EpitomePD is the hockey-focused extension of a multi-year, multi-million-dollar psychological assessment project. Built on a reference database of more than 1,000 clinically evaluated participants, hardened by multiple junior leagues and prestige hockey schools / academies, and steered by a team of credentialed psychoanalysts.
The Premise
Long-term, elite-level human performance is primarily a function of mental state. Genetic and environmental patterns that predispose an individual to higher levels of performance and longevity can be measured — and used — to improve outcomes. In hockey, physicality may get a player to the majors; but it is the mind that, barring injury, keeps them there.
Origin
EpitomePD extends Sigmund — a multi-year, multi-million-dollar clinically studied psychological assessment project. Sigmund’s contributors spanned administration, machine learning, programming, data science, and clinical psychiatry. The project produced a purpose-built proprietary reference database: de-identified biometric data, including EEG, from more than 1,200 persons across diverse demographics. A subsequent clinical study with York University correlated genetic data with objective environmental variables to predict depression with greater than 90% accuracy.
1,200+
Reference participants250
Calibration itemsEEG
Biometric validation90%+
Clinical-study accuracyThe Road
Epitome was not built in one shot. The platform is the cumulative result of years of clinical work, machine learning, and domain-specific calibration.
Common mental conditions are found to be misdiagnosed more than 60% of the time, with diagnosis often shaped by subjective judgment. A Calgary research facility opens to gather objective biometric data — including EEG — from more than 1,200 persons. The data anchors a unique assessment built around objective rather than subjective inputs.
Initial interpretation algorithms are developed against the proprietary reference database under the YMI Health banner.
A machine-learning study correlates genetic data with objective environmental variables to predict probability of depression. The study completes with greater than 90% accuracy.
Focus shifts to mental and physical performance predispositions in hockey. Players from three junior league hockey teams contribute environmental and genetic data alongside coaching input.
Real player data shapes the algorithms that quantify predispositions toward elite-level hockey performance.
Senior personnel at three hockey academies are contracted to help establish the economic model and refine the player-facing product.
The Epitome web presence is rebuilt for direct-to-player commercial launch.
Cumulative investment in the proprietary database and algorithms is approximately $2.5 million. As new professions come online, the platform’s predictive footprint expands beyond hockey.
The Team
Built on data science — shaped and validated by credentialed practitioners.
Founder
Originator of the Sigmund project. Decades of experience leading public companies and building deep technology — pattern recognition, AI / machine learning, image analysis, and UI/UX design. Holds multiple patents including 3-D multi-user voice processing and advanced thermodynamic extraction.
Technical Lead
AI and data science specialist with a background in software development, and a Ph.D. candidate in neuroscience. Amir builds and deploys machine learning systems for real-world applications, with experience in cloud infrastructure, predictive modeling, and working with complex datasets across health and behavior.
Psychiatrist
Board-certified psychiatrist with nearly 30 years of clinical experience. MD from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine; residency in General Psychiatry at Louisiana State University; fellowship in Cross-Cultural Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota. Currently on faculty at the University of Calgary.
Psychologist
Decades of practice in stress and coping, mood regulation, trauma, and recovery. Ph.D. and M.Sc. from the University of Calgary; BSc.N from the University of Saskatchewan. Lead author of Bridging Self-Care with Health Care and Stress Mastery. Founder and Director of the Safe-Sport Committee for an elite-sport organization.
Physician
Former competitive swimmer on the Canadian National Swim Team. Bachelor’s from the University of Alberta; MD from the University of Calgary; licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada. Currently a family physician at the Fanning Center Neurorehabilitation Unit and a hospitalist at Peter Lougheed Hospital.
Institutional Sales Manager
Leads institutional sales and partnerships, bringing Epitome’s predisposition reporting to junior leagues, hockey academies, and team organizations.
Diagnoses contributed to the reference database were provided by a broader pool of psychiatric and medical professionals who were unknown to one another — this minimized bias and preserved objectivity throughout the build.
Hockey Foundation
Multiple junior leagues and prestige hockey schools / academies contributed structured hockey-specific data and coaching-style context, layering hockey nuance onto the clinical baseline. The partners below shaped how Epitome reads the modern player.
Junior Leagues
Coach Willie Desjardins
Coach Mike Johnston
Coach T. J. Manastersky
Hockey Schools & Academies
Italy · Prep hockey program
U18 prep hockey
Hockey school
From the Coaches
“Epitome provides objective, data-driven insights that empower players to own their growth while positioning coaches as supportive partners in tailored development planning. By highlighting specific mental and physical needs, it serves as a high-value tool for optimizing team performance and informing strategic scouting decisions.”
“By combining a player’s development data and genetic data, the predisposition report significantly enhances talent assessment and provides unique insights supporting personalized skill development. There is lots of value here.”
“The report’s genetic data offered new insights into player potential and limitations, allowing for the creation of individualized training plans. By evaluating mindset scores, the team identified the need to develop mental skills in certain players to improve their long-term performance. The hockey attitude score was crucial for understanding how young athletes manage adversity both on and off the ice. Overall, the analysis serves as a comprehensive tool for player development across different competitive levels. This unique report provides valuable feedback for coaches, management, and players alike.”
Read Your Report
Questions about the methodology, the team, or your data? Reach us at epitomehockey@gmail.com.
