Key Takeaway
The SAP-NHL Front Office App for iPad features three main sections:
- League View: Displays each club’s cap situation, draft grid, transaction history, and customizable daily alerts.
- Team View: Offers an overview of player contracts for the current and upcoming seasons, with filters for roster status and free agents.
- Player View: Contains detailed player profiles, including biographical information, contract history, and game logs.
This app enhances the NHL’s existing technology, which has utilized iPads for real-time analytics since 2017, showcasing a decade-long collaboration between SAP and the NHL to improve the game.
The SAP-NHL Front Office App for iPad features three main sections:
League View: Displays each club’s current and projected off-season salary cap situation, a draft grid for tracking future picks, transaction history, and conditional picks.
It offers daily transaction alerts with customizable filters.
Team View: Provides a centralized overview of player contracts for the current season and the next eight years.
Advanced filters allow sorting by roster status, position, and contract details, highlighting free agents and salary cap impacts.
Player View: Delivers detailed NHL player profiles, including biographical information, contract history, game logs, and transaction history for a comprehensive career overview.
NHL Expands iPad Technology from Bench to Boardroom
The app builds on the NHL’s existing technology infrastructure, which has utilized iPad devices in game operations since 2017.
These tablets provide real-time analytics and video footage to coaches and players during games.
“For over a decade, SAP and the NHL have collaborated to advance and enhance the game through innovative technologies,” an SAP statement accompanying the launch noted.
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