Can a Beer League Player keep up with McDavid? (No)

[@hamsterguru4671]

This shows how incredibly good Nhl players are. Even OHL player are 50 times better than the average beer leaguer

[@HadenHiles]

I know right!! 🙉

[@devynselnes4282]

Hockey is not halal bud...

[@brettbarber4593]

I wouldn't say that.. ALOT of junior players who never make it to the NHL.. end up playing in beer leagues for fun..

[@shanerose3207]

So true even the higher skilled jr B players are insane

[@AlanenJ]

They play hockey for a job so it makes sense.

[@hugetacoman]

We had an out of shape 50 year old ex-NHL 4th liner dominate our beer league.

[@StuMarston]

They're just on a completely different level. I played ball hockey with a guy who got drafted by the Bruins back in the 80's and his skill level was insanely good.

[@v4v819]

Not mine! We are tight and our chirps are even tighter! WE BE SIPPING JUICE BOXES ALL DAY LONG WITH OUR WINNINGS!!!!!!!!

[@jasonlange780]

I seriously have to say that the footage from this is incredible… speaking as an Edmontonian that has lived in Australia for the last 25 years and I don’t get much hockey out here, I really think the NHL should start putting some cameras on certain players including goalies and superstars like Connor McDavid. I think it would really improve the experience of the fan watching the games… I think you’ve proved that it can look pretty spectacular

[@neilreid9005]

Years ago when I was a pretty dang good beer leaguer, I spent an afternoon playing with couple fourth line Euro pro players . Those guys were incredible for strength, speed, and skills. And they were fourth liners. Total respect for pro hockey players. The super stars like McDavid are on a completely different planet from us mortals.

[@yeltsin6817]

So in one of my leagues we Played against a guy that lit us up. Wasn’t flashy but always seemed to be in The right place all the time. Always seems to be able snake around guys and his shot was off quick and deadly accurate. We hadn’t seen him Before so our rep grabbed the time sheet and checked out his stats. He literally was involved in every goal either assisting or scoring. I think he got 7 points. Then one of our guys googled him and he played in the Q then played out east at a university and then played 5 years in Europe. I couldn’t imagine how could an NHL player would be.

[@mattneko4225]

We had the brother of Frank Simonetti, alumni of the big bad 90s Bruins, on our beer league team this year. About 55, 6’3” maybe 200lbs, assistant captain at Norwich University. He absolutely dominated, I’ve never seen anyone at any age at that size float around opposing players like he did, not to mention most of them being 20 years younger

[@LifebytheHorns406]

Having played pick up with some pro players (NHL farm team guys, not even NHL) most folks just con't comprehend how elite a pro anything is. Speed, precision, ability to make the right play and be in the right place all the time, IQ, it's off the charts compared to even a good normal athlete. I once played a pick up game with a guy who had just gotten out of a pro league, (Don't remember which one, but not the big show) My buddy was a college hockey player and a decent one at that. A few of the guys out there were pretty good by most standards. This guy toyed with us all like we were a group of 5 year olds. His speed was effortless, and nobody could touch him, not even remotely. It was one of those times I realized how truly elite these guys are. When I hear people talk about how "so and so" kid might have a shot at pro, and I have seen "so and so" play, I just shake my head and smile. Most are just big fish in a very small pond.

[@bjarczyk]

This was super entertaining to watch. Nice stick handling and positioning.

[@chasehoule5630]

That is so cool how it shows all those stats! Nice Job on the Video!

[@HadenHiles]

I was impressed too! Thanks 🙏😁

[@toddstevens8506]

As a fellow beer leaguer, you never want to see yourself, and the game, on video.

[@davegrier523]

Last year a player taped our shinny and sent it out. I was laughing at how slow this guy was until I realized he regularly blew past me....

[@Stuart-mr1vx]

3:54 oooooo cheeky pass, I see you out there

[@HYPEWASSABI]

1:45 the response I always get when I try to talk to teammates on the bench 😂

[@westside1912]

Great, great jersey matchup - old Sabres vs old Panthers.

[@scorpionedge]

Even if you were as fast, had the same endurance and shift time as an nhl player, it would only be about 1% indicator of your skill differences.

[@cam2159]

Hi Haden, cool app interesting to see the stats good video as always

[@ehusband]

Great video. Unreal how they're on another level, and you're quite good for a beer leaguer. I'm sure I'd struggle to break 12mph

[@blakethetank]

I've been using this app for about 7 months and it freaks out sometimes/somehow and says I jump up to like 19-21mph. There's no way I'm hitting top speed of 14.5mph and then all of a sudden jump up to NHL speed lmao. I heard it depends on the watch and some are more accurate than others. The unfortunate thing about those glitches is it affects all of the other calculations it does like fitness level and skating efficiency. But the vo2 max tracker is super cool I don't have anything else on my watch that can track that so it's nice to see when I lose the beer belly my vo2 max goes up gives me something further to aim for...also holy crap your vo2max is very good!

