BRITISH GUY LEARNS ICE HOCKEY

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[@BenchWormSports]

Hey thanks for checking out the video! Hope it helps and hope you enjoy watching hockey this season! Great timing as the NHL season just started.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

Thank YOU, for the incredible video and information, you're bloody legends 💪🏻

[@cheryla7480]

Welcome to the world of hockey, Canada’s national winter sport and in our opinion, the best sport on earth!

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

Cheryl, welcome! And thank you for the warm....(or is it cold) welcome to the sport, this video was a fun intro, maybe we'll work on some compilations next, I'm glad you enjoyed

[@Whatdoyouwant904]

Everyone I’ve ever introduced to hockey loves it, it’s such a great sport. I’ve always said once you get into hockey every other sport feels like they’re playing in slow motion.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

Only sport in the world you can full contact hit you're opponent at 20+ miles an hour 😂😂

[@joshuaking34]

While a lot of attention goes to the forwards, the defensemen are the glue that holds things together.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

The best offense is a powerful defense

[@Cashcrop54]

Been watching hockey for 61 years. That's a great video. Easy to grasp. Back when I started watching the 2 defensemen pretty much stayed home. Around 1969 Bobby Orr changed that. After you get the game down check him out. Great watching with you!

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

You're a legend Cash, thank you for watching glad you're enjoying your time here

[@Games_By_Design]

I played for almost 10 years and even reffed for a while. I played both Defense and Wing as a power forward (I'm big and can skate) My team is the Canucks (GO NUCKS! Helluva season) Welcome to hockey!

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

Helllllll yeahhhhh!! Glad you have you here GBD! Welcome! I feel like if I grew up in Canada and not the UK I'd be a hockey player over Aggressive Inline skating haha

[@QuackAttack]

0:20 Believe it or not, there is a team called the London Knights (albeit London from the Canadian province of Ontario) in the Ontario Hockey League, a junior league for players aged 16-19

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

That's absolutely incredible 😂😂 thank you Quack, glad you enjoyed

[@hellomotoCoop]

They are actually one of the top.junior teams in all of canada if not the top one

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@hellomotoCoop oh damn! If only the London knights I once loved had that kinda luck!!

[@heedrix]

I was a hockey referee for 25 years, if you have any questions, let me know!

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

Incredible!! Were you NHL level? Even if not the fact you were able to skate for that many years is impressive!

[@heedrix]

No, never got to "the show". Just AAA hockey and beer league (like sunday morning footy). Started when I was 15 and stopped 5 years ago. Might do it again when I retire from office work

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@heedrix Triple A is further than most can say they've got, so that's something to be proud of for sure 💪🏻

[@darrenh116]

Fun fact: Great Britain beat Canada to win the gold medal in ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

Well I'll be damned!!! Thank you Darren, what an incredible piece of information

[@scottnewton9060]

I believe that most of the players on that team were either born in Canada and/or learned to play hockey in Canada.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@scottnewton9060 I'll have to double check it 💪🏻

[@jamesmoss5971]

I played hockey for 10 years as I was growing up. I played Left Wing but I always wanted to try playing as a Goalie because I loved playing in net when I played street hockey, unfortunately I broke my collarbone 3 hours before I was supposed to get my first chance in net and never tried to give it another shot after that. My favorite team is the Ottawa Senators. My cousin plays for them currently, and his Uncle played for them in the 90s. Before that my favorite team was the Philadelphia Flyers because my favorite player was Eric Lindros, the reason I wore the number 88 whenever I could.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

James!! What an incredible comment! Thank you for answering, awesome that your cousin plays for the senators! Glad you enjoyed 💪🏻

[@heedrix]

6:35 forgot the goal judges: 2 off ice officials that sit behind the net, they signal when the puck has crossed the goal line legally.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

Thank you for the knowledge, I wonder why they left them out

[@tyjaifoster1112]

Well there's a video of all of the team names of how they got their their team names and you can learn it how the team's got stablished.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

Thank you Tyjai!

[@tyjaifoster1112]

​@@ExploringTheSmokeyou're welcome and I will put it in the link in the comments.

[@tyjaifoster1112]

​@@ExploringTheSmokekzbin.info/www/bejne/n2eQkp6FaM92jacsi=O9gBrkopB6MHoVsm

[@razormc954]

Been watching for years, favorite team are the Florida Panthers, favorite player is Matthew Tkachuk, I love his tenacity and grit on the ice

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

Thank you Razor, and welcome! Thanknyou for answering the questions and I'm glad you enjoyed 💪🏻

[@77marioland]

Chicago Blackhawks are one of the original six teams of the NHL, I am biased as I'm sure you noticed from my comments, but they won three Stanley Cups in a six-year span: 2010, 2013, 2015. They have been rebuilding after all the players from those teams retired. They drafted Connor Bedard, who is considered to be a generational player, and are building around him. Check out any film about Connor. I couldn't play hockey; it was too expensive and football was pretty much free, but I respect the "H E double hockey sticks" out of any person who plays the sport. Also, check out "Shoresy", great hockey show made in Canada.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

I won't lie, I have been seeing A LOT of Bedard's highlights already as I'm a Bear fan they sometimes show other Chicago sports and mannnn what a player he is

[@bluetarantulaproductions6179]

Being born in Canada (Edmonton, Alberta) Hockey is a big sport up here. If you want to watch another tutorial of Hockey rules, I recommend Peter Puck. btw, Let's Go Oilers! Let's Go Oilers!

