Not bad. Kid might crack the roster as a 4th line grinder

Why did I watch this?

he could have just punched everyone in the face and still went number 1

I'd love to see what Phil Kessel's combine looked like :)

His acceleration on the bycicle was impressive...

for those saying he looks weak/small, go watch Tom Brady's Combine. This doesn't mean anything.

obviously he's not a gym rat, but when he's laced up he's a God!

Anyone watching in 2020 and McDavid is one of the best in the league😂

McDavid did wonders for the OHL and the Erie Otters, It's sad to see him leave the Otters, but it is amazing to see someone I grew up watching play hockey accelerate to what will be the "Next best thing" to say of hockey

anyone notice his standing long jump result was 97.3 inches

I wish someone uploads Johnny Gaudreau going through these tests. He was 5 6 and 130 during his draft year and is now lighting up the NHL.

It's crazy to see what he becomes on the ice, because these numbers are almost sub-par for an 18 year old athlete... What a phenom!

Dude’s an absolute stud, top 5 player of all time

Looking at Mcdavid now, That is a HUGE workout. Nice Job this season Mcdavid.

All these people talking about their athleticism and strength truly show who know nothing about hockey haha. These are 17, 18 year old kids who spend the majority of their time training their skills on the ice. Weight and off ice training is not a huge factor for a lot of them until after the draft when they need to put on weight in order to have a chance competing at the bigger stage. You just can't compare these guys to other sports. In football half the battle is just about being as big and strong as possible, plus during their combine the players are much older, been through 4 or 5 years of college... By their early 20s after developing some more they will be beasts of athletes no doubt about it. Example- look at Crosby his draft year compared to now.

He is the fastest skater (probably ever) and he has the best hands I have ever seen. He is unreal. Having said that, my 16 year old daughter jumped the exact same distance in broad jump and out vertical jumped him by 5 inches. LOL

And five years ago to now. He records his 500th point against my winnipeg jets

Those "pro agility" drills had me dead lol

anyone watching in 2021-22 and he is the best in the league

most important muscle is the brain and how fast it processes.

these tests don't determine anything lol. everything changes once you're on the ice.

1:14 Mitch marner is also there with McDavid

Anyone watching this in 2020 😂

Someone 2019??

Very nice song. Brazil is one of my favorites.

Just FYI....the purpose of the combine is, provide teams an idea on general athleticism of potential high-round draft picks. It's simply another metric they use to help determine if they want to select this person or not. Behind the scenes, there are countless interviews, personality tests, psychological tests, etc.... There is so much at stake when making their first round selection, they use all forms of data to really determine if this person is worthy of their selection. Kinda like what was said at the end of the movie Money Ball, you can analyze all the data you want, but at the end of the day, all that really matters what happens out on the ice, field, court, etc. and the players just need to play the game.

Lol. If you guys think the Combine is useless. Then you don't know/play hockey. All these are hockey specific tests. It also shows what a persons potential is or whether he needs a few years to develop in the minors. You can't just go to the NHL without working on explosiveness, power, agility, and speed in the gym.

Damn this guy is so much stronger than what his tooth pick arms would say 😂💯

McJesus

Even though they are only 5 pounds difference I feel like Eichel is more aware of his body type. A power-forward is generally a better athlete because of his force but McDavids skating is unmatched. Plus his endurance is crazier! McDavid was on the ice for 8 straight minutes against Sault Ste. Marie in their last game. Sure there was 2 TV time outs and a regular time out but still. For an 18 year old his endurance is insane. Either way both will be forces to be reckoned with.

how the hell was this 7 years ago already?!

McDavid is really good I have season tickets to windsor spitfires and every time the otters played the spits I got to see him

He certainly JUMPS like a hockey player! Lol About 4” off the ground

Excellent video, keep it up!

Could someone tell me what model of reeboks he's wearing?! They're so nice! A link would be nice.

They skate on ice.

It looks like he didn’t prepare for this at all lol

9 pull ups? At his age I could do 21 and look at me now, I'm a dentist!

You gotta respect these players parents man they invested so much into getting them there on ice training like it’s so expensive, and for all the people saying basketball or football players are better athletes you have to realize that they are all completely different games and require different training and with hockey it’s mostly on ice training that excels players and with basketball and football you don’t have to pay to go on a court or a field cause they are plenty outdoors and outdoor hockey rinks only do so much for a players development compared to being on the ice

Here’s a question. Why does the NHL scouting combine take place on dry land?

Amazing music choice

3:32 that is a cool device! I have never seen that before

I counted to 9 pull ups? why only 6?

I know 109 I used to play hockey with him in lake bonavista calgray way to go nick

This kid should be playing hockey I don’t think track and field is his calling

I'm always up for some deadmau5

I think ill start watching nfl combines again ....

I don't know if the two are related in any way, but interesting that Pilon went from being a projected late 1st/early second round pick to the 5th round, to quitting hockey. I came across this article on his combine results: "granted, the Brandon defenceman didn’t have a lot of prep time after the Wheat Kings’ elimination in the WHL final, but still, teams would like to see a little more athleticism that Pilon put on display. Ranked No. 24 among North American skaters by Central Scouting, Pilon was dead last in body fat measurement and dead last in the cumulative measure in the agility tests. In fact, if you looked across the board you were almost guaranteed to find him in the bottom 10 percent, even in power rather than endurance tests."

All these tests and not one of them measures talent, so stop using these tests results as a basis to argue that Eichel is a better prospect. Eichel had a year to prove himself on the ice and McDavid only pulled further ahead. Plus if its strength you're arguing for, McDavid obviously has more potential to develop in that area as well and when he does no one will be talking about Jack anymore.

