Hockey players are some of the most humble, respectful, polite and generous of the athletes around the world. These guys don't fake being hurt and roll around on the ground for 20 minutes to try and get a penalty. They really get hurt, go to the dressing room, get fixed up and get right back out there. And if anyone ever crosses those lines, they fight.
I forget who, exactly it was, but during the Red Wings first few cups in the 90s one of our players went to the locker room after being hit in the mouth with a puck. When he took out his mouthpiece something like 6 to 10 teeth came out with it. They stemmed the tide of blood and he went back to play about 15 minutes later!
@@Axe_Slinger Another one was Ryan Smyth during the '06 cup run - 3 teeth in the second from Chris Pronger, came back in the third period and set up the game winner in 3OT
@@forgottenfamily My best friend growing up (Craig) was the son of an NHL Player named Larry Johnston, Defenseman for my hometown Red Wings. Classified as, let's be honest a solid Defenseman in his zone but your common form of Goon! Boy did he have some great stories. Fought Dave Schultz and Tiger Williams, he's a great guy and has a Sportsbar in Detroit. Hockey players have a very proud tradition to live up to!
@@WhiteCamry lol 😆 thats a new development living with, and being related to some of them, never found that niceness I always heard about. They seem the same as everyone else in the western worlds.
What I love about hockey is there’s a lot of contrast between the elegance of skating and skill versus the brutality of combat. The speed of the game can go so fast too.
Puck (rhymes with the Bad word.) :) Goal, goalie pads, Women do play hockey. Never boring. The big hits and the fights are actually a small part; the speed and skating is impressive and a good goalie is amazing to watch do their thing. Ice hockey and ice skating both are filled with incredible speed and skill.
Marie, allow me to speak as a journalist who authored a few books on hockey. The NHL has players from France! Antoine Roussel (from Roubaix), Alex Texier (Grenoble), Pierre Bellemare (LeBlanc-Mesnil) & Cris Huet (St-Martin-d'Heres) are a few. The collisions you saw? Old-school fans love them. Hockey's the only sport that permits fighting, so they love that too. But with head injuries now a crisis, many fans frown on such excessive violence, like watching NASCAR for its car crashes. I prefer hockey for its beauty, skill, skating, stickhandling and puck shooting. Also, do you know what the word "hockey" means? It's derived from the French word "hoquet," meaning a shepherd's crooked stick!
Whoa! I had no idea Huet was still playing. I was going to suggest the Swiss League if you could handle whatever I presume they do to make their French objectionable (they do this with German so I assume it's customary). The hits have a lot of rules: a late hit occurs when the hit occurs more than about a second from the player releasing the puck, you can't leap or leave your feet while initiating a hit, you can hit with your shoulder or your hip, you can't hit knees, the head can't be the primary thing you strike when hitting, you can't hit within like 1.6m of the boards and glass to avoid neck and head injuries; but hitting is important as it's what keeps the speed of the game at such a rapid pace because whoever has the puck is pressured into allowing the other team to gain possession of the puck or to make a very rapid decision about whee to shoot or pass it. Women's hockey absolutely exists, but physicality is forbidden; which is to say no fighting and no hitting. A direct result of the lack of hitting in women's hockey is that the speed of that segment of hockey is much, much slower and less appealing to watch as a result. The best televised women's hockey is typically in any WInter Olympics so in a couple of years you can see a bunch of Russian, Canadian and American women play with tons of televised coverage. I think France typically sends a very good team. I'm still surprised Huet is still playing. (Ah, upon checking he's working as a goalie coach, not playing.) IDK where in France you are, but Huet's coaching in the Swiss national league if you're close enough to the border for a trip.
You may be interested in viewing the Montreal Canadians of the NHL, as they are a French Canadian favorite. They have both French and English Commentary, as well as a long Hockey Tradition. My favorite in person game was at the old Montreal Forum in 1972. It was the Montreal Canadians versus the Boston Bruins. Bobby Orr was playing or the Bruins in a hard fought game against Montreal at a time when ties were part of the outcomes. Also had the opportunity to see the Russian-USA Olympic Hockey Game at the Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympic Games.
Did you see the Miracle On Ice in person? I watched it on t.v., and have been to Lake Placid a few times, but not during the Olympics. Great place to visit, especially for sports fans or just nature lovers. That victory over the Soviets is my favorite sports memory of all time. They have a little museum in the ice rink where the game was played, and they run the game against the Soviets all day long. I’ve sat there and watched it more than once. “Do you believe in miracles? ...Yes”! I’m also old enough to remember the ‘72 Summit Series, when the Canadians came back to beat the Russians. I think it was Paul Martin, if I remember right, who got the big goal to win that series. I hear he’s a national hero in Canada.
@@michaelcrummy8397 I was there. I am from the North Country, the New York side of The Thousand Islands. Wintered in the Adirondacks doing Acid Rain Research in 73-74. Until the pandemic people along the St Lawrence River did not see any dotted lines in the River between the US and Canada.
Hockey is a beautiful sport...yeah hits and fights happen, but the speed and athleticism are another level. Hockey is the best sport live, constant action and noise.
Hey Marie! Great video! I was blessed to play hockey for 6 years in elementary, middle, and high school levels and it was by far the most fun sport I've ever played (others I've tried: basketball for 5 seasons, soccer for 3 seasons, and baseball for 4 seasons). We wear a ton of padding to protect ourselves while on the ice. Our padding consists of leg pads, shoulder pads, elbow pads, hockey pants (which protect our upper thighs), and of course a helmet. The skates can also protect your feet. At the levels I played at, we had guards on our helmets that protected our whole face, however, in the NHL, most players opt for only the covering that protects their eyes. The blades on the bottom of the skates are a real danger to hockey players, particularly when someone is hit and their feet fly up. I saw a hockey player have to get around 80 stitches in his face after a skate flew up and caught him in the face. He recovered and was playing again by the next game. In order to protect their neck from possible skate blades causing them harm, some players (I was one) wear "neck guards" which can best be described as a thick fabric that is velcroed around your neck that will block skate blades if any were to go up around your neck. In terms of knowing which hits would be penalties, penalties that are often associated with hits would be things like interference (hitting someone about 5 or more seconds after they have passed the puck), cross-checking (putting your stick horizontally on someone's side, chest, or back and pushing against them into the boards), and boarding (when you hit someone into the boards directly from behind with the intention to hit them rather than pursue the puck). Hockey is a sport where tempers can get hot very quickly, and as a safety measure, they actually let the players fight in order to let them cool off their anger. Each player that fights is assessed a 5-minute penalty, however, this does not reflect on the number of players on the ice for each team. Hockey is, believe it or not, a self-regulating and gentlemen (or gentlewoman) sport where the players make sure that no one is unfairly "ganged up against" and if an illegal hit does occur, the receiving players will usually retaliate later in the game or next time the two teams meet. There are opportunities for you to watch entire NHL games through the NHL website (NHL.com). I am unsure how this feature will fare for you in France, particularly because of the time zone differences, however, if you go to the website, at the top, there will be a banner that lists all of the hockey games being played on that particular day. Every two days or so, the NHL streams an entire game for free. Looking at the site, the next free game will be April 22 at 7pm Eastern Time, which, accounting for the time zone difference, would be around 1 in the morning for you. Unfortunately, the time differences and the lack of morning games here in the states mean that most games played would be very late or early in the morning for you. I highly recommend watching an entire game though as you are indeed correct when you say that it is not a sport that gets boring. The playoffs for the NHL are coming up soon, though I honestly don't know when they are for 2 reasons: 1) My team (the Detroit Red Wings) are not going to make the playoffs, and 2) I am currently in law school and finals are approaching fast so I am having to focus on those. I believe the playoffs will begin around the middle of May, with the championship series occurring in June, possibly reaching into July. The way NHL playoffs happen is that the teams will play in a best-of-seven series where the first team to win 4 games against that particular team during the series wins the series and moves on to the next round. Including the championship series, there are four rounds. Sorry for the long comment, I've been eagerly anticipating your videos on the NHL because it is my favorite sport to watch, I am actually currently watching a game on TV as I type this. I can't wait to see more of your NHL videos! And keep up the great work!
I love the way you contrast the different aspects of the sport. The elegance and precision with the aggression and brutality. Hockey encapsulates more of reality than any other other sport. It has everything in a single game.
True. On the ice it’s all business and super competitive. But once the game is over hockey players are mostly all really great guys. And the non-professionals who don’t have to keep their athletic bodies in check definitely appreciate those beers together, even with players from opposing teams. We just love the game so much and want to be around others who do, including the guys who you just won against or, likewise, beat you to a pulp on the scoresheet. There’s actually a lot of unwritten rules and even a so-called “code” that ensures you “leave it all out on the ice” and then act cordially thereafter. Most of the so-called smack talk after games is just the media trying to create a story for the fans and for their $$$. Listen to real hockey players discuss the game and they have HUGE respect for all the opposing players on other teams. They are far more likely to discuss what they love about one another’s style of game than degrade the other person, no matter how competitive it gets.
