Hockey Is Awesome: Pat McAfee Breaks Down Why You Should Give Hockey A Chance 

As a hockey player, I greatly appreciate the shout out for our AMAZING sport! Love you guys!!

Pat showing hockey the respect it deserves, unlike every other major sports show.

Hockey is so underrated, its constant action like basketball but hard hitting and intense like football.

Hockey is by far my #1 sport, but as great as it is to watch on TV, nothing compares to watching a live game. The speed and size of NHLers live is stunning.

Please keep this as a regular segment. Hockey is awesome and its truly the best sport

There's truly nothing like the first round of the NHL playoffs, best two weeks of the year for sports imo.

I became an instant hockey fan when I moved to Tampa and went to a Lightning game for the first time. I remember watching the game and thought "these dudes are football players with knives on their feet". The sights and sounds of the game are addicting, the camaraderie of the fans solid and entertainment is first class. Keep this seg please!

I LOVE how Pat is someone who tries to uplift things or someone rather than trash it/him/her. Very positive and love that you're promoting the game of hockey. It's incredibly exciting to watch, so I feel like it needs as much exposure as possible.

Finally some hockey coverage on ESPN thank you Pat

As a Canadian and a hockey enthusiast, I really appreciate this segment.

As a Canadian and a lifelong hockey fan and player, kudos to Pat for finally giving hockey the respect it deserves in the American media.

The more the game grows, the happier I get. As a Canadian and life long Oilers fan, if your gonna get into hockey, now is the time. There is so much young talent entering into the league this year in bedard, fantelli, Cooley, Luke hughes, and so many talented guys in the league. Also Connor mcdavid is a player you need to watch at least once, he is coming off a 153 point season last year which is almost unbelievable. For reference, in 2014-15 the highest scoring player had 87 points… So much talent, more scoring, fast pace play, hard hitting, big fights, beautiful dangles/ dekes. Hockey has it all❤️

I didn't start watching hockey until they came to Vegas, man I was missing out, nonstop action, classic, humble guys out there giving it their all every game

I get harassed for being black & LOVING hockey. The sport is F’in awesome! 🐧

I've been a St. Louis Blues fan for a long time. There is nothing like seeing a game in person. You don't realize how fast the game is until you see it live. The atmosphere at a hockey game is a lot of fun.

More of this. Hockey is such a sick sport and arguably has the best playoff action out of all the major sports.

Hockey is a super exciting sport. Can’t wait for the season to start for the Wild tonight!

Hockey is an awesome sport. My first ever live game was in 2011. Game 6. Eastern Conference Finals. Bruins @ Lightning. The moment Teddy Purcell hit a goal off a face-off win from Vinny Lecavalier hockey became a sport I would become a fan of, forever.

My love and appreciation for Mcafee has already went up. Thanks for doing this man.

nothing like the NHL Playoffs. FLA's runs last year was magical. Always a great story, VGK getting their first. Its segments like this that will keep driving up the audience, keep hockey growing!

Hockey in person is always a goodtime. The skates on the ice, the sticks clashing and getting the sh*t scared out of ya when a 200+ pound guy gets checked on the glass directly in front of you ... at full speed😂😂😂😂😂

Please keep this as a weekly segment.

Great to see you guys promoting Hockey. It really is an entertaining sport (Especially live). It is also family friendly and the tickets are normally affordable. I brought my 3 year old son last year to a Devils game and if you get there early you can go right down to the lower section and watch the guys warm up. The players throw pucks over the glass to fans and one player saw my son and pounded the glass and waived.

As a hockey player we appreciate videos like this for people to recognize how great our sport actually is. Keep up the good work boys!

Grew up a Red Wings fan, and going to die one. Pat... You could honestly have an entire second channel for reaction video's to hockey with the boys, and it'd probably do just as well as the show itself

Would appreciate the boys giving some breakdown episodes of the basics of hockey

Hockey lover here. Loved this. Thanks for giving hockey the respect it deserves. Please do more hockey talk!

Pat! I know you have options, should you choose to do so, but the Vegas Veterans would LOVE to have you guys out to Vegas to learn the game and play with us! We’re a disabled veteran team that competes against other disabled veteran teams and you boys are GUARANTEED to have a great time! We all get together a couple times a month for some private ice time with all veterans so we could help you guys get fit for gear and then drop in with us for some fun!!

