Deep Pucking Value

By deeppuckingvalue

Two dumb guys (one is a Doctor) try to build a predictive model to Beat Josh in their Fantasy Hockey league. Along the way, they interview experts, talk trash, and learn a thing or two!

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How many episodes does Deep Pucking Value have?

The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.

Deep Pucking Value episodes:

November 10, 2025 Episode 6: Early Returns
Jesse and Dr. Dan reconvene and chat about Jesse's trio to Japan; early surprises and disappointments in NHL Fantasy; an update on CrosbyWatch; When is it time to panic?
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57min
October 28, 2025 Episode 5: Dr. Tim Swartz
Dr. Dan and Jesse are joined by Dr. Tim Swartz for the first interview in DPV history!

Dr. Swartz is a Professor of Statistics & Actuarial Science at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, BC, Canada, well published in scientific journals with over 60 papers in sports analytics and literally “wrote the book” on sports analytics, as an editor for the Handbook of Statistical Methods and Analyses in Sport. His students now work for major sports franchises such as the LA Rams and the Seattle Kraken and many private sports analytic companies.
He recently published his newest book, Pickleball Moneyball: Optimize Your Game With Analytics: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0DL84L6R2, while his previous book, Insights from Sports Analytics https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0FH6GW49C is a great introduction for anyone looking to get into the field of sports analytics.

Leave us a comment and tell us your favourite part of the interview for a chance to win a signed copy of Dr. Swartz's new book!

Like this conversation? Let us know on Instagram @Deep.Pucking.Value
or send us an email at [email protected]
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1h 15min
October 21, 2025 Episode 4: Dr. Chuck and the Sloth's Visual Bleep Bloops, aka Total Cluster Puck
Dr. Dan and Jesse explore Dan's first attempt at analysis: a Principal Component Analysis based on the previous five years of NHL data from Moneypuck, sorted by their home league's scoring settings. Turns out, McDavid and MacKinnon are great! But so are Zack Werenski, Mackenzie Weegar, and Tom Wilson.

The guys talk about the effectiveness of PCA as a Fantasy hockey tool, surprising revelations from the data, and lament Jesse's continued inability to trade Alex Ovechkin.

Follow along with Dan's PCA here: https://wuitchik.github.io/Deep_pucking_value/ep02/ep02.html

Let us know what you think on Instagram @Deep.Pucking.Value or send us an email at [email protected]
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1h 4min
October 14, 2025 Episode 3: Precognition Calibration
Jesse and Dr. Dan lay out their standings predictions for the 2025-2026 NHL season, to prove to you exactly how smart/dumb they are. They lay bare their biases and vibes-based methodology to show you how their brains work, what their blind spots are, and what teams they (not so) secretly root for and against.

Agree? Disagree? Let us know on Instagram @Deep.Pucking.Value
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50min
October 07, 2025 Episode 2: First Draft
Dr. Dan Wuitchik and Jesse Wentzloff pull back the curtain on their home league and run through the results of this year's fantasy draft, breaking down the wide range of strategies used by themselves and their competitors: Auto-Draft; Chat GPT; Dom & Shayna from the Athletic's model; blatant homerism; and more!

Let us know what you think @Deep.Pucking.Value on Instagram.
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1h 6min
September 30, 2025 Episode 1: Ship of Theses Statements
Jesse and Dr. Dan introduce Deep Pucking Value, a podcast about hockey, statistics, sports analytics and fantasy sports, with the goal of building a predictive model to help them beat Josh, the reigning champion in their Fantasy Hockey League.

Find us on Instagram at @Deep.Pucking.Value

Get in touch by email: [email protected]
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49min

FAQs about Deep Pucking Value:

How many episodes does Deep Pucking Value have?

The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.