Dallas Stars fan here for 30 years. When someone hits a player, especially if they are a scoring forward, that team will hit back. It can get brutal, but the rules have changes, so fights and stuff aren’t the same as they were back in the day. It’s my favorite sport. Brutal, but you have to be precise. I love hockey, I can talk hockey all day.
@@jasonjones9197 Exactly. It was a great team, then just dumped into Texas. 'Dallas Stars' just sounds so generic compared to 'North Stars'. We did have the 'Minnesota Fighting Saints' back in the day. Look up Gord Gallant. I still remember my dad's shirt with "Machine Gun Gallant" on the back and a mugshot type picture of Gord on the front. It's too bad the Saints didn't have the finances to continue - they had an amazing run.
Each year in Canada, (not this year though), there is a series titled "Battle of the Blades). Pro hockey players ,male and female, are teamed with an Olympic caliber figure skater in a judged competition. The best part is seeing how much respect there is for their partner's sport.
Fantastic video, Marie! The puck the game is played with is quite dense and made from rubber similar to vehicle tyres. It can and does knock out teeth or break bones in the face. The cold will give way soon for you to be able to enjoy sport again. All my best to you, Marie! Take good care.
@@antonboludo8886 yup I'm not saying nobody else can play but French Canadians really are dialed in on that position but the Richard's Lafleur type players are also top drawer French Canadians have really taken to hockey well
PEtit salut du Québec ! Pour répondre à ton questionnement, les mise en échec (hits en anglais), sont légale au Hockey si elle sont faite correctement. Si celui qui a fait la mise en échec lève l'épaule plus haut que l'épaule de celui qui se fait mettre en échec (donc épaule à la tête) c'est une pénalité (dépendemment la gravité de l'état du joueur qui a recu le coup la pénalité peux être de 2 minute, 5 minute ou 10 minute avec expulsion du match) TOUTE les mises en échec où le coude de l'agresseur est lever et donc les coups est donné avec le coude est une pénalité de 5 minute, même chose pour le genou. Le problème est que le jeu se passe très vite au Hockey et donc les arbitres ne voit pas toujours le coup et le règlement est fait en sorte que si l'arbitre ne l'a pas vu il n'y a pas de pénalité, donc, certain joueur font exprès de faire des coup illégaux qui peuvent blesser l'adversaire en s'assurant que les arbitres ne verront pas le coup qu'il porte à leur adversaire. D'ailleurs c'est un sujet chaud dans la communauté du hockey, beaucoup pense que les entraineurs ou même les coéquipiers qui sont témoins d'un geste dit "salaud" puisse demander au arbitre d'aller voir à la reprise vidéo s'il s'agis belle et bien d'une infraction. Pour l'instant ce n'est pas le cas donc plusieurs joueur sont blesser pour de longue duré à cause de coup comme ça chaque années.
As a 45 yr old Florida native, I've never seen snow and never been ice skating. I was never interested in hockey until about 4 yrs ago my mom got season tickets to the Lightning. My family loves hockey and after my first live game I was sold. I've only been watching hockey for 4-5 yrs but it's by far my favorite sport. It's fast, hard hitting, exciting and sometimes heart stopping. I love hockey! Go Bolts!
There is women's ice hockey - in fact, the French women's national team is the #10 ranked team in the world (the French men are 14th). The women do hit each other just like the men. France does also have a domestic professional league, the Ligue Magnus; the major differences from the NHL being a wider rink (IIHF rinks are 30.5m wide, NHL are 25.9m) which encourages more passing and less hitting, and no fighting (in NHL hockey, 2 players can drop their gloves and fistfight, only getting a 5 minute penalty while their team can replace them on the ice; IIHF rules say fighting is a match penalty and immediate ejection from the game). There are currently 3 NHL players from France - Antoine Roussel, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, and Alexandre Texier.
You were saying in the video you were worried about people getting cut by the skate blades and someone being cut dosent happen a lot but it still happens and there have been a few instances where goalies and players necks have been cut and nearly died there’s ton of videos if you wanna see it
En Amérique, surtout au Canada, nous utilisons uniquement le terme hockey (nous enlevons le « sur glace » ou « ice »), car pour nous, le vrai hockey se joue automatiquement sur glace.
Oui. J'ai des cousins en Allemagne. Ils m'ont dit qu'ils font partie d'une ligue de hockey. Je suis allé voir un de leur matchs. C'était bel et bien du hockey sur gazon, LOL.
@@antonboludo8886 Mais l'Allemagne a une assez bonne équipe d'hockey sur glace ... À la coupe du monde, qui au hockey, a lieu à chaque année .... elle s'y qualifie assez souvent.
Hi Marie, I’m glad I came across your channel. I enjoy learning about other cultures, and seeing the perspectives of others outside of my own milieu. Sorry to hear about your friend. This video just popped up on my recommended feed. I’ll subscribe for more. Keep up the great work.
I had the absolute biggest smile seeing how happy you got catching the ball in that clip. I really hope you can find the same joy in hockey as well as other sports because that’s so enjoyable and refreshing to see. There is no better sound on this earth than the excitement of another human being
Hello Marie and greetings from Canada! You should look up some videos on the NHL's best dangles if you want to see the elegant, high-speed side of hockey. I love big hits, but that's only part of what makes hockey great! Seeing these huge athletes moving so well at such high speeds is unforgettable :)
If both players agree to fight they get 5 minutes each. If one player starts it without the other's consent and they have a fight, then they both get 5 minutes, plus the instigator gets 2 more minutes, during which his team played short-handed.
Great Hockey centers are in French Canada - Quebec, that have produced some of the greatest in the game. . .Look up Mario Lemieux + Sidney Crosby + Marc Andre Fleury - - watch some videos about them. You will enjoy it.
Yes sir! He is from France, from St-Martin something... I'm from Québec in Canada and backing in time, we had Tim Bozon, who haven't played pro due to a medical reason... He's a frenchie born in St-Louis where his father played... And we also had the goaltendre Cristobal Huet.
Bonjour pour aidé un peu avec les termes: Le puck ( often said like POK by Francophone) est appelé la rondelle en français Canadien et fait de caoutchouc dur et est assez lourde pour sa taille pret de 200g. Il y a enormement de joueur francophone au Hockey le sport en fait as son histoire avec le melange des Francophone Québecois et des soldats britanique a la fin du 19ieme siecle. Deux équipes de la Ligne National de Hockey (NHL/LNH) utilise le Français dans toute leur parti et communication, soit les Canadien de Montréal et les Senateur d'Ottawa.
@@Servyetski en France pour les fans de hockey ( ca existe dans les alpes et dans quelques villes d importances ( voir pour un exemple les deux ) ) oui on appelle ca un palet. En suisse francophone du cote de Genève et Lausanne sûrement aussi
What I like best about ice hockey is the incredible teamwork, which you don’t really see the best of in these videos. When 2-3 people work together perfectly to score is definitely worth watching. Also seeing people with really sharp stick handling skills.
Hockey brings the strategy of baseball, the athleticism of basketball, and the physicality of football onto a sheet of ice. With no disrespect to fans of any other sport, hockey truly is the greatest game.
Strategy of baseball? How does the strategy in such a slow and unique (different to most sports where you have to advance and put an object into a goal) game translate to such a fast and ordinary (goal on either end) game?
@@blarbkanopcious4243 So is that a "No"? Hey, be a fan of whatever you want, mate. But, having played all the major sports, hockey will always be my favorite.
I played hockey for 17 years. Countless injuries later, I have back issues. But it was all worth it. All my injuries led to me winning the state championship 3 times.
Bonjour Marie! The team that may interest you the most is the Montreal Canadiens due to their French-Canadian location and heritage. Another team you may like is the Detroit Red Wings as you already have a number of Detroit sport's apparel, and they have a great logo, colors, and history. Voici le boom! ~Be Blessed
@@christianyoung12 lol i had thought of that, but 2 things - 1 Montreal is in Quebec which is French speaking, and 2 as a Red Wings fan, I can't recommend the Maple Leafs 🤪😁
@@christianyoung12 Dude calm down with the Leafs buddy. I understand the Leafs have a good team right now but since they didn't win anything in over 50 years, you can stop be cocky about it!
Hi Marie! So very sorry to hear about your best friend 😢. Like others here I suggest you watch the history of the Montreal Canadiens. Great video as always!
@8:30 they are just called leg Pads, or a slang term we use is pillows because in the early years of hockey they were very soft and made of similar materials as pillows.
