The Impact of the Instigator Rule on Fighting in the National Hockey League.

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2022-02-27 eCollection Date: 2022-01-01 DOI:10.1155/2022/7024766

Cole Morrissette, Forrest L Anderson, Thomas A Fortney, Liana Tedesco, Venkat Boddapati, Hasani Swindell, David Trofa, Charles A Popkin

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Abstract

Background: Fighting is often considered an essential part of professional hockey. Increased ticket sales, a means to self-regulate other dangerous gameplay, and helping teams win are a few of the reasons that fighting advocates provide for retaining fighting in the NHL. However, fighting trends have changed over the past 50 years. Given the recent data on concussions and player safety, an in-depth analysis of fighting is required to understand if fighting has a place in the future of the NHL.

Methods: Seasonal statistical team data on NHL teams from the 1967 to 2019 seasons were collected and analyzed using publicly available databases. Specific outcome variables of interest related to fighting, penalties, the final team record for a given season, and final standing were recorded. The data were divided into subgroups according to "era of play" and before/after the implementation of the instigator rule. The trends in fighting, seasonal outcomes, and other minor penalties were assessed to determine the trends in fighting over the past 50 years, the relationship between fighting and winning, and the impact of the instigator rule.

Results: Fights per game decreased significantly after the implementation of the instigator rule (0.71 to 0.51 fights per game, p < 0.0001). There was no significant difference in fights per game when comparing Stanley Cup champions to nonplayoff teams in either the modern era (0.36 vs. 0.42, p = 0.43) or the expansion era (0.45 vs. 0.51, p = 0.49). Only two Stanley Cup champions (the Flyers 1974-1975 and the Ducks 2006-2007) led the league in fighting. A multivariate regression analysis comparing fights per game and points earned per season divided by the number of games played revealed a statistically significant inverse relationship (coefficient = -0.16, p < 0.001).

Conclusion: Our analysis demonstrates that the Instigator rule achieved its intended effect to decrease the number of fights per game. In the current era of professional hockey, there is no compelling evidence that a team with more fights per game will achieve greater seasonal success. These results continue to cast doubt on the belief that fighting is a necessary strategy for winning games at the NHL level.

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煽动者规则对国家冰球联盟对抗的影响

背景。打斗通常被认为是职业冰球的重要组成部分。增加门票销售，一种自我调节其他危险玩法的手段，以及帮助球队获胜，是支持在NHL保留战斗的几个原因。然而，在过去的50年里，战斗趋势发生了变化。考虑到最近关于脑震荡和球员安全的数据，有必要对格斗进行深入分析，以了解格斗在NHL的未来是否有一席之地。方法。使用公开的数据库收集和分析了1967年至2019赛季NHL球队的季节性统计数据。与战斗、处罚、特定赛季的最终球队记录和最终排名相关的特定结果变量被记录下来。数据根据“游戏时代”和教唆者规则实施前/后分为亚组。对打架的趋势、季节性结果和其他轻微处罚进行了评估，以确定过去50年来打架的趋势、打架和获胜之间的关系以及教唆者规则的影响。结果。在执行煽动者规则后，每场比赛的战斗次数显著减少(每场比赛0.71至0.51次，p < 0.0001)。在现代时代(0.36 vs. 0.42, p = 0.43)或扩张时代(0.45 vs. 0.51, p = 0.49)，将斯坦利杯冠军与非季后赛球队进行比较，每场比赛的战斗次数没有显着差异。只有两个斯坦利杯冠军(1974-1975年的飞人队和2006-2007年的鸭子队)在联赛中排名第一。一项多变量回归分析比较了每场比赛的战斗次数和每个赛季获得的积分除以比赛次数，结果显示了统计上显著的反比关系(系数= - 0.16,p < 0.001)。结论。我们的分析表明，教唆者规则达到了减少每场比赛战斗次数的预期效果。在当前的职业冰球时代，没有令人信服的证据表明每场比赛更多的比赛将取得更大的季节性成功。这些结果继续让人怀疑，在NHL级别的比赛中，战斗是赢得比赛的必要策略。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

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31.40

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1.10%

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312

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2 months

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