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The rule when a player’s helmet comes off is that they are to skate to the bench if they’re unable to put it on right away or it’s a penalty, if a goalie loses his helmet play is stopped by the refs
Yeah I have a feeling they arent as many views for Hockey as other things so he left you guys behind that made him what he is. He even said in the video he didn't miss it. I guess if you dont give him money on his other channel you dont count anymore. Kind of sad how these guys grift off American fans. Kind of sad really. Time to lose these videos. Its the same old act.
I got hit so hard going through the slot with my head down, and I’m not kidding……. It felt like every bone in my body broke, I’m 60 now, and I’ve played in thousands of games between high school, college and beer league, and to this day it’s the only hit when I think about it that still makes me feel all sorts of not good. Hockey is just a sport that is hyper violent, and I love it. Love your reactions
Yep. We've all been there. Played 3 times a week until I was 83. Had to quit because it was time. I mourned for a year. Now 90 and in good health. Walk, hike a lot, eat well and watch my weight.
Random FYI but the music at 4:55 is Hava Nagila. That’s one of the main Jewish folk songs we use to dance the hora (the circle dance). It’s often played on the organ at hockey games.
Hockey especially in the playoffs has been described many times as war on ice. You don't win the Stanley Cup without a few bruises. Hockey players are some of the toughest players of any sport.
I thought the NHL playoffs last year were about as good as I would ever see but this year's playoffs were just golden. I had wandered away from the sport over the years but have re-discovered my love for ice hockey. That level of competition is just awesome to see. No other sport comes close in my opinion.
for the Nashville/Vancouver one with the goalie hit, that one was extra bad because DeSmith was our backup goalie (Demko, who was a Vezina finalist this season was injured and out for the rest of the playoffs at this point), and the backup for that game was a guy who'd played a total of 10 games at the NHL level.
I'm Canadian, a former hockey player myself, what do you think I think when I see soccer players pretending to be in pain and rolling around on the ground??? hockey is a sport for men!!!
Re helmet clarification: in the NHL if a player loses his helmet play continues until puck is frozen and the player can retrieve his helmet. In international hockey (ie Olympics) if a player loses his helmet the play is blown dead immediately and a face-off ensues.
Since you do so many of these, I hope you don’t mind if I mention somethings, which, maybe you already know. But if you don’t they will help you understand more of what’s going on. I went to uni in Toronto, and met three Scottish exchange students one year. We became good friends and I decided to take them to a Maple Leaf game before they left back to Glasgow. They’d never seen hockey before, so I thought it would be a treat, something to remember from their time in Canada. They did have a great time, and were fascinated by the game, but it was apparent that without any prior hockey knowledge, they were more than a little confused at many things that I take for granted. So the more you know the more you can enjoy. I’m only talking about contact here, since that’s what many of these videos are about. The technique is taught to kids once they reach age 12-13 (well, that was when I was taught it, I think they might have raised the age since then, maybe 14-15, I don’t know). Upon approach, bend your knees to store your energy, spring into the hit with your legs, making shoulder to shoulder or shoulder to chest contact. Follow through by thrusting out your arms for maximum effect. That is the standard shoulder check. There is also the hip check where your hip makes contact with their hip, but make sure you dont lower yourself too far because if you hit his knees, it’s a clipping penalty, and its also very dangerous. Players have lost careers taking low hits that tear their knee ligaments (see:Cam Neely) This is the check that sometimes sees the target flip head over blades. Obviously we cannot target the head. You cannot take more than three strides before you hit a player, or you can get a charging penalty (but this is sometimes hard to police because refs aren’t exactly out there counting strides) no hitting from behind, that’s a boarding penalty plus its a b*tch move. You can’t hit a player without the puck, obviously, until there is puck on stick contact. So this is where a sense of timing comes in. You have a three count to hit a player who has just played the puck off his stick, otherwise, it’s a late hitting penalty. The purpose of hitting is to separate the puck carrier from the puck. The purpose of hitting a player from whose stick the puck has just left is two fold. One, to separate him temporarily from the play, and two for straight up intimidation because we all know who have played hockey that it is much more difficult to make good decisions with the puck when you have it in the back of your mind that your about to get-to use your term-“CRÈME CRACKERED”, LOL. Intimidation all around is a huge thing in hockey. As I said we learn very young that the team who is intimidated on the ice, shows it on the scoreboard. So hitting and fighting are not just a spectacle, in fact it has no place as a spectacle accept for fans who want it to be that way. On ice level, the fighting and hitting play an integral role in the outcome of the game. Both can be huge momentum boosters, and get your whole team fired up. Even when a guy looses a fight…the fact that he stood up, gave it his all is enough to earn him the respect of both teams and fans, and ignite a momentum shift. You would fight a guy to intimidate, or to show him you wont be intimidated. You also fight a guy to enforce respect, protecting your teammates from cheap shots, and sticking up for them all around. Every inch they take, you take one back without hesitation. If you hesitate, they will get an energy boost from having successfully intimidated you. If you let sh*t slide, you will be eating sh*t all game. Don’t eat sh*t. All this we have a phrase to describe, which is simply called, “the game within the game”. Sorry for writing so much. It’s my annoying habit. Cheers.