The skates are incredibly sharp and dangerous. They are very different from figure skating skates. The puck is made of super hard rubber. Don't let the rubber part fool you. It's hard as a rock. I can think of two occasions where a player took a skate to the neck. Both were lucky to survive. There are medical staff and a Dr on each bench because of the first of the accidents. From his wiki: Clint Malarchuk had a skate hit him in the neck severing his carotid artery and partially cutting his jugular vein. Many spectators were physically sickened by the sight. The excessive amount of blood that Malarchuk lost caused eleven fans to faint, two more to have heart attacks, and three players to vomit on the ice. Malarchuk's life was saved due to quick action by the Sabres' athletic trainer, Jim Pizzutelli, a former US Army combat medic who served in the Vietnam War. He gripped Malarchuk's neck and pinched off the blood vessel, not letting go until doctors arrived to begin stabilizing the wound. He led Malarchuk off the ice then applied extreme pressure by kneeling on his collarbone-a procedure designed to produce a low breathing rate and low metabolic state, which is preferable to exsanguination. It took doctors a total of 300 stitches to close the 15.5 cm wound. He was back on the ice in ten days.
as a kid in canada you get more excited each year, next year is the last year you have to play no contact....by the end of that year you dream of nothing more. it's one of the most exciting things a kid that plays hockey can pass into. you are now a hockey player. thank goodness fake teeth look so good these days!
Yeah, if a puck hits a space between your pads, it can break a bone. Same with the sticks. Most of the players I know who have lost teeth, it was from high sticks and not from the puck.
@@bodog63 I've played in a few beer leagues in the US and Germany that only required half-visors on the theory that it's non-competitive hockey. Didn't prevent the occasional accidental high stick to the face. I never played at any level without a full cage. The game is dangerous enough without inviting trouble.
I had to laugh at your reaction to catching the baseball....good job! Enjoyed the video, but here in Canada we just call it hockey The ice is just a given :)
Marie, les mises en échecs sont partie intégrantes du sport et sont légale tant que le geste ne cherche pas à blesser son adversaire ou à viser la tête. C’est un sport très robuste et très rapide mais les joueurs portent des équipements de protection adéquats malgré qu’il arrive qu’il y ait des blessures dues au contact. Et oui, il y a du hockey féminin mais règles sont différentes où le contact est moins sévère. Et, même si c’est un sport plutôt agressif et que la frustration peut avoir un impact sur le comportement des joueurs, généralement ces athlètes limitent leur agressivité envers leurs opposants.
Absolutely correct and a lot of the aggression is channeled specifically towards making sure that your opponents don't view you as a soft target. Most of the hits in the videos you showed were cut off before you saw the players bounce up and continue playing as if nothing had just happened. The padding and just the experience they all have at knowing how to take a hit as well as dish one out makes it look a lot more dangerous than it is - well, most of the time.
Skates ice hockey players wear are different than those worn by figure skaters. Hockey skates are shorter with a more curved blade, which gives more power and quicker turns, figure skates are longer and more narrow, and have a toe pick.
@@ShuffleUpandDeal32 Weirdly, the only thing it would prevent is mouth and face injuries. Injuries overall would most likely increase in the NHL. Since by rule, you cannot initiate a fight while wearing a cage. This means that the cheap shots and dirty hits that lead to most injuries would increase.
You bring up a great point. About 1/3rd of these hits are penalties, and its VERY hard for a new fan to grasp what is and isn't allowed due to very inconsistent riffing. Its a legit barrier to the sport.
Great video Marie. Hockey is a violent sport and that's probably why so many people like it. There are a lot of injuries and missing teeth in Hockey. Yes there is women's ice hockey and it's a little less violent. Keep the reactions and culture videos coming!
you know nothing about the game the speed and skill level is the reason why so many people like it ice hockey is the jewel of the winter olympics and canada rules the sport
Well, given that the regular season + playoffs easily extends well into June most years Canadians are altogether left without hockey for 3 months of the year. I’d even say that we actually only stop watching/discussing hockey in July-August, then we’re right back at it as training camps open in September, and then the season is underway again in October (well, at least in non-COVID-19 scenarios).
La rondelle (the puck) est fait de caoutchouc, les plus forts tireurs de la ligue peuvent tirer la rondelle à 110 mph/180 km/hr et les joueurs atteignent des vitesses de 40 km/hr.
La LNH existe depuis près de 100 ans, le trophey pour l'équipe gagnante de la saison, de 82 parties normalement(covid reduit a 56 parties) avec 31 équipes(32 l'an prochain avec la nouvelle franchise de la Ville de Seatle) canado-amiricaines qui jouent pour être une des 16 qui entrent dans les séries éliminatoires... ses 16 équipes jouent des séries 4 de 7(1ere equipe à 4 victoires) contre la même équipe qui ont été définies par rapport à la saison de 82 parties... donc 4 rondes de 4 de 7 pour arriver à gagner la Coupe Stanley(gagné pour la 1ere fois en 1983) et qui est depuis le trophé officiel. 🙂 Tu peux consultée assez facilement l'histoire du hockey en googlant... Et vu que tu as parlée de Football de la NFL, juste un brin d'histoire vu que les USA s'auto attribuent le sport... la plus vieille équipe, tous sports confondus, est De la Ligue Canadienne De Football, les Argonauts de Toronto fondé en 1873 et la coupe Grey est là pour les gagmants depuis 1909 et celui de la NFL Championship depuis 1966.!!! Je parlais bien sur des équipes d'amérique du nord! 😎
Great job with your reaction to NHL Hardest Hits and your thoughts about it .Those are very talented skaters and the glass some players go through it plexiglass sheets and very strong but can break.
I’m a Home Fry Marie (Home Free fan) and I also love hockey. It’s popular in the US and Canada. There are a lot of French Canadian players in the game so you might like that. You can hit a player who has the puck but it’s a penalty if it’s a late hit (he passed the puck already some seconds ago) or if you target the players head. There have been concussions and injuries from bad hits especially into the boards. The game isn’t quite as rough as it used to be. They’re trying to clean up the hits to keep injuries down. There are also fights but not as many as there used to be. What I like is all the skill they have in scoring a goal and its a fast game and the players can really skate. There have been injuries from skates but it doesn’t happen very often. Hope you watch a game if you can. I’m a Pittsburgh Penguin fan so I love Sidney Crosby and he’s very good! You can watch some videos of him to see how skilled he is. Have a great day!
In Quebec this sport is extremely popular. The Montreal Canadiens players are worshipped by their fans. There are very many very talented French players on the team. Women's hockey is also organized and popular.
Hi Marie, years-long hockey fan here. (And yes, you do pronounce the H.) Hits along the edge of the rink aren't quite as dangerous as they look: you'll notice that the boards and glass tend to sway a bit, which means they absorb some of the kinetic energy of a high speed hit. It's the open-ice hits that are the scary ones. The penalties are mostly about unsafe play, and they tend to be variations on a couple of themes: 1) Don't use your stick as a weapon; 2) Don't hit someone who doesn't have the puck; 3) Don't hit the puck carrier harder than necessary; 4) Don't, DON'T try to deliberately injure someone; 5) And don't, don't, DON'T mess with the other team's goalie. There are a few others--bench minors and delay of the game--that you'll see now and then, but most of the player-on-player penalties tend to involve either unsafe play, or unsportsmanlike conduct.
There's a well known bit of Quebecois literature, a short story to be precise, that really captures the significance of hockey in Canadian and Québécois culture (along with the cultural tensions of the day - it's a well-written tale). I believe the English translation is called "The Hockey Sweater" and in French it's known by two names "Le chandail de hockey" ou "Une abominable feuille d'érable sur la glace". It's a recollection of one of the author's childhood memories (set back during the glory days of the Montreal Canadiens in the 50s or 60s). One of the most noteworthy lines: « Nous vivions en trois lieux : l’école, l’église et la patinoire; mais la vraie vie était sur la patinoire. » (to paraphrase: We lived in three places : the school, the church and the ice rink; but our real life was on the ice.)
@@JPMadden Yes, the Québécois culture has evolved its own North American culture in the French Language. It is not a slice of France in North America. Even Montreal native English-speakers have no knowledge of this. They do not even understand what ''Je me souviens'' means on the licence plates.
@@JPMadden Even in English, they still call them "The Montreal Canadiens", not the "Montreal Canadians". This was one of the greatest single teams for a single city in the history of professional sports. Many of the players / coaches / managers / owners were not native French-speakers, but still made an effort to learn the French language. Real Madrid or Manchester United for soccer, New York Yankees for Baseball, Chicago Bulls for basketball, All Blacks for Rugby etc...
The original ice hockey sport is skating, passing, shooting, scoring. Players who are not so good at mastering those skills rely on violence & intimidation to stay professionally employed. Watching any game featuring the 'Montreal Canadiens teams' from the 1970's Lord Stanley Cup years is the 'purest example' of original ice hockey.
