You're so right Gina, These Canadian boys are the best of the best who have ever played the game, I wish Gordie Howe and Jean Beliveau could have been there too!!! Amazing Home Grown Talent!!!
JD....You're not the first person to say that. I'm from Burlington, Ontario same region as Wayne Gretzky who was playing for Brampton, Ontario. I'm a little over a year older. Yet I played against him a few times in the 1970s. He was generating all sorts of new coverage at the time as a teenage player scoring lots of goals. I had a coach who at the time didn't seem to understand or appreciate that his father had chosen to put him in our bantam division as a peewee aged player for the extra competition and challenge he wasn't getting in his own age group. My coach on his first look at him, in a game where we held him to just two goals scored, came away with this infamous line I'll never forget, "He's good but I don't know what all the fuss is. He's too small and he's never gonna play pro!" How very wrong he was!!
@@stephenjewell8455 my dad actually played against gretzky one year back then but idk if your lying? Gretzky never played for brampton... only for brantford Steelers.. and he dominated the league with like 400 points that year and then left to play juniors
@@dakruise1 You don't think BIll Russell, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Dr. J, Larry Bird and Magic are humble in interviews such as this? Because that's what the comparison is here...
@@nicke5487 First of all your grammar is atrocious. He wasn't overrated, was more than a ppg player, Canada cup MVP, two time champion, countless all star games. He's not the best but he is the best defensemen ever, and belongs at that table. Messier was way less than ppg player, played with the GOAT in Gretzky who was the main contribution to his rings, and missed 10 all star games.
@@nicke5487 I don't care about what you do and don't like, you cannot respect someone yet still call them overrated, that in itself is a contradiction.
To be arguably the greatest hockey player ever, t's almost unfathomable to think that 3 games into his NHL career, Orr had a knee injury, and consequently had TWELVE surgeries on both knees over his career. And keep in mind when Orr played, they didn't have scopes and the technology to make a "clean" procedure. Each of his 12 operations were about going in and tearing the knee up. It really is mind-blowing to think that as great as Orr was, imagine HOW much greater he could have been without his chronic knee problems. Similarly with Mario and his chronic bad back that plagued him throughout much of his career.
Mike S great point Mike...thinking how much greater he could have been...mind blowing...he definitely was mesmerizing watching him...especially a man down doing the ....catch me...👀
A lot like Mickey Mantle who completely blew out his knee in the 1950 WS [His rookie year] and played the rest of his career without an ACL or MCL, and still put up numbers most could only dream about. If only Bobby and Mick could've had the kinds of knee repair we take for granted now.
Like the 87 Canada Cup. That is where Mario said he really learned the work effort from Wayne. Those two were on a different planet that last three games.
In many ways, all three of them were the best. I think better than Gordie Howe mind you Gordie is all time second on the scoring numbers total. Mario was in ways better than Gretzky on a pure scoring basis but he had physical advantages. Those physical advantages (height and size) also made him vulnerable to back injury. Bobby Orr in my mind was the best skater ever and was magic. But to me Gretzky was too small and too skinny to be good. Yet somehow he was just the best. I think that counts in my book to make him the number 1 just because of his sheer numbers given his puny size.
Greg Pek Among Gordie Howe, Red Fisher, Milt Schmidt and Ron Wilson, they saw ALL NHL players from the 1930's right up through 2010 - and each of those esteemed hockey men said that Bobby Orr was the best player they ever saw. Do you know more about hockey than them?
A guy came down on my shoulder, I don't remember his name. Yeah, sure, it's that you are such a class player that you wouldn't name him. Class. My respect for Messier grew immensely during this interview. He just sat there and let the others speak.
Ron McLean is a treasure, and the best, and I suspect often overlooked, as the best hockey broadcaster and interviewer ever. Ron has such a quick mind and verbal skills, and an an amazing facility to recall anecdotes so accurately. The highlight for me Saturday night, even if I don't watch the game, is to try and catch "Coaches Corner." Ron deals with Don, like a loving son, or an excellent therapist with a client, and of course, Don is a treasure himself.
rvermeulen66 Ovechkin idolized Lemieux, (and Nolan) as I'm sure many other Russians did as well, or another Canadian great. While you and so many other Canadians want to be prejudiced and condescending and project it onto everyone around you, Russians appear to have far more class and dignity.
The few times I saw Gretzky playing in person I watched him like a hawk. The guy would conserve energy away from the direct action. Gretzky would almost park and hide near the mid ice boards watching everything. His defender would tend to lose focus. Then Gretz would explode and arrive at the right place at the right time and be a couple of steps ahead of developments taking place on the ice. He had an incredible sense of flow and where to be. Orr was completely different. Just give him the puck. He had a commanding presence on the ice and the game revolved around him. Orr could keep the puck away from a team on a power play for almost the whole 2 minutes. Never saw a player like that. You simply couldn't get the puck away from him.