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

Peter puck, I'll check it out! Thank you tarantula! Glad you enjoyed and go oilers haha

[@rllangevin3841]

Proud Canadian 🇨🇦 hockey fan; been watching as long as I can remember. Hockey Night in Canada was and still is a thing! Unless we had company Saturday night hockey was/is on. With 3 brothers who all played locally, if they didn’t have ice time we played in the driveway or on a friend’s side-street where someone would holler “car!” whenever we had to move the nets for traffic. In the early 70’s we lived in Rick MacLeish’s hometown, he was one of the leading scorer’s in the league (50 goals in his 3rd season in the league) and the Philadelphia Flyer’s won back-to-back Stanley Cups. A school-friend lived on his family’s street and when visiting he would play street hockey with the locals. I’m a life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan and Borje Salming was my favourite player growing up. They haven’t won the Stanley Cup since 1967 but are the second winningest team in NHL history, behind the Montreal Canadiens (my husband’s team) - we are a house divided when it comes to hockey. 😂 Both are part of the original 6 teams, along with Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers and the Boston Bruins. Please continue down this rabbit hole; it’s “the coolest sport on earth!” Beyond the biggest hits and fights to get an appreciation of the skill I’d suggest videos on the best goals, best saves, best dangles (amazing stick-work/puck control), best penalty shots or shoot-out goals and any videos highlighting some of these generational players: Wayne Gretzky - the GOAT Sidney Crosby Alex Ovechkin - also the rivalry between him and Sidney Crosby and their significance to the game Connor McDavid - best skilled current player/goal scorer, playmaker, fastest in the league (although having a rough start this season) Connor Bedard - the league’s newest phenom (being compared to McDavid and Gretzky) Nathan MacKinnon Cale Makar and Pavel Datsyuk

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

RL!! Thank you for the incredible comment, the memories, and the limitless knowledge!! I'm glad you found the channel, glad you enjoyed and I'll be sure to take in some of the legends 💪🏻

[@4theloveoflife]

favorite team bar down is the vegas golden knights and living in vegas it is a givin and my 2nd is the blackhawks

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

The knights had a hell of a run not to long ago

[@Guildofarcanelore]

The trapezoid behind the net is because of a former goalie, Martin Brodeur, who was very adept at clearing the puck out before the offense could get there.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

Crazy how one man alone can make them implement rule changes 😂 thank you for watching Guild, glad you enjoyed 💪🏻

[@Guildofarcanelore]

@@ExploringTheSmoke can’t wait to see you enjoy more hockey. If you enjoy NFL hits.. they’ve got nothing on Hockey. Guys who are almost as big going 4 times as fast!

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@Guildofarcanelore that is something I was thinking to react to! I'm glad there's an audience, I can imagine, there's been some legendary Goons on the ice who were absolute monsters of men

[@Guildofarcanelore]

@@ExploringTheSmoke two videos i would recommend as primers would be “the beauty of hockey,” (neutralzonehd), and “the code”. From there you can branch out into , hits, fights, dangles, and goaltending, as well as specific players. I think you will enjoy the rabbit hole once you are in!

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@Guildofarcanelore I appreciate the recommendations you are a legend, thank you

[@jwestphal1978]

I'm a Leafs fan! Doug Gilmour was my favorite player, before he was a Leaf. One of the lowest drafted players of his generation to be in the HOF as well as being top 30 in history for points. Best forward line name in history is the French connection from the Buffalo Sabres. IMO! A normal shift should on the ice for a forward or even a defenseman is roughly one minute. Players do stay on the ice longer, usually due to pick possession by their own team, or more regularly when playing defense on a power play down a man serving a penalty. Anything over 2 minutes is a long stretch, and is visible to even the newest fan

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

DR! THANK YOU, for the incredible information on your team, Doug and the little tid bits I asked about, glad you enjoyed 💪🏻

[@obelisk21]

