Which NHL Team Have I Hated the Most Over the Years? 

9:56 "it's the off season, no one watches" me: i haven't missed an upload in 2 years

He hates Montreal so much he won't even give us the respect of being in the top 4

You definitely hate the team i am a fan of, every time.

We need a Hockey Guy blooper reel once in awhile.

I can honestly say that coming across this channel in 2019 has changed my fandom as well. As a longtime Penguins fan, I would stop watching hockey every year once they got eliminated from the playoffs, and rarely had any idea what was happening across the rest of the league. But being a (almost daily) viewer for the last 5 years now, learning more about all 32 teams and their players, how the NHL operates, and just having an avenue to nerd about hockey with fellow nerds, I really think I've "graduated" from being "just a Penguins fan" to being a champion of the sport and all the people who participate in this great game (yes even Philly and Chicago) My love of hockey has never been higher, even with my Penguins about to enter some dark times. So grateful for everything you do Shannon!

As a Pens fan and longtime fan of the channel, I just KNEW we'd be #1 haha

Shannons top 10 favorites are almost exactly my 10 worst. Yet i still watch him. Hes doing something right.

As a huge Buffalo Sabres fan the team I’ve hated the most over the years is the Buffalo Sabres.

Amazing how a video focusing on hindsight is exactly 20:20 in length. ;)

This vindicates my feeling that the Avalanche are the team THG is the most indifferent towards. I have never felt like he has had any emotion towards them at all.

Nobody watches in the off season, but you're going over 5,000 views in about one hour. We like you, Shannon, we really do.

"Don't bet, gambling is bad." - THG Bettman is going to call you about that one lmao

I knew where the Oilers were gonna be based on his Cheered for list LOL

I don't dislike teams as much as I dislike fanbases, and certain players which can change over time anyway.

Two of the greatest, most anticipated words in the hockey world...... "Welcome back " 👍👍 Thank you for working hard and putting in so much effort for us all.

Just so long as the Charleston Chiefs don’t make the list, it’s all good

Right before he was about to say who was #1 I said oilers, and then he put the magnet on the board and I felt so smart

Thank you for helping us get thru the dog days of the offseason.

As a penguins fan I apologize for nothing 🤣🤣🤣

I f'n knew it. THG hates the Pens.

Proof the Ducks attempt to convert him are working. Love to see it.

It’s channels/media in general like yours that turned me from a Devils fan to a fan of the league. I still watch every Devils game, but I missed out on so much growing up not truly paying attention to other teams. I feel like it’s so much more fulfilling now being invested in all the players, trades, stats, awards, etc. Also, my team sucking for the last decade may have had something to do with it too

I just don't see how you've managed to stay a fan of both vancouver and boston through the years. God the voices in your head must have been real angry with you for a few years

As a Flyers fan, I am highly offended that the Flyers aren't on the objective list.

"Don't hate nothing 'cept hatred" - Bob Dylan -

Great video, Shannon! Fellow Canuck fan here - PTSD from the 80's Oilers to ever want to wish them MORE Stanley Cups, especially at the expense of the Canucks. I tend to dislike individual players now, rather than entire teams.

love you! i would always play you during my study sessions during nursing school! could not have done it without you and your list! now i am a registered nurse!

"Let the hate flow through you"

As soon as Shannon explained the basis for the Objective vs. Subjective list, I guessed my Blues would appear somewhere mid-pack in the objective and not at all in the subjective. After all, it’s hard to hate a team that took 52 years to win our first and only Stanley Cup! On a semi-related note, despite growing up in STL and being a Blues fan since 1968, my 2nd favorite team is….the Blackhawks! Yeah, weird, huh? First pro game I ever went to was when I was 11 and it was the St. Louis Braves of the CHL, and they were a Chicago farm club and wore the same sweaters as the Blackhawks. Plus, the few NHL games we got on TV tended to be from Chicago, when Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita were in their prime. And finally, in my late 30’s, I lived in Chicago for 6 years and went to a lot of games at Chicago Stadium. Always interesting to hear how various people “choose” their favorite teams. Some are hometown teams, some because their dad or mom had a favorite, etc.

I knew THG had some "Caniac" in him!! love it!

As a Pittsburgh fan, this hurt before I watched it, and after i watched it.

Not even “”dishonorable “mention of Avalanche…. I like this list Shannon ♥️✌️

It’s ok to the the Wings for the past, as long as your root for them in the future :)

Hahaha I'm glad I helped spark some great content for the offseason. THG is the GOAT when it comes to hockey content on youtube. You still hate the Blues tho 😂🤣😂

I'm glad THG is neutral towards my Avs.

The offseason, where the points are made up and the rules don't matter!