3:10 as good as these other guys were, ORR was on a different level. He controlled the puck from end to end. No one else did it like him, ever. Think about this: he was the first defenseman to lead the league in scoring. He broke the mold.
Really, if Pronovost doesn' take out that knee...can you imagine how even more robust the legend would be? What a supremely skilled and intelligent hockey player he was. Only exceeded by his generosity of spirit, his class and respect for the sport. All fans, including this Habs fan, should be grateful for his contribution on and off the ice.
I'm glad Bobby recognizes the term "God Given Talent" takes away from the relentless hard work these athletes put in to achieve their levels of greatness.
@@jameswade9375 - Amen brother! God did indeed give them the talent, by giving them the love of the sport, and the desire to work hard enough to become all that God had planned for them to become. . .
That's like saying God given seeds takes away the hard days work of the farmer... Doesn't matter how much you water soil, if there's no seeds planted underneath, there will be no fruits from your labor!
@@jeffreykaufmann2867 Honestly, there's some missing context here. I don't remember what Amelie Lopez said, and they deleted the comment. I don't think having a weaker or stronger shot of any kind necessarily makes you better or worse, however, Orr did take shots from the point, which has always been reserved for someone with a powerful shot.
God-given talent comes from all over the world. Even from Canada. But they all live in America now! And they could certainly live wherever they wanted to. . .
Could you imagine 3 of the 4 greatest of all time and another super elite player like this in any other sports this humble and respectful of each other and other players? This is what makes hockey so special!
Messier may not be on the mount rushmore of hockey... But he as one of the greatest captains/leaders in sports- hockey be damned! He was pure and simply a winner he won in all levels and on every big stage... If you were a general manager and wanted close to two decades of contention for your team then you be hard up doing much better than drafting Messier as your centerpiece and anchor! And Wayne never won without him, Mess won without Wayne and Coffee twice (6 total)!
Most people have no idea what a strong work ethic these gentleman had at an early age that made them better than the rest. I am a lifelong Oiler fan and was fortunate enough to watch #99 and #11 play together for years... We were spoiled. Four truly great men and great Canadian's... Thank you for making us all better.
@@slauzon01 Here's the official ranking as greatest of all time... 1- Mario. 2- Wayne. 3- Orr. 4- Sid. 5- Howe. No one else in hockey history comes near these guys.
No argument from me on those three, no one else is even close (Howe and Richard are two who some might mention, but those are more legacy picks from where I sit)
I remember watching all these guys, especially Bobby Orr. We had maybe 10 channels on TV and you had to adjust the antenna just right to get the game from Boston. My whole family would stay glued to the TV. Amazing.
I love all these guys, but something about Mario just gets me….he such a cool headed, even-handed boss. Not enough is said about how amazing his accomplishments were in spite of so many very serious health issues
They all are. In fact I don't know of one other sport anywhere where such great legends are so diplomatic, so kind and decent and so gentle. Like Howe.
Well, I'm an old-timer so I'm biased, but I agree with Bobby Clarke's quote that "Bobby Orr was so good they should have created another league just for him to play in". Best player of all time for me, and sadly very short because of his knee injury. Other great NHL players speak of him with awe and enormous respect. Had he not been injured, we can only speculate on how much greater he would have become. He changed the game, and no other defenceman since has ever equalled his record.
Orr is very humble, he never thought he was a great talent, just worked harder than anyone. Messier is very humble, he knows he is not the best player at the table, but definitely the toughest with talent. Wayne is humble in that he too knows he is not the best player, more of a product of a time in hockey and a great supporting cast. If Sid was at the table instead of still playing as the best player in hockey for almost 10 straight years, longer than any other player in history, he would be the most humble, he just loves to play hockey but would yield to the hosts pick of the greatest goal by the greatest player ever. Mario is the most wonderful role model, coaches his son in local hockey games, settled down with his childhood schoolmate, maintains his roots living in Canada as well as Pittsburgh, stayed with the same team his entire life, masterful business decisions with his team, a player, an owner He towers above them all.
I heard earlier in Marios career, Wayne talked to Mario about his being a role model and he should consider stop smoking. He stopped that day. If it is a true story, Wayne had such an impact on Marios admiration towards him. All 4, thanks fer the memories. Go Canada.
These great athletes are also fine human beings. Proud and confident, yet self-effacing and humble. It's what separates hockey from some other sports. No prima donnas. All-Canadian boys. And yes, Ron McLean, while not a hockey player, is one of the best, if not the best, sports hosts in any sports ever. Pure greatness all around. People today criticize hockey players for being boring. Those people conflate boring with humble and team-first.
