's message of Thu, 9 Dec 1993 13:02:01 -0500 <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: +/- Rita-Ann Monde writes: >When teams are at even strength, if team "A" scores, then the skaters from >team A on the ice at the time of the goal gets a "+" and the players from >team "B" get a minus. In the NHL, if Team "A" scores while shorthanded, >then the team A players get plus, and team B skaters get a minus. To relate this to the earlier discussion about uniformity of statistics, not everyone follows this method either. Some schools count ONLY even strength goals in their +/-. Some schools keep +/- for goalies, too. I prefer the method outlined by Rita-Ann, myself. --- --- Mike Machnik [log in to unmask] Cabletron Systems, Inc. *HMM* 11/13/93 <<<<<< Color Voice of the (7-7-1) Merrimack Warriors WCCM 800 AM >>>>>>