Sökning: "National Hockey League"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 10 uppsatser innehållade orden National Hockey League.

  1. 1. An investigation into the contract year phenomenon : Evidence from the NHL

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Författare :Linus Rönnlund; Felix Abrahamsson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Contract year; Fixed effect regression; NHL; Contract year phenomenon;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates whether players in the National Hockey League overperform during the last year of their contract. This phenomenon is called the contract year phenomenon and suggests that players have financial incentives to perform better during this specific season. LÄS MER

  3. 2. How do ice hockey players in different divisions compare on executive functions? : A comparative study of athletes

    Master-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Författare :Calum James; [2023]
    Nyckelord :ice hockey; executive functions; inhibition; shifting; updating; ishockey; exekutiva funktioner; inhibering; kognitivt växlande; uppdatering;

    Sammanfattning : Previous investigations into executive functions among athletes, particularly in team sports, have reported greater functioning for those in the highest level of competition. One such sport that has received less attention in research is ice hockey. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Analysis of Head Kinematics in Ice Hockey

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Författare :David Pogosian; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Ice hockey; Video analysis; MPS; THUMS; Concussion; Head kinematics; Finite Element analysis; Ishockey; Videoanalys; MPS; THUMS; Hjärnskakning; Huvudkinematik; Finita element metoden;

    Sammanfattning : Ice hockey has been identified as a sport with a high risk for concussions due to it being highly physical. Improvements have been made over the years to improve the protective gear for the players effectively eliminating more severe traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) however mild concussions (mTBI) are still prevalent to this day. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Not All Goals Are Created Equal : Evaluating Hockey Players in the NHL Using Q-Learning with a Contextual Reward Function

    Master-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Databas och informationsteknik

    Författare :Jon Vik; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Sports Analytics; Markov Game; Machine Learning; Reinforcement Learning; Q-Learning; Data Mining; National Hockey League; Ice Hockey; Reward Function; Player Evaluation;

    Sammanfattning : Not all goals in the game of ice hockey are created equal: some goals increase the chances of winning more than others. This thesis investigates the result of constructing and using a reward function that takes this fact into consideration, instead of the common binary reward function. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Mediernas gestaltning av ishockey : En kvantitativ studie om Aftonbladets rapportering om SM-slutspelen i SDHL och SHL 2017, 2018 och 2019.

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ)

    Författare :Josefin Petersson; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Ishockey; genus; gestaltning; nyhetsvärdering; SDHL; SHL; Aftonbladet; SM-slutspel;

    Sammanfattning : Sweden has both the Swedish Women´s Hockey League and Swedish Hockey League, both play the sport ice hockey but the gender is different. In this quantitative study, I want to analyze if Aftonbladets coverage of the playoff in Swedish Women´s Hockey League and Swedish Hockey League 2017, 2018, and 2019 is the same, or if the different genders affect the coverage in some ways. LÄS MER