There is beauty in hockey: The skating and puck handling skills are incredible. Every once in a while a body-check interrupts the action, but it starts right back up. Yes, hockey players wear a lot of pads. They are light in weight (plastic), but protect all a person's vulnerable spots: gloves, helmet, elbow pads, shoulder pads, shin pads, pads in the pants to protect thighs, bums, private parts. Amazingly, it is rare for a player to be cut by a skate, and part of the unwritten code is that you don't use your skates as weapons.
Our team The Las Vegas Golden Knights goalie is French Canadian- Marc-Andre Fluery- nickname The Flower (translation). The puck is made out of hard rubber. The rectangular shin pads are specifically for the goalie.
Nice video! There are also some French ice hockey players in the NHL! One of them is Alexandre Texier who plays for the Blue Jackets from Columbus, Ohio. He used to play in Finland - where I'm from and where hockey is also huge sport - before going to the NHL, so that's how I know him.
Its very expensive to play as a kid, hence why its not a global sport like soccer or basketball. But ive been playing for 31 years and its my love and passion. Hope you become a fan for life :) love from Canada
That is right. It takes a lot of equipment, plus the kids keep growing so you have to replace the equipment every year. Soccer and basketball only require the ball itself and proper shoes.
I love your reaction to the hits. I would say that 80 percent of those hits were legal hits in todays game. 99 percent would of been legal in 1980's. Best game on earth... lol
Does it make me be strange to watch a french girl watching ice hockey for the first time as I am french also ? Maybe this is due for the love of this sport. La bizzz FrenchTastic !
Answers to 2 questions you ask in your video : first, yes, they are wearing a lot of padding. Some would say to much padding, as it gives a feeling of invulnerability. Secondly, skate injuries are surprisingly rare. No one wants to get hurt. They been practicing not getting hurt and not hurting anyone since then were 8 years old. And yes this kind of contradicts what I just said about invulnerability. That said, the big problem hockey players have is from brain injuries aka concussions. Going from 30km/h to 0 in under a second does a number to the soft jello we have in our skulls.
Salut Marie ! Je suis des Etats-Unis. J'aime le hockey et football (soccer). Je pense hockey est magnifique ! Desolee, seuletment parle un peux en francais. Yo escribo mas en espagnol. :) If you want to see when the NHL was really good, then you should check out videos from 1970-2010. Mario Lemieux is one of the greatest hockey players of all time. I believe he is French-Canadian. Also check out Wayne Gretzky, Sergei Fedorov, Brett Hull, Mark Messier, Joe Sakic, Pavel Datsyuk, etc. Those are some of the legends of the sport. Merci beaucoup pour cette video. A bientot !
J'adore votre chaine.....Je suis un Québécois de 59 ans et c'est le "fun " de voir une autre perspective de ce qu'on a toujours vécus...J'habite dans une ville de la rive-nord de Montréal qui s'appelle Saint-Eustache et ou il y a eu la révolte des Patriotes qui a eu lieu en 1837 si j'ai bonne mémoire. Les Patriopes ont résistés en en se barricadant dans l'église...On peut voir les traces de boulet de canon sur l'église......Continuer ce que vous faite parce que c'est vraiment intéressant et vous êtes très passionnée et ça parait....
Some penalties that can be enforced on hits are charging, interference, elbowing, boarding, cross checking, and they can also be of the minor or major variety.
You can also search on TH-cam for games in any of these sports.... television broadcasts of entire games, going back from today, back decades, as well as histories.
NHL Hockey Spectator: I went to the fights and a hockey game broke out. NASCAR Auto Racing Spectator: I went to car crashes and a race broke out. I'm really glad that you are giving sports a try. You are very inspirational. Up next, NBA Basketball? Penalties in hockey are pretty confusing. You just go with it. Fights occur all the time. There likely is a video of the worse hockey injuries or worse sports injuries...you may not want to watch those if there are. There have been a couple times where guys got cut badly from a skate, one not too long ago the guy had his throat slashed and he bled...a lot. I hope you are doing well and coping with your current lockdown. ~Be Blessed
Hockey is so much more than just big hits. The talent of some the top stars is amazing. I recommend you try watching a video showing hockey's best dekes, dangles, etc.
Marie, your perspective on sports that you are not familiar with is quite refreshing and interesting. Does France compete in the winter Olympics in ice hockey? Be well and stay safe.
The French men’s team is currently ranked 14th in the world, and the women are ranked 10th. The Olympics currently host 12 men’s teams (top 11 + host country) and 8 women’s teams (top 7 + host country). Due to qualifiers that can alter rankings in the lead up to the Games, that puts France right on the edge for both men and women.
Ice hockey is the best sport to see in person.
As fast as it looks on t.v., it's much faster in person!
@@douglaspensack3499 And "the ambience"... what is there to say...
Wait until she finds out you can punch someone and only get a 5 or a 10 minutes.
Even better when you sit up close and can actually see the boards shake with each impact 😃
Yes, it is very impressive indeed.
Hockey players are some of the most humble, respectful, polite and generous of the athletes around the world.
These guys don't fake being hurt and roll around on the ground for 20 minutes to try and get a penalty. They really get hurt, go to the dressing room, get fixed up and get right back out there.
And if anyone ever crosses those lines, they fight.
I forget who, exactly it was, but during the Red Wings first few cups in the 90s one of our players went to the locker room after being hit in the mouth with a puck. When he took out his mouthpiece something like 6 to 10 teeth came out with it. They stemmed the tide of blood and he went back to play about 15 minutes later!
@@Axe_Slinger like Keith Yandle last season. Puck to the face, 9 teeth in the first period and comes back for the third. The guy is insane!
@@Axe_Slinger Another one was Ryan Smyth during the '06 cup run - 3 teeth in the second from Chris Pronger, came back in the third period and set up the game winner in 3OT
@@forgottenfamily My best friend growing up (Craig) was the son of an NHL Player named Larry Johnston, Defenseman for my hometown Red Wings. Classified as, let's be honest a solid Defenseman in his zone but your common form of Goon! Boy did he have some great stories. Fought Dave Schultz and Tiger Williams, he's a great guy and has a Sportsbar in Detroit. Hockey players have a very proud tradition to live up to!
Every reaction channel ever : “these hits are terrifying”
Most hockey players: “these hits make me want to go play RIGHT NOW”
Facts!
@G20 Love you’re vids
really! miss playing AAA, loved to get physical
so true :D
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This is why Canadians are so nice, the settle everything on the ice
and then go hammer a few at the bar with the other boys after the game
Canadians are nice?
@mackhebert nice rhyming
@@carnivorepolice5-0 Off the ice, yes.
@@WhiteCamry lol 😆 thats a new development living with, and being related to some of them, never found that niceness I always heard about. They seem the same as everyone else in the western worlds.
"I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out" ~ Rodney Dangerfield
lool :D
Only Americans that don't know the sport say that .
What I love about hockey is there’s a lot of contrast between the elegance of skating and skill versus the brutality of combat. The speed of the game can go so fast too.
Miss Marie, hockey is awesome! ❤ from Canada 🇨🇦
It’s a beautiful sport, fast, aggressive and honourable.
Love from 🇨🇦
Puck (rhymes with the Bad word.) :) Goal, goalie pads, Women do play hockey. Never boring. The big hits and the fights are actually a small part; the speed and skating is impressive and a good goalie is amazing to watch do their thing. Ice hockey and ice skating both are filled with incredible speed and skill.
I'll be honest. Never thought much about hockey until I went to a live game. I loved it!
It is very impressive.
You should see what goes on in teh shower room after the game
Marie, allow me to speak as a journalist who authored a few books on hockey. The NHL has players from France! Antoine Roussel (from Roubaix), Alex Texier (Grenoble), Pierre Bellemare (LeBlanc-Mesnil) & Cris Huet (St-Martin-d'Heres) are a few. The collisions you saw? Old-school fans love them. Hockey's the only sport that permits fighting, so they love that too. But with head injuries now a crisis, many fans frown on such excessive violence, like watching NASCAR for its car crashes. I prefer hockey for its beauty, skill, skating, stickhandling and puck shooting. Also, do you know what the word "hockey" means? It's derived from the French word "hoquet," meaning a shepherd's crooked stick!
Whoa! I had no idea Huet was still playing. I was going to suggest the Swiss League if you could handle whatever I presume they do to make their French objectionable (they do this with German so I assume it's customary). The hits have a lot of rules: a late hit occurs when the hit occurs more than about a second from the player releasing the puck, you can't leap or leave your feet while initiating a hit, you can hit with your shoulder or your hip, you can't hit knees, the head can't be the primary thing you strike when hitting, you can't hit within like 1.6m of the boards and glass to avoid neck and head injuries; but hitting is important as it's what keeps the speed of the game at such a rapid pace because whoever has the puck is pressured into allowing the other team to gain possession of the puck or to make a very rapid decision about whee to shoot or pass it. Women's hockey absolutely exists, but physicality is forbidden; which is to say no fighting and no hitting. A direct result of the lack of hitting in women's hockey is that the speed of that segment of hockey is much, much slower and less appealing to watch as a result. The best televised women's hockey is typically in any WInter Olympics so in a couple of years you can see a bunch of Russian, Canadian and American women play with tons of televised coverage. I think France typically sends a very good team.