[@arcticgriz20]

There actually are a lot of McDavids out there they just don’t get the opportunity to get on the right stage to be seen I’ve seen too many kids get passed up when they don’t know someone or have money

[@robertarundel1294]

Why the draft needs to go and NHL needs Europe style academy

[@massacregaming9682]

@@robertarundel1294 the sport itself is too expensive a lot of kids don't even get to try

[@Michael-fw5ef]

4 Hot Dogs and a Coke is what Gretzky ate before every game.

[@ImGettinWeird]

At 7:18 I thought you were gonna pass to your teammate, but instead you shot it at his face lol

[@HadenHiles]

hahaha oops. Yeah if you look closely it was going in but got deflected by the defender's stick ;)

[@jordantaylor3323]

Ice looks amazing!

[@davegrier523]

I have played shinny and beer league for 24 years. Not once have I seen a player hammer a onetimer top shelf. or anywhere else. The skill required to pick off a hard pass and drill it accurately is beyond us.

[@commonabond]

The 7 min shift was probably warm ups

[@ace942]

Thanks for the video. I liked the on ice view. The jersey colors and style remind me of the older Panthers style.

[@kyletowns5987]

Dude that’s sweet I saw this video and that’s the barn in coldwater. Played lots of hockey there

[@HadenHiles]

Hey Kyle! That’s my hometown barn! Thanks for watching 😁

[@quinne97]

Are you and Jeremy making the ODR soon? Also, great video Haden!

[@HadenHiles]

Thanks bud! 😁 yes we have the liner + water in and just waiting for it to be thick enough to finish the setup. Vid of the build coming out in the next week or two hopefully.

[@hamsterguru4671]

@@HadenHiles 👀

[@quinne97]

@@HadenHiles Oh sweet! Also do you know if you can get the app on phone?

[@fastj1962]

I’m a speed skater. Played hockey with semi pro dudes and the speed I had vs them was like a 20 year old playing t ball and I never picked a stick up till I was 30. There are for sure guys faster. Speed isn’t everything in hockey or else there would be a bunch of speed skaters playing in the nhl

[@BecomeEliteHockey]

Been using this app for a couple years now I love it. The time tracking for shifts doesn't work really but its a cool look into the game. My average top speed is around 18mph in games but I've gotten up to 23

[@HadenHiles]

23?! That's impressive :O

[@BecomeEliteHockey]

@@HadenHiles It only happened once so might've been a mistake 😅 I normally am between 17-20 for top speed though

[@jamesk2207]

What is the app called?

[@MUGFSW]

@@jamesk2207 Hockey Tracker they mentioned before

[@HeyZeus096]

Really curious how gamespeed compares. On outdoor ice on a really cold (fast) day Strava tells me I hit 26.7MPH once, but that's not in hockey gear or in a game, with about 200 feet of space to really just sprint. I'm also not sold on that number being correct, other than that usually my sprint is like 21-24MPH, and closing on 27 is very fast. I haven't played men's league since pre-COVID, but now I want to know how different that speed is from actual gamespeed with full pads on.

[@Grassman013]

Have you and Jeremy do this during an old paint cans game that would be fun to watch

[@HadenHiles]

We're planning on it in the new year! I'm the guinea pig lol

[@christophermoffitt1988]

Youre really good honestly haha

[@ldssggrdssgds6119]

I think there are very few, if any, hockey players at any level that would keep up with McDavid

[@GMaugis1]

Faster than Mc David... When he was 5yrs old

[@BlkBstrRvwsDotEXE]

At least he didnt say Nathan McKinnon

[@RemmyRiffs]

Even for beer leaguers you guys are pretty damn good.

[@bensmid7831]

Hockey fitness level says McDavid 😂😂

[@HadenHiles]

Not on my watch 😂

[@kidt3068]

You have good hands BUT against a Defenseman you go forehand backhand and then pull back forward and sweep wide right. You should fake back to the left and come into the center of the ice instead of outside edge. Better chance to score

[@HadenHiles]

Solid tip!

[@codyh7826]

My fastest tracked so far is 17.6 mph in a game and I have a pair of Reebok 80k’s

[@HadenHiles]

The Jason Spezza classic 80k’s eh? 😮‍💨 no wonder you’re flying out there! 👏

[@rdouglas455]

great beer league game, gotta learn to hop the boards tho, those door cuddles were painful

[@mhicaoidh1]

You will be fastest skating crossovers.