3 unbelievable players! Super nice to hear the humble confidence, and humor of Bobby Orr, especially. The world could take many lessons from any of the 3!!!
Mario grew into that. People forget he didn't even get out of his seat when drafted by Pittsburgh. Imagine if a player did that today. So he loses a few points there if we are talking class.
Gonna be fun watching ovi make his run at that career goals record. Woulda thought that was an impossible record to break with the differences in the game now
Bobby had such a unique style. Made his team so much better with his heads up passing and end to end rushes. He was a + 128 or something one year pretty much M.V.P. Stuff right there
Hockey is thee greatest sport on the planet, ever, period. With the thee greatest guys ever. Especially back in the day. Still today too. I love these guys, Bobby Orr was my favorite, being from Boston and played myself as a kid till after high school. Thank god for the beautiful game of hockey everyone!
when you think of Canadian hockey, you can't do better than these 4 men...and what Ambassadors for Canadian hockey....well spoken, humble, and great talent
I recently heard Derek Sanderson make the statement that Bobby Orr was as great as he was at a time before expansion, when everyone in the league was superb talent, as opposed to after expansion when the talent pool was watered down. Yeah, Mr. Orr would have done just fine competing today!!
Oh the memories of a better time. Orr lights up a room with his charisma. The most gifted pure hockey talent. #1 Lemieux so cool as a cucumber. Graceful. Beautiful on the ice. Gretzky incredible work ethic, in before everyone - out after everyone, hockey has been a lifelong passion, no one else can match that passion. His Dad was the goal of most men in the day, his passion is what gave birth to Wayne’s Messier - very strong. Strong impact on the game, but that chair belongs to Bobby Howe. Orr, Howe, Gretzky, Lemieux. Howe is so missed.
Any kid seeking to play in the NHL should follow the careers of these guys! All great players and each one an absolute ambassador for the game of hockey. Some of Canada's finest people!!
Messier was a stud superstar and one of the best leaders of all time in all sport. What a career, what a player!!! And he sticks out like a sore thumb right there...
Sad but true... But he does have one thing over Wayne and all of them else... He won 6 cups and 2 without Wayne and Coffee. Wayne never won without him! He also has more game winning goals then Wayne and everyone else on that panel... He's also 3rd all time in career points in the NHL. So it's hard to argue with numbers!
Messier would go check him take the puck and that pus would do nothing, he’s the only all around player there, no disrespect to those guys they where playmakers, but messier would fight knock you on your ass, kind of player
at 1:32 ....the best of all time nhl player telling this story , man !!! ....this guy is not only a legend of hockey , but an amazing human being and probably the best hockey ambassador in the world today !
Orr the best all round real hockey player up there......he play the full 200 ft game...the way it should be.... he had the biggest tool box.....he could do it all.......
gretzky is like 4 days older than me,the great one.but i think the best player of all time is bobby orr,he got the scoring title,like 2 times or more as a defenseman,amazing.
And no other Defenseman in NHL History has ever won a scoring title. Bobby Orr is 2nd all time in +/- and Raymond Bourque is 3rd all time. (Larry Robinson is 1st and Wayne Gretzky is 4th)
I'm a die hard Oilers fan and no question Gretzky was one of the greatest all time but I gotta say if Lemieux stayed healthy and played a full career I think he would have been just as good if not better than Gretzky.
If Lemieux would have been healthy and started with a team loaded with superstars like Gretzky did. Yes I am sure he would've passed him. Ask any hockey players.. When you play with good players...you make more points.
Of course he wasn't on par to have equaled Gretzky... He started with the worst team in hockey. Unlike Gretzky who started with an all star team. And Lemieux had cancer. Anyone who has or had cancer knows that it's always something you have in mind even if you beat it. Cancer always comes back.
I'm surprised that room didn't explode with that much talent surrounding the table. So many legends in one place.
Gina Zhang what does that even mean lol
Filmon Tiku Idk bud.
I was just thinking the same...Those 4 legends are easily among the all-time top 10. Hell they could be in all-time top 5.
My head exploded just watching this!
You're so right Gina, These Canadian boys are the best of the best who have ever played the game, I wish Gordie Howe and Jean Beliveau could have been there too!!! Amazing Home Grown Talent!!!
These kids have potential
yup
patkajape are you sure?
Gretzky will be a bust tho
JD....You're not the first person to say that. I'm from Burlington, Ontario same region as Wayne Gretzky who was playing for Brampton, Ontario. I'm a little over a year older. Yet I played against him a few times in the 1970s. He was generating all sorts of new coverage at the time as a teenage player scoring lots of goals. I had a coach who at the time didn't seem to understand or appreciate that his father had chosen to put him in our bantam division as a peewee aged player for the extra competition and challenge he wasn't getting in his own age group. My coach on his first look at him, in a game where we held him to just two goals scored, came away with this infamous line I'll never forget, "He's good but I don't know what all the fuss is. He's too small and he's never gonna play pro!" How very wrong he was!!
