Depends on what position they play. Being a 6'0" goalie is enough to get you on the do-not-draft list for most teams.

Which is exactly why Hughes responded that way… yet everyone seemed concerned due to his weight.

its the same as someone who stops moving in a line. the line is still moving, it wont take any longer to get to the front, yet as human we need the illusion of progress. The difference between 5'11" and 6'0 is the same illusion, just with numbers

They did this study on women where they considered 6 feet and above to be considered tall for a man and 5'11 was not tall. In the end, it was just the number they cared about because you can't really tell the difference between the 2 heights.

It’s not necessarily Hughes height that’s small. He also appears to just have an overall small frame for being 5’11 or 5’10 and weighs like 170 which is small if your 5’11

Louder for the people in the back

The average in the league is like 6'1-6'2

It’s not the height, it’s the frame bud. He’s built like a highschool girl. Infact a highschool girl might out squat him.

@@tjayk9127exactly

@@tjayk9127he needs to gain 10-1bs of muscle atleaste

He's a center. He doesn't have to be big. He's not a winger so he's not in the corners. The NHL has had small centers for a century. The game hasn't changed.

Yeah but defensively his brother puts a lot of pressure on my heart

Why are we acting like he didn’t have a 99 point season last year?

You can just run this video again in a few years and just change the name to Connor Bedard. Same will happen to him. Too much expectation and he will also need the time to grow into the game.

Nah. Bedard's talents are suited to the minors. He simply doesn't have what it takes to make it in the NHL. Never did.@@trvman1

Yep you didn’t have that mamba mentality

I got told I’m too short and I am. (5’2 most likely done growing) I don’t know if I should keep trying…

@@AverageCanadian7 how old are you?

@@23mylo60 13 my bones fully matured and grew to fast according to the doctor

@@AverageCanadian7 men grow until theyre 21, sometimes older. look at david robinson, he went from 5 foot 7 to 6 foot 7 when he was 17, and then to 7 foot 1 when he was 18/19. never give up on what you enjoy. eat good and you may still have hope.

Glad to have you since the start!

Thanks for watching & supporting!

What are some other ones?

@@Semaj2326 The Hockey Guy, Johnny Hawkey, and OhNyquist are some good channels I can think of off the top of my head

100%

I agree. It’s good to see smaller players get a chance especially cause they do have certain skills you can’t teach, just like bigger guys do. I played around the same time and was a “short” for a goalie despite being a 1/2” under 6’1”.

@@impulse_xs The important thing is that you have an easier time attracting women when you're over 6' tall.

I was thinking about Marchand in comparison the entire time. He's only 5'9. I'm glad the game has evolved to allow the fast and squirrely players to be successful. Honestly, I think hockey is moving in the right direction. I want to see fast, smart, and skillful players more than brute force these days.

@@TheVTRainMan Exactly . I like the code being followed , you'll always have Tom Wilson's and things like that BUT they get dealt with . The skill level always trumps "pointless" fights . I don't want to watch boxing on ice , unless it someone being taught a quick lesson . Know what I mean ?

Rat King Baby!

@@Keitholor Little ball of hate will smash your larynx if you give him lip 😁🤣

Patrice bergeron & Brad marchand played the majority of their careers with zdeno Chara watching their backs. That'll be the biggest difference for Marchand. Or he would've been flattened like a pancake a decade ago The lil ratt comes from another era and he was drafted @ #71, third round, where you'll find the little guys. But Sweeney went big, hungry & cheap this season on who he's brought in That's why some B's forward line numbers are going to go up like Marchand's - because for the first time since Nick Richie left, we have size and enforcers Our lil ratt can stick to the business of scoring instead of trying to play enforcer or spend time in the sin bin. As we've seen him the past coupla years. Somebody else can do that But I think that makes a difference on some of these new younger rookies like hughes, bedard - they need someone watching their backs while they go through their learning curves. Why this would be the perfect season for Matt Poitras to join the Bruins, that amount of talent for pennies on the dollar while we have the likes of Milan lucic, Geekie, & Beecher's size & grit watching his back. You can get as fast and skilled as you want - it's still hockey 🤕 But I'm going to go with what I've heard directly out of players mouths, what I think doesn't matter. In early Patrice bergeron interviews, talking about the Selkie, he makes a direct correlation to Zdeno Chara. So there is some concern over the size of these players, not just being ineffective but seriously getting injured.

Cournoyer was also the fastest player in the league, which I think is another requirement for small players. You don't see too many players who are small and slow, or even average speed. For example, two younger (and smaller) brothers of famous players who were great up to just below the NHL level, but couldn't stick in the NHL: Steve Kariya and Brent Gretzky.

The road runner..😂

Jonathan Marchessault current Stanley Cup champion and Conn Smythe winner with VGK is also an exception to the rule @ 5'9" 185 lbs. His up and down journey through pro hockey levels is indicative of your point. He struggled with objections to his size throughout his early years. However, he learned to have a chip on his shoulder about it and tapped into that to play with even more grit and intensity. He has all the pro ingredients IMO but size; high hockey IQ, tremendous puck handling skills, deceptive speed and quickness, a devastatingly accurate hard shot and great play making skills.@@RRaquello

@@Wayinsworld everyone was shorter back then

Not Big Bird Larry Robinson. Ha!@@lukebruce5234

And 4 ft wide.😂

I too remember the time when St Louis was the number one draft pick. The argument wasn't that Hughes was too small, the argument was whether or not Devils were concerned with making him the first overall due to his size and thereby potential for his skills to translate on the pro level. I used to play, a couple of years back and smaller players are really handicapped by their size (I used to be a big defensive d-man). However if a smaller player was skilled and quick enough he would be a pain in the ass. But it takes a whole lot more for a smaller player to be that good than for an average sized player. I remember the talk was the same thing here at home about Elias Pettersson before he was drafted and I remember the first game I played against him I told some guys in the locker room after the first period "why the fuck are people raving about Jonathan Dahlen when this kid is miles ahead of him already?" And then throughout the year when talking to ppl they were all saying he was too small but I always said that the he's too skillfull to be too small for the NHL, much like the theo fleurys, st Louis, Kariya etc. However when drafting smaller players you're still taking a huge risk even though some turn out to become really good.

I don't understand any of this attitude/thinking after the career of the Great One. The vid also mentions P. Kane. Speed and intelligence are what I see winning hockey games in the last 15 years.

@@Redmenace96 exactly!

Nah, cournoyer

Nah what Fleury did while also being drunk and high most of the season is unfathomable

Paul Kariya was only 5'10 also

Henri Richard

i think you're being generous - he was smaller than that

idk whats with some smaller guys but i am 5'9 63kg which is pretty small but i can beat people way bigger than i am around the boards, sometimes overpowering them.

unless you're sidney crosby with tree trunk legs dominating the boards at 5'11 lol

Mitch marner 😂

@@janzkee Which NHL team do you play for?

Conn smythe winner jonathan Marchessault would like a word with you lol

He is pretty built and not really a fancy dangler like Hughes. Play style is much dif@@somebody9889

Jack Hughes didn't struggle when he was in the playoffs last year. He was one of the Devils best players. 11 points in 12 games played.

Not sure… Bedard might potentially hit a point per game this season, judging by how his first few games have been.

Bedard is already 185 pounds, the only thing he REALLY needs is a more talented team, otherwise once he's truely comfortable with the pace and overall skill level in the league( I give him about 45-50 games) his production is gonna start shooting up.

I think it'll be less time. I think by part way through the season he will start putting up close to a point per game.