Category Archives: Technology

NBA Players To Wear ‘Smart’ Rings When Play Resumes; Will NHL Follow Suit?

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Jon Sorensen

Included in the NBA’s plan to restart the 2019-2020 season at Walt Disney World in Orlando is the option for players to wear smart rings to detect if and when they begin showing symptoms of COVID-19.

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The Emergence of “Big Data” in the NHL: A Practical Example

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Jon Sorensen

Photo: NHL When most hockey fans hear about the new player and puck tracking system set to be deployed by the NHL, they most likely have an instant vision of the old “FoxTrax” system implemented by Fox Sports in the … Continue reading →

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Update: Hockey’s Next-Generation Technologies – Puck and Player Tracking Systems Come to the Capitals

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Jon Sorensen

As noted in a previous NoVa Caps story, new technology is coming to the NHL and it’s coming fast.  In a recent Washington Post article, it was noted that the Washington Capitals utilized GPS and heart-rate monitoring technologies during the … Continue reading →

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