@@stephenjewell8455 my dad actually played against gretzky one year back then but idk if your lying? Gretzky never played for brampton... only for brantford Steelers.. and he dominated the league with like 400 points that year and then left to play juniors
The Canadian Knights of The Round Table.
Add Howe and Béliveau for the even half dozen.
Yzerman Sakic dionne lafleur Francis Esposito at the second table maybe. Crazy how many legends are Canadian
One trait unites them all: HUMBLE
well said
Unlike the NBA
and Great!
Literally each one of them would say the other 3 are better.
@@dakruise1 You don't think BIll Russell, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Dr. J, Larry Bird and Magic are humble in interviews such as this? Because that's what the comparison is here...
Bobby Orr...... such a legend
You forgot the other guys! And gretzky, being so far ahead on the top - Unreal!
Orr best
@@nicke5487 First of all your grammar is atrocious. He wasn't overrated, was more than a ppg player, Canada cup MVP, two time champion, countless all star games. He's not the best but he is the best defensemen ever, and belongs at that table. Messier was way less than ppg player, played with the GOAT in Gretzky who was the main contribution to his rings, and missed 10 all star games.
@@nicke5487 Also wth does "Call me kid when your brains grow bigger", you seem very idiotic.
@@nicke5487
I don't care about what you do and don't like, you cannot respect someone yet still call them overrated, that in itself is a contradiction.
I could sit at this table listening to these guys for hours !
Amazing to see these 4 together. Messier, Gretzky and Lemieux, as kids in Canada, undoubtedly grew up idolizing Orr. Great stuff.
Well...Gretzky's idol was Gordie Howe.
And ever one oz was orr
Randy Bailin Lemieux's was Guy Lafleur
@@4inchesofpleasure and Gretzky
That's like having Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and Micheal Jackson all in the same room together.
When Orr was talking you could tell how they were paying attention. The goat.
give Bobby the puck
To be arguably the greatest hockey player ever, t's almost unfathomable to think that 3 games into his NHL career, Orr had a knee injury, and consequently had TWELVE surgeries on both knees over his career. And keep in mind when Orr played, they didn't have scopes and the technology to make a "clean" procedure. Each of his 12 operations were about going in and tearing the knee up. It really is mind-blowing to think that as great as Orr was, imagine HOW much greater he could have been without his chronic knee problems. Similarly with Mario and his chronic bad back that plagued him throughout much of his career.
Mike S great point Mike...thinking how much greater he could have been...mind blowing...he definitely was mesmerizing watching him...especially a man down doing the ....catch me...👀
A lot like Mickey Mantle who completely blew out his knee in the 1950 WS [His rookie year] and played the rest of his career without an ACL or MCL, and still put up numbers most could only dream about. If only Bobby and Mick could've had the kinds of knee repair we take for granted now.
He was better on 1.5 legs than most hockey players on 2.
If i won in a lottery i would be rich ,stop with ifs cant know what would have happened for sure
Nobody told him about the topical application of DMSO.
Gretzky and Lemieux together the best of the best got to love it.
Like the 87 Canada Cup. That is where Mario said he really learned the work effort from Wayne. Those two were on a different planet that last three games.
Orr is right there with them. He may have been the greatest.
In many ways, all three of them were the best. I think better than Gordie Howe mind you Gordie is all time second on the scoring numbers total. Mario was in ways better than Gretzky on a pure scoring basis but he had physical advantages. Those physical advantages (height and size) also made him vulnerable to back injury.
Bobby Orr in my mind was the best skater ever and was magic.
But to me Gretzky was too small and too skinny to be good. Yet somehow he was just the best. I think that counts in my book to make him the number 1 just because of his sheer numbers given his puny size.
Greg Pek Among Gordie Howe, Red Fisher, Milt Schmidt and Ron Wilson, they saw ALL NHL players from the 1930's right up through 2010 - and each of those esteemed hockey men said that Bobby Orr was the best player they ever saw. Do you know more about hockey than them?
Rosanna Rossi You mean the best of the players who you got to see play. Did you see Gordie Howe play? Or Bobby Orr?
When Orr says "sorry to interrupt" too McLean and he replies " you played for don,you learned something" now that was funny
Bobby orr, the best
Hockey players are awesome. So humble and classy compared to the other big time leagues.
The only league, outside of maybe soccer, where the players all wear suits to the games.
They're Canadian. Nuff said
@@richard_nj Yeah, but so are guys like Tom Wilson & Brad Marchand.