I been a sharks fan on and off my whole life, I just got back into a few years ago took the wife to her first game, surprised her and she was not happy about it at first, half way through the game she is enjoying it, and loving it, this year we did a flex 10 game plan, next year season tickets, and went to a pre season game against LA and there was a fight, and she enjoyed it, glad she enjoys hockey now

Thank you guys… from Canada. We need to see more of you guys respecting our game, giving it proper loving on ESPN. Perfect timing with Bedard, to jump into a new era. Been waiting ages for Stephen A to give an ounce… Mac… we’ll take you any day!!!

Theres nothing like the energy of a live hockey game, its incredible stuff

As a Wrestling and Hockey Fan, I want to say: THANK YOU FOR POINTING THIS OUT!!! You grow on me, everytime I see you and listen to what you have to say!!! Keep it up Pat!!! Greetz from Germany

Got into hockey recently(last year), the games are fun and entertaining

As someone from Buffalo, hockey is practically a religion for us. Hockey is by far my favorite sport. So hearing you guys putting the sport over is amazing.

Me and my dad used to watch the Blackhawks every season when I was like 8-13 years old, 21 now and watched my first game again the other night and have to say it felt good watching again.

In the clip Pat highlights you can even tell that for a split second Beecher realizes what he's done and even starts looking around for who is going to make him answer for it. There is a code on the ice, without it the game can get out of control pretty quickly. It is one of the things that I love about hockey: that the players can police the game and hold each other accountable. That being said, the game has changed a lot over the last 40 years I've been watching. I would say that fighting has definitely toned down a lot in that period as well. Now is an exciting time to start watching. We have potentially 3 generational talents: Crosby, McDavid, and Bedard all sharing the ice at the same time. It is hard to appreciate the skill, athleticism, and toughness it takes to play the game especially at the highest level. What an exciting time to be a fan.

I went to my first NHL game earlier this March at MSG for the Rangers and I fell in LOVE watching it. So I’m excited that this is my first full season of watching the NHL

Hockey is one of the most insane sports. Fighting, worth ethic(the one you talked about, and the barron skate to the face), the crowds are insane(coming from a jets fan), and it just so skillful and incredible to watch.

keep shining the light on hockey Pat! more fans the better!

As A former Hockey Player it feels great that we are getting noticed and show the world that the NHL or any other hockey league is fun to watch with family and friends

Best playoffs in sports!

I never gave hockey much of a thought until I started playing beer league at 40 years old. After realizing how difficult it is, you gain an all new appreciation for the pros and how masterful they are.

I love you man. We need more people pumping hockey up. Hockey is a great sport. I think the biggest problem with hockey and it's small fan base is that hockey is too fast for most people. People are used to a play, then a break, then a play, then a break... Hockey is FAST AND TOUGH, what a great sport.

ESPN needs to get Pat on a game broadcast. As a life long hockey player and fan, I appreciate the excitement he brings when he talks about hockey. Get him and PK Subban on a live broadcast ESPN, DO IT!!!

Pat getting aggressively more yinzer as he's hyping up anything is always a blessing. Love ya Pat!

so glad you touched on laffy’s fight. as a kings fan, kid single handedly not only got me back into the game but has me excited for him as a player and the season! It really is an understatement to say that a good fight can change a game for absolutely everybody. Wish the best for that kid.

This was amazing. You're incredible for doing this for the game, most people dismiss it as a game with too much chaos.

This is what we hoped for from hockey on espn!!! Keep this as a regular segment let’s goooo

Hockey's back! Let’s go!

Hope to see you guys cover some more hockey as the season goes on

Huge hockey fan here. Much respect to you guys for doing this. Thank you.

I love this hockey coverage!! Football is my #1 sport but i gotta watch the NHL playoffs. So amazing. I played hockey from 2011 to 2019 and i loved it so much im so glad hockey is being brought to light more and more in the US. Thanks guys!

I truly believe Pat loves hockey, but you’re not gonna convince me that ESPN didn’t ask him to have a segment on hockey on a regular basis…

Pat giving hockey and lacrosse their flowers as of late is so awesome to see!

As a kid I had two groups of friends. Hometown friends and hockey friends. During the hockey season there were lots of parties, cookouts and outdoor rink parties. It was awesome. We really became like family. My first fight was when I was 12.

I equally appreciate pat trying to get the masses into hockey. Let's go!!

