How likely is making the NHL as an "undersized" player?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ม.ค. 2025
- Take a look at the odds of playing in the NHL if you're an "undersized" or "short" player, in this edition of District 5.
The Artemi Panarin article mentioned in the video
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Barry Melrose once said, "If you're a small guy you have to prove you can play in the NHL. If you're a big guy you have to prove you can't."
Sounds like a basketball quote too lmao
@@plenplen3082 an nba player probably said that as well
No Cliff Ronning?!?!?
Man, you finished on Johnny and made me cry a little. Respect.
Oooffff amen 😢
Cole Caufield is listed has 5'8'' on the NHL's website. A friend of mine who's around 5'7'' met Caufield randomly in a store once. He told me ''there's no way Cole is 5'8''. He's smaller than me.''
It's always funny to me when they boost these stats
It's with skates 😁
Cole is probably 5’6
And this guy is tied 2nd for most goals this season. Don't let height destroy your dreams.
@@JoshuaRichardHancock I’m a Habs fan and love the guy. I see him ending up with at least 40 this season
I always said he looked 5'6"
It just broke my heart to see Johnny Gaudreau at the end. May he and his brother rest in peace.
Seeing Johnny at the end teared me up. Classy and great videos as always D9
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Thank you! Much appreciated.
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R.I.P. Johnny Hockey
Just look at the vancouver line with Hoglander and Garland. They absolutely dominate
As a Habs fan I love seeing Cole Caufield and now Lane Hutson out there sniping goals, skating through opponents, and even trying to check guys sometimes. I'm personally NHL average height but even I can admire the pure tenacity and heart of these short guys making shit happen.
Lane Hutson literally has no goals in his NHL career rn so...
@@Stoney037That point was more directed at Caufield
@@Stoney037 he's got points which is just as important
Loved the outro, keep making more videos man I’m loving them.
Wasn't expecting to tear up at the end of this video 🥲
Theo fluery mart st.louis are examples of small players who were superstars.
Juuse "Juice" Saros is our favorite - he gets a lot of flack from commentators about his height but part of his charm is he's a fairly average height guy (short for NHL) in a role notoriously favoring tall players and proves height isn't everything. Feels a bit more relatable that way.
Nathan Walker being mentioned is really a good point cos dude is no way his listed height at 5'9 (met him and I'm 5'4 and he was only a couple inches taller than me), came from Aus, undrafted and now has played over 150 games in the NHL
Love these hockey analysis video essays. Can you do one on systems. Which is the best and worst according to stats?
As a shorter Dallas fan, Stankoven has become one of my new favourite players. Any time he’s on the ice he elevates his whole team.
Amazing Darren Pang played in goal at 5’5, crazy
After watching this video as someone knowing I will be under sized this motivates me
Bonus stick tap to D Francis Bouillon, who somehow made a career of trucking guys while being 5'8''!
Think Crosby, listed at 5'11, who isn't particularly tall, can use his sturdy frame to his advantage by getting low and protecting the puck
I loved seeing those snipers of film that showed Logan Stankoven. Go get em" Logan!
@2:55 Least night i watched a video about how basketball is becoming an expensive sport to play if you want a chance to make the NBA. Making any of the major sports leagues is going to become rare thing.
Yeah no way Brad Marchand is 5'9 lol
the size difference between him and Crosby is much bigger in that training video they had
Thank you for uploading I was having a crappy day
Good work. Don't forget Paul Kariya and his brother Steve Kariya. 😊😊 13😢😢G bros
Rip Johnny hockey u where one of the small players in the NHL
Far and away the best hockey vids on youtube..
Thank you!
Ryan Lomberg was a fan favorite in Florida. He always plays with a smile on his face. He’s absolutely living his dream. Also he is jacked.
Rest in peace Johnny Hockey.
Rocco Grimaldi -- fastest hat trick in Nashville history.
Figured my dad would make an appearance and there he was
Who?
Martin St Louis is clearly an example of small but exceptional.
