Conference Program
Program
Talks and panels in room 'Ada Lovelace'.
Company exhibition and refreshments in room 'Ljusgården'. (close to 'Ada Lovelace')
Company hands-on session and refreshments at evening June 4 at Scandic Frimurarehotellet, room Vintergården (4th floor).
Lunches at 'Universitetsklubben'.
June 3
11:30-13:00 Registration and lunch, set up for companies
13:00-13:30 Welcome by LINHAC and LINHAC's gold industry collaborators
13-30-14:45 Panel – Analysts
Miika Arponen (Ässät Pori), Adam Albelin (Swedish Women's National Team), Zach Ellentahl (Rögle BK, online), Jan Morkes (Bílí Tygři Liberec and Czech Men's National Team), Simo Teperi (Rauman Lukko),
14:45-15:15 break
15:15-15:45 Talk: Operationalizing Analytics for Clubs - Insights into tailored scouting models and applications
Robin Schürmann (d-fine)
Recording
15:45-16:45 Industry product talks by industry collaborators
- Michael Elmer (KINEXON Sports), Jean-Sébastien Mérieux (Dartfish)
Recording - Albin N Maelum (Stretch on Sense)
Recording - Lance Du’Lac (Hudl)
Recording - Andreas Hänni (49ing)
- Thorsten Apel (Sportcontract)
- Morgan Zeba (Spiideo)
Recording
16:45-17:00 break
17:00-18:15 Panel – industry
Thorsten Apel (Sportcontract), Lance Du’Lac (Hudl), Michael Elmer (KINEXON Sports), Andreas Hänni (49ing), Albin N Maelum (Stretch on Sense), Jean-Sébastien Mérieux (Dartfish), Morgan Zeba (Spiideo)
June 4
10:15-11:55 Research talks
- Lynn LeVatte, Christina Phillips, (online, pre-recorded talk)
Examining the Role of Hockey Leadership to Foster Inclusive Coaching Practices: Discussions from Atlantic Canada,
Paper, Recording - Anton Olivestam, Axel Rosendahl, Erik Wilderoth, Niklas Carlsson, Patrick Lambrix,
Characterizing Playing Styles for Ice Hockey Players,
Paper, Recording - Hassaan Inayatali, Timothy Chan,
Evaluating Space Creation in the National Hockey League using Puck and Player Tracking Data,
Paper, Recording - Miles Pitassi, Tim Brecht, Mingyue Xie,
Puck Possession and Team Success in the NHL,
Paper, Recording
11:55-13:30 lunch
13:30-14:00 Talk: Cognitive Assessment and Profiling for increased understanding of Individual and Team Game Intelligence and Performance in Ice hockey
Anders Norén, Staffan Olsson (Capacio)
Paper
14:00-14:30 Talk: Using neuroscience to design LIF Zone, Onsite Sport’s fan-engagement platform
Fredrik Sjöö (Onsite sport)
Recording
14:30-15:00 break
15:00-15:20 Talk: Visualizing Sportlogiq's Play-By-Play Data
Lars Skytte
Recording
15:20-15:40 Talk: Constructing a WAR model
Daniel Weinberger (Sportcontract)
Recording not available.
15:40-16:40 Panel – from media to teams/companies
Petter Carnbro (Leksands IF), Lars Skytte (SoMe), Daniel Weinberger (Sportcontract), Erik Wilderoth (Färjestad BK)
16:40–17:00 break
17:00-17:30 Talk: More than Numbers - A decade of experience in Swedish elite hockey
Erik Lignell (Frölunda HC)
19:00-22:00 Hands-on session and reception at Scandic Frimurarehotellet
June 5
10:00-11:15 Student competition
- Priyansh Gupta, Vignesh Aswathanarayana, Ragini Gunda, (Linköping University),
Navigating the Rink: Analyzing Zone Entry Sequences and Expected Threat in Ice Hockey,
Preprint (not final version), Recording - Ali Raza Zaidi, Fauzan Lodhi, Xikai Wu, Ryan Cao, David Awosoga, (University of Waterloo), (pre-recorded talk)
Clustering SHL teams using Offensive Zone Metrics,
Preprint (not final version) - Axel Rosendahl, (Linköping University),
Beyond the Royal Road: A grid-based Approach to Identify Effective OZ Passes,
Preprint (not final version), Recording - Gunnar Samuelsson, Oscar Stolpe Östman, Fabian Bergström, (Linköping University), (online, pre-recorded talk),
Pass or Shoot: The Great Dilemma in Ice Hockey 2v1 Situations,
Preprint (not final version) - Ethan Parliament, (Queens University), (online, pre-recorded talk),
Decision Making in the Neutral Zone and its Impact on Possession Value,
Preprint (not final version), Recording
11:15-11:30 break
11:30-12:30 Mini-talks about AI and possible use in ice hockey analytics
- Introduction, Patrick Lambrix (Linköping University)
- Industry perspective, Albin N Maelum (Stretch on Sense)
Recording - Knowledge representation and reasoning, Huanyu Li (Linköping University)
Recording - Large Language Models, Marco Kuhlmann (Linköping University)
Recording
12:30-13:45 lunch
13:45-15:00 Panel - Entertainment industry
Almen Bibic (TV4), Meghan Chayka (Statlethes, online), Andreas Hänni (49ing), Henric Larsson (TV4, Hockeylabbet)
Recording not available.
15:00-15:30 break
15:30-15:45 Interview: Josh Pohlkamp-Hartt, Campbell Weaver (Boston Bruins) (online)
Recording
15:45-16:00 Interview: Katerina Wu (Pittsburgh Penguins) (online, pre-recorded talk)
16:00-16:15 Interview: Dave Radke (Chicago Blackhawks) (online)
16:15-16:45 Talk: Sportlogiq
Craig Buntin (Sportlogiq, online)
Closing