[@User-wt9jk]

Hockey tracker speeds have been very questionable for me. I unfortunately feel like it’s super inaccurate

[@HadenHiles]

You’re probably right, I’m thinking maybe I’ll try the Helios chest mount in the future 🫣

[@Grassman013]

Love the vids keep up the good work

[@HadenHiles]

Thanks man :D

[@Daniel-cw8lg]

Why do so many players not have a visor or cage on their helmets

[@HadenHiles]

Rebels 🙉😅

[@itsmetom6496]

I bet that the 7:24 minute shift is just the warmups

[@HadenHiles]

Never thought of that… and I’d say you’re probably right.. except our warmups are barely 2 mins of we’re lucky 😂

[@blarrabee]

I use the app and the long one is always forgetting to turn it off at the end of the game before handshakes and then putting in some laps@@HadenHiles

[@fredsystra7584]

Bro nhl players can’t keep up with mcdavid

[@fastj1962]

Exactly. Quad speed skaters who are 10 can do 20mph lap after lap. Lol

[@johnelliott5859]

I've been in that rink a few times!

[@humancentered3447]

This thing couldn’t be less accurate btw.

[@TechWizMaster]

Could probably keep up with either a 6 y/o Mcdavid or a 94 y/o Mcdavid...everything in between, not sure 😅

[@HadenHiles]

So true 😅😂

[@patrickmccarron3634]

North River Rangers- God Squad. Those Hiles boys causing problems out here!

[@HadenHiles]

Haha damn right 😂

[@brandondeauville4738]

I recommend you put on the water lock setting. Sometimes your glove can cancel the workout and it’s super annoying

[@HadenHiles]

I noticed that option and opted to turn it on as well! You’d think it should be enabled by default but I guess then ppl would wonder why they can’t swipe the screen 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@KingZercules]

Our League during the summer season had a few AHL, some QMJHL and some retired NHL players play for fun. They dominated regular players so much they had their own category lol.

[@2_Bike_is_Life]

You were hard to defend. Great way to show us the game.

[@sethother8012]

Less talk. More beer.

[@seamusconnolly8636]

the nhl guys are also skating 25 mph in the skills comp not a real game

[@HadenHiles]

Truee! I just hit 16.5 in my game tonight, and I felt slower than usual so it’s interesting to see!

[@v4v819]

We're all have God speed when we got over 3K custom skates on... And don't forget the personal trainer and chef!

[@neilreid9005]

@v4v819 Gotta respectfully disagree. It''s not the skates, trainer, or dietary support. Pro athletes are at a level we mortals will never attain. When you add great equipment, a trainer, great coaching, and optimal nutrition, it simply widens the gap to us beer leaguers. Make no mistake though- pro's are gifted.

[@jameson1239]

That’s part of it another part is they have been training probably 5 days a week since childhood

[@darenlim1584]

pre or post game do a lap at your fastest and see what you can get for a top speed. then you can aim for that in game sometime?

[@raymonwhite3340]

Agreed, fastest I've ever been clocked was just doing sprints in practice 19.4. I'm sure I've pulled it off in a game rushing back for the puck before a forward can close, but maneuvering at top speed is a slightly different animal. Great footage though. Really makes me miss it.

[@johnhopkins1608]

that ice looks so tiny

[@pnksmigge5324]

2:29 Haden has it, lost it

[@wolveshockey4567]

Trying this app tonight in men’s league! Super pumped! Will also be happy to hit 12 mph 😂

[@Rglezy]

Ok I guess I have been underestimating my self for a while then cause I just did it and I hit 21 mph. But I'm still off mcdavid's speed by 5 mph jesus that's insane.

[@HadenHiles]

McDavid is in his own category of speed and agility 😳 I think if I tried using it in a bigger rink I might be able to get 18-20 but 21?! You’re fast dude!

[@Rglezy]

@@HadenHiles I'm working on optimizing my skating atm been doing alot of mobility workouts and strength training. my goal is push myself to the limit and see how fast I can get.

[@XxKidnoffxX]

A watch.... lol... You really think a watch can track everything you showed at the end? Heart beat... Ok... But speed, shifts time, oxygen, calories etc etc... No way. It's just a watch lol. But this app and watch apart, the video was good. I always dream to play hockey like that (im 35 years old). But I don't drink alcohol ;(

[@johanjotun1647]

if the NHL players can't how could a beer leaguer

[@alec1020]

Would be interested to see ur fastest lap

[@HadenHiles]

I managed to get 21.5 in a game on a bigger rink the other day, so not too bad 😅. I do wonder about the accuracy though, it must have a pretty large margin of error.

