Gabriel Desjardins

High praise for Gabriel Desjardins:

"The greatest stats blogger in hockey." - Greg Wyshynski, Yahoo Sports/Puck Daddy

"This guy is like a one man wrecking ball for the application of advanced statistics into functional metrics of hockey. I once wanted to do something like he is doing now but there's no point."

"This is how stupid guys...they come up with dumb...that dumb thing...that dumb-dumb system..." - Don Cherry, CBC Hockey Night in Canada, not impressed

Media Interviews and Publications:

Sports Radio 1290, June 9, 2012: Illegal Curve Radio Part I and Illegal Curve Radio Part II
Sports Radio 1290, May 19, 2012: Illegal Curve Radio
Team 1260, April 15, 2012: Oilers Nation Radio
The Team 1040 AM, Vancouver, April 10, 2012: Sekeres and Price Show
New York Times, January 22, 2012: Numbers Indicate That Skill Usually Packs a Bigger Punch Than Fists
Sports Radio 1290, Winnipeg, Dec 10, 2011: Illegal Curve Radio
The Team 1040 AM, Vancouver, Oct 3, 2011: BMac and Taylor Show
Sports Radio 1290, Winnipeg, Oct 1, 2011: Illegal Curve Radio
Radio-Canada, Oct 1, 2011: Les samedis du monde
AM 980 (CFPL), London, Sept 27, 2011: McArthur in the Morning [Sept. 27 Segment Two]
Globe and Mail, Sept 24, 2011: Hockey's New Numbers
Globe and Mail, Sept 24, 2011: Why haven't Advanced Stats caught on in the NHL
Globe and Mail, Sept 24, 2011: The Moneypuck Revolution
Sports Radio 1290, Winnipeg, June 25, 2011: Illegal Curve Radio - In studio for full three-hour show
Globe and Mail, May 31, 2011: For wandering Winnipeggers, a return from the wilderness
Sports Radio 1290, Winnipeg, May 14, 2011: Illegal Curve Radio
Sports Radio 1290, Winnipeg, April 9, 2011: Illegal Curve Radio
Sports Radio 1290, Winnipeg, March 12, 2011: Illegal Curve Radio
Team 1260, Edmonton, February 19, 2011: Oilers Nation Radio
Sports Radio 1290, Winnipeg, February 12, 2011: Illegal Curve Radio
Edmonton Journal, January 14, 2011: Interview with David Staples on Shooting Percentage
Hockey Night in Canada, March 27, 2010: Don Cherry angrily denounces my interview with the Globe and Mail
Globe & Mail, March 27, 2010: Hockey's Numbers Game
Wall Street Journal, January 26, 2010: The Goon Patrol: Rating Hockey's Fighters
Hockey Night in Canada, January 2, 2010: Ron MacLean mention
Wall Street Journal, December 20, 2009: NHL Teams Are Learning How to Love the Tie
Wall Street Journal, November 25, 2009: Extra Time Isn't Kind To the Falling Leafs
ESPN Insider, September 22, 2009: Inside the Projections: Faceoffs
AOL Fanhouse, July 30, 2009: Interview with Adam Gretz
Wall Street Journal, July 15, 2009: NHL Teams Hunt for Talent in a Frenzied Bazaar
Wall Street Journal, July 8, 2009: Can "The Monster" Save the Maple Leafs?
Wall Street Journal, June 12, 2009: If History Holds, Penguins Are History
ESPN Insider, May 20, 2009: Insider Intel: Big-Minute Men
Wall Street Journal, May 6, 2009: Power Plays Lose Juice in the Hockey Playoffs
Edmonton Journal, December 4, 2008: Interview with David Staples
The Hockey News, November 26, 2007: NHL Agent Rand Simon discusses Behind the Net

Gabriel has been an analytics consultant in professional sports since 2003 and both runs a hockey statistics website (Behind the Net.ca) and contributes to an analytics/Winnipeg Jets blog (Arctic Ice Hockey.) He has a MSc in Electrical Engineering from UC - Berkeley and a BSc from Queen's University and has worked in the wireless industry since 1998 (Linkedin profile). He grew up in Winnipeg, MB, speaks both of Canada's official languages and has played organized hockey since he was seven years old, including one season with the UC - Berkeley club hockey team. For media or consulting inquiries, please contact: info at behindthenet dot ca.