Estimating the Reign’s playoff chances.

Posted on February 15, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

Many of you are probably familiar with the website SportsClubStats.com. In my professional opinion, its founder/inventor should be the richest man on the planet by now.

My blog is at least 2 percent richer for the fact that I can tell you the Reign’s chances of making the playoffs currently stand at 3.1 percent. Using a computer to crunch the number for every possible record, for every team, for the remainder of the season, that’s the figure sportsclubstats.com came up with. Based on the Reign’s current standing (9 points behind Victoria for the seventh and final playoff spot), it should come as no surprise.

There’s plenty more on the site to throw your brain into if you enjoy being a stat geek, and have some time to kill at work. Especially if you go beyond the ECHL (permutations are calculated for the NHL, AHL and KHL too).

Also, go check out today’s notebook if you haven’t already.

About J.P. Hoornstra

J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.
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  • Sect122fan

    thats 2.9% more of a chance I am giving them, too inconsistent. Though, I will still be at every game cheering for MOST of the team.

  • owildcat

    I think it more Like Slim and Non, and Slim just Left Town !!