Simulating NHL Games to Motivate Student Interest in OR/MS
Published Online:1 Sep 2004https://doi.org/10.1287/ited.5.1.37
Abstract
Monte Carlo simulation models of regular season and playoff games in the National Hockey League can be used to motivate students who are sports fans to study OR/MS models. I describe how such models can be implemented in a spreadsheet, how my colleagues and I have used them in our courses, and how students have reacted to them.
