Rugby Player Reacts to NHL Hockey's Biggest Hits Of All Time! 

Kent Grady In my opinion, they're the toughest athletes in the world.

Shahryar Choudhry boxers are tougher.

That one dude during the playoffs broke his leg and kept skating

NHL players tend to be larger than most nfl players excluding linemen an ideal NHL player is about 6’3 220LBS where a large number of nfl player don’t even hit 6’0 or 200LBS

Yurri Ideal and average are two different things. The NFL average for all teams and all players is 6'2.5" and 247lbs. The average for NHL players is 6'1" and 200lbs. Of course, there are some NHL players who are very tall - I believe the tallest is 6'9". But an average is an average - some being greater than, some lesser.

Vision yeah, I play soccer for my school and me and another player hit knee to knee and it ended my high school soccer career

@@amazingmaster5803 You hate to see it happen. Especially in soccer where you have no protection on the knees.

these are also pretty much all head hits

I have a scar from hockey I’m only ten

Also people that don’t understand the speed on skates and also the difference between hitting from your feet and hitting from skates full body. It just can’t compare. Not only can you not hit the same speed , but you’re limited to how you can even hit somebody. It usually just comes down to just bumping them hard or it being a hard tackle meaning you just grab them on impact and pull them down. The impact itself isn’t knocking them over. In hockey you’re straight up only using the force of going into somebody to knock them down. You almost never see that in things like rugby. People are knocked off balance more than just being overpowered. Or seemingly hitting a brick wall. Not saying rugby isn’t brutal or football. They just aren’t even in the same category. Hockey is one of a kind and I think it’s better to respect it as just that rather than having to decide which is better or worse. It’s kinda like comparing crashes in f1 to go karting. Hitting a wall just isn’t the same

K8t yea both survived one was a player and one was a goalie

yup and one of them kept defending the puck even though his jugular was punctured and spewing blood all over the ice.. :/

Todd Bertuzzi broke Marco Sturms neck. Thats some tough shit.

Clint Malarchuk was the goalie. He played for the Sabres

Jimmy Wilson paramedics*

@@petergosickomode9166 indeed

I just lost my mind because of that. I’m genuinely angry

I would have left that video after the first 10 seconds. The guy got dropped? Did it cause more damage?

It’s funny cause he got “scared” Or something like that because that’s not bad getting dropped cause players have played with broken jaws teeth ankles wrists arms or legs play through the game

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dXT2m6sgbIM.html

cciota At least we got the Gulls lolol

cciota the magic man my fav player sad he still isn’t a wing 😢

I was thinking the same thing! The players that usually do the hitting are not the good hockey players also. What I love about hockey is the fast pace skill it takes to be a good hockey player. I have played a lot of different sports, I loved playing football with friends but the most fun I have ever had playing sports was #1 Soccer and #2 Ice Hockey #3 Football.

especially in modern day hockey.

Speed skaters can hit 30 mph, hockey player skater around 20-25 mph at full speed, which is still wicked fast. If both players are moving at each other at full speed, you are looking at a 50 mph impact. Nasty.

Hi Andy, just for information sake, the fastest hockey player was clocked at 29.2 mph. It is hard to believe it is a record that has withstood the test of time. He is also in the HHOF. Care to guess who it is?

None other than the Golden Jet, correct?

You are absolutely correct Jonniebeans!!! I have always had a bit of difficulty accepting that claim based on the training combined with the advancements in today's equipment. It is also claimed that he shot the puck 118 mph. Whats incredible about that claim is it was with a wooden stick.

As a high school hockey player I can confirm when we are going at full speed (15-20 mph I would guess) it does not feel good to get hit. The worst is when you get hit square in the chest because all that force sends you right to the ice.

