20 NHL Facts You Didn’t Know... 

On Saturday, March 16th, 2002 my son was born just prior to the Red Wings game against the Boston Bruins. Boston won the game 3 to 1. Drapes scored the only Wings goal. A decade later I told him about it at a signing event. Drapes thought it was really cool that I remembered that and sent my son a lot of signed memorabilia.

The prison was worried about the sticks?! Not the knifes on thier feet? Ok....

The Art Ross trophy is not for the leading goal scorer, but for the leading point holder. (goals plus assists) It is the Rocket Richard trophy that is given to the leading goal scorer.

2:00 Art Ross is actually most points, Rocket Richard trophy is most goals/score

I'm surprised Ricky wasn't the goalie for the prison team!

*Art Ross Trophy* is for most points. Scoring is usually in reference to goals

So they have sensors in the puck that measure speed and distance traveled, yet no one has thought to put any in them and the posts to tell if a puck completely crosses the goal line. Curious.

Why nothing about the old glow puck from the late 90s by FOX Sports? Technically that was the first electronic tracker used in the NHL. It used IR LEDs in the puck that the TV cameras would be able to detect. Speed of the puck was also tracked with the system where on the TV broadcast the blue glow shown on the puck would change to a red dot with comet-like tail when the puck traveled past a predetermined speed.

should be noted the BLUES DID NOT HAVE ANY PICKS till the 3rd round so saying they missed out on Hall of famers taken in the first round is a little misleading

18:07 I was looking for misspelled names but all I could see was "ASS TRAIN" on the cup. Also "ASS MAN" too.

The Art Ross trophy is named after him for the same reason for the naming of a lot of NHL trophies. He presented it to the NHL. Just like The Stanley Cup is named after Lord Stanley, he was far from a championship hockey player, he was a politician. He donated the cup as the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, but the NHL renamed it. Art Ross is a Hall of Fame player, and was a VERY successful coach. He couldn't of played long in the "NHL" considering the NHL was founded during his last season. But he dominated in the NHA, which was the league the NHL came from. NHA records 100% are recognized as NHL records.

How many penalty minutes were handed out in the detroit vs inmate game?

Hextall also was the first goalie to score a goal in the playoffs..... and let's be real, while he wasn't the first to be credited with one, he was the first to actually score one.

Great video. I only knew maybe one of these, and that was about the Penguin. I did know about the octopus, but I didn't know the story behind it.

My masters degree in Hockey U is complete! Great video!

Well technically it wasn’t an NHL game, although it was a game involving an NHL team Would be a good topic for a video of its own

Weren't Seattle offered the Stanley Cup when Montreal had to isolate, but refused to take the trophy without winning it fairly so they shared it

This was great. I didn't know most of this! That's awesome. Especially the DRW V. MPP that was great. I'm from MI, i love the Wings!! Great job! Subscribed

Pretty sure the electronic pucks are not always used. I've cut game pucks open and both were regular.

Red WIngs are one of if not the most historic franchise.

What's the point of including the octopus story, if you don't bother to explain WHY an octopus? For those who don't know, there were fewer rounds at the time so if you swept your way to the cup if took 8 games. Hence the octopus.

Excellent information and presentation!

We got a new goalie goal everybody! Tristan Jarry of the Pittsburgh Penguins nailed a full-rink shot against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Nov 30, 2023. Gotta update that count in the vid now :D

Ya, tthey need to change the names of some of the trophies. Art Ross should be named after Gretzky.

Pat Lafontaine, known as the guy in that one cranial nerve exam video

The fastest recorded shot in modern hockey is not Zdeno Chara at 108mph, it was beaten a couple years ago by Michael Frk, an Ahl player for the LA Kings (109.2MPH)

15:56 Martin Frk had a 109.2 mph slap shot at the AHL skills comp in 2020

18 - 0 😂 those prisoners must’ve been happy 😤💀

You were wrong about the Art Ross trophy completely.. The Art Ross is for most points, and Art Ross was one of the best D men of his time, as well as an outstanding coach and GM

6:14 arguably the most clutch player for the Red Wings Stanley Cup era. There were better players. But go back and look at how many times he really came through.

Very interesting information.

