Best Hockey Leagues in the World

NHL draft brings excitement and anticipation as the top players in the world of hockey join the NHL. Does Canada Produce the BEST NHL players? Does the USA produce the BEST NHL Players? Does Russia produce the BEST NHL Players or Does Sweden Produce the BEST NHL players. Finnish NHL Players Drafted are always something special. Join me in this 20 minute breakdown where we highlight the best LEAGUES at produce NHL Draft talent. Does the CHL produce the best NHL players? The OHL best NHL players are something special and WHL NHL Draft talent can't be over looked. Is their such thing as a weak NHL draft class? USHL NHL drafted players along with the NCAA NHL drafted players. How do you make the NHL, what leagues are the best to make the NHL? Is the CHL better than the NCAA for NHL draft picks? Is the CHL and USHL the same? Is the OHL better than the WHL and the Q? European pro leagues NHL drafted players how strong are they? What league will the Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Draft pick come from? What league will the Montreal Canadiens NHL draft pick come from?
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[@mrcool76789]

this was the exact video i wanted to see, tysm

[@kalmanyang2907]

Great video again keep it up.

[@paolabelan3721]

Thank you!!! This video was exactly what I needed to learn certain things I had no idea. Best coach :) cheers from Chile 🇨🇱

[@HotGarbageSports]

❤️

[@aoblak5110]

This was a great video for people who already knew about these leagues as well. I especially liked the bit where you explained the pathways.

[@HotGarbageSports]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@joeshedler6496]

Ok, now that is a list! I got a few right, but damn is there way more!

[@nitrampd]

Nice analysis coach.

[@HotGarbageSports]

Thanks!

[@monkabove]

Super helpful video. Thanks for the breakdown! Semantics, but…. worth remembering that North America is more than just Canada and USA - Soccer is definitely pretty big in Mexico :)

[@HotGarbageSports]

Huge but even still the “north American tv sports even with Mexico are dominated by whatever the USA does” but I get your point!

[@monkabove]

@@HotGarbageSports over here in the UK, North America = USA only. But that’s because no one teaches us geography properly in school!

[@HotGarbageSports]

@@monkabove haha ! It’s the same here honestly haha what a world

[@TickleMeElmo55]

@@HotGarbageSports Depends on the school. Not sure how it's taught in American public schools, but I went to a parochial school where geography was rather comprehensive. They made it "fun" - filling out maps of regions and continents by rote memory. All of it was counted towards your grade so you had no choice but to learn it. State capitols were learned and memorized in 4th grade I think? Maybe it was 5th.

[@HotGarbageSports]

@@TickleMeElmo55 same with us but did you have to memorize Canada and Mexico provinces and capitals? Our grade 4/5 maps education we needed to draw and note Canada + 10 provinces 3 territory’s and their capitals, USA 50 states capitals and territories, Mexico (provinces). Now can I remember them? Maybe …. 20% haha !

[@ghostangel828]

It's LHJMQ not LHJMO but it does look like an O haha. Very nice video! Thanks!

[@HotGarbageSports]

lol it does !!! I knew it was a Q to I was just in the zone and looking at my screen and said O hahaha dammit

[@MbisonBalrog]

QMJHL. I just watched Voltigeurs hammer Remparts last weekend live

[@winniesunny]

A offseason resign phase, fa would be very interesting (rfa explanation, arbitration stuff, etc). Great video.

[@HotGarbageSports]

Thanks !! I’ll add it to the list

[@joeshedler6496]

So very interesting topic for sure. I know some fans will be like duh, the AHL then OHL, WHL, QMJ, and the ECHL, but man that is no way the end of the list, how many other US leagues do I not know, how many varsity players sign. Holy shit then there is overseas, I'm down for a good breakdown, unpause now.

[@HotGarbageSports]

List is huge !!!

[@Nathanielhiggerson66]

We Finns love hockey more than anything sportswise. As do I ❤️

[@HotGarbageSports]

Pesky Fins !!!!

[@Gallalad1]

As someone who grew up in a non hockey country and only really started to fall for the game after moving to Canada I still find it weird that the junior internationals are considered more important than... ya know.... an actual world cup? Seems silly

[@tomwu5070]

Thanks Coach! Very fun to watch and learned a lot. I have two daughters who love and play hockey. I know the woman’s pro league is not running well in North America. I am still curious about girls’ paths to NWHL or NCAA or anything similar.

[@HotGarbageSports]

Girls Path is always to be getting them IN front of as my college scouts as you can, Girls Prep hockey in Canada should do that and give them exposure to major American schools. Also if they are good players likely an easy scholarship to almost any Canadian school as well. Because NCAA must match dollar for dollar men to women as well as the Canadiens CIS Girls hockey gets A LOT of great money and scholarships just keep working hard, and be prepared as girls Prep is like 20k a year... yikes...

[@sarahgallucci8550]

True north strong and free

[@ejjs26]

Happy Friday Everyone

[@jeffsilverberg5848]

I've never heard all of hockey broken down like this. It's overwhelming. No wonder the NHL is expanding into Seattle. I wonder if more teams could make a go of it directly in CANADA itself. Other Provinces maybe.

[@HotGarbageSports]

100% GTA / Toronto could host a second team. I think that’s it though

[@jeffsilverberg5848]

Thank you.