It would be awesome to have a daily or weekly segment of hockey talk since That's Hockey Talk is on hiatus! Let Nick and Gump break down some of biggest moments/games, then try to get Rupper in when you can so he can interact with the boys again. As a massive hockey fan (let's go pens!), this is a much appreciated segment!

I'm a hockey player, fan of the NHL, listener of the show, and from Indy. With all that being said im so mad at myself for missing the most amazing seg of all time. At least I caught it 8 days after on youtube.

Hockey and boxing have been my bread and butter my entire life, in that order. Love to see the show get recognition. No doubt there's a lot of respect between the NHL guys and NFL guys, apart from that one ding-dong who said he could make the NHL with one year of practice or whatever. Big ups, physical sports get their share of scrutiny, but the love you share with the other boys who did it and the memories you gained make it worth it.

Great SEG! Even though this show is primarily about the NFL, I love you guys using your platform to pump up other sports, especially hockey because like you said, the NHL is AWESOME

Love seeing some love being shown for hockey. My favorite sport by far and easily the most exciting playoffs

I grew up in Tulsa, OK and we've had minor league hockey here since the 1930s. My mom took me to games here when I was in grade school. I was hooked even then. This past season, I got to take my mom and sit with both my kids and their wives and my grandchildren, just to show my mom what she had created: 4 generations of hockey fans, and in Tulsa, Oklahoma of all places. We sat right behind the visitor's bench and my sons and I heckled those poor players relentlessly. It was awesome, it's one of my favorite family memories.

That family going nuts after the fight was one of my favorite clips ever!!! So cool

i have loved hockey my whole life. its great getting to see all of the love for hockey

Hockey's biggest strength is that it is truly a global sport. players from all over chasing a small black puck around a frozen pond. Truly the best sport on the planet and it needs more coverage from people like pat and the crew. Thank you for spotlighting this great sport.

As someone who played for 17 years up through college.. it's great to hear more people getting into it and lovin it. Greatest sport.

I feel like most people don't uderstand hockey because they don't understand the offsides and icing rules. So if they added that in it might help alot. But hockey is great. Keep doing this seg!

Hell yeah!! Always enjoy PMS showing love to the great sport of hockey. Keep the seg!

Love the hockey segments! Keep them going!

You gotta get Biz on. Biz and Pat together would be a perfect match to grow hockey

Love it guys! Much respect for lifting up the greatest sport in the world from across the pond in Scotland. 💪🏼

Hockey is like football in a way. it has a epic history filled with legends, characters and stories. Its fast, violent and entertaining. Hockey is geting softer yet at the same time it's becoming wiser and strategic... ty Pat for some hockey! And ,like me for football, keep learning, crosby ain't top 3

I think hockey media (at least TV in America) has done a great job over the last 5+ years of really leaning into how funny/absurd some hockey personalities are. Super entertaining. I think over the next 10-15 years when most franchises will go through a winning cycle (maybe not a cup but really good teams consistently making the playoffs) more and more interest will happen and hockey will be much bigger

At almost 40, and growing up with the great one playing. I regret not getting into the sport earlier. It is so much fun to watch. I've been watching from the start of this season, as much as I can, and I have loved every game I've seen.

Pat is one guy I love to listen to for all of his positivity. And I’d say should show clips of Cale Makar. Guy is breaking NHL records for how insane he is

As a huge Canes fan this season will be awesome. I was at the opening game at PNC and what an experience it truly was

You want another great example of sticking up for your teammates? Show the xhekaj vs reaves fight from the habs/leafs game last night

I've been watching hockey since my step-dad moved us from Colorado to Ontario back in '94 ... thank you Canada.

Pat's single handedly gonna get more people into hockey with this Seg, than Gary Bettman will have in his whole tenure! What a guy!

Appreciate the energy, Pat. That being said, I’m just gonna tune in come playoff time.

