Academia
This section features selected academic papers and articles on hockey player salaries and the business of hockey. While interesting, some might be dry or difficult to digest -- they are not exactly articles meant for The Hockey News! -- as they were not written for a general audience of hockey fans but, rather, for specific academic purposes.
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In his thesis, the author looks at how defensemen’s salaries are affected by experience and the way they play with regards to offensive vs. defensive, physical vs. finesse. He uses a quantile regression approach that looks at 235 NHL defensemen in 2010-11.
In this article published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the author analyzes the NHL’s 2004-05 lockout and concludes that it resulted in a settlement that was solidly in the owners’ favor.
In this paper, the authors address the 2004-05 NHL lockout by designing a strategy that would help the league overcome the dispute with the NHLPA and return with a product that is both financially successful and exciting/entertaining for hockey fans.