[@sarahgallucci8550]

@@HotGarbageSports Halifax and Regina could also have teams.

[@joeshedler6496]

@@HotGarbageSports Dont get me going! For a while it was all about Hamilton, now it seems to have shifted to a 2nd GTA, like west end or Mississauga type deal.

[@joeshedler6496]

@@sarahgallucci8550 I always wanted to see an east coast team, but I think its really hard for the smaller markets to keep up with the big boys. Look what happened to poor @Hot Garbage Sports Jets. Quebec never got the Nords back. :(

[@XuryFromCanada]

Soccer and hockey rule the world XD

[@Nathanielhiggerson66]

A Finn here, loving ur channel. Liiga is a decent league and KHL has a finnish team too where alot of finns also come.

[@HotGarbageSports]

Liiga’s are good!!! A Fin you say! Join our discord lots of hockey fans there will love to have a cross the ponder here ! I’ll be doing a video on big rink vs small rink soon discord.gg/fYjyj6tB

[@Nathanielhiggerson66]

@@HotGarbageSports Its a big difference in the way the game is played! 5 on 5 you have lots more room and you dont really go end to end, you start controlled behind the net from ur own zone with everyone going up with ya… but you know this dont you

[@Nathanielhiggerson66]

@@HotGarbageSports i joined the discord thx for inv

[@joeshedler6496]

ok my head hurts already

[@HotGarbageSports]

Hahaha classic

[@rickrobitaille8809]

I'm big CFL fan..baseball fan..on and on..where do you sit..

[@HotGarbageSports]

Love the CFL love the NFL love MLB love the NBA but can’t talk as intelligently about the 4 as I do puck

[@rickrobitaille8809]

@@HotGarbageSports You do it better than anyone so where do you go from here..

[@HotGarbageSports]

@@rickrobitaille8809 I may pick up the CFL as it starts ! I may go NFL I may stay hockey

[@rickrobitaille8809]

@@HotGarbageSports My humble advice to you would be ..stay hockey..cause you are einstein good at that..but your personality begs for more..so sit back..and let you're members bend you're ear..slow down you're moving too fast😁

[@joeshedler6496]

Ok to do this we are going to break the world in half.... me: Oh, just like covid did!

[@HotGarbageSports]

Classic covid coach

[@joeshedler6496]

OH crap, totally forgot about the ice difference. AHL is a very good league, its not just kids too right. Lots of pro guys never make it to the NHL and hang out in the A, or start looking at Europe.

[@HotGarbageSports]

It’s 18-27 year olds basically

[@jeffsilverberg5848]

Outside of the NHL, of course, do any of the hockey players get paid and paid enough to make a living? After all, it would benefit the NHL if players didn't have to worry about financial pressure.

[@HotGarbageSports]

Yes they do KHL players make a good living and those European pro leagues pay nice to. KHL average is like 500k - the big fish in the KHL get like 6-10 million but it’s only Russians and guys like kovalchuk. Most guys after the top 10 make under a million Europe depends it’s anywhere from 30k -300k yearly It can be way bette run Europe or the KHL than the AHL for many but the AHL offers expose to the NHL like nothing else and a call up for a game in the NHL is worth 10s of thousands a game

[@jeffsilverberg5848]

@@HotGarbageSports Thank you. Hockey is a great game/sport. God you have to be incredible to make it anywhere. Thank you.

[@joeshedler6496]

@@HotGarbageSports DUDE, have you ever seen the Spitting Chicklets episode where they go over stories from the K? Holy shit blew my mind!

[@HotGarbageSports]

It’s is the .05% not even the 1%

[@HotGarbageSports]

Yes I have !! That league is wild

[@nap2149]

It’s L H J M Q not lhjmO lol

[@nap2149]

(Referring to 4:50)

[@MbisonBalrog]

CHL mostly

[@virgokarma3853]

It’s LHJMQ or QMJHL. Not LHJMO lol it’s a weird looking Q

[@surfthewav3]

Connor bedard gonna be better than Mcdavid?

[@HotGarbageSports]

I'm in on that! full send...likely wrong but that's my hot take. Bedard score 110 points in a full WHL season at 15, Mcdavid had 65

[@joeshedler6496]

Speaking of imports.... Remember when the Barrie Colts had their Russian player lay down in the luggage compartment of the team bus? How messed up was that!

[@HotGarbageSports]

Lol hilarious… haha hazing ! He made a bed out bag I’m sure … wait i mean hazing is wrong

[@joeshedler6496]

@@HotGarbageSports HAHA, oh I mean how dare you!

[@conorwreckoner]

It’s *sooooo* annoying when north americans say soccer 😂

[@HotGarbageSports]

That’s what it’s called here

[@conorwreckoner]

@@HotGarbageSports I know, I know

[@holoholopainen1627]

When You hear FOOTBALL - Different Sport - at America and in Europe ! My Favorite IS BUFFALO BILLS

[@tntfreddan3138]

NHL Coach 1: "We need new talent? Which state should we go to to find it?" NHL Coach 2: "We're not going to another state. We're going to Sweden..."

[@MbisonBalrog]

Baseball and American football are dying. So is Basketball cuz you have to be 6’6”