47 people responded:

Want to better understand game

36 people responded:

Love hockey, love stats/math/numbers

18 people responded:

Writer / Want to include hockey analytics in writing (print, blogs, other media)

14 people responded:

Know baseball/soccer/basketball analytics, want to learn hockey analytics

12 people responded:

Works in hockey / hockey analytics

11 people responded:

Wants to work in hockey / hockey analytics

3 people responded:

I play hockey and want to get better

3 people responded:

"My fantasy team needs some help."

"I like being right more than I like being wrong."

"I have been manipulating numbers to tell stories for years, way before it was cool to do it"

"It's taking over the world"

"Because it's the future and I don't want to be left behind."

"I take a class taught by the organizers, and I would like an A"

"Because my eyes can only see so much and my brain can only compute half of what my eyes see."

"Gots to get stat-wise so I can defend myself a little better in HFBoards threads."

"This is the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup of hockey & analytics."

0 people responded:

"Isn't it obvious? For the girls!"