RetD

Returning Defenseman Games Played

Excellence on the blueline often fails to correlate with any statistical indicator, so by tabulating games played we�re deferring to the coach�s judgment. Injuries and such tend to subvert this system, but, hey, give us a break....

RetD, the percentage of games played by defensemen last season for returning players divided by those of all defensemen, is our best guess for a defensive indicator: 

Team      		Ret All  RetD


St. Lawrence	199	199	1.000
RPI			205	240	 .854
Union			142	171	 .830
Yale			120	168	 .714
Dartmouth		110	155	 .710
Harvard		129	182	 .709
Brown			132	192	 .688
Clarkson		150	222	 .676
Colgate		155	240	 .646
Vermont		130	210	 .619
Princeton		134	217	 .618