The Stanley Cup Visits CMU Statistics and Data Science Department
Director of Hockey Research for the Pittsburgh Penguins and triple alumnus of CMU’s Statistics and Data Science Department, Sam Ventura brought a special guest to the department’s faculty lunch this weekend. Before his new appointment, Ventura worked for the Penguins as an analytics consultant for the 2015-16 and 2016-17 NHL playoffs, helping to bring Lord Stanley to Pittsburgh two years in a row.