I'm still surprised Huet is still playing. (Ah, upon checking he's working as a goalie coach, not playing.) IDK where in France you are, but Huet's coaching in the Swiss national league if you're close enough to the border for a trip.
french suck
You may be interested in viewing the Montreal Canadians of the NHL, as they are a French Canadian favorite. They have both French and English Commentary, as well as a long Hockey Tradition. My favorite in person game was at the old Montreal Forum in 1972. It was the Montreal Canadians versus the Boston Bruins. Bobby Orr was playing or the Bruins in a hard fought game against Montreal at a time when ties were part of the outcomes. Also had the opportunity to see the Russian-USA Olympic Hockey Game at the Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympic Games.
Did you see the Miracle On Ice in person? I watched it on t.v., and have been to Lake Placid a few times, but not during the Olympics. Great place to visit, especially for sports fans or just nature lovers. That victory over the Soviets is my favorite sports memory of all time. They have a little museum in the ice rink where the game was played, and they run the game against the Soviets all day long. I’ve sat there and watched it more than once. “Do you believe in miracles? ...Yes”! I’m also old enough to remember the ‘72 Summit Series, when the Canadians came back to beat the Russians. I think it was Paul Martin, if I remember right, who got the big goal to win that series. I hear he’s a national hero in Canada.
@@michaelcrummy8397 I was there. I am from the North Country, the New York side of The Thousand Islands. Wintered in the Adirondacks doing Acid Rain Research in 73-74. Until the pandemic people along the St Lawrence River did not see any dotted lines in the River between the US and Canada.
@The Dude Either way: Molsons! (Chuckle)
@The Dude Not likely but.... sure would love.
@@michaelcrummy8397 LOL Paul martin was a Prime Minister. Paul Henderson scored the winning goal in 1972..
Hockey is a beautiful sport...yeah hits and fights happen, but the speed and athleticism are another level. Hockey is the best sport live, constant action and noise.
Hey Marie! Great video! I was blessed to play hockey for 6 years in elementary, middle, and high school levels and it was by far the most fun sport I've ever played (others I've tried: basketball for 5 seasons, soccer for 3 seasons, and baseball for 4 seasons). We wear a ton of padding to protect ourselves while on the ice. Our padding consists of leg pads, shoulder pads, elbow pads, hockey pants (which protect our upper thighs), and of course a helmet. The skates can also protect your feet. At the levels I played at, we had guards on our helmets that protected our whole face, however, in the NHL, most players opt for only the covering that protects their eyes.
The blades on the bottom of the skates are a real danger to hockey players, particularly when someone is hit and their feet fly up. I saw a hockey player have to get around 80 stitches in his face after a skate flew up and caught him in the face. He recovered and was playing again by the next game. In order to protect their neck from possible skate blades causing them harm, some players (I was one) wear "neck guards" which can best be described as a thick fabric that is velcroed around your neck that will block skate blades if any were to go up around your neck.
In terms of knowing which hits would be penalties, penalties that are often associated with hits would be things like interference (hitting someone about 5 or more seconds after they have passed the puck), cross-checking (putting your stick horizontally on someone's side, chest, or back and pushing against them into the boards), and boarding (when you hit someone into the boards directly from behind with the intention to hit them rather than pursue the puck).
Hockey is a sport where tempers can get hot very quickly, and as a safety measure, they actually let the players fight in order to let them cool off their anger. Each player that fights is assessed a 5-minute penalty, however, this does not reflect on the number of players on the ice for each team. Hockey is, believe it or not, a self-regulating and gentlemen (or gentlewoman) sport where the players make sure that no one is unfairly "ganged up against" and if an illegal hit does occur, the receiving players will usually retaliate later in the game or next time the two teams meet.
There are opportunities for you to watch entire NHL games through the NHL website (NHL.com). I am unsure how this feature will fare for you in France, particularly because of the time zone differences, however, if you go to the website, at the top, there will be a banner that lists all of the hockey games being played on that particular day. Every two days or so, the NHL streams an entire game for free. Looking at the site, the next free game will be April 22 at 7pm Eastern Time, which, accounting for the time zone difference, would be around 1 in the morning for you. Unfortunately, the time differences and the lack of morning games here in the states mean that most games played would be very late or early in the morning for you. I highly recommend watching an entire game though as you are indeed correct when you say that it is not a sport that gets boring.
The playoffs for the NHL are coming up soon, though I honestly don't know when they are for 2 reasons: 1) My team (the Detroit Red Wings) are not going to make the playoffs, and 2) I am currently in law school and finals are approaching fast so I am having to focus on those. I believe the playoffs will begin around the middle of May, with the championship series occurring in June, possibly reaching into July. The way NHL playoffs happen is that the teams will play in a best-of-seven series where the first team to win 4 games against that particular team during the series wins the series and moves on to the next round. Including the championship series, there are four rounds.
Sorry for the long comment, I've been eagerly anticipating your videos on the NHL because it is my favorite sport to watch, I am actually currently watching a game on TV as I type this. I can't wait to see more of your NHL videos! And keep up the great work!
It is a dangerous sport, to be sure, but very exciting to watch.
I love the way you contrast the different aspects of the sport. The elegance and precision with the aggression and brutality. Hockey encapsulates more of reality than any other other sport. It has everything in a single game.
They ain't angry, cause after the game, they go out for a beer and laugh about it
True. On the ice it’s all business and super competitive. But once the game is over hockey players are mostly all really great guys. And the non-professionals who don’t have to keep their athletic bodies in check definitely appreciate those beers together, even with players from opposing teams. We just love the game so much and want to be around others who do, including the guys who you just won against or, likewise, beat you to a pulp on the scoresheet.
There’s actually a lot of unwritten rules and even a so-called “code” that ensures you “leave it all out on the ice” and then act cordially thereafter. Most of the so-called smack talk after games is just the media trying to create a story for the fans and for their $$$. Listen to real hockey players discuss the game and they have HUGE respect for all the opposing players on other teams. They are far more likely to discuss what they love about one another’s style of game than degrade the other person, no matter how competitive it gets.
Most have the extreme amount of respect for their opponents. It is a job. They will do whatever it takes to win, as will the guy across from you.
Unless you're Tom Wilson...then they're angry lol
Dallas Stars fan here for 30 years. When someone hits a player, especially if they are a scoring forward, that team will hit back. It can get brutal, but the rules have changes, so fights and stuff aren’t the same as they were back in the day. It’s my favorite sport. Brutal, but you have to be precise. I love hockey, I can talk hockey all day.
So before that you must have been a Minnesota North Stars fan, since Dallas didn't have a team 30 years ago. The North Stars moved to Dallas in 1993.
Hell yeah. Fellow Dallas Stars fan. They need to get their act together though if they want to get into the playoffs. 😭
@@jeffburnham6611 THAT is why I say I am a Stars fan, not a Dallas fan. Team never should have left Minny.
@@jasonjones9197 Exactly. It was a great team, then just dumped into Texas. 'Dallas Stars' just sounds so generic compared to 'North Stars'. We did have the 'Minnesota Fighting Saints' back in the day. Look up Gord Gallant. I still remember my dad's shirt with "Machine Gun Gallant" on the back and a mugshot type picture of Gord on the front. It's too bad the Saints didn't have the finances to continue - they had an amazing run.
"especially if they are a scoring forward,"
Unless it's Ovechkin. Then he just turn around and hits them right back.
Each year in Canada, (not this year though), there is a series titled "Battle of the Blades). Pro hockey players ,male and female, are teamed with an Olympic caliber figure skater in a judged competition. The best part is seeing how much respect there is for their partner's sport.
Yes. They both have to completely master ice skating.
Fantastic video, Marie!
The puck the game is played with is quite dense and made from rubber similar to vehicle tyres. It can and does knock out teeth or break bones in the face.
The cold will give way soon for you to be able to enjoy sport again. All my best to you, Marie! Take good care.
The hockey hall of fame is full of French Canadians best goalies ever
The top 4 of best goalie is 4 quebecer
@@cedrou3336 no doubt they just have those nerves never blink
Yes, they are great, as well as Ken Dryden and Vadislav Treciak.
@@antonboludo8886 yup I'm not saying nobody else can play but French Canadians really are dialed in on that position but the Richard's Lafleur type players are also top drawer French Canadians have really taken to hockey well
WRONG. Tretiak and Hasek were better than any frog.
