Triple

T3144127
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject 1972 Summit Series E65722 entity
Predicate assistantCoachOfTeamCanada P24596 FINISHED
Object John Ferguson Sr.
John Ferguson Sr. was a hard-nosed Canadian ice hockey forward and executive best known as an enforcer with the Montreal Canadiens and later as a prominent coach and general manager in the NHL.
E331769 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: John Ferguson Sr. | Statement: [1972 Summit Series, assistantCoachOfTeamCanada, John Ferguson Sr.]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Ferguson Sr.
Context triple: [1972 Summit Series, assistantCoachOfTeamCanada, John Ferguson Sr.]
  • A. William Ferguson
    William Ferguson was an Aboriginal Australian civil rights leader and activist who played a key role in organizing early campaigns for Indigenous rights and equality in the 20th century.
  • B. James Fleming
    James Fleming is a relatively common personal name shared by various individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts.
  • C. Alan Ferguson
    Alan Ferguson is an American music video director known for his work with prominent artists across R&B, pop, and rock.
  • D. Fergus McMaster
    Fergus McMaster was an Australian businessman best known as a co-founder and early chairman of Qantas, helping to establish it as a pioneering national airline.
  • E. William McSweeny
    William McSweeny is an author best known for co-writing the autobiography "Go Up for Glory" with basketball legend Bill Russell.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: John Ferguson Sr.
Triple: [1972 Summit Series, assistantCoachOfTeamCanada, John Ferguson Sr.]
Generated description
John Ferguson Sr. was a hard-nosed Canadian ice hockey forward and executive best known as an enforcer with the Montreal Canadiens and later as a prominent coach and general manager in the NHL.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Ferguson Sr.
Target entity description: John Ferguson Sr. was a hard-nosed Canadian ice hockey forward and executive best known as an enforcer with the Montreal Canadiens and later as a prominent coach and general manager in the NHL.
  • A. William Ferguson
    William Ferguson was an Aboriginal Australian civil rights leader and activist who played a key role in organizing early campaigns for Indigenous rights and equality in the 20th century.
  • B. James Fleming
    James Fleming is a relatively common personal name shared by various individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts.
  • C. Alan Ferguson
    Alan Ferguson is an American music video director known for his work with prominent artists across R&B, pop, and rock.
  • D. Fergus McMaster
    Fergus McMaster was an Australian businessman best known as a co-founder and early chairman of Qantas, helping to establish it as a pioneering national airline.
  • E. William McSweeny
    William McSweeny is an author best known for co-writing the autobiography "Go Up for Glory" with basketball legend Bill Russell.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: assistantCoachOfTeamCanada
Context triple: [1972 Summit Series, assistantCoachOfTeamCanada, John Ferguson Sr.]
  • A. canadianTeam
    Indicates that a given team is based in or officially represents Canada.
  • B. coachedStanleyCupFinalist
    Indicates that a person served as the coach of a team that reached the Stanley Cup Final.
  • C. coachedTeamInCountry
    Indicates that a person served as a coach for a particular team while that team was based in or associated with a specified country.
  • D. coachOf
    Indicates that one entity serves as the coach (trainer or manager) of another entity, typically a person or team.
  • E. countryCoached chosen
    Indicates that a person has served as a coach for a particular country’s team or delegation.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69ad8582f564819088c27e1f96153938 completed March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ada595d4548190b720a6131817833b completed March 8, 2026, 4:36 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b224ed4d748190a2af68bf284110e8 completed March 12, 2026, 2:29 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b227bc33e881908d43307d51156ec7 completed March 12, 2026, 2:41 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b2285e7a5c8190a4e15a9f9b0f0e03 completed March 12, 2026, 2:43 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69ad9dfa3d9081908425aa636bb9b897 completed March 8, 2026, 4:04 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:05 p.m.