I’d be mor worried about the blades on the prisoners feet then the sticks in their hands

The NHL did not believe in the long term sustainability of a team in Saskatchewan... and yet they put teams in Atlanta, Colorado and Minnesota TWICE... and they want to go back to Atlanta AGAIN.

saying a dollar for a trade isn't the lowest, many players were future concerns.

LOL - If the Red Wings played a non-NHL team, it wasn't an "NHL Game."

Imagine posting a video about historic records like goalie goals only to have another one happen a few weeks later! 😂

The calories is for real. I play at least 9-10 games a week and each game I’m burning around 1,500-1,800 calories or more depending on which team it is and how many subs we have. Like today for instance my first game of roller at 1:55 we had 1 sub and I sat for 2-3 minutes tops. I burned close to 2,000 calories in that game. Then I had to go straight to an ice game right after that started at 3:35 and we had only one sub line of defense and I burned around 1,700 calories in that game. So today just from hockey I burned around 3,700 calories. All together with regular daily routines I’m at a 5,600+ calorie burn for the day. Sometimes I play 3-5 games in a single day and get up to 7,500-10,000 calories burned.

Straight up those inmates didn't give a crap they were blown out so badly, just the fact they got to play let alone play against a pro team would be amazing and is a dream of even your regular citizens lol

Out of the 18 types of penguins they get a southern American not supposed to be in the cold penguin thats why pete died because there's 7 types of cold penguin species and they pick one thats a warm environment penguin

Sensors in the puck to track speed and trajectories But not able to tell if it completely crosses the goal line?

15:56 I think it’s still at least worth noting that Martin Frk broke this record in the AHL.

Cool video. Well done. I don't think I knew a single one of these. 🤭

R.I.P Rest in Pete

8:24 _Wales_ Conference. Not only did the conferences have different names in the 1970s, but the divisions weren't even geographic. For example, the Norris Division had the LA Kings with Montreal, Washington, Detroit and Pittsburgh, meaning it had teams on both coasts, in the Midwest and in Canada; the Adams Division had the California Golden Seals with Buffalo, Boston and Toronto. No sensical conference/division realignment occurred until 1981.

really intresting video !

Youshould put descriptive markers during the video. 3

Art Ross is a legend he invented the modern hockey puck shape

Fun Fact:John Tucker was the only player trade for himself. In January of 1990 he was trade from the Sabers to the Capitals for future consideration. Then in July of that year exactly 7 months later he was traded from the Capital back to the Sabers for future consideration.

$1.00 makes it legally binding. That's why people being "left out" of a will get $1.00 to prove it wasn't a mistake. And, well, it's a great insult as a kicker.

Worth noting that the Blues reached the Cup in each of their first three season partly because the NHL put all six expansion teams in the same conference. They had a losing record in their first year, did much better the following two years, but went 0-12 in Cup Finals play.

I grew up in Marquette, played PeeWee hockey int the mid-'60s, and recall hearing about the prison game during that time.

8:33 "It's not a rumor." Or a tumor. Also, Sears catalogues (Amazon mail order of it's day) were utilized as shin pads.

The first nhl outdoor game was way before 1954

The puck on the thumbnail is a bottle cap 😂😂😂

I had such a crush on Mademoiselle Manon. Still do, frankly. One of the best laughs I ever got out of being a lifelong fan of hockey, was when the Wings picked up Draper, for a loonie.

You have a picture of Bobby Hull playing in the WHA, not the NHL. And those total seasons in the NHL are wrong as well as he spent 7 of those seasons in the WHA.

Yeah I call shenanigans on that Bobby hull slapshot record.

Heres a question , if we have puck sensors then why cant we install a goal line sensor to read the puck everytime the puck crosses the line or at least install ne sensor in the side posts ofthe net

The octopus in Detroit was based on the fact that during the days of the 'Original Six NHL' it took eight wins to raise the Stanley Cup. Four teams advanced to the playoffs so there where two semi finalist winners (best of seven series) that advanced to the finals (also best of seven). So the octopus with eight tenacles was a tradition born in Detroit.

That was sad about the live penguin mascot, but even if they just pulled him along the ice in the skates that would have been adorable. Re. the last point about losing weight-I’ve seen a lot of skinny hockey players, so I believe that.

