Irish Girl Rugby Coach Watches Biggest NHL Ice Hockey Hits For the first Time

[@mattsrecordcollection]

"Went to a fight and a hockey game broke out" oldie but a goodie.

[@terryirwin2232]

Exactly! Nothing like a good Hockey fight, err Hockey match!

[@aliwantizu]

And now for the "similar" comment, "We went to see cars crash and a race broke out" - NASCAR

[@irwfcm]

Yes, Rodney Dangerfield!

[@brandonwhite1337]

That's more minor leagues, but yeah.

[@jbjacobs9514]

That was my go-to saying for years.

[@wickideazy]

there is also an ancient, solemn, unwritten rule in hockey that you interfere with a goalie at your own peril.

[@Matrim42]

Heh, our goalie got ejected from a game once, while another fight was being resolved he skated all the way.across the ice and checked the opposing goalie through the goal. No idea why.

[@T8754]

Yeah, the "ancient" rule that didn't exist until sometime in the 80s. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqvcnn6Ff96YeLc

[@reasonableastartes]

@@T8754 Unfortunately, that was before most viewers of this channel were born.

[@jeezuschryst]

@@T8754 huh? you literally posted a video from the 70s that shows larry defending ken right after he gets run

[@T8754]

@@jeezuschryst And then he goes back to playing hockey. Dryden getting hit doesn't immediately lead to a fight like it does today, and you will also notice near the end of the clip, the commentator - Bobby Orr- saying "anytime your out of the net, you're free game". For most of the history of hockey, that was the "unwritten rule".

[@benrast1755]

I found it interesting that you made the distinction between "ice hockey and regular hockey." I think to most people in North America, ice hockey IS regular hockey, then there's field hockey. :-)

[@anakinskywalker8610]

When people think of hockey. I'd say most of the world thinks of Ice. At least the countries that are phenomenal at hockey like Canada, U.S., Russia, Sweden, etc

[@tedjob21]

BINGO!!

[@Swarmah]

@@anakinskywalker8610 field hockey, just like cricket is only british empires thing + NL. Ice Hockey is more of the rest of the world.

[@denistardif6650]

@@anakinskywalker8610 i am glad to see Anakin has the high ground for once.

[@noirekuroraigami2270]

field hockey like PE??? I played roller hockey

[@Reubinv]

When the two goalies start fighting you know it’s serious

[@DianeJennings]

Right?!

[@mphays]

@@DianeJennings I think the internet is now ready for Irish Girl reacts to the movie Slap Shot. The Hanson brothers will show you how to play old fashioned hockey.

[@PsychoKittee1]

Mike Vernon & Patrick Roy 1997, Chris Osgood 1998

[@sp8118]

It's called a Pillow fight, because of all the pads they wear!!

[@jwrockets]

@@mphays Eddie Shore?

[@SpawnofVork]

The smack talk is hilarious. Sometimes its R-rated, but lots of times it's just a simple, "Hey bud, ya wanna go?" politely and then "Ya, sure"...followed by punches. Then when they're taken away it's "Good job buddy" and "Ya, good one". haha

[@Prohalomaster98]

Or "You want some"

[@wyolaskan1868]

Wasn’t there an instance where the two agreed to workout together and get in better shape during the off-season, after their fight?

[@Prohalomaster98]

@@wyolaskan1868 Yes there was, it was super funny

[@shiftdp3667]

That's a good point I left out of my comment is that after the fight is nothing but respect.. for the most part

[@ireallyreallyhategoogle]

lol When the coach tells you to pick a fight, you pick a fight, doesn't mean you're mad or anything. There must also be a lot of "That's for hitting ...", because a lot of fights are the result of a player hitting a goalie or a star player.

[@ralphvelthuis2359]

If Diane has this wide eyed innocence about hockey fights, i dont think she's ready for breaking the glass, or NHL's worst injuries yet.

[@lysanamcmillan7972]

Especially with all these fights being wayyyyy too recent. Someone get her the videos from the 60s and 70s when they really DID hire guys who could only skate and punch people. The enforcers. Like the Boston vs Montreal game where the fight wound up in the stands and a Canadien started thrashing a Boston police officer.

[@MuriKakari]

Hockeytown Brawl and for that matter the sucker punch that started it the year before.

[@MattyC62185]

used to be a lot worse Back in the 60s and 70s when you literally see the entire team beating the crap out of the entire other team

[@LARGO125]

@@dansand5020 nobody is ever ready for the Clint Malarchuk clip. That was horrifying.

[@felixlavigne01]

@@LARGO125 No goalie forgets to wear their neck guards after watching that video.

