Colorado Avalanche's HALO Conference: Hockey Analytics Revolution

0:00It's April 1st, I'm Cory with The Story, and this is NHL News today. AI, Powered Updates on Your Squad The Colorado Avalance just threw down the biggest hockey analytics bash ever hosted by an NHL team, pulling in 300 folks from across North, America to ballerina on Tuesday. This hockey analytics league operations conference, or Halo, brought together nearly 90 analytics pros from almost every NHL squad, plus media. Heads and fresh talent, hungry for ideas. They dove into panels with top execs from Avalanche, Nuggets, and Rapids brass, a live podcast with coach Jared Bednar, and a hackathon where Elliott. Curving from Ontario snagged the win for his AI spin on player value. There was even a data marketplace showcasing cutting edge tools teams used daily. Avalanche analytics director, Eric Parnass, who kicked us off back in 2016, called it a straight-up celebration of how far the games come, with stats ballooning and data unlocking

1:01new levels. GM Chris McFarlane says they pair it with scouting for smarter trades, like grabbing goalies and forwards to fuel their Stanley Cup run in 20. 22 and top spot this season. Bednar stays glued to metrics before, during, and after games, tweaking lines for stars like Nathan McKinnon and Kale McCar, while copying League. Trends. He reviews tape the next day, keeping emotions out post-game to focus on real adjustments. As tech evolves, they're pushing AI deeper, better passing breakdowns, and draft prospect weeks from global leagues, all while looping in fans. Parnass credits open-minded leaders like McFarlane, Sockick, and Bednar for embracing it from jump, and the whole crew's locked in on leveling up. Non-stop.