The Best Era of Hockey is Behind Us... 

There will never be another amazing era of hockey like that again. It's all gone downhill from here

The era that most current fans grew up with is the best- the current fans

You could make an exact video as this for the 90’s. Same type of clips and narration. -era of Gretzky. Lemieux, Jagr, Yzerman, Fedorov, -arguably the best goalies in Hasek, Brodeur, and of course Roy. (Plus many others) -rangers first cup in x years -red wings first cup in x years -Colorado Detroit rivalry. McCarty’s revenge on Claude L, then scoring game winner. -99 retiring -Quebec relocation, 1st yr cup. -expansion teams and relocation. -hockey to the desert -hockey to Florida -the Mighty Ducks movies and subsequent franchise. The video you could make arguing for the 90’s would be amazing. The problem with a lot of young fans, is they haven’t seen a lot of this and a lot isn’t easily available in quality video. But if you were there at the time, you know.

nostalgia bias is real in the poll, and we've barely had 3 years of 20s hockey. 10s definitely gave the sport a new breath of life though

I watched a lot of hockey in 2010s and although it was good and the star power was there, I do think this era could be better with scoring levels getting higher and the quaity of talent incoming. I'd also say the 90s were far better than the 2010s. The highest quality of talent, a multitude of historic moments, and great rivalries.

Every age group will answer differently for the most part. As well as fans of every team will answer differently.

Personally, 90s NHL is comparable to 80s NFL. Red Wings=49ers, Avalanche= Giants, Devils= WFT. Eric Lindros & Jeremy Roenick were “Dan Marino clones” excellent players who never won the title. In general the amount of HOF talent was insane…

nice video but remember most of your audience is young I'd imagine and it's not surprising why 2010s would win cause of nostalgia if you ask us in 20 years what the best decade is it might be the 2020s

Awesome video 👏👏 Man I miss the 2010’s. That Martienez 2 ot cup clincher still gives me chills!

I miss the 90s. Maybe I’m just old. 😂

2000s were also different and more physical, as that was the years when Sidney Crosby was getting bullied for being so damn good. Like his rookie season but still hit 100 points, no rookie has ever been bullied like that now a days.

Everyone thinks the hockey they watched when they were young was the best era. 20 years from now a new bunch will complain about missing 2020s hockey.

idk what people are thinking when you say that the 2010's were the best era this upcoming era is one of the best ever seen you've got bedard, McDavid, Matthews remaking the game for forwards and Josi, Makar, Fox also remaking the way that Dman play. In my oppinion this will be some of the best hockey ever in a few years

This is the era that made me fall in love with hockey. I’m not sure if we’re ever going to experience this type of play ever again. As a Blackhawks fan I feel so lucky to have grown up with the dynasty years and have that be a factor of a huge part of my childhood. I’m nearing adulthood but I’m sure that Bedard will be the face of the league for the next 15-20 years and will galvanize an entirely new generation of hockey fans. I’m only 7 months younger than Connor but I believe the new dynasty will coming soon.

I would argue that the late 20's and early 30's will have the same vibe because of the insane talent of today's prospects and draft picks

1990s into mid-2000's for me. Too much brawling in the 80's, not enough enforcers after after 2006 or so. Goalies are all the same-huge and robotic.

the 2010s was dope asf man very little players getting 100+ points and lotta checking and fighting. I ofc didn't get to experience the 90s or 80s but those sounded like dope times too. Ofc the rivalry with Ovechkin, Crosby and Stamkos all 1st overall picks int their respective drafts will go down as an era for the ages. Ever since covid started, literally everyone is scoring 100+ points whether it is by goals or assists and I never thought Id say this but tbh when you have too much star power it doesn't provide a team to win cups. Look at the Lightning and how since 2015 they have been to 4 cup finals 2015, 2020, 2021 and 2022, win 2, lose 2 and 6 conference finals also 2016 or 2018 or red wings and penguins back to back finals in 2008 and 2009 or the Blackhawks from 2009-2017 with 3 cup finals in 2010, 2013 and 2015 and wins and 5 conference finals also 2009 and 2014 or the bruins between 2011 and 2019 with 3 cup finals in 2011, 2013 and 2019 thats cause these respective teams had a healthy mix of star power and depth not a lot of one and very little the other. Tampa actually is a dynasty to me at least cause like I said 4 cup finals in less than a decade. During the second half of the 2010s and the first half of the 2020s they look the league by a storm with playoff runs as a result. This def is one especially if the kings going to 2 in only 3 seasons and winning both in both the early and mid 2010s is considered one. Epic video altogether and this info not at all surprising as biased as that sounds lol since I only started following the game in late 2009/early 2010