[@colephares4973]

Fights are usually built up to over a game so when you just watch fights without context it seems like they are just randomly fighting

[@lindaostrom570]

there can be carry overs into the next games as well. you didnt pay your dues last time ( unpunished _) but we will get you this time lol.

[@erikjgreen]

Somewhere, somehow, there has to be a terrifically fun video of hockey Diane bashing the other kids. We must find it.

[@scottpatrick8352]

Agreed. That would be awesome

[@dsloan3990]

straight faced diane: "did he sleep with his wife or something?" lmao too damn funny

[@douglascampbell9809]

Straight out of the movie Slap Shot.

[@Jabadaw]

went dark rather quickly...

[@aberamagold7509]

A player sleeping with (why do we say "sleeping with" when there's no sleeping involved 😆) a teammates wife isn't unheard of.

[@Prohalomaster98]

@@aberamagold7509 one player God banned from the league for commenting on Phaneuf dating his ex if I'm not mistaken

[@ceoofgambling233]

happens a lot

[@markgreene2865]

Fun facts: the penalty for fighting is 5 minutes in the box; the Canadian band Five for Fighting is specifically named after that rule!

[@BMoney8600]

I never knew there was a band

[@markgreene2865]

@@BMoney8600 Check them out! kzbin.info/door/DSreAxv5LVttxSB1RrlDDg

[@toolbaggers]

In other sports you get charged with assault. In hockey you get a 5 minute rest so you can go at it again.

[@nickolaibuck9301]

Did they cover the song Dave Schultz from the broad street bullies did

[@amishmime]

Interesting. I never made the connection

[@ctmdarkonestm]

Yes, some teams do have a dedicated "enforcer" who is there to hit people and/or get into fights.

[@facubeitches1144]

It is more rare now than it was from the 70s through the 90s, though.

[@BMAWG1968]

"Goons"

[@ProphaneSnipes]

@Darryl Movold No NHL teams have enforcers anymore

[@Bluesbabesrv]

@@ProphaneSnipes awe yeah they do.

[@ProphaneSnipes]

​@@Bluesbabesrv not as it once was, you can't be that one dimensional anymore, you have to be able to play

[@Philistine47]

"Where's his tooth?" What would a hockey player need (or indeed want) with _teeth?_

[@claytonberg721]

most hockey players don't bother with the major dental and nose reconstruction until they've retired. No point getting it all done and then taking a slap shot to the mush the next day.

[@seanj2582]

Thats why its proudly called a hockey smile or canadian smile

[@singledad1313]

I would to see her reaction watching Ryan O'Reilly removing his tooth to speak at the award show.

[@MuriKakari]

We know she's seen D2, did she see D1? "They don't even have teeth." "Neither do hockey players."

[@blackhawks81H]

Can confirm, played hockey for the last 20 years. Not even pro. Have 16 teeth remaining. I'll get them fixed when I'm finally too old to play, God willing I live that long. Lol

[@johnmurphy3611]

"Hockey is not a sport, it is three activities going on at the same time 1) skating, 2) playing with a puck, and 3) beating the crap out of someone. " said George Carlin

[@hifijohn]

his baseball vs football bit is very funny.

[@jonhenry8268]

I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out - Rodney Dangerfield

[@dianesullivan767]

Hockey is the greatest sport. It takes so much skill to handle and shoot a puck, while at high speeds, on thin blades on a hard cold surface.

[@TheSandocheech]

Obviously he has never even touched a hockey stick, learn to control the puck, then put on ice skates, learn to skate, get in great shape, crazy cardio, learn to take hits at crazy speeds. Doing only one of these things are tough to do, now do all that at the same time "not a real sport" what an ignorant comment from George Carlin

[@jameswilson7790]

Hello Diane. Jim Wilson here. That last footage was a bit of the bitter rivalry between the Calgary Flames (red uniforms) and the Edmonton Oilers (white uniforms). The game was in Calgary, AB, Canada. It's called the Battle of Alberta because these two cities are competitive against one another in EVERYTHING. And hockey is the way American people found out that there is a Canadian province called Alberta.

[@killiansred1000]

Hockey started around 1890 near Montreal making it a Canadian sport. To our neighbors to the north: Thanks for keeping it going all these years. Life long Red Wings fan.

[@lauriekingsbury4683]

Hockey started in England in the mid 19th century ( we refer to it as field hockey here in the US) Ice Hockey came from that. So hockey is actually English but we don’t speak that out loud. We give it to Canada.

[@willrippa]

@@lauriekingsbury4683 I feel like Canada made hockey what it is today though

[@schoowoolovesbooboo2170]

First professional game was northern Michigan... figured as a wings fan you'd like that

[@ireallyreallyhategoogle]

You're welcome, from a Montrealer.