@@miker7115 Great point but those guys are rare.
@@gunman462 Mark Messier is on the same level of being dirty as Wilson and Marchand, though.
That could go on for hours. Too short.
A guy came down on my shoulder, I don't remember his name. Yeah, sure, it's that you are such a class player that you wouldn't name him. Class. My respect for Messier grew immensely during this interview. He just sat there and let the others speak.
Messier was always a class act even when he was a kid in St Albert our home town.!! Hockey in the 80's was second to none.!!!
Ron McLean is a treasure, and the best, and I suspect often overlooked, as the best hockey broadcaster and interviewer ever. Ron has such a quick mind and verbal skills, and an an amazing facility to recall anecdotes so accurately. The highlight for me Saturday night, even if I don't watch the game, is to try and catch "Coaches Corner." Ron deals with Don, like a loving son, or an excellent therapist with a client, and of course, Don is a treasure himself.
Sorry, the greatest le John Forslund
lmao this comment didnt age well
Orr's statements are just AWESOME
Who in the heck could have given this a thumbs down?
Greatness at the table
Russians
rvermeulen66 Ovechkin idolized Lemieux, (and Nolan) as I'm sure many other Russians did as well, or another Canadian great. While you and so many other Canadians want to be prejudiced and condescending and project it onto everyone around you, Russians appear to have far more class and dignity.
Probably because McLean is doing the interview.
Probably because it's TOO short.
Bobby Orr was the best.
So respectful of history of game and one another
I could listen to these greats for hours.
All 4 guys have humility and CLASS!
Love it! Orr interrupts Maclean..."You played for Don (Cherry) you learned something."
Hahaha ya that was good. Ron's as sharp as they come
The few times I saw Gretzky playing in person I watched him like a hawk. The guy would conserve energy away from the direct action. Gretzky would almost park and hide near the mid ice boards watching everything. His defender would tend to lose focus. Then Gretz would explode and arrive at the right place at the right time and be a couple of steps ahead of developments taking place on the ice. He had an incredible sense of flow and where to be. Orr was completely different. Just give him the puck. He had a commanding presence on the ice and the game revolved around him. Orr could keep the puck away from a team on a power play for almost the whole 2 minutes. Never saw a player like that. You simply couldn't get the puck away from him.
You are spot on, both counts. Completely different style players, not to be compared.
Orr was something else!
Orr may have been the best puck handler and skater while puck handling of all time.
What a table of the greatest ever. Next table yzermen , Sakic , Jagr , forsberg
I agree 💎
Awesome table. All five of them have given us so many hockey memories.
3:10 as good as these other guys were, ORR was on a different level. He controlled the puck from end to end. No one else did it like him, ever. Think about this: he was the first defenseman to lead the league in scoring. He broke the mold.
@Les Moore yeah, Crosby belongs at any table of greats, the skating edgework...
Not only the first. Still the ONLY. He would have 100 goals as a forward.
3 time Art Ross as defenseman in 8 seasons, not even playing all games in each.
@@jaychip1 I thinking the same. Not just the first but the only defence man to do it.
Really, if Pronovost doesn' take out that knee...can you imagine how even more robust the legend would be? What a supremely skilled and intelligent hockey player he was. Only exceeded by his generosity of spirit, his class and respect for the sport. All fans, including this Habs fan, should be grateful for his contribution on and off the ice.
I'm glad Bobby recognizes the term "God Given Talent" takes away from the relentless hard work these athletes put in to achieve their levels of greatness.
thank god for orr saying that...
@@jameswade9375 - Amen brother! God did indeed give them the talent, by giving them the love of the sport,
and the desire to work hard enough to become all that God had planned for them to become. . .
It's why he was the best
God gives you the tools, but you gotta do the work.
That's like saying God given seeds takes away the hard days work of the farmer... Doesn't matter how much you water soil, if there's no seeds planted underneath, there will be no fruits from your labor!
Orr was the best all around hockey player I've ever seen.
Can't argue with that
Nope. Gretzky.
@@KristenHammerback-pk5wy All around. Gretzky had a very limited physical game, and not a very powerful shot. Orr could do it all
@@Jim-pq9pm Orr's Slapshot wasn't any harder than Gretzky's.
@@jeffreykaufmann2867 Honestly, there's some missing context here. I don't remember what Amelie Lopez said, and they deleted the comment.
I don't think having a weaker or stronger shot of any kind necessarily makes you better or worse, however, Orr did take shots from the point, which has always been reserved for someone with a powerful shot.
This served as invaluable wisdom from a collection of hockey's living legends!
4 greatest players of all time all from Canada 🇨🇦
God-given talent comes from all over the world. Even from Canada. But they all live in America now!
And they could certainly live wherever they wanted to. . .