The capitals Keith Aucoin was a guy I really loved to watch because he was smaller but played really hard.
You’ve got me wondering with the inflated listed heights and after that interview clip: for this video is Connor Garland considered to be 5’10”?
How tall was Domi, can we talk about him absolutely annihilating guys eay bigger then him?!
Bobby Lalonde was listed at 5’5 but he is 5’4.
Samuel Girard is listed as 5’10” but seen him up close and personal guy is around 5’8”
almost every NHL player suddenly "gains" an inch or two. especially when moving to north america from europe
Logan Stankoven is 5'8" has played 42 NHL games, and has 32 points. 8 goals, 24 assists. He's a damn good player
And honestly 5’8” is generous. Pretty sure that number has been juiced. But damn does he have a motor on him.
you should do a video peneras story
Brett Seney AHL Icehogs captain is an absolute grinder and one of the more determined players I've ever seen
5'9" btw
So you’re telling me there’s a chance
Still by the percentage to make it , nhl is still by far the ' easiest' to make it to vs european soccer, nba or nfl.
There was a study some years ago showing 1/500 out of college hockey athletes were drafted to nhl, in contrast to 1/10,000 for nba
Marcel Dionne for the win!! My hometown superstar!!
It's never easy when your cruseing around at elbow height, in Hockey or basketball
Rocco Grimaldi, love that guy
Greay video bud
So many goalies lie about their height lol...there's no way Juuse Saros is 5'11 he's gotta be like 5'9
You're totally right Until the 23-24 season, he was listed as 5'9. A ton of players 'got taller' that year, including guys already really tall like Hakanpää, Desharnais, and Oleksiak.
God damn i miss marchy on vegas
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Ice Hockey in a desert?
What about Antarctica?
A happy, new year!
@maikotter9945 bot?
You mentioned that you have to be a skater to make it undersized but I would've been interested if you mentioned how many are Ds
you need to do a tall vid now
Back in the 80s and prior poor people could compete. Something tells me Link Gaetz and Donald Brashear did not come from wealth.
I’m here for a discussion on moving from wooden sticks to composites hurting the sport as a whole.
Nice video
Average height was lower in the past so 5'9 wasn't short in the NHL back then.
Also what about the outliers when it comes to weight.
Do the thick short guys have an advantage?
11:11 Go Sioux!
5'9" Yanni Gourde is a force on the ice. Hoping he returns to Tampa.
God bless I am a 6‘5 beer league player😂 welcome to german Hockey 😂😂
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Who is the 5’10” guy on the Canucks?
Problem with other sports in Canada is that if you aren't mega tall there is literally no point in playing games like Basketball.
Ahem, fun of the game?
But yeah, Canadians would probably be best served by plating a shit ton of soccer if they can't afford hockey.
About those reported heights,no way St Louis is 5’8 he’s more like 5’6
Wat if ur a goalie😢
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I think you’re missing one huge part of this. Developing during youth hockey. The Scouts and coachs are gonna pick the biggest and most promising looking players so the division starts at mites and squirts. The smallest players are more likely to be less skilled so they get put on the lower teams. The compounding effect of having the best coaches and more ice time as kid vs having the 2nd tier coach’s and less practice or games is huge in youth development.
Well right now he's the best scorer tied with hischier
how are you gonna make this video and not mention Nathan Gerbe 5'4" with 151 points in his career, also i think he can claim he "won" a fight in the nhl as well (Brandon Gallagher, it's considered more a draw than anything but i think that counts for Gerbe lmao)
No jack hughes im being gaslit.
Kinda disagree... it depends how the small skaters skate like with a wide base like Marchand or a traditional narrow base like Jack Hughes. Do you use the hip check? And how heavy are you? Guys like Nils Hoglander, Brad Marchand, Logan Stankoven, and even Cole Caufield are built like little rocks that don't go down easy and might deliver the blow themselves. Especially Hoglander, that dude is solid!!
The problem is long-term ability to to get hurt
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