[@Shadow12aven]

@@lauriekingsbury4683 Nah, there was a sport in Sweden that was the early form of hockey with blades on ice. It then came from that and Thomas Edison was a big fan of it (photographed games). The actual sport as we see today was made by British troopers in Canada, as it was still a colony and where Lord Stanley from England donated a Cup for the winners in North America. That's what the Stanley Cup came from.

[@BazTheStoryteller]

"It's like The Mighty Ducks." Margot Robbie and her friends dressed up as the Mighty Ducks for Halloween.

[@DianeJennings]

Too cool!

[@sbellock5]

They usually drop the gloves before they fight, that's how you know it's going down.

[@danbaker300]

They basically have to - it's an automatic ejection (or "game misconduct") if you keep the gloves on during a fight (the hard leather and plastic actually makes it worse than a bare-knuckle fight). There are a bunch of rules like that around fighting to try to make it ... well, not "safe", but about as safe as you can reasonably make trying to beat up somebody on a slippery surface while both of you have knives strapped to the bottom of your feet. Similarly: no resuming the fight after the refs have managed to break it up, no leaving the bench during a fight or fighting from the bench, no ganging up on an individual opponent - although the refs are sometimes lenient about the last one if they really obviously deserve it.

[@michaelwalton7066]

Diane watching blood and gore on the ice: "That's a cute uniform!"😁

[@TwistedSither]

Some of these Hockey fights are better than a lot of boxing matches I've seen.

[@DianeJennings]

😂

[@johnnabuzby6103]

@Ronald Elkins They for sure last longer than some boxing matches do. Greetings from a loyal Carolina Hurricanes 🌀 hockey 🏒 fan in eastern North Carolina!

[@coverine5188]

“Time out box like toddlers.” You are just the best. Thank you for your beautiful innocence.

[@wildbronco038]

Sometimes players agree to fight before the puck drops that's why some of them never go for it beforehand. Fights usually happen for one of several reasons. 1) One guy hit the rookie or star player or goalie, 2) Someone laid out a dirty/cheap hit on another player, or 3) One guy is just skating around and being an asshole/dirty and you want to teach him a lesson

[@knailstheman]

Yep. Hockey's a great sport because the players enforce the rules.

[@trogo24]

also sometimes they happen to give a team momentum or just because one feels like fighting. Watched the miced games some players just skated up and said hey wanna fight ok the puck drops we go.

[@jenniferbrown913]

OMG! I love this so much! Ice hockey is my absolute favorite sport to watch and it's so underrated! Think about the strength, speed, balance, agility, control it takes just to play the game, and then play it on ice! These men are in unbelieveable condition! If they're really good, they'll get drafted at 18 years old and play until they're in their 40s. NHL stands for National Hockey League, and yes, it includes both American and Canadian teams. Hits or "checking" and fighting are part of the game, but there are rules to it and all kinds of penalties. When a team has a player in the penalty box, the other team has an extra player advantage or "power play". So you see, you can't really have hockey without fighting. It's literally part of the game. The players that specialize in fighting or hitting are called "enforcers", and they generally protect or assist their teammates more than intimidate, but frustration has been known to take over. Oh yeah, and being toothless is a typical hockey player stereotype. LOL

[@KimberlyGreen]

"I was a rugby player ..." Something tells me that was Editor Diane, rather than Presenter Diane. And woe unto the opposing team if that was the case.

[@DianeJennings]

😂

[@Chris_Martin707]

This may be the only DJ video in which I totally tuned out Diane's commentary as I was focusing so hard on the videos.

[@dongleason9878]

Does anyone remember the old joke, "I was at a boxing match last night and a hockey game broke out."

[@sarahprince2412]

It’s actually “I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out” from the late great Rodney Dangerfield.

[@tomconnor2529]

Gordie Howe , one of the greatest players of all time , played 26 seasons from 1946 to 1980 , retiring at age 52 . Yes , Diane , you can play for a really long time , if you’re good enough .

[@almostfm]

The reason you see big crowds on some shots but not ohers is that the NHL season starts in the autumn of one year, and ends in the spring of the next. So some of these games would have been autumn/winter 2019, when there were no restrictions.

[@marcusdire8057]

I just cannot imagine Diane shoulder checking some player on the ice or the rugby field. She is so nice and polite. (Editor Diane on the other hand ... 😆)

[@GabrielNavarro-bo7st]

Imagine if the sport of Bandy had NHL like body checking. Holy shit!!.

[@aaronwhite1786]

I loved played defense in ice hockey, because there's just some joy that's hard to replicate when you block someone's shot and ruin their day.