Messier is NOT top 4 of all time. Great player with all due respect, but Howe, Jagr, Lidstrom, Crosby, Hasek just to name a few I’d put before Messier
All these gentlemen are as classy as they are legends. All these guys are so humble
Robert Gordon Orr! Nuff Said.
AWSOME NAME !!!
Could you imagine 3 of the 4 greatest of all time and another super elite player like this in any other sports this humble and respectful of each other and other players?
This is what makes hockey so special!
Messier may not be on the mount rushmore of hockey... But he as one of the greatest captains/leaders in sports- hockey be damned! He was pure and simply a winner he won in all levels and on every big stage... If you were a general manager and wanted close to two decades of contention for your team then you be hard up doing much better than drafting Messier as your centerpiece and anchor! And Wayne never won without him, Mess won without Wayne and Coffee twice (6 total)!
Thank you for posting. Great talent, great gentlemen...
Most people have no idea what a strong work ethic these gentleman had at an early age that made them better than the rest. I am a lifelong Oiler fan and was fortunate enough to watch #99 and #11 play together for years... We were spoiled. Four truly great men and great Canadian's... Thank you for making us all better.
Add Gordie Howe to this group and you have the Mount Rushmore of Hockey. True legends and class acts.
Replace Messier with Richard and then you have it
@@letdomf correct
By the time he's done playing, Crosby over Messier 👌
@@tonybleau6219 He's already above him. Crosby is a top 5 for sure
@@slauzon01 Here's the official ranking as greatest of all time... 1- Mario. 2- Wayne. 3- Orr. 4- Sid. 5- Howe. No one else in hockey history comes near these guys.
Bobby Orr has to be the nicest superstar any sport has ever seen. Hes just so gracious and humble
One of My Dad’s Favorite NHL Player Even Though He Was a Boston Bruins Player Before Getting Traded To Chicago
Arguably the 3 greatest players of all time sitting at that table and Messier isn't too far behind.
No argument from me on those three, no one else is even close (Howe and Richard are two who some might mention, but those are more legacy picks from where I sit)
They all agree that Gordie was the greatest.
Messier is quite far behind.
Wait a minute. Messier is third in all-time points. That is quite an accomplishment. I doubt any future hockey player beat that.
I remember watching all these guys, especially Bobby Orr. We had maybe 10 channels on TV and you had to adjust the antenna just right to get the game from Boston. My whole family would stay glued to the TV. Amazing.
I love all these guys, but something about Mario just gets me….he such a cool headed, even-handed boss. Not enough is said about how amazing his accomplishments were in spite of so many very serious health issues
dude has a serious case for the GOAT of any sport.
I’d love to sit here and listen to them tell stories for hours. So cool
Lemieux is a very charming man.
They all are. In fact I don't know of one other sport anywhere where such great legends are so diplomatic, so kind and decent and so gentle. Like Howe.
Sportsnet wanted to invite John Scott but they were worried he'd steal everyone's thunder.
Scramblieggs best player for one day
BOBBY ORR THE BEST EVER PERIOD.
Bullshit. That would be lemieux
@@earlviney5212 lemieux and orr but lemieux only by talent not achievements
surreal seeing the 4 greatest hockey players of all time sitting at the same table, alive and well
mark messier is not top 4 = gordie howe , mike bossy , domink hasek , patrick roy , jaromir jagr are better
Wrong. Messier is actually the greatest hockey player of all time.
Stevie Y
Zachary Lee You can't be serious
Gambl0r missing Mike Bossy
Well, I'm an old-timer so I'm biased, but I agree with Bobby Clarke's quote that "Bobby Orr was so good they should have created another league just for him to play in". Best player of all time for me, and sadly very short because of his knee injury. Other great NHL players speak of him with awe and enormous respect. Had he not been injured, we can only speculate on how much greater he would have become. He changed the game, and no other defenceman since has ever equalled his record.
Me too.....
Orr controlled the game like no other player could.
Orr is very humble, he never thought he was a great talent, just worked harder than anyone.
Messier is very humble, he knows he is not the best player at the table, but definitely the toughest with talent.
Wayne is humble in that he too knows he is not the best player, more of a product of a time in hockey and a great supporting cast.
If Sid was at the table instead of still playing as the best player in hockey for almost 10 straight years, longer than any other player in history, he would be the most humble, he just loves to play hockey but would yield to the hosts pick of the greatest goal by the greatest player ever.
Mario is the most wonderful role model, coaches his son in local hockey games, settled down with his childhood schoolmate, maintains his roots living in Canada as well as Pittsburgh, stayed with the same team his entire life, masterful business decisions with his team, a player, an owner
He towers above them all.
