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This page will always be subject to update. It is a type of ‘Help’ section so readers can better understand the posts. If I haven’t used it in a post than it’s not on here.

Leagues:
NHL – National Hockey League
AHL – American Hockey League
ECHL – East Coast Hockey League
OHL – Ontario Hockey League
WHL – Western Hockey League
KHL – Continental Hockey League (Russia)

Statistics:
GP – Games Played
G – Goals
A – Assists
Pts. – Total Points (Goals + Assists for player stats)
PIM – Penalty Minutes
W – Wins (2 Pts.)
L – Losses (0 Pts.)
OTL – Overtime Losses (1 Pt.)
GAA – Goals Against Average
SV% – Save Percentage

Miscellaneous:
WBS – Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
SCF – Stanley Cup Finals
ECF – Eastern Conference Finals
WCF – Western Conference Finals
LW – Left Wing
RW – Right Wing
C – Center
D – Defense
G – Goalie
GM – General Manager

Non-Hockey Terminology:

MLB – Major League Baseball
NFL – National Football League

I also want to credit HockeyDB for all of my team and player stats, Icethetics for all of my team logos and Getty Images for most of my pictures.

*If I’m missing anything, or if you find something confusing, please let me know so I can clarify it here. Thanks!

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