I once saw a stray comment on an APBA Hockey post that defensemen get too many assists. I had never really noticed that until I started looking closer at some of the statistics in my own projects. One project I play every year is a 10-game, 12-team draft league. Based on the season I last […]
Simplifying Defense in APBA Hockey
One unfortunate aspect of the APBA Hockey experience is determining the defensive effects. The system uses what is a simple “add the five numbers and refer to the chart to determine the difference.” However, that can slow you down in trying to remember what the defense ratings are, and it really doesn’t take any individual […]
Calculating the Hockey Card, Part 3
After spending our time figuring out how to calculate an APBA hockey card not once, but twice, we’ll move onto the final installment, the goalie. Just like the relief pitcher in baseball, they can be unstoppable one day and a disaster the next, and finding a good one long term is next to impossible. So […]
Calculating the Hockey Card, Part 2
In the previous post, I discussed how to create the non-play number portion of a hockey card. In this article, we move on to the actual play numbers. Unlike the familiar baseball card, this is somewhat straight forward and transparent. And like the previous post, this is not perfect, there will be some deviance as […]
Calculating the Hockey Card, Part 1
In my previous article, I tried to figure out the method APBA uses to calculate the penalty numbers on the hockey cards. I then wanted to tackle the passing numbers (10-15), but I noticed a pattern. Basically, when it came to passing numbers, there was no pattern. Well, initially there was no pattern. Once I […]
In The Box
In my opinion, one of the weaknesses in the APBA Hockey game is the penalty system. Unfortunately, the original system doled out too many penalties and each successive version has tried to kludge the system rather than just starting from scratch. This article will go into how the system works, how to calculate what numbers […]
The Dreaded Shootout
I am an avid player of the APBA hockey game but I only play tournaments. Since I need to play playoff-style overtimes, I never had to deal with the shootout. However, when I got the 2014 Olympic set, I would have to use the shootout, because that’s what the Olympics did. Even though my Olympic […]
Introduction
I’ve been playing APBA since I was 10. Over the years, I’ve noticed things that sometimes fall in the space of “do I ignore it and keep it real” or “do I take advantage of it and have it be a little odd.” Setting up your outfield based on the other team’s error numbers, playing […]