Hockey Strategy Intern

Job Title: Intern, Hockey Strategy

Department: Hockey Operations

Reports to: Sr. Analyst, Hockey Strategy

Duration: 10 weeks (June to August 2024)

Perks and Benefits:

FREE: breakfast, lunch, parking, on-site gym and training classes, casual dress environment, social events, volunteer opportunities, and focused learning and development.

**All internships roles will require you to be in-office at the United Center and we do not provide any relocation or housing assistance**

What It's Like Working Here:

The Chicago Blackhawks experience isn't just on the ice. Our office, located in the United Center, promotes a fun, engaging, fast-paced and collaborative atmosphere where we can celebrate both hockey and each other. Our commitment to curating an environment where all individuals feel empowered to bring their best self to work each day can be seen throughout our organization. Whether you are a job seeker looking to join the organization, a current member of our amazing team, or someone looking to help support our mission, our goal is the same - to reimagine the potential of hockey through memorable, inclusive experiences.

The Top Shelf:
As an intern in the Hockey Strategy vertical at the Chicago Blackhawks, you will be working closely with members of our front office who support day-to-day and long-term roster and team construction decisions. You will be exposed to the practical use cases and details of the NHL's Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) from a team's perspective. You will enjoy this role if you are someone who closely follows professional sports leagues and has a strong interest in how NHL teams build their rosters and optimize decisions within the constraints of the CBA.

How You'll Contribute:

• Support departments within Hockey Operations by providing timely analysis or project work on request using a variety of data sets including salary cap, player contracts, and the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Develop new project ideas and assess their potential impacts, feasibility, and importance.
• Participate in data quality processes by validating data against external or internal data sets.
• Conduct ad-hoc research and analysis on internal and external roster decisions and transactions and assess trends across the league.
• Occasional expectation to work unconventional hours during high-volume periods (e.g., NHL free agency period).

Player Stats and Qualifications:

• Current college student or recent college graduate
  • Pursuing or completed Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Business Analytics, or other related field.
  • Proficiency in Excel and SQL
  • Thorough understanding of hockey statistics and rules
  • Baseline understanding of the NHL's Collective Bargaining Agreement and the NHL Salary Cap
  • Ability to leverage a technical mindset with a creative and analytical approach to problem-solving.
  • Ability to address, adapt to, and overcome challenges in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • Demonstrated aptitude for driving results
  • High attention to detail
  • Demonstrates Chicago Blackhawks core values of integrity, curiosity, empathy, collaboration, and originality

The Team:

The Chicago Blackhawks started their journey as one of the NHL's "Original Six" professional ice hockey teams in 1926. Members of the Central Division in the NHL's Western Conference and six-time Stanley Cup Champions (1934, 1938, 1961, 2010, 2013, 2015), the team calls the United Center home.

The Chicago Blackhawks proudly show up every day to make Chicago Proud and reimagine the potential of hockey. At its core, the team and greater organization uphold its mission through its core values centered around integrity, curiosity, empathy, collaboration, and originality. They are fiercely dedicated to evolving and delivering new and legendary fan experiences and captivating new and diverse audiences, both on and off the ice. As part of their unwavering commitment to drive impact and purpose in the Chicago community, the organization opened the Fifth Third Arena (the team's official practice facility and community space for youth hockey development), continues to make expansions to the Chicago Blackhawks Foundation, and acquired the AHL team the Rockford IceHogs.

The Chicago Blackhawks continue to grow in its commitments to honor and celebrate Black Hawk's legacy by offering our platforms, making meaningful contributions, collaborating with Native American people, and reimagining ways to support the many Native American people and communities they live amongst and alongside. They engage in this work through their formal partnership with Black Hawk's ancestral tribe, the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, which the tribe established with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2021.

The Chicago Blackhawks is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, religion or religious creed, color, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, local law, ordinance, or regulation and will not be discriminated against on these bases.