I’m surprised and shocked Shannon didn’t put the kings on there. I feel like most of the time he doesn’t care for the team or location but hey I’m not complaining haha.

I'm surprised Montreal are so low considering they're a bad matchup for Boston lol

I have been watching shannon for as long as I can remember(subscribed 2017). I am a 24 year old goaltender who is a fan of St. Louis and grew up in Arizona(very sad rn) and I can confidently say this is the best video THG has ever released. It even has the first ever cut I’ve ever seen from him(maybe not first ever but at least in awhile)

Can you do your annual ranking 1st overall picks video pretty please?

Over the decades have rooted for the Habs, Kings and Sens. Since the mid-90s it transformed into just the Sens. Love that Shannon has the Sens quite high on his favourites list. Have to agree with Shannon that hating on any teams these days is not quite the same as it used to be, especially as one gets an appreciation of how different teams are built etc.

I'm not surprised at your oilers pick. I was pretty sure that was your pick. As an oilers fan, it was apparent to me.

Hawks fan here. I KNEW IT! 😂😂😂

A nice gate list to help us all vent our frustrations!

Nortth Stars & Bruins had some crazy brawls in the early 80s ... That must have been some conflicting times.

Funny about Detroit beating Vancouver in 2002 because I have such fond memories of it for being the first Wings playoff series I ever watched.

It’s confirmed, THG loves VGK!

In rural Nova Scotia in the 70's there was one hockey game a week on TV, Saturday night, Hockey Night In Canada. Every game was either Montreal or Toronto so, as a Bruins fan, I could only ever see Boston play those two teams during the regular season. Other than Sittler's 10 point night, not many Leaf's games left an impact. Montreal, on the other hand, was probably the most impactful team they faced in those years. As a long time Bruins fan, I would absolutely put Montreal # 1 on my list.

Islanders were one of my FAVE teams in the 1970s. For me, as a kid, the early 80s were the best time being an Islanders' and hockey fan. It was a fantastic time with amazing hockey memories. Since I grew up in Saskatchewan, I didn't have a geological preference or major loyalty to any specific hockey team in the mid-1970s (no Oilers, Jets, or Flames until 79 & 80). For a province with no NHL club, this was the closest thing. Islanders were loaded with Sasky players at the time ... Trottier, Resch, Gillies, Bourne, Lewis, Henning. One of my aunts said she was related to Henning through marriage. A buddy from my childhood was also related to Bourne. ~ I finally fell off the Isanders bandwagon during the Mike Milbury/fish-sticks era. I can't believe the Islanders had Milbury in their organization for TWELVE YEARS! He was the worst person to coach or manage a professional hockey organization EVER. This was the era I became indifferent with the club and they became "just another hockey team". Milbury devastated that once proud franchise. Brutal. ~ I still have a soft spot for them though... but they've been a below average club for the past 30 years. At times, they'd tease you with promise. And I've never liked Patrick Roy ... So I'm still a little conflicted with my once-strong attachment to that franchise.

As a very very long time Red Wings fan, I have to wholeheartedly agree with your choice of top 2 picks on the subjective side.

2 of my 3 favorite teams are on the objective. My 3 favorites are #1 Toronto due to Salming, #2 New Jersey due to Stevens and #3 Islanders due to Potvin (I'm not from Nort America, so it's not as bad when I cheer due to a player or something). Good video Hockey Guy, always love it when I see a video from you.

Thanks for the daily content

Objective and subjective? "You keep saying that. I don't think they mean what you think it means." lol

you should do a video on the history of the battle of Alberta, i think it would be really interesting!

As a Flyers fan, I'd like to say to Shannon, 2010! surprised that was not mentioned. And the reply to that is 2011, and Game 6 too 😁

THG, the KING of hockey media

I can understand being mad at the Wings 25 years of success but man it must have been hard to REALLY hate a team with such cool guys like Yzerman, Fedorov, Shanahan, Larionov, Lidstrom, Datsyuk, Zetterberg...do I need to keep going?

I'm surprised Calgary isn't on the objective list. Game 7 overtime over dallas a couple years ago, Winnipeg in the play in round a couple years before that, game 7 overtime vs Vancouver in 2003... and that's just what I remember since I started watching hockey in 2000.

I am okay being number 1 on a list right now. :D

As a leaf fan, I’m surprised they weren’t on your top liked or hated lists! People tend to have strong feelings about our team and fan base (sometimes warranted, sometimes not!)

THG has been my favourite RU-vidr since 2021. Shannon is the best

I watch your videos in the off season! I don't think I'm a nobody 😂

I actually like the Offseason vids more than the regular season vids, they just have a different quality to them that make them more interesting to me.

