In article <[log in to unmask]>, Wayne Smith <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> 1. Could someone please explain how a plus/minus rating is calculated? >> >>Its simple really. If you're on the ice when your team scores a goal, >>you get a +1. If you're on the ice when you get scored on, you get a >>-1. Add them up through the course of the year. ... > >Actually, count +/- only when teams are at equal strength. I think +/- >might be valuable to a team coach, but as a national statistic, I too >think it pretty much worthless. I don't know if it's different for college hockey, but for the NHL you get the +1 if you score while shorthanded and -1 if you get scored on when you're on the power play. -- - Andrew Brecher ([log in to unmask]) <insert disclaimer here>