I look at it bang of the buck and the Jets are getting so much better value than LA. This doesn't even factor in the potential ELC that 2nd rounder could end up being. Great asset management by Kevin Cheveldayoff once again. GM of the year 👏

Draper wasn’t a point machine but that guy had some jets. Was a master of faceoffs too.

For anyone wondering, Arthur Ross (Art Ross) donated the trophy to the league when he was general manager of the Boston bruins. He also had a long career as a Couch for the Boston Bruins. So he’s like the original Don Cherry.

F. J. Selke ( Ass Man) ...thats hilarious and ill definitely will be looking for it the next time i see the Cup

The fact that you have Trevor Timmins on the screen as you say the words, "...terrible draft mistakes" because that man, together with his gym buddy Marc Bergevin together made the Montreal Canadiens a laughing stock for years and years. How they kept their jobs for so long is a testament to out of touch ownership.

I can say the Original NHL Cup is in Toronto NHL Mueseam .

Wow The Detroit red wings are on here 1,000,000 times

Why can they not use this to check goals when the pucks underneath the goalie.

I’m sorry. The idea of having the Red Wings play against a prison team seems like a really bad idea. Who’s genius idea was it to say “hey, lets give a bunch of inmates razor sharp hunks of metal on their feet, and a bunch of clubs to bash eachother with”. What could possibly go wrong?

Penguins can get pneumonia?! Wtf?!

Bro doesn’t know Nathan Gerbe

Would be helpful to note why the Art Ross trophy is named after him. Not becuase of his scoring. He's the one who donated it.

I’m from the same town, as Bernie Federko

Good video....names are Stamped on the cup, NOT Engraved, just saying ❤❤❤❤

I saw Manon Rheaume on a minor league team once in Fairbanks Alaska playing a local minor league team. She wasn't terrible, but her team lost (YAY ICE DOGS!!!!).

With all the sensors, they still can't tell when a puck clearly goes out of play over the glass.

wait, so you are telling me the nhl actually does have sensors in the pucks and yet they still cant figure out what is offside or a goal half the fucking time still?

For at least 10 years now I have thought that an electronic puck would be a valuable item. It's good to see that they implemented it in 2020. They should use that data for goals and offsides verification.

Is that James Reimer doing those stupid RU-vid commercials?

cool

there's so much crap on youtube these days, but this is good content

Love polo

18:07 it says ass man

The pucks are just vulcanized rubber they do not have chips or gimmicks as they tried and it did not work thankfully.

Knew most of these, the Leafs/Oilers trade was a funny one I have heard of before, but no mystery it didn’t go through, I mean it was Ballard There is a sad side about Sonia Scurfield having her name on the Stanley Cup, she became a co-owner when her husband Ralph died. ( And she took over his ownership stake)

0:33 Ummmmmmmmm

I can smell my own farts

Martin frk had a 109.2 mph slapshot last year in the ahl all star competition which is the fastest slapshot and he overtook charas..

1st outdoor nhl game was way before the 50s cheapest trade is future considerations not $1 half of this is bs making me question the rest of it.

that stuff about the puck was pointless, they cant make the puck sensors match up with the lines or the net to determine off sides or a good/no goal??? data tracking is okay but syncing up with how it effects the game enhances my viewer experience, not this crap about tracking where the puck is.

1st one here, go Islanders 🏒

I remember when the NHL made the game more fun to watch when the puck lit up on TV. Don't know why they got rid of a great idea.

cool stuff but how in the hockey hoser hell did you miss FoxTrax during Evolution of the Puck? and Speaking of Puck, that ponzi putz still holds the 'worst NHL owner' award

Why publish a video like this without doing research ahead of time. Embarrassing!

Haha in Canada we talk about "Provincial money" and my wifes grandparents talked about how they were about to buy a place in BC with Saskatchewan money. Imagine buying the St Louis Blues with like $12 million even say $18 million Canadian Saskatchewan money!!! How FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR the NHL has come since the 80's. But the best games on RU-vid are OLD TIME HOCKEY. Watch a 80's game and be like, wow this is Fn great!

And the spanish flu is still around it hasnt gone away

Puck sensors are used for information collecting not viewing pleasure

fact 21: the first murder in hockey ever recorded was in 2023

You know this video is gonna suck when the intro is common knowledge and the first clip is even more common

Did you know they canceled two days of games for a rapist?