Finally , the nhl deserves to be so much more popular to the masses. Ik it’s a better sport than all the others when it comes to the mechanics of the sport itself. It’s simply because it doesn’t market itself nearly good enough and the media restrictions are killing the league. The commissioner should have been fired years ago.

I'd have to agree that the 2010s was the best era. There were historic playoff runs, be it the Sharks and Predators first making it to the final, the Blues historic run, and last and certainly not least (I'm a Pens fan) is seeing Pittsburgh become the first back-t-back campions in the Salary Cap Era. I also feel that the broadcasters during this time also contributed immensely to capturing these incredible moments. The ESPN broadcasters simply do not hold a candle to Doc Emerick, Dave Strader or Bob Cole.

Great video. I wonder how many fans you have grew up in that era, and how that may have swayed the vote.

I'm definitely biased because I'm a Blues fan, but it felt like 2019 was the end of an era when it comes to hockey. Hockey will never be the same

I watched lots of 90s hockey early mid 2000s hockey the game was a LOT TOUGHER thats my problem with todays game

One word. Devolving.

Nooo I just got into hockey. I’ve been watching old North Star games and I’ve been loving my de facto hockey education. Take me back

Did you watch the NHL in the 90s? There were a ton a special players. Lemieux, Gretzky, Bure, Hull, Roenick, Yzerman, Federov, Kovalev, Modano, Selanne etc

Every yr that passes it lowkey gets so sad watching your childhood fav players leaving your fav sport. When Crosby, Ov and stammer retire it’s gonna be soo weird

Gretzky is not a big or physical player and he is the greatest of all time and he played during the era of big guys and goons, so suggesting that the physicality of the game needed to be removed or reduced in an effort to allow smaller, les physical guys to do their thing is to me, is ridiculous. Dos it allow more creativity when you can go into the crease untouched and without fear, of course, but that doesn't make the game better. It's similar to what we see in the modern NBA, no defense and all of the advantage given to the offense, forcing the defense to sit back and watch guys score. There are some who think this is better than back when it was a more physical game, but I'm not one of them. I am afraid the NHL is just going to keep moving farther and farther down that road until what we end up with every night is nothing more than an exhibition between to teams and nothing more.

Said it before and I'll say it again - The goal by Milano is a clear high stick. His blade is above the crossbar

Statistics show physicality is getting more and more frequant

07-11 was a great couple years. Flyers fan btw

Yeah ngl, as a sabres fan, kinda happy that decade is done with

The NHL getting rid of the on ice logo and the on helmet ads is another thing I absolutely hate about this new era.

This video pretty much sums up my childhood

Also, I do think there’s still a decent number of pests still in the game even today. (slightly different type of player then a tough guy or fighter) like brad Marchand and a pens fan I actually somewhat liked Matt Cooke even tho he was dirty at times. He did fire up the team at times and got under the skin of the opposing team lol. And he had no problem standing up for his teammates like Crosby malkin etc etc. so it’s a good thing I guess we still have a few pests left in the game.

I feel like players and everything were more unique Back, more character I guess, now it seems every single top 6 guy is a dangler or sniper, I miss when it was mostly grindy players, power forwards and each team had a couple skilled guys, Spezza on Ottawa, Kovalchuk on the thrashers and devils, Gaborik in New York, Ovechkin in Washington, Tavares islanders, Kessel leafs. Really really miss that era, it's when I first became a fan of the hockey

give is 10 years and then this will be the best era of hockey...