PEtit salut du Québec ! Pour répondre à ton questionnement, les mise en échec (hits en anglais), sont légale au Hockey si elle sont faite correctement. Si celui qui a fait la mise en échec lève l'épaule plus haut que l'épaule de celui qui se fait mettre en échec (donc épaule à la tête) c'est une pénalité (dépendemment la gravité de l'état du joueur qui a recu le coup la pénalité peux être de 2 minute, 5 minute ou 10 minute avec expulsion du match) TOUTE les mises en échec où le coude de l'agresseur est lever et donc les coups est donné avec le coude est une pénalité de 5 minute, même chose pour le genou.
Le problème est que le jeu se passe très vite au Hockey et donc les arbitres ne voit pas toujours le coup et le règlement est fait en sorte que si l'arbitre ne l'a pas vu il n'y a pas de pénalité, donc, certain joueur font exprès de faire des coup illégaux qui peuvent blesser l'adversaire en s'assurant que les arbitres ne verront pas le coup qu'il porte à leur adversaire. D'ailleurs c'est un sujet chaud dans la communauté du hockey, beaucoup pense que les entraineurs ou même les coéquipiers qui sont témoins d'un geste dit "salaud" puisse demander au arbitre d'aller voir à la reprise vidéo s'il s'agis belle et bien d'une infraction. Pour l'instant ce n'est pas le cas donc plusieurs joueur sont blesser pour de longue duré à cause de coup comme ça chaque années.
Recently college hockey just finished with university of Massachusetts winning division 1 championship.
As a 45 yr old Florida native, I've never seen snow and never been ice skating. I was never interested in hockey until about 4 yrs ago my mom got season tickets to the Lightning. My family loves hockey and after my first live game I was sold. I've only been watching hockey for 4-5 yrs but it's by far my favorite sport. It's fast, hard hitting, exciting and sometimes heart stopping. I love hockey! Go Bolts!
“Does this happen often”
Every minute of every game
Most beautiful and aggressive sport in the world. The skill, speed and strength is unparalleled. Thanks for giving hockey a watch.
There is women's ice hockey - in fact, the French women's national team is the #10 ranked team in the world (the French men are 14th). The women do hit each other just like the men. France does also have a domestic professional league, the Ligue Magnus; the major differences from the NHL being a wider rink (IIHF rinks are 30.5m wide, NHL are 25.9m) which encourages more passing and less hitting, and no fighting (in NHL hockey, 2 players can drop their gloves and fistfight, only getting a 5 minute penalty while their team can replace them on the ice; IIHF rules say fighting is a match penalty and immediate ejection from the game). There are currently 3 NHL players from France - Antoine Roussel, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, and Alexandre Texier.
Women’s hockey is no contact
@@ConnorLemmerbrock This is what I was about to say, and it's still interesting to watch ... but, mind you, there's still a bit of contact ...
@@printaboul true
@@ConnorLemmerbrock And I would appreciate a few better women hockey teams ... because, for now, it's quite between the USA and us ...
You were saying in the video you were worried about people getting cut by the skate blades and someone being cut dosent happen a lot but it still happens and there have been a few instances where goalies and players necks have been cut and nearly died there’s ton of videos if you wanna see it
En Amérique, surtout au Canada, nous utilisons uniquement le terme hockey (nous enlevons le « sur glace » ou « ice »), car pour nous, le vrai hockey se joue automatiquement sur glace.
Bien dit
But in Britain, "hockey" means on a field
Oui. J'ai des cousins en Allemagne. Ils m'ont dit qu'ils font partie d'une ligue de hockey. Je suis allé voir un de leur matchs. C'était bel et bien du hockey sur gazon, LOL.
@@antonboludo8886 Mais l'Allemagne a une assez bonne équipe d'hockey sur glace ... À la coupe du monde, qui au hockey, a lieu à chaque année .... elle s'y qualifie assez souvent.
@@printaboul Oui, ils se sont beaucoup amélioré au cours des années.
Hi Marie, I’m glad I came across your channel. I enjoy learning about other cultures, and seeing the perspectives of others outside of my own milieu. Sorry to hear about your friend. This video just popped up on my recommended feed. I’ll subscribe for more. Keep up the great work.
I had the absolute biggest smile seeing how happy you got catching the ball in that clip. I really hope you can find the same joy in hockey as well as other sports because that’s so enjoyable and refreshing to see. There is no better sound on this earth than the excitement of another human being
Hockey Players are the most skilled athletes. Live it is amazing.
Hello Marie and greetings from Canada! You should look up some videos on the NHL's best dangles if you want to see the elegant, high-speed side of hockey. I love big hits, but that's only part of what makes hockey great! Seeing these huge athletes moving so well at such high speeds is unforgettable :)
Most of the hits are legal Fighting is allowed but you do get a penalty HAHA
It distracts the masses from more important issues, LOL.
If both players agree to fight they get 5 minutes each. If one player starts it without the other's consent and they have a fight, then they both get 5 minutes, plus the instigator gets 2 more minutes, during which his team played short-handed.
Depends on the check... You'll get your tit in the ringer for a cross check...
Front check, back check, paycheck!
Great Hockey centers are in French Canada - Quebec, that have produced some of the greatest in the game. . .Look up Mario Lemieux + Sidney Crosby + Marc Andre Fleury - - watch some videos about them. You will enjoy it.
One of the younger guys on the team I'm a fan of (the Columbus Blue Jackets in Ohio) is actually from France. His name is Alexandre Texier.
I think that makes Alexandre a Texan 😃.
Yes sir! He is from France, from St-Martin something...
I'm from Québec in Canada and backing in time, we had Tim Bozon, who haven't played pro due to a medical reason... He's a frenchie born in St-Louis where his father played... And we also had the goaltendre Cristobal Huet.
@@nicdd18 Et Antoine Roussel qui a passé plus de la moitié de sa vie au Québec et qui vit maintenant au Lac-St-Jean et qui exploite une érablière.
On ne peut pas le blamer pour ça!
Luv to hear that you discover Ice Hockey... Combination of Artistry and Athletic Skill on Skates!! So many good Ice Hockey players from Europe!!
Bonjour pour aidé un peu avec les termes:
Le puck ( often said like POK by Francophone) est appelé la rondelle en français Canadien et fait de caoutchouc dur et est assez lourde pour sa taille pret de 200g.
Il y a enormement de joueur francophone au Hockey le sport en fait as son histoire avec le melange des Francophone Québecois et des soldats britanique a la fin du 19ieme siecle. Deux équipes de la Ligne National de Hockey (NHL/LNH) utilise le Français dans toute leur parti et communication, soit les Canadien de Montréal et les Senateur d'Ottawa.
La rondelle est aussi appelé le palet😇
@@Servyetski en France pour les fans de hockey ( ca existe dans les alpes et dans quelques villes d importances ( voir pour un exemple les deux ) ) oui on appelle ca un palet. En suisse francophone du cote de Genève et Lausanne sûrement aussi
GO SENS GO
What I like best about ice hockey is the incredible teamwork, which you don’t really see the best of in these videos. When 2-3 people work together perfectly to score is definitely worth watching. Also seeing people with really sharp stick handling skills.
Hockey brings the strategy of baseball, the athleticism of basketball, and the physicality of football onto a sheet of ice. With no disrespect to fans of any other sport, hockey truly is the greatest game.
Athleticism of basketball?
Strategy of baseball? How does the strategy in such a slow and unique (different to most sports where you have to advance and put an object into a goal) game translate to such a fast and ordinary (goal on either end) game?
@@blarbkanopcious4243 Never played hockey, have you?
@@crowttubebot3075 Any real arguments?
@@blarbkanopcious4243 So is that a "No"? Hey, be a fan of whatever you want, mate. But, having played all the major sports, hockey will always be my favorite.
“Does this happen often” yup almost every game
"Some of those seemed like they were on purpose!"
Oh... Sweety...
Bang on!
I played hockey for 17 years. Countless injuries later, I have back issues. But it was all worth it. All my injuries led to me winning the state championship 3 times.
Bonjour Marie! The team that may interest you the most is the Montreal Canadiens due to their French-Canadian location and heritage. Another team you may like is the Detroit Red Wings as you already have a number of Detroit sport's apparel, and they have a great logo, colors, and history. Voici le boom! ~Be Blessed
What Habs who would be interest in that team. The leafs are way more interesting at less they can score goals
@@christianyoung12 lol i had thought of that, but 2 things - 1 Montreal is in Quebec which is French speaking, and 2 as a Red Wings fan, I can't recommend the Maple Leafs 🤪😁
Red Wings is that the team just ahead of the Sabers.
@@christianyoung12 Dude calm down with the Leafs buddy. I understand the Leafs have a good team right now but since they didn't win anything in over 50 years, you can stop be cocky about it!
@@michelmaheux9562 Relax we are just joking around.
Hi Marie! So very sorry to hear about your best friend 😢. Like others here I suggest you watch the history of the Montreal Canadiens. Great video as always!
Canadians are so nice and polite, that their underlying anger comes out during the violent sport of ice hockey.
