Long-time partners SAP and the NHL today unveiled new, significant enhancements to the SAP-NHL Coaching Insights App for iPad. These upgrades stemmed from offseason workshops with all 31 NHL coaching staffs to further simplify the user experience, expand on critical metrics desired by coaches, and extend usability for deeper preparation before and after games.
The app, which is based on SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) powered by the SAP HANA Cloud database, launched in 2019 and has continued its evolution since inception. This has led to a massive 4x increase in league-wide usage, which further validates its reputation as an important coaching tool throughout the league.
Now, coaching staffs for all 31 NHL teams can tap into unique new features in the app such as:
- “Home Plate” Customization: Every team has their own perspective on where the danger zones are around the net. This feature allows coaches to select one of five different variants of high-chance scoring areas to develop strategies and compare the team versus the opponent.
- Head-to-Head Faceoff Matchup Planner: Coaches can cycle through potential matchups for each faceoff to isolate the best opportunities to win them. This functionality tracks players’ win/loss rates at different faceoff locations, and against various opposition. There are even specific times during the game (like icing) when a coach will know who the exact opponent will be, the Faceoff Matchup Planner provides coaches with real-time targeted data to assist in rapid decision-making.
- Enhanced Game Trends/Analytics: Coaches can analyze detailed shot differential from key segments of each game, allowing for game trending capabilities to unlock insights within targeted momentum shifts.
- Player Speed: NHL clubs will have insights to the total distance a player skates during the game and their top speed, so coaches can manage their player’s ice time throughout the game. Specific to speed and distance, the app can break it down into 10-second increments to help develop optimal shift lengths.
- 24/7 Access: Now,the app is empowering coaches to better strategize prior to the game, make data-driven adjustments during the game, and analyze performance after the game. Usage data tells us that this expanded access is driving the increased adoption and coaches are watching their next opponent play, thru the app, to help collect information and shape the game plan … even on off days.
Once Puck Tracking data is fully operational in the Puck and Player Tracking system, the following future enhancements will be integrated into the SAP-NHL Coaching Insights App for iPad:
- Puck Zone Time: Coaches will be able to display eight different variants of data making it even more accurate to identify puck zone time. Also, coaches will be able to filter by player and periods of games.
- Virtual Replay: These new animations coming next season visually simplify how coaches can see how the puck enters specific zones, and greater details on the X’s and O’s in terms of how the players either collapsed or prevailed during these pressure moments. Every game will be available to view in real-time or in full-game replay.
And, when tracking enabled pucks are brought back on to the ice, paired with the NHL’s existing player tracking system, the full data processing capabilities of the SAP HANA Cloud database will be recognized.
As the processing engine, SAP HANA Cloud will house, update, and translate a tremendous amount of new, actionable data in near real-time to coaching staffs. In the future, as these advanced analytics become more mainstream, it’s reasonable to expect an influx of new statistics for fans to consume on broadcasts, nhl.com/stats, and social media.
You can predict a large number of unsung heroes – those that have excelled at the little things – to gain some exposure from success in less obvious areas like zone-time effectiveness in offensive/defensive zones, and player +/- in zone-time possessions. As these technologies continue to advance, fans can expect to enjoy deeper insights and new statistical categories to rank, compare, and debate their favorite players in new ways. Not to mention, the enjoyment of watching “the fastest game on ice” … become even faster.
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ElectraMeccanica Leverages RISE With SAP To Power ERP Transformation
Posted in Commentary with tags SAP on October 22, 2021 by itnerdElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp. has announced that it has completed its migration to SAP S/4HANA Cloud leveraging the business-transformation-as-a-service, RISE with SAP. The new ERP system integrates the company’s finance, supply chain, manufacturing, sales and distribution operations processes.
ElectraMeccanica collaborated with PwC Canada, a member of the global consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), in the selection and implementation of an ERP system as the digital foundation of the business. SAP S/4HANA Cloud will help ElectraMeccanica support its growth and go-to-market strategy to deliver environmentally-efficient electric vehicles globally. Implemented using automotive industry capabilities and best practices, SAP S/4HANA Cloud features AI, machine learning, RPA, and situation handling across finance, supply chain, manufacturing, sales and distribution processes.
ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp.is a Canadian designer and manufacturer of environmentally efficient electric vehicles (EVs). The company’s flagship vehicle is the innovative, purpose-built, single-seat EV called the SOLO. This three-wheeled vehicle will revolutionize the urban driving experience, including commuting, delivery and shared mobility. Engineered for a single occupant, it offers a unique driving experience for the environmentally conscious consumer. The SOLO has a range of 100 miles and a top speed of 80 mph, making it safe for highways. The SOLO also features front and rear crumple zones, side impact protection, roll bar, torque-limiting control as well as power steering, power brakes, air conditioning and a Bluetooth entertainment system. It blends a modern look with safety features at an accessible price point of $18,500. The SOLO is currently available for pre-orders here. InterMeccanica, a subsidiary of ElectraMeccanica, has successfully been building high-end specialty cars for 61 years. For more information, please visit www.electrameccanica.com.
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