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One for Sure or Maybe Three Empirical Evidence for Overtime Play from a Comparison of Swiss Ice Hockey and the NHL
Franck, Egon; Theiler, Philipp - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 232 (2012) 3, pp. 210-223
In order to avoid too many tied games after playing the five-minute overtime period, the National Hockey League (NHL …) introduced two rule changes in the 1999-2000 season. First, a team that loses in overtime receives one point instead of zero … points. Second, the number of skaters in overtime is reduced from five to four. The theoretical literature analyzing these …
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The Incentive Effects of Overtime Rules in Professional Hockey
Longley, Neil; Sankaran, Swaminathan - In: Journal of Sports Economics 8 (2007) 5, pp. 546-554
This article analyzes the incentive effects of the National Hockey League's overtime-loss rule by offering an …
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Overtime Incentives in the National Hockey League (NHL)
Shmanske, Stephen; Lowenthal, Franklin - In: Journal of Sports Economics 8 (2007) 4, pp. 435-442
The National Hockey League (NHL) in 1999-2000 changed its rules for games that are tied at the end of regulation time … that play was too conservative during overtime because teams feared losing the one point already earned. The new rules … called for a team to retain its one point earned for tying in regulation even if it ultimately lost during the overtime. This …
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Limit to improvement in running and swimming
Chang, Yu Sang; Baek, Seung Jin - In: International Journal of Applied Management Science 3 (2011) 1, pp. 97-120
Can human performance continue to improve indefinitely? Or improvement will eventually slow down due to the existence of maximum limit? In this paper, the world records of 61 sport events in running and swimming through the last hundred years have been analysed to answer the question about the...
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The Consequences of the Three-Point Rule in Argentine Professional Soccer
Mendoza, Juan; Rosas, Andrés - UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA - BOGOTÁ - 2015
This paper investigates the effect of the three-point rule on the average number of goals scored per match and the prevalence of ties in Argentine professional soccer. We review the existing theoretical models to analyze the impact of the three-point rule on the offensive and defensive...
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Are Three Points for a Win Really Better Than Two?
Dilger, Alexander; Geyer, Hannah - In: Journal of Sports Economics 10 (2009) 3, pp. 305-318
The effects of the three-point rule in the first league German soccer are tested empirically and compared to games from the German cup competition. The inclusion of cup games ensures that changes in league games can be attributed to the three-point rule. As a result of their relative...
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Does the Three-Point Rule Make Soccer More Exciting? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
Lee, Yoong Hon; Parinduri, Rasyad - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
We examine whether the three-point rule—the increase in rewards for a win from two- to three points that FIFA adopted in 1995—makes Bundesliga games become more exciting. Using regression discontinuity design as the empirical strategy, we do not find evidence that the three-point rule makes...
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Game Attendance and Competitive Balance in the National Hockey League
Coates, Dennis; Humphreys, Brad - International Association of Sport Economists - IASE; … - 2011
. Based on results from a reduced form model of attendance at 6054 regular season NHL games from 2005/06 to 2009/10, we find …
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UNCERTAINTY OF OUTCOME AND TELEVISION RATINGS FOR THE NHL AND MLS
Paul, Rodney; Weinbach, Andrew - In: Journal of Prediction Markets 7 (2013) 1, pp. 53-65
two previously unstudied sports in North America, the National Hockey League (NHL) and Major League Soccer (MLS). The … outcome. In addition, expected scoring is shown to positively impact television ratings in the NHL. …
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The “Second†Season
Longley, Neil; Lacey, Nelson J. - In: Journal of Sports Economics 13 (2012) 5, pp. 471-493
outcomes in a way that is not neutral with respect to payroll. The article finds, for example, that in the NHL over the 1994 …
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