Well helmets actually became mandatory. Any player that signed before 1979 (90% sure that's the date, could be off by a few years) didn't have to wear a helmet, any player that signed after had to wear one

The Nike skates were built on a Bauer chassis, with Nike technology. They were extremely comfortable

The air zoom skates and bolero gloves, still the sickest looking equipment!!

Slafkovsky played luke a BEAST in the IIHFC tournament. He definately looked more like he was ready for the big leagues than Wright. On the other hand, same could've been said about Laine vs Matthews.

As a Sens fan our stinker was passing up Pronger for Daigle. Thanks Bridgman.

I still have my Nike skates

The Islanders taking Rick DiPietro 1st overall with Roberto Luongo in the system is still my biggest head scratcher

It's important to note, that when Gretzky went to the Rangers, he too had a Nike skate that was just like Fedorov's, but with NYR colorway.

I liked Mike Smith's pick for the Wpg Jet- Sergei Bautin. Even Bob McKenzie didn't know him. But this is how I see it - amateur scouts get paid a lot of money to scout player that fit the teams needs that employs them. Going 'off board' is a good thing - even if the player doesn't turn out (many don't). If you're just picking off the board, why bother with a scouting staff? I wouldn't want my scouting team picking off the board - if they did I'd fire the lot

HEres a confusing draft-pick for you. 1974, 11th round the Sabres draft one Taro Tsujimoto, reported as being a player in the Japan Ice Hockey League. No scout seemed to know anything about this guy. But, that league didn't exist. Nor did Taro. The GM at the time was exasperated with the length of the draft (apparently 25 rounds!!) and made up a fictional player to draft as a joke.

Doug Wickenheiser was a Center, not Defense

Vancouver going off the board on their 1st round pick Patrick White. Never played a game in the NHL and was selected one pick before David Perron. Uuuuuuuggggggghhhhhhh!!!!!!

Louis leblanc to the habs was the worst after leblanc was kreider 🤦🤦🤢🤢

The Flyers selecting Cam York over Caufield when they needed scoring is really surprising. York is turning out to be solid but man....

I've watched him bring Canada two gold medals. He's alright in my books! 😊

4:00 Chinakov is just case of great scouting I think. Some players take few years to mature into star and it just might be Chinakov is ready 24-25 season. Just might be 40 goal scorer in NHL as they have had wisdom to train and grow this guy.

2016 the Jets trading up for Stanley when they could have used the second they gave up to pick DeBrincat. Ugh

you are skipping over a key thing in the 1980 draft. A guy names Wayne would have been eligible for that draft if he had not gone to the WHA. That is why Pollack did that deal 4 years earlier

Point of order. Chinakov is 11th in pts in his draft year so far

5:00 Shane wright is gunna dominate his 1st year in the nhl he looked VERY good at the end of the season with the kraken

There was quite a bit of off the board picks this draft especially Form the ducks and sens

Just because you don't know him doesn't mean it's a bad pick

Best series in a long time

We love chinny bro

Luchanko at 13?

Sennecke will be the next Kotkaniemi. I understand a reach but good lord, trade back if ur reaching that far 🤣

when's the Lou collab

REAL NHL FANS HATE SHANE WRIGHT BOOOOO SHANE WRIGHT

The pens should have picked Bobby Clark in the 60’s or the 70’s I can’t remember

Chinakhov is evidence that good THOROUGH scouting at even the peewee levels nowadays can yield diamonds in the rough where no one else is even looking yet. Remember Datsyuk and Zetterberg were drafted as players people barely knew much about too.

Cries when I remember the Sens took Brian Lee when they could've taken Kopitar 😢

Corn-yay wth

a few mins in and already intrigued. good one!

The most confusing draft pick in nhl history is when the maple leafs chose Austin Mathews first overall instead of the GOAT Patrik Laine

The NHL Draft is tonight! Who do you hope your team selects tonight and why?? Me personally? I'm hoping CGY takes Berkley Catton or Tij Iginla! (And for the rebuild to officially begin!) Thank you so much for watching! - MATTHEW TKACHUK IS A STANLEY CUP CHAMPION!!

Considering that Barkov has won his 2nd career Selke Trophy and the Stanley Cup this year, Don Cherry's Twitter thread has continued to age poorly.

As a former goalie that coming out to meet the skater can be a risky play, often times it can result in an injury. The last few years I played I was an emergency goalie for my cousins team and the last game I played resulted in a concussion on my end as I skated out to try and snuff out a breakaway. I did but I couldn't finish the game lol

How do you make up a whole episode of tough guys and not mention Cam Neely

Has anyone seen how good on paper the 2018 Buffalo Sabres team was? That is an all star roster. They even had Ulmark.

Pronounced yoken hesht not johanne heckt lol

I get the tinted visor thing. I have extreme light sensitivity now due to Covid and I can’t go to see my local team play without wearing tinted lenses. The glare of the ice is too much for me and I end up leaving half way due to migraine. I usually wear yellow or pink tints. However, the polarised visor that Ovi was wearing was a bit much and I can’t see any other reason for him wearing it that isn’t a cosmetic one. Also…I REALLY hope Crosby washes that jock strap!

God, that job seems hard, but I'm glad it didn't end up being worse for him!

It's sad when friends break apart, but it's nice when they still have respect for one another.

I can't imagine Nike makikg hockey skates. That would be insane to me!

I begged for those federov nike skates when i was a kid

Yo skating with the Niki drip

They were emberassed but had -8 in playoff, not even close to Vancouver worst-15 in a playoff round.

I remember reading Butch Goring wore the same pair of dress pants every time when traveling then when the season ended he cut them down for shorts in the summer.