CANTON -- St. Lawrence University, in conjunction with Carleton University’s School of Mathematics and Statistics, will co-host the second-annual Ottawa Hockey Analytics at Carleton.

It will consist of talks on the analysis of hockey along with time for socializing and networking. The all-day conference will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 16, at Carleton University. Registration will begin at 8 a.m.

Michael Schuckers, professor of statistics at St. Lawrence, who will speak at the conference, says hockey analytics has become a way to better understand the factors that impact the outcome of hockey games and hockey seasons.

“The conference is an opportunity to meet and hear from some of the top minds in hockey analytics,” he said. “This year, we are especially excited to have IBM Analytics as a sponsor and presenter and to have a session on player tracking, which will cover work on capturing player location data during games. For the casual fan, this is an opportunity to learn more about the sorts of analytics that are being used to evaluate teams and players.”

The conference is being sponsored by Carleton University, IBM Analytics, St. Lawrence University, the American Statistical Association’s Section on Statistics in Sports, Carleton University Athletics, the Statistical Society of Ottawa, and the Ottawa Senators NHL team.

The event is free to the public. However a $20 donation is suggested to help cover the cost of the conference.

For more information on the conference and directions to the campus, visit http://statsportsconsulting.com/ottanalytics16. To register, visit http://goo.gl/forms/WdpXUGtkvH. Info: cntact Schuckers at 229-5794 or schuckers@stlawu.edu.