2010 was when I got to go see my first NHL game, I’ll never forget it. It was a Leaf’s home game against the Flyers, Carcillo got in a fight with one of our guys (I can’t remember I was 9). After which some inebriated gentleman stood up and yelled “FUCK YOU CARCILLO, YOU FUCKIN’ GOON” and on my train ride home, two guys got in a fist fight. That was when I knew I loved this sport.

DYNASTIES? There has been NO DYNASTY in the NHL since the Edmonton Oilers from 1984-1990. The Lightning came DAMN CLOSE but lost to the Avs in their 3rd Straight Finals 2 seasons ago.

The caps/rangers rivalry at this time was so peak

62% of people answered the 2010s because most of your subscribers haven’t seen other decades…..i’m 37 and i’ve watched 3 different decades 90s, 00s, and 2010s…. and the 90s is by far the best imo.

I'm a big fan of the 2010s for hockey, but the problem is, it was pretty much a dead puck era. Immense talent forced to all play defensive hockey.

2000s to early/mid 2019s were the best times in the league IMO

Zegras pass???? Datsyuk used to do that occasionally. It never resulted in a goal so you wouldn’t know unless you were a wings fan, but so much modern hockey stems from Datsyuk to include the behind the net flip pass. Datsyuk would try to hit the back of the goalie’s head and get it in too it seemed like.

right now hockey is in a transitional period, like the mid 2000's, but if you ask people this same question in 2033, they would probably say the best era was the 2020's simply because of recency bias

The Malkin disrespect in this video is extreme. Malkin could be argued to be the best Russian ever het he seems to only get mentioned as Crosby's teammate

And once the kids from this current era grow up they’ll say that the 2020’s were the best Most people will say the era that they first watched or grew up with is the best This is nothing new

1980's was a great era. Even if my team was quite bad during it.

No one who understands anything about hockey would ever consider any of those three goalies among the greatest of all time. They probably wouldn't even rank in the top ten

People don’t remember 1995-2005 was literally a dead puck era comparable to the dead ball era for baseball in 1900-1920 lol. I guess it depends on what type of fan you are too. If you like skill you probably like the nhl rn as much as any era. But if you like fights and a lot of ‘em and tough guys the game is probably the worst for you rn lol. My dad being a big pens fan(I am too) loved the era of the 80s and early 90s due to lemuix and the 80s were a great mix of tough hard nosed play and a lot of fights and it also had a mix of some skill and the highest scoring era ever!! Maybe the 80s and early 90s were the best era who knows lol

And in 10 years time people will say that the 2020 were the best...

2010's, was not the best era imo. I'd definitely have to go with the 90s. Way better in totality.

Unless your a sabres fan

ok. in 170 less gms crosby still has more is crazy

Id say 1995-2010 for me the 3 collosus av wings and devils

The best era is the late 80’s and early 90’s in my opinion.

I think there’s just a lot of recency bias here. I think objectively the game is as fast and exciting and full of skill as it has ever been. But your primary audience is 20-30 year olds who have grown up watching 2010s era hockey so there is going to be nostalgia and bias associated with that era which makes us think it was objectively the best era of hockey. Which is insane in my opinion; I don’t personally want to see seasons where the Art Ross winner has 87 points. The kids growing up now watching 2020s era hockey will almost surely describe it as the golden age when they’re young adults, even though the game itself will probably be better

The best era of NHL hockey was the 70s. Today's game is simply less fun.

Nah it's just getting good- Devils fan

Crosby played far fewer games than Ovi people always miss that.

When going over goalies Loungo didn't get a shout out for ending up 3rd all time in wins

90s is the best era for me, Red Wing, Avalanche, Devils etc. Todays hockey is way to soft.

Skills > physical

Just helps out bedard

2000's

Your poll is a representation of your audience demographics more than an accurate overall opinion.

Ask a wider base, and they would say the 90s were the best.

