Don't say this when you're talking with a hockey analyst

Or maybe do. I'm not the boss of you.

Earlier this week, I flew to Denver, Colorado to attend the first edition of the Hockey Analytics League Operations (HALO) Conference.

Aside: HALO is the brain child of Arik Parnass, who, unbeknownst to me, lived down the street when we were high schoolers in Montreal, Canada. Twelve years ago, Arik and I became fast friends at his alma mater Georgetown …