We’ve actually had a lot of riots. They’re all hockey related.
@@isaacwest276 Yes, I remember some of those. In some countries these types of riots are soccer-related. Here it is hockey.
Ice hockey is just us training for the inevitable war against the Canadian Geese
@8:30 they are just called leg Pads, or a slang term we use is pillows because in the early years of hockey they were very soft and made of similar materials as pillows.
The skates are incredibly sharp and dangerous. They are very different from figure skating skates.
The puck is made of super hard rubber. Don't let the rubber part fool you. It's hard as a rock.
I can think of two occasions where a player took a skate to the neck.
Both were lucky to survive. There are medical staff and a Dr on each bench because of the first of the accidents.
From his wiki:
Clint Malarchuk had a skate hit him in the neck severing his carotid artery and partially cutting his jugular vein.
Many spectators were physically sickened by the sight. The excessive amount of blood that Malarchuk lost caused eleven fans to faint, two more to have heart attacks, and three players to vomit on the ice.
Malarchuk's life was saved due to quick action by the Sabres' athletic trainer, Jim Pizzutelli, a former US Army combat medic who served in the Vietnam War. He gripped Malarchuk's neck and pinched off the blood vessel, not letting go until doctors arrived to begin stabilizing the wound. He led Malarchuk off the ice then applied extreme pressure by kneeling on his collarbone-a procedure designed to produce a low breathing rate and low metabolic state, which is preferable to exsanguination.
It took doctors a total of 300 stitches to close the 15.5 cm wound. He was back on the ice in ten days.
Wow! I'm *seriously* impressed!
as a kid in canada you get more excited each year, next year is the last year you have to play no contact....by the end of that year you dream of nothing more. it's one of the most exciting things a kid that plays hockey can pass into. you are now a hockey player. thank goodness fake teeth look so good these days!
The hockey puck is made from compressed hard rubber. Hurts like heck when You get hit by one, especially on the ankle of the hockey skates.
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Yeah, if a puck hits a space between your pads, it can break a bone. Same with the sticks. Most of the players I know who have lost teeth, it was from high sticks and not from the puck.
@@petergeyer7584 and I thought getting hit in my gut by a fastball sucked!! 😱😱😱
@@petergeyer7584 I don't know of any leagues that let You play without a caged helmet, besides the NHL and The Minors.
@@bodog63 I've played in a few beer leagues in the US and Germany that only required half-visors on the theory that it's non-competitive hockey. Didn't prevent the occasional accidental high stick to the face. I never played at any level without a full cage. The game is dangerous enough without inviting trouble.
I had to laugh at your reaction to catching the baseball....good job! Enjoyed the video, but here in Canada we just call it hockey The ice is just a given :)
Marie, les mises en échecs sont partie intégrantes du sport et sont légale tant que le geste ne cherche pas à blesser son adversaire ou à viser la tête. C’est un sport très robuste et très rapide mais les joueurs portent des équipements de protection adéquats malgré qu’il arrive qu’il y ait des blessures dues au contact. Et oui, il y a du hockey féminin mais règles sont différentes où le contact est moins sévère. Et, même si c’est un sport plutôt agressif et que la frustration peut avoir un impact sur le comportement des joueurs, généralement ces athlètes limitent leur agressivité envers leurs opposants.
Absolutely correct and a lot of the aggression is channeled specifically towards making sure that your opponents don't view you as a soft target. Most of the hits in the videos you showed were cut off before you saw the players bounce up and continue playing as if nothing had just happened. The padding and just the experience they all have at knowing how to take a hit as well as dish one out makes it look a lot more dangerous than it is - well, most of the time.
As long as you don't jump/leave the ice or you take less then 2 steps after he passes the puck it's legal. Shoulder to shoulder hits are 95% legal!
If you decide to try this , Marie, make sure you have a really good dentist!
Or a cheap one
Skates ice hockey players wear are different than those worn by figure skaters. Hockey skates are shorter with a more curved blade, which gives more power and quicker turns, figure skates are longer and more narrow, and have a toe pick.
Lol, but seriously, your teeth can be safe, just wear a bird cage (full face cage).
@@ShuffleUpandDeal32 Weirdly, the only thing it would prevent is mouth and face injuries. Injuries overall would most likely increase in the NHL. Since by rule, you cannot initiate a fight while wearing a cage. This means that the cheap shots and dirty hits that lead to most injuries would increase.
Wear a mouth guard, or a full face cage mask.
You bring up a great point. About 1/3rd of these hits are penalties, and its VERY hard for a new fan to grasp what is and isn't allowed due to very inconsistent riffing. Its a legit barrier to the sport.
Great video Marie. Hockey is a violent sport and that's probably why so many people like it. There are a lot of injuries and missing teeth in Hockey. Yes there is women's ice hockey and it's a little less violent. Keep the reactions and culture videos coming!
Go Expos!!!
you know nothing about the game
the speed and skill level is the reason why so many people like it
ice hockey is the jewel of the winter olympics and canada rules the sport
That's just wrong man. Big L
@qwertyuiopasdfghjkl In NHL, there aren't any fights anymore. Nowadays, the game is based on speed. You have no idea how fast these guys skate.
Now this is something I've been waiting to see 😀😀😀😀😀
Yes Canada’s favourite winter sport
Well, given that the regular season + playoffs easily extends well into June most years Canadians are altogether left without hockey for 3 months of the year. I’d even say that we actually only stop watching/discussing hockey in July-August, then we’re right back at it as training camps open in September, and then the season is underway again in October (well, at least in non-COVID-19 scenarios).
October to June.
La rondelle (the puck) est fait de caoutchouc, les plus forts tireurs de la ligue peuvent tirer la rondelle à 110 mph/180 km/hr et les joueurs atteignent des vitesses de 40 km/hr.
La LNH existe depuis près de 100 ans, le trophey pour l'équipe gagnante de la saison, de 82 parties normalement(covid reduit a 56 parties) avec 31 équipes(32 l'an prochain avec la nouvelle franchise de la Ville de Seatle) canado-amiricaines qui jouent pour être une des 16 qui entrent dans les séries éliminatoires... ses 16 équipes jouent des séries 4 de 7(1ere equipe à 4 victoires) contre la même équipe qui ont été définies par rapport à la saison de 82 parties... donc 4 rondes de 4 de 7 pour arriver à gagner la Coupe Stanley(gagné pour la 1ere fois en 1983) et qui est depuis le trophé officiel. 🙂
Tu peux consultée assez facilement l'histoire du hockey en googlant...
Et vu que tu as parlée de Football de la NFL, juste un brin d'histoire vu que les USA s'auto attribuent le sport... la plus vieille équipe, tous sports confondus, est De la Ligue Canadienne De Football, les Argonauts de Toronto fondé en 1873 et la coupe Grey est là pour les gagmants depuis 1909 et celui de la NFL Championship depuis 1966.!!! Je parlais bien sur des équipes d'amérique du nord! 😎
1ère coupe Stanley en 1983!?! Euuu non ! La coupe est plus que centenaire.
1883 dsl
Seattle a une équipe? Tant mieux. J'espère que ça va réussir.
Oui le Kraken de Seatle va commencer en 2021-2022...
@@nicdd18 C'est un bon nom. Le monstre de l'océan va dévorer les autres équipes...
Great job with your reaction to NHL Hardest Hits and your thoughts about it .Those are very talented skaters and the glass some players go through it plexiglass sheets and very strong but can break.
I’m a Home Fry Marie (Home Free fan) and I also love hockey. It’s popular in the US and Canada. There are a lot of French Canadian players in the game so you might like that. You can hit a player who has the puck but it’s a penalty if it’s a late hit (he passed the puck already some seconds ago) or if you target the players head. There have been concussions and injuries from bad hits especially into the boards. The game isn’t quite as rough as it used to be. They’re trying to clean up the hits to keep injuries down. There are also fights but not as many as there used to be. What I like is all the skill they have in scoring a goal and its a fast game and the players can really skate. There have been injuries from skates but it doesn’t happen very often. Hope you watch a game if you can. I’m a Pittsburgh Penguin fan so I love Sidney Crosby and he’s very good! You can watch some videos of him to see how skilled he is. Have a great day!
The skill level is amazing. You have to be an expert skater already before you can even play this game.
In Quebec this sport is extremely popular. The Montreal Canadiens players are worshipped by their fans. There are very many very talented French players on the team. Women's hockey is also organized and popular.
yes the PSG of Quebec
Yo, you have a Minnesota Golden Gophers banner behind you. I like your style!
Hi Marie, years-long hockey fan here. (And yes, you do pronounce the H.)
Hits along the edge of the rink aren't quite as dangerous as they look: you'll notice that the boards and glass tend to sway a bit, which means they absorb some of the kinetic energy of a high speed hit. It's the open-ice hits that are the scary ones.
