Dr. Jeremy Bettle, formerly of the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA, has been hired by the Maple Leafs to serve as Director of Sports Science and Performance for the club.
Leafs hire Dr. Jeremy Bettle as new director of sport science and performance
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) June 1, 2015
Bettle spent previous 4 seasons as the strength and conditioning coach / director of nutrition for Brooklyn Nets https://t.co/8NAQ4AWmsi
— Dave McCarthy (@DaveAMcCarthy) June 1, 2015
Other major sports leagues, like MLB and the NBA, were ahead of the game on analytics so it shouldn’t be much of a surprise to see the NHL begin to dabble in other areas that the leagues are involved in.