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The relationship between aggression and performance outcome in ice hockey
Canadian Journal of Applied Sport Sciences. Journal Canadien Des Sciences Appliquees Au Sport
|March 1, 1979
Summary
Aggression in amateur ice hockey does not lead to success. This study found no link between penalty minutes and team or individual achievements in the Ontario University Athletic Association.
Area of Science:
- Sports Science
- Sports Psychology
- Sociology of Sport
Background:
- Aggression is often perceived as a strategy for achieving success in competitive sports.
- The role of aggressive tactics in ice hockey, particularly at the amateur level, warrants investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine if aggressive play, measured by penalty minutes, correlates with team success in amateur ice hockey.
- To compare the penalty minutes of successful individual players (all-stars) versus non-all-stars.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of data from 87 teams and 1,667 players in the Ontario University Athletic Association (1971-1977).
- Pearson Product Moment Correlation used to assess the relationship between team penalty minutes and team success.
- T-test employed to compare penalty minutes between all-stars and non-all-stars.
Main Results:
- The study found no statistically significant relationship between team penalty minutes and team success.
- There was no significant difference in accumulated penalty minutes between all-stars and non-all-stars.
Conclusions:
- The findings do not support the hypothesis that aggression is a viable strategy for achieving success in amateur ice hockey.
- Aggressive tactics do not appear to be a predictor of either team performance or individual recognition in this context.