Players like McDavid are closer to 40 mph

cory bagley no they don’t help that much you usually get the wind knocked out of you if you don’t expect it

They don't really help at all

Also landing on the ice is worse than grass. If the initial hit knocks you out and your head hits the ice first, it can be devastating. Nick Kypreos

Yeah even if you have the best pads they are nothing like football pads and don’t really do much. The most padded part would probably be the shin pads funny enough. But then again you don’t want a 90 mph 4 inch rubber disk cracking your shin bone in half.

Never news with Zdeno Chara

He had that signature pivot, glide backwards, crouch slightly, and do a lifting check, putting all your momentum into your shoulder and lift it into the persons head and/or chest.

greatest ever that's true skill also, anyone can hit another player. It just take size to hit someone hard. No skill.

Ryan Ball clearly never played a game before to get the timing and angle to make the big hit it's harder than you think they make a quick deke your done

BigFeenDog I did play Ice hockey for two years, although you are right that it's not easy to get a good hit on players these days. You have to catch them off guard to get a good hit on them, it's not always skill when they don't see you.

Ryan Ball you don't have to catch them off guard at all to only get good hits many times have I stepped up 1 on1 with a skater crossing the blue line trying to deke around me in the 15 years iv played buy I get what you are saying but getting big hits don't always have to catch them off guard

BigFeenDog yeah, I get what you are saying also, I was just thinking about the type of player I am. I am 5'8 and 195 lbs and I like to think I have good vision and agility and the ability to get around almost anyone if I see them coming. So It would take skill to get a good hit on me, I like to think.

@@davesmith9858 he's had a girlfriend and a kid...

@@davesmith9858 Don't judge a book by its cover. This guy is a legit athlete. He'd probably fuck up most regular dudes in a street fight.

@@Fermion. yeah, rugby guys are big and tough.

GuyMediocre I was going to comment this, great idea!

A Nikolas Kronwall one would be great too. He likes our jerseys most lol. Nah, both would be great. I just want more hockey reactions from him in general tbh.

Tommy M nahh the dislikes are from all the hockey moms

That first juke comment was referencing the first juke he saw ON THIS VIDEO....not ever...dude...can't you hear?

Do it, look it up, patty kane

Elie Scharf imagine his reaction to Datsyuk lol

@@x--WarHawk--x *But he also said this was his first piece of NHL footage. So that by default would mean it's his first time seeing a juke as well... unless he meant NHL literally, because he has watched other hockey leagues before.*

BoredDan Hitting take little to no skill, just size. It's funny, the average hockey game does not have many big hits or fights, it seems like the teams that are less skilled and not so good are the big hitting and fighting teams. I am not impressed with the hits and fights. Anyone can do that.

I was commenting on how hitting doesn't showcase skill. Also I wouldn't say it takes no skill. It does take a lot of athleticism to get good hits on players at that level though. They're fast and they're strong, getting a good hit on an NHL player is not something most people could do. That said it is the less interesting part of the game but it also adds a level of immediacy to things. You have to really watch yourself, where you are, where the opponent is, and where your are putting the puck. Nothing is worse then giving someone a suicide pass because you weren't heads up enough.

BoredDan, you make good points. I guess I just don't think it helps teams enough to get a type of player who is just physical and will hit anyone that comes close to them.

No player in today's game is just physical. The depth of modern lineups is insane. The game today is faster than ever, but that also means that when hits happen they are hard as hell. You also don't need to get guys just to hit. I mean the phisicality of a lot of top players is already high. Hell Ovie is seen a pretty well a pure goal scorer but he plays very physical and doles out a lot of hits, and he does it well. That said, when I look for highlights big hits is one of the lowest on my list of interesting videos. Hell hits are most interesting in the context of the rest of the play. Personally though I love videos like the Sydney Crosby edgework one. Whether or not you like the guy, the power, balance, and control he has when skating and cornering is a thing of beauty.

Watch the replays a bit slower. You can see the player doing the hit getting his elbow or shoulder into position to hit the head in plenty of them.

