3fa0d5-2c48-403d-a004-576ec28d963d, FB3FA0D5-2C48-403D-A004-576EC28D963D instant download

Draft Day. How Hockey Teams Pick Winners or Get Left Behind by Doug MacLean & Scott Morrison ISBN fb3fa0d5-2c48-403d-a004-576ec28d963d, FB3FA0D5-2C48-403D-A004-576EC28D963D instant download

Doug MacLean, 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 MacLean 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...