Hey I lived 30 minutes North of Belleville for nearly a decade!!! The thing about these small cities/towns like Belleville or I assume Springfield is you can live half an hour outside of town and be in some really nice quiet places.

Golden glove boxers can be overrated after. I met a dude who said he was second regionally in a gold gloves event , a total pussy, and all of us are like no shit really? Well there was only two fucking guys in the whole thing lol. I’m sure you can get some killers tho too lol

The only time he looked completely full blown out of shape was that lockeroom pic in Vegas. He’s old af there tho. Pretty sure he was on his last legs then. He didn’t always look like that lol

That outfit tho is literally not as bad as half he guys lol. They’re just looking for anything to give Phil bell about so they can hear him bitch lol

We need a kessel tv show. Dude was just a great hockey player, amazing teammate and super clutch and obviously funny af. Who does like I fly? At least in a big ass commercial Airlines

He could be a weekly tv show, an absolute beauty

Leafs really shit the bed with him… they had a chance to be something special, and they ruined it. Thank god he got out of there.

Who’s here from 2bc?

Knights couldn't've done it without him, the greatest player on earth

Eichel's impression is so good

Hockey is a cash cow for coaches and trainers. Everyone selling a dream and guess what, keep paying and your kid still won't make the show. Additional ice times won't change a thing.

This is why I want to play pro so bad I can repay my parents

If you ever got to play hockey competitively growing up be thankful. This sport is only for the rich and if you weren’t rich growing up your parents struggled financially just so you could play. It’s only getting worse too. You can’t even have programs either to help lower income families because with ice time and top of the line equipment it is still way too expensive. It’s crazy to think how many freak athletes could have made it to the nhl if it wasn’t $1000 for a good pair of skates.

Greatest Marvel character ever 😂

Let me put it this way. I drove past schools and I don't see kids playing street hockey anymore. It's either basketball or soccer. So, I don't see a positive future for the sport, especially when I see the NHL is talking about expanding again. The poor and middle class are more numerous than the rich. So, creating more teams means the league could become saturated with less skilled players. Just look at last year's game between San Jose and Vancouver. When was the last time an opposing team suffered such a blow out? And then Bauer and CCM are up for sale. I hope I'm wrong but it looks like the sport may have hit a plateau.

yeah its for the rich thats another reason why it isnt as popular as football and basketball and baseball..... as i kid i used a old golf club for a hockey stick for the longest time

You said 45 percent went to prep school that means 55 did not if you have talent it will show

It's for the rich, but depending on how you spend your money as a middle class citizen it's affordable. Probably not the case now due to inflation, but def the case 4 years ago. But aside from that equipment is super expensive, and ice is not cheap. Funny how all hockey parents always get a heart attack when their kid considers playing goalie, $$$

When every player is breaking before their story you know its funny 😂

yes, being a kid from canada i wanted to play hockey and at 4 years old my parents sat me down and politely told me they couldn't afford for me to play. i played soccer for a decade+ instead. for what it's worth im 30+

The voices they do are spot on😂

Greatest Sniper ever 😂

All roads lead to beer league.

international students don't belong in Canada or the US, and they are there due to their access as well

Basic answer yes, even house league costs a lot , can't imagine what rep leagues cost. It's a rich person sport to be able to make it to the NHL. Regular people can afford to play hockey in beer league's, but if you want your kid to play in the NHL then yes you have to be rich to make it .

Most sports require a family to sped significant $ to move through the club and elite ranks!

There’s no sport that even compares to how expensive hockey is if your kid plays AAA

yes, but its a trend that is affecting all sporting disciplines. Even the NBA is seeing a big decline in recruits that have come from lower class areas. This could be however due to younger generations of kids in poorer areas finding it near impossible to not get hooked on drugs or make bad life choices due to the extreme levels of moral and urban decay we now face in the western world.

Tochett was on good teams he was trash

He wins more cups than Canada😅😅😅

His shot was UNREAL tho

Yes

Wright will be ok, the Kraken aren't sure how to develop players , probably a 3rd line C