Alright, so today I wanted to mess around with something I’ve been meaning to get to for a while – setting up a little stats tracker for Ian Crowley’s hockey stats. You know, just for fun, to see how he’s doing in a way that’s a bit more hands-on than just checking some website.
Getting Started
First things first, I needed to find a decent source for the data. I mean, you can’t track stats if you don’t have the stats, right? I poked around a few different sports data sites. I needed something that was reliable and had the numbers for Ian.
Setting Up
- Scrounging for Data: Spent a good chunk of the morning just digging through different sports sites. I wanted something I could trust, and that wasn’t a total pain to get info from.
- Picking My Tools: I’m no coder, but I can handle some basic stuff. Decided to use a little bit of Python for this, just because it’s pretty straightforward for grabbing stuff from the internet and doing simple things with it.
The Process
Once I had my data source and tools picked out, it was time to get my hands dirty. I wrote a simple script that would go to the website, find Ian Crowley’s page, and pull out the stats I was interested in. Things like goals, assists, you know, the usual stuff. It wasn’t pretty, but it worked!
I set up the script to run every day. This way, I could keep an eye on how his stats were changing over time. The data got dumped into a simple spreadsheet. Nothing fancy, just rows and columns, but it did the trick.
The Result
After letting it run for a few days, I started to see some cool stuff. I made a few basic charts to visualize the data. It was awesome to see his performance laid out like that, and it felt more personal since I put it all together myself. I even started to notice some patterns in his play that I probably wouldn’t have caught just by glancing at the stats every now and then.
Wrapping Up
So, that’s my little project with Ian Crowley’s hockey stats. It was a fun little dive into data and a neat way to follow a player I’m interested in. Plus, it’s always cool to build something yourself, even if it’s just a simple tracker. If you’re into hockey or any sport, I’d say give it a shot. It’s a pretty rewarding experience!
