Jim Hendy
| Jim Hendy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1968 (Builder) | |||
| Born | May 6, 1905 | ||
| Died |
January 14, 1961 (aged 55) Lakewood, Ohio, U.S. | ||
James Cecil Valdamar Hendy (May 6, 1905 – January 14, 1961) was an ice hockey writer, historian, and statistician born in Barbados, British West Indies. A member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in the "Builder" category, he is credited with developing the statistical methods for tracking professional player and team performance. His methods have been in use since the 1930s.