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Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers
So does this work for hockey? Save me from reading this entire thing to see how it works for hockey.
Kind of funny to me though, the last sport you need this tech for is soccer. I don’t really watch the NFL but don’t they still look at replays? Can’t just be a money hold up.
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NHL is looking at smart pucks as soon as next season. Might take a little while before it could conclusively rule all goals vs. no goals, but it could definitely get some. The shape of the puck might be part of the problem compared to soccer...if the centre of the puck is 1.51 inches behind the goal line we know for sure it is a goal, but it could also be a good goal at 0.51 inches if the puck is perfectly vertical. I'm sure it is possible for a chip to measure puck angle and make the necessary calculations, but not sure it will be precise enough down to the mm for a situation like Koskinens.
As far as the NFL goes, I think there are a lot more factors at play that don't really make technology (other than lots of 4K cameras) very helpful for review...size of the field, when a player is ruled down, etc. A smart ball would give a lot of other interesting info though.