As promised, I'm taking the McBean Ratio and putting it to teams. If you are wondering where the title/concept is coming from, see this previous article.
Interesting results abound…
While we don't have any clear correlation between performance and McBean Ratio, one of the odder things is that you see a good number of the newer teams near the top. Probably the safest thing you can say about this data is that many of the teams with a younger average age are near the lower end (higher numerically) of McBean Ratios. Edmonton doesn't fit this category because they have a number of behemoths (MacIntyre, Penner) that tip the balance. Pun intended. In general, though, this lends to the notion that there's a "filling-out" process that needs to take place for younger teams.
Once again, the data is taken from hockey-reference.com, the league average McBean Ratio is .3584, and I left goalies out because they are pretty weirdly-proportioned human beings.
P.S. The question came up last time why I wasn't using BMI, and to be honest I'm less interested in actual fatness and more interested in the kinetics of these teams (this just happens to be a quick-and-dirty way of looking at mass and space from which it can be applied).
Highest (Stocky) to Lowest (Skinny) Team McBean Ratios, 2010-11
St. Louis Blues — .3515
Atlanta Thrashers — .3523
San Jose Sharks — .3533
Edmonton Oilers — .3537
Los Angeles Kings — .354
Tampa Bay Lightning — .3543
Ottawa Senators — .3549
New Jersey Devils — .3553
Montreal Canadiens — .3559
Toronto Maple Leafs — .356
Minnesota Wild — .3562
Washington Capitals — .3564
New York Rangers — .3567
Nashville Predators — .3575
Columbus Blue Jackets — .3585
Boston Bruins — .3587
Buffalo Sabres — .3594
Dallas Stars — .36
Pittsburgh Penguins — .3601
Detroit Red Wings — .3602
Chicago Blackhawks — .3605
Anaheim Ducks — .3606
Philadelphia Flyers — .3609
Florida Panthers — .3616
Vancouver Canucks — .3617
Colorado Avalanche — .3621
Calgary Flames — .3632
New York Islanders — .364
Phoenix Coyotes — .3658
Carolina Hurricanes — .3678
