Written by – January In Numbers – 2010 Flames –
The month of January saw hockey games rescheduled because of illnesses and also because of weather. Overall, the 2010 Flames played 9 games (lowest amount since 9 games in September) in January, and they had a record of 4-4-1.
This is my favorite stat of the entire season. Because this statistic is all about team.
Over the course of this season, 12 of our rostered 15 skaters have not only scored 10 or more goals, but they also have recorded 10 or more assists.
The other stat that I love about our ‘team first’ mantra is that our two goaltenders have backstopped this team for 53 games (thru January) and they have allowed 58 and 57 goals respectively.
This team gets sizeable contributions from every single player on the team and the numbers back that up. Numbers don’t capture personality and playing styles, nor do they capture heart and effort. If they did, I would guarantee the stats for those things would be off the charts, and I would absolutely celebrate them.
Moving the puck, making good hockey plays, hustling to fill a lane or to get back on D, having each other’s backs, and playing as hard as possible until the final whistle, that is us, the 2010 Flames. We could be the 1 team, the 2 team, the 44 team, I would take this team every single time.
January, 2024
- Total games played in January: 9.
- Overall record: 4-4-1.
- Home games in January: 6 (5 home games at West Side Arena, and 1 home game at JFK Coliseum).
- Record at home: 2-3-1.
- Total Goals for: 41.
- Total Goals against: 23.
- Goals by period GF/GA: 1st – 19/6. 2nd – 11/8. 3rd – 11/9.
- Losses and Margin: 4 Losses, all by one goal. Lost 4-3, three times. Lost 3-2 once.
- Wins and Margin: 4 Wins. Outscored opponents, 29-7.
- PIM: 76 Minutes in Penalties, or 8.44 minutes per game, down from 11 minutes per game in December.
- Goals scored per game: 4.56. Way up from December.
- Goals allowed per game: 2.56. Slightly higher than December.
- Assists per game: 5.89. Way up from December.
If any of our players have been getting compliments from the coaching staff, maybe it’s because they have noticed positive changes in their game.
2010 Flames – January, 2024.
Countless hours of my life have been spent in the tracking of numbers while loving the sports and players that produce them.
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- Strat-O-Matic baseball board with my own notes written on the board. The two Sporting News magazines that I kept from 1977, with my favorite two players, Dr. J and Pistol Pete. Red Sox Yearbook from a trip to Fenway, Fred Lynn’s last season in Boston.
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- My brief note sheet tracking the 2010 Flames six goals on Saturday at JFK. My notes were significantly shorter than the game itself.
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- The other side of Saturday’s notes. Multiple games, and a practice autograph to make sure a new pen writes the way I like. Plus you never know when one might run into autograph seekers.
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- I would ask for the Sporting News Register for hockey, baseball, basketball, and football every year for Christmas. Every box score, every stat, pictures, and countless stories. Those were my favorites.
You can find more 2010 Flames material in these pieces, here. 2010 Manchester Flames.
The current look at my ‘hockey office’. So many hours spent in this space, tracking numbers and capturing season after season. (C) 1inawesomewonder 2023.
The beginning of every article. (C) 1inawesomewonder 2017.
The thoughts and opinions expressed here are those of the individual contributors, mostly mine, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the schools, coaches, players, or characters listed in any of these blog posts. Or, maybe they do, but you would have to ask them directly.
Either way, “It’s a great day for hockey” ~ the late “Badger” Bob Johnson.
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