Do they really need all these people staring at teenagers doing pull ups?

Six years later, he scored his 600th point. Not bad.

The Song Playing in the background is Alexis Jordan - Happiness (Instrumental Version)

Imagine that kid is the best hockey player in the world!😮

Eichel's the better athlete, McDavid's the better player, Sabres fan.

does this include avoiding any contact during the playoffs????????????

Awesome guy

Wtf is the force plate for

Lol came back after the 2016-17 season to look at these comments and damn, people who sounded like they were hating on Connor just sound dumb

Oh yeah 0:31 our boys Travis Dermott and Mitchy Marner on the screen in the background

Lower the music volume next time, please!

He was struggling on the pull ups

Crazy muscle imbalance in the shoulders when he's doing chin ups.

Because running and jumping is so important in hockey.

The incredible fabulous, stunning. Connor McDavid gigantic superstar go up

This is hilarious 😆 combine Something is definitely wrong !

Connor Mcdavid isn't known well for his strength, he's known for his crazy hands and his skills.

Recently recommended anyone?

What is the song

such random tests for a game that is played on ice

I wonder if this kid ever amounted to anything?

Why did it say he only did 6 pull ups, you can clearly count 9

This makes the nfl combine look like a freak show

It's 2019. He's pretty much considered a bust now. I don't even know where he is playing. SPHL maybe? Europe?

wtf... connor's combine results were pretty atrocious for an athlete... imagine how amazing he will be once he improves his physical fitness

If anyone is confused as to why they are getting recommended this in 2020 it’s because he is currently one of if not the best player in the league

Fast forward 3 years

Only 9 times with the 150 lbs? Damn, he's skilled but he's gonna need a serious training camp, if he wants to make a career in the NHL, if not he's gonna end up on the injury list more often than Crosby.

Cool vid. Interesting. Never saw this. Mcdavid is sick. He plays like a confident superstar veteran. Whatever, GO FLYERS!

He reminds me of norman bates, but a norman bates that grows up to be the best hockey player of all time.

With all the improvements with equipment and overall knowledge of the game you would think these Combines would have already adapted. Combine = zero predictability

Jesus I beat more than half of these scores when I was 14. Now all I need to do is learn how to skate...

watching the hockey combine is so sad compared to the nba and nfl

Do u have to do that when you get drafted????

I’m pretty sure that was Edmonton Oilers Coach MacTavish watching from the stands

Poor guy, his potential is wasted with the Oilers

A one dimensional athlete and a very good one I guess.

I know I'm late to the party here, why don't they do an on ice combine along with some of the dryland stuff

lets go oilers!

NHL players don't look very athletic off the ice lmao.

I'm going to be completely honest, and this is my personal view. I played in the OHL/Jr.A and 1 pro season over in Europe. Although, I believe I should have made the NHL, shit happens, but what I'm getting at is all these testing's literally mean fuck all. I was one if not the fastest in every league I played in and I barely worked out or stretched to any degree. This may not be the same for everyone, but I ran track and played soccer and lacrosse growing up as well as I'm sure most people are in other sports like baseball along with hockey up until the point where they can't do both. None of these tests mean anything. Now, I'm not saying that going to the gym and getting stronger or in better shape wont help. I'm just saying that I think some people need to work harder than others. I wasn't even a big guy and I was probably one of the toughest on my feet in regards to like strength and edge work and I think if you're a young kid I think you should go to hockey schools, play other sports, be active and enjoy your life. Being in the gym is overrated when it comes to playing hockey. These guys being tested for wingspan all the jumping tests and things like pull ups or bench press, they actually all mean fuck all when you're getting on the ice. Sure, you want to impress and test well, but I personally believe that none of it matters.

I have a tournament their every year that’s the harborcenter in buffulo new York

People arguing if Hockey players are athletic or not? lol….when I was a senior in HS I was playing hockey on a Junior team, I had a lot of friends who played football & other sports. I remember being able to dominate them on the football field & the school baseball coach trying to recruit me also. My friends who played football all told me I should play because I was better than anyone on their team. The reason I stuck with hockey was because of my size, I was a goalie, I'm only 5'7"-5'8" and at the time i was 165lbs. At that time (i graduated in 2004), goalies under 6 feet tall still existed, although they were becoming less and less. Football I would only be able to play running back & would be considered a very small back at that. And baseball, I had no power hitting the ball compared to Star players, I was just extremely good defensively. I could still hit, but I wouldn't send any over the wall. But by far, amongst my friends, I was considered the best overall athlete, because any sport I tried I excelled at. My friend ran track & I was a faster runner than him, although he would beat me on distance. But I was an excellent Hockey & Football player, I was a very good Baseball & Basketball player. And I could beat 90% of people in a 100 meter dash. I had 5% body fat, which was considered the level of a professional athlete. So yes, hockey players are very athletic.

Go oilers

9 pull ups :D lol im younger and could do atleast half more

Hey, anyone know what does the 'force plate' measure?

This guy was at my prom 😌

Does anyone think it would be cool for Edmonton to trade their 2016, 2017 and 2018 #1 draft picks, perhaps Draisiatl if necessary, and grab Eichel? Would that not make for the greatest dynasty of all time?

2:26 my neighbor has more armpit hair and he's 12

What’s hilarious he could have been like no thanks ain’t doing any and they’d still draft him number one

Looking at weight lifting, came to mind who is the strongest at NHL today?