If you're even remotely like me, you've pored over hockeydb.com many times, reconstructing the careers of players you remember from your childhood. The numbers don't often match the memories...I wore #17 growing up because it was Jim Nill's number - anybody want to tell me why that makes sense?

Anyways, I've spent many days pulling data off hockeydb to run the statistical analyses I have on my site. But now hockey-reference has come in with way more and better stats, plus they'll let you grab portions of the database for all your exciting Excel spreadsheet work. Take a look, and I think you'll agree that Hockey-reference is the best NHL stats site out there today.

http://www.hockey-reference.com