Honestly, it is a good thing you would rush off the ice if your helmet came off. There is a rule called the helmet violation, if a skater’s helmet comes off mid play and they cannot immediately play the puck they must either put the helmet back on or leave the ice, failure to do so results in a minor penalty upon playing the puck.
Lol I'm only two minutes in and already loving this! When I was a kid, my family and I went to a few hockey games, and it was an absolute blast. Although, going to pretty much any sporting event is usually a pretty good time in Wisconsin.
You mentioned not liking seeing skates up in the air like that. Canadian here, when I was 12, I got a tripping penalty because the other player's skate cut across my nose, and he fell. 🤣
Colorado Avalanche fan here since I grew up a cowboy in the Rocky Mountains before the Army. Adam RU-vid the goalie “Patrick Roy Goalie fights” one of the toughest goalies on the Colorado Avalanche and one of the only goalies to fight all the time. Guy was a LEGIT machine bro.
If anything I think hockey is tamer than it used to be. I remember going to games in the 1980’s and we’d all wonder whether a player would be throwing their gloves onto the ice. That meant it would be a straight out fight. Sometimes other players would jump into the fights as well. I’d heard they really toned it down so there weren’t so many fights. There’s actually a great old movie called “Slap Shot” that’s pretty funny.
There’s nothing like staggering back to the bench after being knocked into next week and hearing these sympathetic words, “ keep your fucking head up “.
Your always on about how rough and dangerous hockey is , but you guys in Ireland got a pretty rough and dangerous game . Irish Hurling to me as a Canadian is insane. Would love for you to show us on this side of the pound some hi-lites and explain it to us. Educate us.
I haven't sat down and watched a hockey game in a few years. I'm loosely a St Louis Blues fan but I couldn't name you a player on the team today. I'm more of a college football/baseball/softball fan but I'd love to see more sports reactions in general!
I hope you watch a video about Bobby Orr, the best defenseman and one of the best players of all-time. At 1:21, the guy in white (#73) doing the hitting is rookie Matt Rempe (pronounced "REMP-ay"). He's 6-foot, 7-inches and weighs a relatively light 240 pounds. He's so tall that he's been getting penalties for hitting guys in the head without raising his arms. Most hockey nicknames are lame, but he's been given a good one: "Rempire State Building" (he plays in New York City). At 1:58 and 3:22, the hitter is 6-foot-6 Nikita Zadorov, whose nickname has been "Big Zee." Having just signed with Boston, he asked that people not use his nickname, because 6-foot-9 future Hall-of-Famer Zdeno Chara was also called that. Will people ironically call him "Little Zee?" Someone suggested "Big Zaddy," which I like, but apparently "zad" means "ass" in Russian, so he might object. As of a rule change made 2 or 3 years ago, a player who loses his helmet must immediately put it back on or skate to the bench. Previously, he was allowed to finish his shift (usually 30-60 seconds) without the helmet.
When did you "transition" to British 😜 . I didn't know they had a procedure for that shite lol . Thanks for the content bud . * crisp high five * from Boston
I'm from South Africa. They land on grass, not ice in rugby. And there's a wall around the rink. And the speed isn't even close. Hockey is way worse. And there's blades on your feet.
Some great hits. Thanks for posting. Notice how they all got up like "no big deal". Even Pasta (Pasternak) hadn't been cooked al dente when he got hit. Right back up. No noodle legs there. This isn't footy mate, it is a physical game and you need to get up off your ass and not roll around like you've been shot.
Fun facts... the last time the Make-ya-Laughs beat the Bruins in the playoffs; 1. There were only 6 teams in the league, 4 of those teams made the playoffs, AND, it only took 2 rounds to win the Cup 2. Sputnik 1 was still orbiting the Earth 3. Dwight D Eisenhower was still the sitting President of the US
in the past 15 years are so they redesigned the board and other parts plus they dont use real glass anymore so its not like getting knocking into the boards from the 90s still hurts just isnt like hitting a brrick wall
The only player on the ice that is untouchable is the the goalie if he’s touched by a player of the opposite team 5 of his closest friends will have a “chat” with that player 😬 plus the goalie unless injured doesn’t leave the ice juring play, also if the other team scores and the coach of the opposite team thinks that his goalie was interfered with he can call a what they call a “ coaches challenge then referee will look at the video to see if this happened, if upon review the referee determines it was goaltender interference the goal is called back , but if after the referee reviews the video and upon review sees none took place then the team who’s coach called goaltender interference his team gets a 2 minute penalty for delay of game also goal stands