Mario has done so much for hockey, Considering his personal gifts and saving hockey in Pittsburgh, he certainly deserves all possible accolades.
I heard earlier in Marios career, Wayne talked to Mario about his being a role model and he should consider stop smoking. He stopped that day. If it is a true story, Wayne had such an impact on Marios admiration towards him. All 4, thanks fer the memories. Go Canada.
These great athletes are also fine human beings. Proud and confident, yet self-effacing and humble. It's what separates hockey from some other sports. No prima donnas. All-Canadian boys. And yes, Ron McLean, while not a hockey player, is one of the best, if not the best, sports hosts in any sports ever. Pure greatness all around. People today criticize hockey players for being boring. Those people conflate boring with humble and team-first.
Wow ! Thank you for that. ..FANtastic.....!!!
All defer to Orr,,, all being Gretz, Mario and Mess... wow. awesome.
Knights of the Round Table!
I was the 6th invite to the round table but I had pickup hockey that night
water boy...
3 unbelievable players!
Super nice to hear the humble confidence, and humor of Bobby Orr, especially. The world could take many lessons from any of the 3!!!
Lemieux the most talented player id ever seen. Quote from orr himself
Wayne said that as well of him. Such praise
@@codekhalil6437 what are they gonna say i was better
lemieux goal/game ratio is the best in hockey history by some distance
@@ChrisE-iy7ok as much as i like Mario...Bossy's goal per game is top all time 🤷♂️
@@rickymainville5590 He should have said points per game.
Ron Maclean is such a gem man, one of the most, if not the most respectable media guy out there
As individual i like Gretzky but i love Lemieux and Orr. Very humble and top class.
Mario grew into that. People forget he didn't even get out of his seat when drafted by Pittsburgh. Imagine if a player did that today. So he loses a few points there if we are talking class.
@@shooter1973 What about Eric Lindros? He refused to put on the Quebec jersey and refused to play for the Nordiques.
@@bmoshareholderappleshareho855 if he were sitting there I would've mentioned him.
4 of my all-time favorites. Wow!
Orr was on another level.
Thank you for mentioning Yzerman...
Awesome interview. Wish it could have gone longer with these 4 Legends!
That's like having Elvis Presley, the Beatles, and Micheal Jackson all in the same room together.
That actually happened ine time with Elvis, Beatles, Rolling Stones and thevDoors.@bmoshareholderappleshareho855
BOBBY ORR WAS THE MOST HUMBLE PLAYER. LOVED WATCHING HIM PLAY. SAW HIM IN LONDON ONTARIO TRAINING CAMP.
The bosses!! My Lemieux is there !! 😎 love him !!
Wow! What a group of all-time Greats!!!!! And Ovechkin just passed 2 of them in goals this year.
Gonna be fun watching ovi make his run at that career goals record. Woulda thought that was an impossible record to break with the differences in the game now
Bobby had such a unique style. Made his team so much better with his heads up passing and end to end rushes. He was a + 128 or something one year pretty much M.V.P. Stuff right there
Hockey is thee greatest sport on the planet, ever, period. With the thee greatest guys ever. Especially back in the day. Still today too. I love these guys, Bobby Orr was my favorite, being from Boston and played myself as a kid till after high school. Thank god for the beautiful game of hockey everyone!
Arguably the 4 greatest players ever. The only one missing there is Howe
Ethan Yeomans You couldn't be any more accurate with your statement...
Don't forget about the rocket. 50 goals in 50 games was incredible back in his day
And maybe Hull as well.
and JEAN
Who would be the best American , if one was to be invited at the table? Mike Modano?
All great ambassadors of the sport.
5 GOATS in the same room.
Nice! Five of the greatest of their profession!
How ironic: 4 people disliked this. What the hell? These are without a doubt the 4 greatest players ever!
Bc it was too short! 😭
Or old blind fellas missing the like button
Enjoyed this video, thanks for sharing. "Kids watch you guys on the ice, that's how you lead". So true Bobby 🇨🇦👍
Orr is so cool. He even gave a shout out to #7 Paul Coffey.
Amazing decency!
Paul Coffey and Wayne Gretzky is like Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito.
Wild. All legends but they all know Orr is the hero.
Little bit of talent at that table, feel fortunate to have met Super Mario and The Great one, so very humble
when you think of Canadian hockey, you can't do better than these 4 men...and what Ambassadors for Canadian hockey....well spoken, humble, and great talent
Orr is such legend. He could compete today very well if he was young no doubt in my mind
Orr was absolutely ridiculous.
I recently heard Derek Sanderson make the statement that Bobby Orr was as great as he was at a time before expansion, when everyone in the league was superb talent, as opposed to after expansion when the talent pool was watered down. Yeah, Mr. Orr would have done just fine competing today!!
Oh the memories of a better time.