The Blackhawks' dynasty (and the league as a whole) was fantastic. Those days are over; Bettman and his cronies are destroying the NHL and there's no end in sight.

lall laff at Croz B who is ""only"" 5 ft 11 and 200 lbs. being small........

Seems the goalies in these highlights look just as bad as when Wayne and Mario played. Even with all their fancy equipment.

No 2020 will be better

Lmao, sure bro

"Tampa isnt a dyanasty" ok, name any other team that has made 3 straight cup finals since the islanders dynasty in the early 80s. Not to mention the strangle hold tampa has held on the league for the last 10 seasons 1st in regular season wins 1st in playoff wins 1st in power play goals 1st in even strength goals 6th least goals against 8th best penalty kill 1 presidents trophy(62 wins) 6 conference finals 4 stanley cup finals 2 stanley cups 6 likely hall of famers: Stamkos Hedman Kucherov Vasilevskiy Point Jon cooper Other possibles include cirelli, sergachev There is no other team in nhl history that has done what tampa has done. Considering era, they are in my eyes a top 2 team in Nhl history, or maybe even the best overall.

Its the McDavid era now baby

I think theres nostalgia bias here. Like other than skill being in this era its not like the other cuo champs are nt unique 2000s Had New Jersey win 1 here and loose the next with Raymond Bourque lifting the cup 02 had one of the best rosters ever win and settle there feud with colorado Then Anaheim loosing to new jersey sementing themselves as a dynasty similar to the blackhawks The lockout sucked ill give you that 06 had 2 underdog teams meet in the first ever speed era cup finals in an all time cuo final 07 had anaheim redeem themselves from 03 08 and 09 was a passing of the torch from 1 juggernaut to another. Not to mention crosby ovi lidstrom sakic brind'amour the 03 draft. Not to mention the wings avalanche feud while wayne and mario dominated the 90s Battle of alberta during the 80s and the oilers isles colliding dynasties 70s had or and lafleur dominate No single decade is the best.

You polled a very young audience!!! Even though the skill levels are higher now, hockey was much more exciting in the 70's and 80's! As for dynasties, it takes 3 Stanley Cup wins in a row to be a dynasty, that is why they are so rare!!!!! Only 3 teams have ever had a dynasty, and the 3 you mentioned are not them!!! 3 wins in six years? What a laugh!!! One team had 10 Stanley Cup finals appearances in a row, and won 5 cups in a row during that time, now that is a dynasty. From now on you'll have to call it a Bettman dynasty for 2 wins in a row or two in ten years or whatever, but it ain't a true dynasty!!!!!!!!!

HAHAHAHAHA Gos to show the demographic

The best era was Doc Emeric

tampa isnt a dynasty?

Anyone who says physicality has been cut out of the game just isn't watching, dirty hits have been clamped down on (but the DOPS still is a joke on protecting players) and for some reason psychopaths want to keep dirty hits and line brawls in the game. Watch a team like Carolina or Vegas for 82 games it's obvious the game is just as physical as it's ever been. Hockey is doing great it just can't market itself because it's a prohibitively expensive sport with a rotten culture of abusive racist and misogynistic men, until that changes it will remain profoundly unpopular.

Chicago and LA isn’t a d was never a rivalry same with Chicago never being a dynasty Tampa hell Pittsburg has more claim to that and the pens got handed those two cups just so the NHL writers could have their golden boy Cry and sob I mean Crosby get the Conn Smythe. He’s a pretty hood above average player and not much else.

While the 90s was a great era for hockey, the 60s were the greatest back before these pansies wore helmets

90s and 2000s. Yes the players are 3 times better than befor, but the game is kind of bland, emotionless and sterile.

Tampa is a dynasty bozo

It's too soft and thats why viewership is down. No one cares about watching grown men play a game unless the stakes and consequences are real. Otherwise it's just a bunch of well conditioned millionaires playing a kids game.

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"What this next generation has to offer" Oh so cheap lifeless hockey with toned down physical play. Stupid instigator penalties, dirty stick work. Sounds like a great product. No emotion these days

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