Tim Barnes Has His Day With The Stanley Cup in Calgary, Alberta

Thursday, October 25 was Tim Barne’s (aka Vic Ferrari) day with the Stanley Cup in Calgary, Alberta. Barnes is the Director of Hockey Analytics for the Capitals. (Reminder, you can find links to each and every “day with the Stanley Cup” that have already occurred right here.)

Tim Barnes is an engineer by trade, who graduated from the University in Calgary in 1989. Prior to joining the Capitals, he worked in the oil & gas, petrochemical, and rotating equipment industries on both the engineering and commercial aspects, and in the finance industry in securities trading.

Washington Capitals have hired Tim Barnes as an analytics consultant.

— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) October 11, 2014

In addition, Barnes was one of hockey’s early analytics bloggers and founder of the timeonice.com hockey analytics data resource. He also created the hocky blog “Irreverent Oilers Fans”. Both online sites went dormant in 2014 when Barnes began advising NHL teams. He is currently the Director of Hockey Analytics for the Washington Capitals.

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Yes. It’s the cup. Our friend Leanne’s brother, Tim Barnes , invented the Corsi analytic used in the NHL, and works for the Capitals. It was his day with the Stanley Cup. I took a picture with him, and check out his ring! The Pride of Drumheller. Thanks for letting Mel and I see the Cup. tspenH#corsi,#capitals ,#timbarnes,#vicferrari,#stanleycup

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The idea for quantifying puck possession through shot attempts originally came from Barnes, who posted his work online under the screen name “Vic Ferrari”. (Taken from the late Andy Kaufman, whose alternate personality was called Vic Ferrari).

#Caps GM Brian MacLellan: “We are pleased to have hired Tim Barnes as our analytics consultant. (1)

— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) October 11, 2014

“Tim is very experienced and well regarded in that field and will be a valuable asset to our organization.” (2)

— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) October 11, 2014

Barnes coined the possession term “Corsi,” naming the stat after Buffalo Sabres goaltending coach Jim Corsi. More on Barnes/Ferrari here.

In true “Vic Ferrari” fashion, not much is known about the events he held on his day with the Stanley Cup. Here’s what we could find.

1600 World Bier House, Calgary, Alberta

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While in Florida, here's what I missed! The Stanley cup at 1600 tonight. I wished I could have made it. If you win the cup, you get a day with the cup, this day is in Calgary a friends brother brought it here. I'm sure it's still at 1600, so if you want to see it, and drink from it… Just can't lift it, unless you won it. 25 Oct 2018. #nhl #stanleycup #capitals #washington #hockey picoftheday #1600 #calgary #yyc #washingtoncapitals

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