[@xkukubax]

You're a great player nonetheless bro.

[@BCSimonYT]

this is super slow hockey though, if you get d1 level guys playing, it's not far off, just less polished and poorer decision making at high speeds.

[@DarrenJohnson-cl9bn]

Brayden point Quinn Hughes

[@CriPPleDTiMmYy10]

shooting near the big chute where the water is cold eh bud

[@HadenHiles]

👈👈 you got it 😅

[@Itzryanfilms]

How do you guys not have any upper pads on? My league is a must even though it's non contact

[@LizardSkin]

A cup of black coffee should take place if that pre

[@Michael-fw5ef]

I can skate faster than McDavid.

[@yeltsin6817]

7 min shift? You were coasting lol Cool app though. I’m gonna get that Actually on second thought maybe best not to know how slow actually skating

[@HadenHiles]

I think it might have counted warmups 😂

[@yeltsin6817]

@@HadenHiles lol. That would make sense. Keep playing man!

[@bikelifecam]

Bro he went bar down the wrong way

[@Krausy09]

Bro I play hockey in that rink

[@stepan1968]

Sorry but even the last or the less skilled of the 896 players of NHL are way way more talanted or fast than any beer league players.

[@kylezulak238]

Coldwater arena nice

[@HadenHiles]

Go wildcats! 🐈‍⬛

[@villeniemela545]

How can a watch measure speed inside? I understand that GPS does not work inside.

[@HadenHiles]

I think it uses the GPS combined with accelerometer and heart rate but could be just the ladder two 🤔

[@Colbyw74]

what? why would gps mot work inside

[@MukkaDotCom]

20mph

[@revthesuper536]

that looks an awful lot like the coldwater arena Edit : great vid btw very entertaining

[@HadenHiles]

It is! 😁 my home barn 🙌

[@revthesuper536]

@@HadenHiles ayy niceee. love from collingwood

[@teme007]

Barkov has made McDavid look beer leaguer :D

[@Yoni123]

This had nothing to do with McDavid

[@LalienX]

Poor goalie ;(

[@Sorensenator86]

You got some silky mitts at least

[@HadenHiles]

I try 🙌😅

[@NxVyFox]

app called

[@idapro9847]

How accurate is this data? The heart rate for instance.

[@HadenHiles]

It uses the heart rate reader from the Apple watch so it's pretty accurate! Not as accurate as a dedicated heart rate monitor but great for most people :)

[@idapro9847]

@@HadenHiles what about others? It should be pretty accurate GPS tracker inside. I always notice run trackers cut corners while running sessions. Was your path recorded correct?

[@morgan4212]

Dude your a cut above the rest of your team you should have had 5 goals

[@OGExpedition]

Hook

[@macklehnertmusic]

Is this B2 or C level?

[@HadenHiles]

This is B level - as in Beer Level 😂

[@Emilhaugland]

what app is that ?

[@HadenHiles]

It’s called Hockey Tracker 😁🏒

[@Mztr_Intensity]

@@HadenHiles I'm searching for it, there are a few that come up....is it available for Android?

[@thenickfoxx]

Doesn't mention DBoss at the start of the video. Smh.

[@HadenHiles]

My mistake 🙉

[@thenickfoxx]

@@HadenHiles 😂

[@mikrosixtysix]

Would be so fun to play after smoking a j

[@brettbarber4593]

Depends who it is really.. if I played beer league.. I'd destroy 95% of any league but then again.. I've played with x pros.. and I also know some x pros in Canada who currently play beer league/shinny for fun

[@markwhite6719]

I know some beer leaguers that can show up a lot of nhlers in all honesty I'm one of them and in all honesty most these players here are below Canadian average to be honest and I ain't trying to take nothing away from them I'm sure there good dudes and I ain't trying to sound superior or nothing like that I'm just being honest.

[@MrReed666]

That is definitely the stupidest, most poorly written thing I've read today.

[@markwhite6719]

@@MrReed666 u know why ??? Because u suck at hockey. And your stupid! Why? because you can't comprehend a broken hockey system? Or because your a fanboy living in a routine society where you idol people on TV? you are lame buddy! because I hate to break it to you I only speak the truth so go home and sleep beside your ugly ass wife who dont put out. And try to get your little pecker up so u can jerk off beside her while she sleeps. 😜😜😜😜😜😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@fliptactics2524]

@@MrReed666 he’s gotta be trolling 😭

[@MrReed666]

@@fliptactics2524 fuck me I hope so, or homeboy needs to go see a specialist because he has signs of dementia.