The penalties are mostly about unsafe play, and they tend to be variations on a couple of themes:
1) Don't use your stick as a weapon;
2) Don't hit someone who doesn't have the puck;
3) Don't hit the puck carrier harder than necessary;
4) Don't, DON'T try to deliberately injure someone;
5) And don't, don't, DON'T mess with the other team's goalie.
There are a few others--bench minors and delay of the game--that you'll see now and then, but most of the player-on-player penalties tend to involve either unsafe play, or unsportsmanlike conduct.
while hockey is high contact sport.....you really don't see too many of these spectacular hits that often
There's a well known bit of Quebecois literature, a short story to be precise, that really captures the significance of hockey in Canadian and Québécois culture (along with the cultural tensions of the day - it's a well-written tale). I believe the English translation is called "The Hockey Sweater" and in French it's known by two names "Le chandail de hockey" ou "Une abominable feuille d'érable sur la glace". It's a recollection of one of the author's childhood memories (set back during the glory days of the Montreal Canadiens in the 50s or 60s).
One of the most noteworthy lines: « Nous vivions en trois lieux : l’école, l’église et la patinoire; mais la vraie vie était sur la patinoire. » (to paraphrase: We lived in three places : the school, the church and the ice rink; but our real life was on the ice.)
A lot of French speaking Quebecois players/fans for this sport.
I associate a French accent with hockey, so hearing a Francophone be unfamiliar with the sport is a bit strange.
@@JPMadden You mean a Québécois accent ;-)
@@antonboludo8886 Obviously
@@JPMadden Yes, the Québécois culture has evolved its own North American culture in the French Language.
It is not a slice of France in North America. Even Montreal native English-speakers have no knowledge of this. They do not even understand what ''Je me souviens'' means on the licence plates.
@@JPMadden Even in English, they still call them "The Montreal Canadiens", not the "Montreal Canadians". This was one of the greatest single teams for a single city in the history of professional sports. Many of the players / coaches / managers / owners were not native French-speakers, but still made an effort to learn the French language.
Real Madrid or Manchester United for soccer, New York Yankees for Baseball, Chicago Bulls for basketball, All Blacks for Rugby etc...
The original ice hockey sport is skating, passing, shooting, scoring. Players who are not so good at mastering those skills rely on violence & intimidation to stay professionally employed. Watching any game featuring the 'Montreal Canadiens teams' from the 1970's Lord Stanley Cup years is the 'purest example' of original ice hockey.
it would be cool to see you watch the Montreal Canadiens in Quebecois French lmao. also in Quebec they call the puck la rondelle :)
"Does this happen often?" 😂 yes
HOCKEY 🏒 There called ice skates not shoes. Yes they call penalties for some hits. Love your baseball screaming.😀
hockey is THE thing!! hello from finland! :)
The best part is if somebody really pisses you off you can always punch him...fighting is allowed
There is beauty in hockey: The skating and puck handling skills are incredible. Every once in a while a body-check interrupts the action, but it starts right back up.
Yes, hockey players wear a lot of pads. They are light in weight (plastic), but protect all a person's vulnerable spots: gloves, helmet, elbow pads, shoulder pads, shin pads, pads in the pants to protect thighs, bums, private parts.
Amazingly, it is rare for a player to be cut by a skate, and part of the unwritten code is that you don't use your skates as weapons.
Quand COVID est terminé, venez à Québec et assistez une match des Canadiens de Montreal!
Si elle arrive à obtenir des billets
Your only seeing the most violent parts, now you need to watch the skating and the great goals that are scored, it's like ballet on ice.
There are some really great Womens teams !
Our team The Las Vegas Golden Knights goalie is French Canadian- Marc-Andre Fluery- nickname The Flower (translation). The puck is made out of hard rubber. The rectangular shin pads are specifically for the goalie.
Nice video! There are also some French ice hockey players in the NHL! One of them is Alexandre Texier who plays for the Blue Jackets from Columbus, Ohio. He used to play in Finland - where I'm from and where hockey is also huge sport - before going to the NHL, so that's how I know him.
Your reaction when you caught the baseball was priceless. 😉
Its very expensive to play as a kid, hence why its not a global sport like soccer or basketball. But ive been playing for 31 years and its my love and passion. Hope you become a fan for life :) love from Canada
That is right. It takes a lot of equipment, plus the kids keep growing so you have to replace the equipment every year. Soccer and basketball only require the ball itself and proper shoes.
Enjoyed your reactions. Nice to watch the game/religion we enjoy so much as Canadians through fresh eyes. Ps the puck is made of vulcanized rubber.
I love your reaction to the hits. I would say that 80 percent of those hits were legal hits in todays game. 99 percent would of been legal in 1980's. Best game on earth... lol
Does it make me be strange to watch a french girl watching ice hockey for the first time as I am french also ?
Maybe this is due for the love of this sport.
La bizzz FrenchTastic !
Hey shout out to Minnesota, if you like ice hockey then (other than Canada) we are the state to be in.
Answers to 2 questions you ask in your video : first, yes, they are wearing a lot of padding. Some would say to much padding, as it gives a feeling of invulnerability. Secondly, skate injuries are surprisingly rare. No one wants to get hurt. They been practicing not getting hurt and not hurting anyone since then were 8 years old. And yes this kind of contradicts what I just said about invulnerability.
That said, the big problem hockey players have is from brain injuries aka concussions. Going from 30km/h to 0 in under a second does a number to the soft jello we have in our skulls.
Salut Marie ! Je suis des Etats-Unis. J'aime le hockey et football (soccer). Je pense hockey est magnifique ! Desolee, seuletment parle un peux en francais. Yo escribo mas en espagnol. :)
If you want to see when the NHL was really good, then you should check out videos from 1970-2010. Mario Lemieux is one of the greatest hockey players of all time. I believe he is French-Canadian. Also check out Wayne Gretzky, Sergei Fedorov, Brett Hull, Mark Messier, Joe Sakic, Pavel Datsyuk, etc. Those are some of the legends of the sport.
Merci beaucoup pour cette video. A bientot !
this happens VERY OFTEN, the old saying goes...I went to a fight and a Hockey game broke out. LOL
Another great reaction video as always.
J'adore votre chaine.....Je suis un Québécois de 59 ans et c'est le "fun " de voir une autre perspective de ce qu'on a toujours vécus...J'habite dans une ville de la rive-nord de Montréal qui s'appelle Saint-Eustache et ou il y a eu la révolte des Patriotes qui a eu lieu en 1837 si j'ai bonne mémoire. Les Patriopes ont résistés en en se barricadant dans l'église...On peut voir les traces de boulet de canon sur l'église......Continuer ce que vous faite parce que c'est vraiment intéressant et vous êtes très passionnée et ça parait....
Some penalties that can be enforced on hits are charging, interference, elbowing, boarding, cross checking, and they can also be of the minor or major variety.
This is great but the fights are even better. They are allowed to fight as long as they are standing.
Indeed. One of the better standing jokes for years was "I went to the Saturday night fights and a hockey game broke out".
You can also search on TH-cam for games in any of these sports.... television broadcasts of entire games, going back from today, back decades, as well as histories.
NHL Hockey Spectator: I went to the fights and a hockey game broke out.
NASCAR Auto Racing Spectator: I went to car crashes and a race broke out.
I'm really glad that you are giving sports a try. You are very inspirational.
Up next, NBA Basketball?
Penalties in hockey are pretty confusing. You just go with it. Fights occur all the time. There likely is a video of the worse hockey injuries or worse sports injuries...you may not want to watch those if there are. There have been a couple times where guys got cut badly from a skate, one not too long ago the guy had his throat slashed and he bled...a lot. I hope you are doing well and coping with your current lockdown. ~Be Blessed
As someone living in ontario with family from Winnipeg. Hockey is the English way, but we hear Ockey a lot, so it's perfectly fine to say.
Hockey is so much more than just big hits. The talent of some the top stars is amazing. I recommend you try watching a video showing hockey's best dekes, dangles, etc.
Yes, it takes immense skill. Plus you are on skates and are wearing heavy equipment.
Frenchman Crisobal Huet was a great goalie for Montreal and Chicago.
Cristobal
Marie, your perspective on sports that you are not familiar with is quite refreshing and interesting. Does France compete in the winter Olympics in ice hockey? Be well and stay safe.
They had to have competed in the 1992 Winter Games for sure, as they were hosted by Albertville, France that year.
Yes, the French men’s ice hockey team is usually in the Winter Olympics, but they’re not usually one of the top teams.
The French men’s team is currently ranked 14th in the world, and the women are ranked 10th. The Olympics currently host 12 men’s teams (top 11 + host country) and 8 women’s teams (top 7 + host country). Due to qualifiers that can alter rankings in the lead up to the Games, that puts France right on the edge for both men and women.
"Ice Hockey"
Now that's a faux pas right there.
Funny that all of the hits are ovechkin and Wilson lol