Mathieu Roy

I am a fan of the Montreal Canadiens and a hockey analytics buff -- that is, a proponent and student of "fancy stats". I live in Gatineau and write software for a living, which occasionally comes in handy when wrangling masses of hockey data.

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Catching up with the Cube: Francis Bouillon as a Nashville Predator

The last time we saw Francis Bouillon as an active Canadien, he was coming off the ice after aggravating an injury following a rushed comeback. This was in 2008-2009, the ill-fated centennial year, during…Read More

Brandon Prust, or the curious case of the Habs’ New Sherriff

With the lockout in force, hockey fans reach for every bit of news they can grasp on to slake their puck addiction. Declarations are dissected, hypothetical lineups are drawn up and picked apart, and the…Read More

Montreal’s power play point men over the last three seasons

A key part of a successful power play is quality point men. The Montreal Canadiens have been blessed in this regard with multiple very high-quality point men over the last few years, headlined by the incomparable…Read More

Hockey Analytics: dissecting the 2011-2012 season, piece by piece

Hi, I’m Mathieu Roy, I’m a Habs fan, and I’m into hockey analytics. (Hi Mat!) I hope to bring stories with an analytic bent to A Winning Habit; and since it is the off-season, I thought…Read More

Corey Pronman on Alex Galchenyuk

Estimable draft expert Corey Pronman weighed in prior to the draft on Alex Galchenyuk, placing him third on his board: http://www.puckprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=1307 . He also offers an explanation…Read More