Growing up I fell in love with hockey right away, loved watching the tail end of Gretzky's career, then he retired in 1999, the NHL was almost never on TV again. Here in Wisconsin, we don't get NHL cuz we don't have NHL, the only hockey we do have is minor league or college, so for years that was my only exposure. I go on a social website, met a buddy there, he's from NJ near the border of Philly, he converted me to be a Flyers fan as Wisconsin has no NHL teams. He sadly had to leave the site in 2017 to pursue a career in social working with special needs kids, which hit close to home as I am a person with high functioning autism. This buddy showed me how to stream and follow the Flyers since 2014 and I fell in love with the NHL all over again. Then the 2017-18 season happened, the Vegas Golden Knights would expand, and opened everyone's eyes. They kept winning. To be the 1st team to make it to a championship series since the St. Louis Blues did during the 60's expansion years, is unheard of, the difference is that Vegas faced established competition by that point! To this day, Game 1 between Vegas and Washington in that season's Stanley Cup final was the GREATEST HOCKEY GAME I EVER SAW! 4 lead changes, 10 combined goals, both records! Controversial calls, minimal penalties, big hits, amazing goaltending and defense, just PURE jaw dropping action! The game was so great that it was drawing NBA fans AWAY from their sport because it was Warriors vs Cavs again and the Stanley Cup final was just that DAMN GREAT! It astounds me how Hockey isn't more popular than the NBA/MLB. NBA is so boring, so predictable, 1 man can make the difference between a winning season or not, very unlikable players, and a toxic fanbase that make themselves look like total douchebags. MLB is trying to fix their stuff, but they're losing great players, I can't see anyone that debuted in this decade becoming a hall of fame player. Hockey? Has an amazing welcoming fanbase, they don't care who you are, they will give you an olive branch to come watch because it legit is a more the merrier situation! The banter between rivals is better than even the NFL! The memes are hysterical compared to any other sport! The traditions that hockey fans have created are better than any other (teddy bear tosses, hat trick tosses, catfish for the hurricanes, rats for the florida panthers, you name it!). And this is going to sound ironic, but the Hockey fanbase is classier than any other, even when drunk. I have yet to meet a hockey fan that is from a lower poverty class family. Hockey is the best sport!

Thanks for the AMAZING shout out for our sport of Hockey! I play at 46 years old as a Goalie and my 10 year old son plays as a Goalie as well! Keep it going & help this sport grow

I'll tell you why you should watch hockey this season: McDavid and Draisaitl

Ever since the move to ESPN, more video clips than not have had major issues towards the end

As a Minnesotan and Hockey junkie, you speak truth.

Grew up a Lions fan in Atlanta (long story). Lived in Raleigh a few years for work. My place was near PNC Arena. Became a huge Hurricanes fan and never looked back. Just got tickets to the Canes Redwings game December 14th in Detroit....and Lions Broncos in Detroit on the 17th. A perfect long weekend! Love ut when things work out perfectly!

It’s a shame ESPN became the NFL & NBA channel. There was 3 mlb playoff games yesterday and ESPN posted maybe 1 video abt Bryce Harper. Yet there still regurgitating the same cowboy takes theyve been arguing for weeks.

I'm a hockey fan already and this seg got me so hyped I got goosebumps.

We just had NHL in Australia best sporting event to ever happen here

As a Canadian and hockey fann al my life we need more segs like this much appreciated hockey is truly amazing

I haven’t played hockey in years but I used to play for 15 years. Played from youth to juniors, the fights were amazing in juniors. Had a few bench brawls and I’m not a big guy but when a fight breaks out win or lose both teams get so fired up. Hitting rates go up and chirping goes out the roof!

I concur! I started watching hockey about 5 years ago when I went to a game with my friend... Instantly fell in love. It's soooooo underrated. Hockey is in fact awesome.

I can’t wait to see more Hockey coverage. Hell yeah, keep it going boys.

“How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?” - Jacques Plante

As a Detroit Red Wings fan, it’s kinda unthinkable that some people have never watched hockey before. It’s a tough and exciting sport.

This is why I love hockey: The scrappy 4th liner, the high energy guy, the agitator that plays on the edge, is just as important to the team as the 40 goal scorer. You cannot have one without the other. You roll 4 lines, and every guy has a role to play. That's something you cannot say about every sport. Some of the coolest moments in all of sport is where two guys get into a scrap to protect their boys, and try to take each others heads off. And when the final buzzer goes, they skate down the line to shake that guy's hand with nothing but respect and an understanding that they are both professionals just doing their best to win. That's hockey.

respect from Canada love seeing the sport grow down south 😉

More hockey coverage pat! This is awesome !!

Hockey is amazing!! And the pace of the game and how short thr stoppages of action are makes Hockey one of the best sports to watch on tv and in person. The players are animals the injuries they play through

I'm 🇨🇦 and just became a HUGE McAfee fan more than i was before. Truth Speaker.