Brad Holland was six years old when his father, Ken, became a scout for the Detroit Red Wings. I caught up with Brad to discuss his career path, working with his father, analytics and his new promotion to assistant general manager. Brad was offered an assistant GM job with another NHL team, and the Oilers opted to match that rather than let him leave. So when I got this pro scouting job, I thought you know what, I’m going to be the best pro-scout that I can be. I think Edmonton was close to the first adopter of sports analytics in hockey.

Source: The Nation September 08, 2022 22:41 UTC