College Senior Crunches NHL Contract Data

Vanessa Palisin, a Presbyterian College senior with a lifelong hockey obsession, dives deep into whether NHL players juice their stats chasing new deals or coast once the ink dries. She cranks advanced stats and machine learning on performance trends across seasons and rosters, uncovering patterns that GMs whisper about in backroom deals. Her honors project blends business analytics with rink-side passion, hinting at a career path that could land her in league front offices.