The Hockey Database is a collection of historical statistics from men's professional hockey teams in North America.

Note that as of v1, this dataset is missing a few files, due to Kaggle restrictions on the number of individual files that can be uploaded. The missing files will be noted in the description below.

The Data

The dataset contains the following tables (all are csv):

• Master: Names and biographical information
• Scoring: Scoring statistics
• ScoringSup: Supplemental scoring statistics. Missing in v1
• ScoringSC: Scoring for Stanley Cup finals, 1917-18 through 1925-26
• ScoringShootout: Scoring statistics for shootouts
• Goalies: Goaltending statistics
• GoaliesSC: Goaltending for Stanley Cup finals, 1917-18 through 1925-26
• GoaliesShootout: Goaltending statistics for shootouts
• AwardsPlayers: Player awards, trophies, postseason all-star teams
• AwardsCoaches: Coaches awards, trophies, postseason all-star teams
• AwardsMisc: Miscellaneous awards. Missing in v1
• Coaches: Coaching statistics
• Teams: Team regular season statistics
• TeamsPost: Team postseason statistics
• TeamsSC: Team Stanley Cup finals statistics, 1917-18 through 1925-26
• TeamsHalf: First half / second half standings, 1917-18 through 1920-21
• TeamSplits: Team home/road and monthly splits
• TeamVsTeam: Team vs. team results
• SeriesPost: Postseason series
• CombinedShutouts: List of combined shutouts.
• abbrev: Abbreviations used in Teams and SeriesPost tables
• HOF: Hall of Fame information

Descriptions of the individual fields in each file can be found in the file's description.

Copyright Notice

The Hockey Databank project allows for free usage of its data, including the production of a commercial product based upon the data, subject to the terms outlined below.

1) In exchange for any usage of data, in whole or in part, you agree to display the following statement prominently and in its entirety on your end product:

"The information used herein was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by the Hockey Databank project. For more information about the Hockey Databank project please visit http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hockey-databank"

2) Your usage of the data constitutes your acknowledgment, acceptance, and agreement that the Hockey Databank project makes no guarantees regarding the accuracy of the data supplied, and will not be held responsible for any consequences arising from the use of the information presented.

Acknowledgments

This dataset was downloaded from the hockey database at Open Source Sports. The original acknowledgments are as follows:

A variety of sources were consulted while constructing this database. These are listed below in no particular order.

Books:

• National Hockey League Guide (various years)
• National Hockey League Official Record Book (1982-83 and 1983-84)
• National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book (1984-85 to present)
• The Stanley Cup Records and Statistics (various years)
• World Hockey Association Media Guide (various years)
• WHA Schedule & Statistics (1974-75)
• The Sporting News Hockey Guide (various years)
• Official NHL Record Book 1917-64
• The Complete Historical and Statistical Reference to the World Hockey Association 1972-1979, by Scott Surgent; Xaler Press (7th edition, 2004; 8th edition, 2008)
• Total Hockey; Total Sports Publishing (1st edition, 1998; 2nd edition, 2000)
• The Encyclopedia of Hockey, by Robert A. Styer; A.S. Barnes (2nd edition, 1973)
• The Hockey Encyclopedia, by Stan Fischler and Shirley Walton Fischler; Macmillan (1983)
• The Trail of the Stanley Cup (Vol. 1, 2, and 3), by Charles L. Coleman

Periodicals:

• The Sporting News

On-line sources:

• ESPN.com: http://www.espn.com/nhl/statistics
• Find A Grave: http://www.findagrave.com
• The Goaltender Home Page (Doug Norris): http://hockeygoalies.org
• History Of NHL Trades: http://nhltradeshistory.blogspot.com
• Hockey Research Association: http://www.hockeyresearch.com/stats
• Hockey-Reference.com (Justin Kubatko): http://www.hockey-reference.com
• Hockey Summary Project: http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hockey_summary_project/, http://hsp.flyershistory.com (previously at http://www.shrpsports.com/hsp)
• Internet Hockey Database (Ralph Slate): http://www.hockeydb.com
• Legends of Hockey.net (Hockey Hall of Fame): http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/search.htm
• LostHockey.com: http://www.losthockey.com
• National Hockey League: http://www.nhl.com
• NHL Hockey Shootout Statistics: http://jeays.net/shootout/index.htm
• NHL Shootouts: http://www.nhlsho...