Orr lights up a room with his charisma. The most gifted pure hockey talent. #1
Lemieux so cool as a cucumber. Graceful. Beautiful on the ice.
Gretzky incredible work ethic, in before everyone - out after everyone, hockey has been a lifelong passion, no one else can match that passion. His Dad was the goal of most men in the day, his passion is what gave birth to Wayne’s
Messier - very strong. Strong impact on the game, but that chair belongs to Bobby Howe. Orr, Howe, Gretzky, Lemieux.
Howe is so missed.
Lemieux is the GOAT
Gretzky was the most statistically dominant *athlete* of all time, never mind hockey.
Any kid seeking to play in the NHL should follow the careers of these guys! All great players and each one an absolute ambassador for the game of hockey. Some of Canada's finest people!!
The final generation of true hockey players
24BIGDYL what does even mean?
Final generation lol, do you forget 1990-2010 era. Probably the fastest and brutal era. :) Stacked era.
Pure Legends!!!
Messier was a stud superstar and one of the best leaders of all time in all sport. What a career, what a player!!! And he sticks out like a sore thumb right there...
Greatest leader in the history of all sports. A champion. Of champions
In his last 7 Seasons, NO Playoff Appearances. !!!!!!
Plus the dirtiest sneaky scumbag ever
If Mario played the number of games the others did… HE would have the RECORD to break
Sad but true... But he does have one thing over Wayne and all of them else... He won 6 cups and 2 without Wayne and Coffee. Wayne never won without him! He also has more game winning goals then Wayne and everyone else on that panel... He's also 3rd all time in career points in the NHL. So it's hard to argue with numbers!
Some of the greatest players to ever lace skates!
Bang for your buck. Lemieux greatest of all time
not even close
If these guys were all on the ice they would never have the puck because lemieux would have it all the time.
@@earlviney5212 that's very true. Then add Jagr to the RW and nobody else will touch the puck
Messier would go check him take the puck and that pus would do nothing, he’s the only all around player there, no disrespect to those guys they where playmakers, but messier would fight knock you on your ass, kind of player
@@sammyweed4771i love Moose too but Mario was another level. He also beat Messier in the playoffs several times.
at 1:32 ....the best of all time nhl player telling this story , man !!! ....this guy is not only a legend of hockey , but an amazing human being and probably the best hockey ambassador in the world today !
Goats 🐐 in the same room
Orr: "Is that all?" Laughed my ass off.
Orr the best all round real hockey player up there......he play the full 200 ft game...the way it should be.... he had the biggest tool box.....he could do it all.......
Jim Wade he wrecked his knees for his love of water skiing, he love to water-ski barefooted, he taught me how to ski when I was 12 years old!
He also only lasted 8 years in the NHL
His record didn't come close to Gretzky's, not even close.
@@cascorick8253 so your one that did god knees in,learning you how to ski..lol.... I'm from Georgian Bay too,and loved water skiing...
Bobby Orr the greatest Hockey Player Of All Time..
gretzky is like 4 days older than me,the great one.but i think the best player of all time is bobby orr,he got the scoring title,like 2 times or more as a defenseman,amazing.
And no other Defenseman in NHL History has ever won a scoring title.
Bobby Orr is 2nd all time in +/- and Raymond Bourque is 3rd all time.
(Larry Robinson is 1st and Wayne Gretzky is 4th)
Orr is great but I'll go with Gretzky for goat.
wow.. what a group of legends
The best leader
The best passer
The best defence-man
The most talented player of all time ( Mario )
absolutely incredible other worldly talent ... perhaps not ever again !!!
I'm a die hard Oilers fan and no question Gretzky was one of the greatest all time but I gotta say if Lemieux stayed healthy and played a full career I think he would have been just as good if not better than Gretzky.
not taking away from gretzky but lemeuix was better
If Lemieux would have been healthy and started with a team loaded with superstars like Gretzky did. Yes I am sure he would've passed him.
Ask any hockey players.. When you play with good players...you make more points.
He would’ve came close but was never on par to have equaled Gretzky.
Of course he wasn't on par to have equaled Gretzky... He started with the worst team in hockey. Unlike Gretzky who started with an all star team. And Lemieux had cancer. Anyone who has or had cancer knows that it's always something you have in mind even if you beat it. Cancer always comes back.
Allmost as good as orr..
There will never be another Bobby Orr
There will never be another Wayne Gretzky either. Paul Coffey came close to being a Bobby Orr.
What great players.... and is Lemieux huge or what?!
Greatness & class.
Mario Lemieux the best player at the table
yea 99 2000 points in 837 mario 1751 in 915
look at their plus minus stats orr was #1 99#4 #1 among offensive players mario like not even on the radar
Love all these guys