Want to keep closer track of your favourite NHL player? How about having him highlighted in shimmering blue during game replays on your laptop? That's one of the many potential uses for a new electronic player-tracking system the National Hockey League is hoping to implement within a couple of years. "It would be used mostly for enhancing our statistical package," league commissioner Gary Bettman recently told The Spectator. "But it could have an impact in new media too."The league is seeking approval from the NHL Players' Association to test a new helmet with a computer chip embedded in it. A player's every move, body check, shot and skating pattern could then be tracked.Thursday, July 19, 2007
NHL Set to Launch Interactive Elements with Microchip Technology in Player Helmets
Want to keep closer track of your favourite NHL player? How about having him highlighted in shimmering blue during game replays on your laptop? That's one of the many potential uses for a new electronic player-tracking system the National Hockey League is hoping to implement within a couple of years. "It would be used mostly for enhancing our statistical package," league commissioner Gary Bettman recently told The Spectator. "But it could have an impact in new media too."The league is seeking approval from the NHL Players' Association to test a new helmet with a computer chip embedded in it. A player's every move, body check, shot and skating pattern could then be tracked.
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