@@JJJJ-gl2uf that's just poor aim mate we don't purposely aim to get the head

You can't cut across the middle with your head down. It's called gettig on the trolly tracks. - mr. Cherry

Ben Scott yea it pissed me off when he said field

JJJ J in my 12 years of hockey I’ve played we never intentionally went for the head if it seems like that you get an intent to injure penalty which will suspend you for over 5 games usually so it’s not worth that and if it happened to one of your guys you just fight the guy. And no one really wants a fight so it’s usually just avoided and you can always tell if someone goes for the head on purpose

came to say this,

Steve Shelton that’s so awesome! I’m from Minnesota, the state of hockey and that’s all we do up here haha

Don’t get me wrong on the hockey part, it’s hardcore, I live in Minnesota and watch a lot of hockey and respect every bit of it, but play West Texas football and they’ll knock your socks off, honestly the hardest football I’ve ever played in my life, I played 9th grade in Minnesota, moved to El Paso with my dad and played varsity WR and FS for a year before moving to Vegas and playing varsity there, no comparison at all...those boys love their football as much as Minnesota loves their hockey, honestly though I wish I could’ve tried hockey out, but it’s one spendy sport...go wild

Steve Shelton true

PIEB0Y1 or the time Chara left Downie looking for him mom

Second this

It’s “The Brawl in Hockeytown.”

Cassie Schipani It's "Fight Night at the Joe"

PIEB0Y1 it's up there but not the greatest fight in hockey history

Someone has died on ice

dftns19 I was thinking this too haha

We call it a stretcher lol

I was watching that game. I couldn't believe it.

This guy complains about the TPS video calling it a reaction video, as he reacts to videos.

Paused the video to comment this lol

Yep...that's pretty much how it is nowadays. I hate it, but at the same time it does cut back on the injuries, and if your team has a few star players...it's a bit relieving.

the rat himself

I HATE HATE HATE MARCHAHAND!!!!!!

Got to be careful with brad or he will give you the lick of death.

Absolutely!

Ralph Greg word😂😂

Also the “juke” you saw is called a “deke” in hockey (commonly referred to as a “dangle”) you should search “filthiest nhl dangles” or “top nhl dangles” and you’d be amazed if you enjoyed that basic move by Eric Lindros.

And if u know players u see in thouse hits are allmosts allways "team dirty player" hit 1 of the best player in another team.

Raine Järvinen Like Scott Stevens

Cassie Schipani they where legal until 2010 when they made their stupid head contact rules since then the nhl seems to get worse and worse

Hello Internet You can thank Matt Cooke essentially ruining Marc Savard for that

cutepinkbandanaman Lindros didn’t lose his livelihood he made tons of many and will always have a name in the game much like Paul kariya

cutepinkbandanaman most of em are legal

Blame that rat fuck Stevens

binkymagnus ohhhh yeah ...

I was thunking the same

I WAS TRIGGERED

Shahryar Choudhry Ovi a must see

Shahryar Choudhry haha, avs fan are ya?

Heath Colon Yes I am. ☺

How gracious of you, as an Avs fan, to include Lidstrom and Yzerman. I'm an Avs fan too, and I wouldn't include any Red Wings...;)

You didnt put sidney crosby? Decent list though.

James Anderson most of these clips were fucking dirty hits to the head man like 90% of them

James Anderson idk man I saw some pretty gruesome hits this previous season

James Anderson the only reason hits like this don’t happen every game is because there are so many games, but it happened very often. There could be 5 games without a lethal hit but a game with 10 hits like these. It happens a lot and these were not dirty. Just look at nhl season hits for every year and you will see how often they really occur. Its the game of hockey

Mathieu Raquepas it’s not baseball or soccer dumb fuck sorry bud but I had to say it

Okay, about 1/4 of the hits at 4:15-6:00 the puck is nowhere near them and there's buck-wild stuff like going low to hit right above the knee mid-ice there as well. That's not clean, it's not even hockey. Several of these hits resulted in game misconduct penalties, fights as soon the guy left the penalty box, as well as various length suspensions back in the day as well. (Mostly one or two games suspensions in the older clips. You pretty much had to physically assault a ref, use your stick in a fight, or do a blindsided tackle after the whistle and far from the puck to get a long suspension before mid-2000s.)

