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SIJHL CAREER OUTCOMES

Build the league
intelligence layer.

The SIJHL project is designed as CADIG's pilot hockey-intelligence environment: a repeatable data model for player advancement, league classification, development pathways and organizational benchmarking.

SIJHL PILOT MODEL
45Outcome baseline
52Pathway baseline
5Career tiers
2008–09Historical start
JI
HOCKEY INTELLIGENCE CONTRIBUTION

Justin Ioanitescu — Analytics / League Intelligence

SIJHL-specific example showing how CADIG can move from collecting statistics to maintaining a standardized hockey-intelligence architecture.

CORE CONCEPT

Two scores—not one.

The framework separates the highest competitive level achieved from the quality of an environment as a route to future advancement.

CAREER OUTCOME SCORE

Where did the player ultimately reach?

Measures highest competitive level reached. Individual impact inside that league remains a separate layer.

DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY SCORE

How strong is the league as a pathway?

Measures the environment's quality as a route toward future advancement, allowing elite development leagues to score differently from pro leagues.

CAREER TIER FRAMEWORK

A common language for league outcomes.

Working scores are versioned methodology values intended for refinement using historical advancement data and scout review.

100
Tier 1

Elite Professional

NHL 100 • KHL 95 • AHL 92 • Czech Extraliga 91 • SHL 90

82
Tier 2

Professional

ECHL 82 • HockeyAllsvenskan 80 • Czech Maxa Liga 79 • EIHL 78

72
Tier 3

Elite Development

NCAA Division I 72 • USHL 70 • BCHL 68 • AJHL 66 • NAHL 64

60
Tier 4

Development

U SPORTS 60 • NCAA Division III 58 • OJHL 56 • GOJHL 54 • NOJHL 52 • MJHL 50

ADVANCEMENT DELTA

Measure movement from the SIJHL baseline.

The preliminary SIJHL Career Outcome baseline is 45. Destination scores create a simple direction-and-magnitude measure of player movement.

NCAA I

72 − 45

+27

NAHL

64 − 45

+19

NCAA III

58 − 45

+13

WOAA

26 − 45

−19
DATABASE ARCHITECTURE

Not a spreadsheet. A reusable model.

The report defines core tables so player history, league classification and outcomes can scale into multiple leagues and Power BI.

Players

Player ID • Name • Birth Year • Position • Nationality

Player Career History

Season • Team • League • GP • G • A • PTS

League Master

League ID • Type • Tier • Outcome Score • Pathway Score

League Aliases

Source label → standardized League ID

League Season Ratings

Season-specific tier and scoring history

Player Career Outcomes

Highest league • Highest score • Final league • Pro status

POWER BI ROADMAP

From SIJHL pilot to global league intelligence.

The implementation roadmap moves from validated historical tables into a reusable lookup model, calculated outcomes and interactive league/team/player dashboards.

PHASE 1

SIJHL Foundation

Historical teams, seasons, player statistics and destinations from 2008–09 onward.

PHASE 2

Global Lookup

League Master, aliases and scoring methodology.

PHASE 3

Career Outcomes

Highest/final destinations, pro/NCAA flags and Advancement Delta.

PHASE 4

Power BI

League, team, player, recruiting and development dashboards.

PHASE 5

Validation & Expansion

Scout review plus NOJHL, OJHL, MJHL, GOJHL, U18 and future international integration.

“We maintain a standardized hockey intelligence model that compares players, leagues, development pathways, and career outcomes across different hockey systems.”
HOW CADIG THINKS
Scouting, development context and hockey intelligence.
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