Subjective, objective existential List THG!? I’m following-but that’s pretty deep Sir.

I absolutely love the off-season content 😍

I guessed Oilers and Penguins at the start of the video! Though I swapped objective with subjective. Love the list videos!

4:20 in and this video manages to make me a bigger Habs fan

very close to how I see things in the hockey world !!!

You are wearing such a majestic jersey mister Shannon

Always love your lists THG! I feel like your brain works in much the same way as mine!

My favorite videos! I can't wait to see where the Red Wings are at!

I'm a Blackhawks fan. They are the only team I pull for. I can't say I dislike any teams. When the Hawks don't make the Playoffs (Which is always nowadays) I just enjoy watching the Cup Playoffs and hope for good series.

Shannon 🤝 Wings fans *hating Pens and BlackHawks*

I like how 6 of the top 7 teams were all teams who you could loosely argue had dynasties during that time. And I called 1-2-3 on the objective list before the video started. I wasn't sure if it was gonna be Edmonton 1 or Chicago 1, but I was leaning Edmonton, but was also certain you'd have Chicago higher than Edmonton on the subjective list.

I expected SJ on here for sure. Being a canucks fan anyways

I knew he would say the islanders XD

As an AVS fan. Hate St. Louis, Dallas, Nashville, Minnesota, and Utah

I feel like it says a lot that the Pens are your most hated (at least in 2016) team, and I'm a huge Pens fan. Yet I love your content.

We have similar feelings toward the Sabres lol, most of my life they were a team I was pretty neutral on but over time and especially recently it feels bad to see them lose. Nobody deserves to have so little success while simultaneously watching their own ex star players find success with other teams. I cant even imagine it man its just brutal. When Fleury got taken from the pens and Quick got traded from the kings (my personal top 2 teams) that was painful enough for me but even then it seemed somewhat justifiable at the time (personally I hated both of them a lot when they happened but i could at least see why. Definitely didnt agree with either tho) but even with those reference points I dont think i can fully grasp how it would feel to see Jack Eichel win the cup and then the multiple ex Sabres on this Panthers roster. It just has to end some day hopefully soon.

I knew Penguins & Oilers would be tops,been following for years!

As a Hawk fan I am really surprised we were not number 1 on both. Since the beginning of your channel I always thought that you HAD to hate the Hawks. Hell I would have.

Dan Cloutier is probably still having nightmares over 02

Its the offseason, this is the only thing I have to watch.

I hated the Rangers for years after 1994, especially for the 1st period of game 7, which I felt wasn’t called fairly. But that’s long over. I’ve rooted for them a few times when Lundqvist was in goal.

LOL, it wasn't until you explained why the Oilers are #1 on the Objective list that I understood the difference. But makes sense. As an Oilers fan since the 80s, I think it's cool that you don't hate them as much as you should! I have always kind of liked Vancouver and rooted for them over the years. Even today.

Shannon, have you taken that Favorite NHL Team Ranking Quiz that's been making the rounds?

Ducks be like: Wait a minute there...

I’ve been a Caps fan since the 80s so Pens are easily my most hated team, forever and not even close! But I gotta add that starting fantasy hockey in 2006 has made me more open to rooting for anyone if they are helping me win

i would love to see the dark version of that jersey

When I saw the magnets on the whiteboard with no Habs I thought "what kind of Bruins fan is he?" 😂

Wonder if this year played any part in knocking the Oilers up to #1 on the Objectively Hate list (beat Vancouver in 7 in Round 2, then Dallas in 5 in Round 3), or if they were already in that spot prior to this year.

Totally off topic, but with the release of the 24/25 schedule we know next year the team that travels the most, Dallas, with travel almost twice as far as the team that travels the least, Pittsburgh. I know it's always been lopsided in favor of the East, but that seems pretty bad. Could be a fun video to look back at who traveled the most and if/how much it hurt their performance through the years.

A fun/ different kind of video … nice change of pace and with a bit of whimsy … past wounds from being a fan

I watch your off season videos Mr. Hockey Guy

9:56 , 19:58 jokes on you sucker! Just kidding thanks for the amazing content as always! Also I love that spider/ candy cane All Star Jersey, was eyeing it on ebay a few weeks back. ps. 20:03 spoke too soon lol XD

As a Canucks fan I'm surprised Shannon didn't put the Canucks on the board given how frustrating they can be

Lol, this list is perfect! (I'm a Flames fan)

I pity adjacent Buffalo as well. The weird thing is the connections between Buffalo and Carolina, not just in hockey but NFL too

Boston, NJ, Pitt, Philly. Leafs second tier. There, emptied my spleen.

Just curious why the Nordiques arent on the supported teams list