Landon DeMassa as an Avs fan that series was murder each game had broken bones or blood

Or canada vs Russia junior's brawl, theo Fleury started that one. It was so bad the had to turn off the lights lol

@@mm700 go red wings! Fuck the avs!

@@markschmitz5038 to each there own bud haha. Let's go Avs cup 2020

@@mm700 ok, just joking but not really.

Reece Mann that's the word I was looking for "dangles"

David Pastrnak, just gunna leave this here

Two words: Pavel Datsyuk

pavel datsyuk or peter forsberg is what i would search for honestly

BigMac39 no you can’t tell him what to do. So it’s no

Lol what are you his mom. Also I didn't tell him to do anything I asked him to do more obviously he can do whatever he wants.

Watch Best Dangles

BigMac39 well I am your godparents

Marcus Malm lol

If you want to see some top skills, watch this one; ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9MJyWhkK9vw.html

Caelen Dunne Chara always goes after that guys under 5ft. He really isn't that good. If he was shorter he would be an average player.

Mac McNally do you even watch hockey?

Scott Walton been watching since 96 kido. But please ask away. I'm sure you bandwagon fans will try and school me

It was practically attempted murder

Yeah these guys will get the soul knocked out them and just get off the ice and 15 seconds later be back on.

Like the stars played that died on the bench.

I played hockey for 10 years, you have 2 options when you get latyed out. Lay on the ice like a bitch and let them score, or get the hell off and let your team mate take over. You don't have time to really just sit there, plus the adrenaline helps a lot

LGRW!

Def should check out the Detroit Red Wings as a whole. But if I were to think of one player relatively close to this topic. Need to check out Bob Probert

Andrew A what a draft then they shoot down any hope of seeing the kids by singing ppl they shouldn't have

All you have to do is watch a video on the Wings, Avs rivalry.

jjcanny1 epic and it started before the hit on drapes but that hit made it explode like well his face

and yet still a very clean hit that people need to get over

No subban on marchand imo

Ryder Orion stfu bitch

NoTmE he should be in jail for that

Canadian snowflakes

CrakeRZ Productions paul kariya

He also remembers none of it so... Not hockey's proudest moment.

Off the ice, on the board.

nerv CYC off the floor on the board*

Gurvir Atwal yep. my mistake.

George Morgan agreed. Probert was crazy.

Go Red Wings!

Probert vs Domi

It’s a shame. Pro hockey has lost its way. Too many restrictions on hitting, no fighting... that’s not hockey....

clip show is from last season??

Most of those hits were from the past 20 years.

Brian Truscott yeah but most of them were from before 2012 , hockey's changed a lot since then

mike3030303030303030 I disagree hockey is faster and more skilled than ever, yeah I like the big hits and fights but the game is so much faster and it's really fun to watch

Daniel Hutchison Claudes return to det ... my Ma actually has a vhs of the whole game

George Morgan that was a strait brawl lol

I have a soft spot for the 1984 Canadiens vs Nordiques Good Friday game

That was a damned fine donnybrook, too.

I’d add the PJ Stock v Stephen Peat fight, Stan Johnathan v Pierre Bouchard, John Wensink challenges the North Stars bench, and Terry O’Reilly goes over the glass at the MSG

Jose Bejarano Cant call it a rivalry when Denver has the most fairweather fans in all of sports that even eclipses the New England Patriots.

That was a hit by Wendell Clark on Bruce Bell. Game between the Quebac Nordiques and Maple Leafs. I know that because Bruce was just called up from the minors by Quebec, and my sister was dating his brother at the time, so it was a huge deal for all of us. Bruce never played another NHL game after that.