The NHL has today announced that its teams will begin using iPad Pros with a new app designed by itself, SAP, and Apple to help coaches with the large amounts of data that is involved with the sport. The SAP/NHL Coaching Insights app will offer 60 real-time stats for individual players and teams.
The NHL made the announcement today in a blog post:
Back in 2017, the NHL partnered with Apple to stock its playoff arenas with Mac and iPad Pros. Today’s announcements notes that each team’s bench includes 3 iPads for real-time video.
There will be another iPad Pro on each bench specifically for the new Coaching Insights App.
Apple started its partnership with SAP back in 2017 to offer an enterprise-focused iOS SDK. NHL’s SVP, David Lehanski, explained more about why the custom app stands to offer a lot of value to coaches:
Here are some of the stats coaches will have at their fingertips in real-time:
The new iPad Pros and custom app should “debut League-wide after the All-Star break.”