I think one of the more complicated rules for new fans to grasp is offside. In football (soccer) offside is called based on the relative position of the attacking and defending players at the moment the ball is moved forward. In hockey, the defending players are irrelevant to the offside condition and instead, the blue line at the entrance to the offensive zone serves that function. In general, the puck must precede attacking players into the offensive zone (which is defined by the blue line) and the point of decision is when the puck actually crosses from the neutral zone into the offensive zone unlike football which determines offside at the moment the ball is passed forward. Should the puck come out of the offensive zone, attacking players must also exit the offensive zone and the same offside rule applies. There is a variant called a delayed offside. In this case, the attacking team was offside when the puck entered the offensive zone but they did not take possession of the puck (i.e. the defending team has possession of the puck). When this condition exists, the attacking team is allowed to exit the offensive zone and re-enter resetting the offside condition and play continues. Should the attacking team pressure the defensive team while a delayed offside is active, the linesman will whistle the play to stop at their discretion.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

Obelisk!!! You absolute LEGEND, thank you for the information and explaining it in a way that isn't condescending but very very clear, I appreciate you, and I'm glad you enjoyed and commented 💪🏻

[@obelisk21]

@@ExploringTheSmoke Once you start watching hockey, particularly live, one thing you will notice is the referees and linesmen have a unique relationship with the players compared to any other sport that I have seen. Communication is constant both during play and when play is whistled dead. For the offside rule, for instance, watch the linesman standing at the blue line for the attacking zone. His arm will be raised in the air if delayed offside is active but he will also be yelling "OFFSIDE" repeatedly to let the attacking team know that they need to exit the zone to reset the offside condition. I would recommend watching this video. It is a compilation of NHL referees mic'd up and interacting with players. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmjSl6qki9mnqrs

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@obelisk21 thank you! You're a fountain of knowledge and you have my appreciation, and Mannnnn I do love me some mic'd up 💪🏻

[@scottnewton9060]

The majority of Canadian hockey fans will probably have played hockey at some level whereas the vast majority of American hockey fans will probably not have played hockey at any level.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

You're not the first to have told me this 😂 thank you Scott, glad you enjoyed

[@videogamevalley7523]

Hockey is a great sport, I never played but I got into cause of the legendary video game NHL 94 (a time when EA sports made great sports games and yes im old) my favorite team is the Chicago Blackhawks the first team I picked when I got the game and been with them since. But the wild thing was my favorite player Sergei Fedorov played for their rival the Detroit Red Wings (in those days the Hawks and Wings were in the same division in the western conference but Detroit has now been moved to the eastern conference) I did watch last nights games as well so im glad we won (idk if its our team is better or Pittsburgh jus blew the lead)

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

VGV, you're a bloody legend man! I appreciate you always taking time out to watch and comment

[@SteelyMcBeam420]

Penguins were my team in that game and still are to this day.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@SteelyMcBeam420 💪🏻💪🏻

[@hellomotoCoop]

Gotta react to a hockey dangles video or a goals of the year video to see some skill

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

Not a bad idea coop, thank you! Glad you're enjoying

[@dannycarlow8204]

I didn't realize that Gritty could possibly look worse, but here we are.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

😂😂😂

[@tylernoble8137]

Oh you’ve got to watch The Mighty Ducks. Classic Disney hockey movie that eventually got its own franchise named after the fictional movie team

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

Oddly I think I'm one of the ONLY one of my friend's who hasn't seen it 😂

[@MrDaveWho]

Colorado Avalanche baby!!

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

Thank you for answering MrDave!

[@sabertheglaceon256]

San Jose Sharks fan, I play goaile + I own some NHL team issue equipment and jersey/socks Fav player:Joe Thornton Goaile:Evgeni Nabokov, own a rookie card of him

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

Well hell yeahhhh! Welcome Saber, gotta say, you got some balls playing goalie in ice hockey my friend and I salute you for it

[@sabertheglaceon256]

Own a full 2007/13 set for the Sharks and some other stuff from difference teams, I played Goaile better then as a player And well the only Sharks fan in my area @@ExploringTheSmoke

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@sabertheglaceon256 someone has to keep the team pride alive and I'm glad you're doing it

[@sabertheglaceon256]

No one here has the same stuff the NHL team uses, this is KZbin so can't show my kit unfortunately @@ExploringTheSmoke

[@adambowles3131]

Have a great day jack❤️

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

Thank you Adam

[@SteelyMcBeam420]

Great sport to get stoned and watch

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

Bring on the Blackhawks v Bruins 💨💨💨 Glad you enjoyed Wahoo!

[@MarioCrosby]

Explaining penalties, icing, and offsides would have been more productive to teach those who are new to the game. Who's behind the benches, zamboni drver, penalty box people, and the line nicknames could have waited.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

Yeah I'll have to know look more in detail of roles and rules, thanks for watching and commenting Mario, glad you enjoyed 💪🏻

[@MarioCrosby]

@ExploringTheSmoke Glad you are getting ready into hockey, it's the best sport around. Great reaction video.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@MarioCrosby I apprecit you Mario, thank you for watching and commenting