[@yukoncornelius5527]

Oh my God, I could listen to you talk for hours. You're an absolute doll.

[@strobex3298]

I really like watching hockey. To answer some of your questions, this video's hits were pretty mild compared to most seasons due to Covid. If someone were to try to stab another player with their skate, they would face fines, an extremely long ban and possibly jail time. The NHL is comprised of teams from both the US and Canada. Also, many of these fights occur for different reasons. Sometimes its the players policing themselves in the event of a dirty play. Other times, a fight might be instigated by a player trying to motivate his team. One of the most famous fights was back in 1997, when the Detroit Redwings had a big fight with the Colorado Avalanche. The fight occurred because of a dirty hit on a Detroit player the year before, requiring multiple surgeries for the player hit.

[@alu.minium521]

When the ref wasn't looking? 😂😂😂 You have the right mind set to play hockey BOOP

[@vel87x]

I always knew Diane was a badass. I didn't know how much though until today.

[@DianeJennings]

😁

[@mikeconner3684]

"Thats what my daddy taught me, follow thru with the shoulder. Not that I've ever done that." Cracks devilish grin. Yeah, Diane has destroyed some people in her past. Someone get hold of Mama Jennings, we need to see the home movies of Field Hockey Diane!

[@butchmontoya4142]

Having grown up in Boston (MA) it is almost a rite of passage for kids to play hockey. I spent over 20 years both playing and coaching hockey. One of my all time favorite sports. (Love all the B’s [Boston Bruins] highlights in your video.) Be good ✌️- be safe 😷

[@bcgreen7479]

You know what Diane I think you might actually like our National Hockey League. ( NHL ) And yes there are teams from Canada and in the USA. THEIR ARE 7 teems from Canada and 24 in the United States. There are two major conferences. and there are four divisions. They play for what they called the Stanley Cup! The NHL features the best players from around the world such as Russia, Finland, Dutch, Germany, Poland, Norway, Sweden and the Ukraine. And of course players from the USA and Canada. Fighting is allowed to a degree so one for excitement second to allow their aggressions to get out without causing further harm later in a game. And yes they can't use your skates because the skates are shorter sharper and quite frankly more deadly. And the past there have been players who've died. which is why I think we're helmets nowadays. You cannot pull the stick above your waist otherwise it's a 2-minute foul. Fighting can be anywhere from 2 minutes 4 minutes or 5 minutes depending on the severity. the 5-minute foul also includes an ejection from the game. and right now they're not allowing fans in the stadiums due to covid-19 . Maybe they'll resume next year.

[@midnightryder3330]

lmao "what did he sleep with his wife or something" and mom to Diane " i know you like to bash people". A little look at Diane behind the curtain

[@glennkelley2307]

If it was Tyler Seguin that would apply.

[@iceman34]

Actually that an old pro trick to say that at a face off probably so old they don’t do it anymore.

[@edkeaton6360]

Hi Diane. You look gorgeous as always! I love your reactions when you watch these types of videos! They're priceless and genuine. Thanks for always being a lovely ray of sunshine each and every week! Have a great rest of your week, hun. 😁🌹😎❤️🎊🎉

[@Kastrius]

Players careers can start as young as 18 and play into their 40's. Gordie Howe played his last game at 52, but one average most guys retire before 40.

[@michaelconnors8525]

Correction: I watched the great Gordie Howe play his last game... at age 69. He literally played one shift for the minor league Detroit Vipers at the Palace of Auburn Hills in 1997. His skating was a little slow, but he could still handle a stick.

[@brucemcdonald1114]

Kids in Canada start playing hockey as young as three or four years old. We have guys in their seventies still playing in the men's leagues. Even older.

[@felixlavigne01]

@@brucemcdonald1114 That's the Canadian dream. The day I'm not able to skate anymore is the day I die.

[@Ivielynn123]

I'm a michigander, my beloved red wings hockey team always plays against Canadian teams. I grew up watching hockey players beat the crap out of eachother lol. I love going to Canada to watch, I've only done it twice tho, but the Canadians are awesome it's so relaxing in that country.

[@itsmetacoo]

Loved your first impression watching these, some Rules to note you might have missed: 1. FIghting is allowed in hockey and monitored by the Referee, the unspoken rule is stay humble and play by the rules or get rocked. 2. Most teams in the NHL (National Hockey League) are American, however most players are Canadian. 3. There is 1 ref and 2 linesmen that play along the boards. The ref has the orange band on his arm. 4. One of the least rewarding National sports considering how hard it is mentally and physically, 2% players make it and another 2% of that make the big bucks. but SO ENTERTAINING!!

[@daveb947]

Fighting keeps a player from possibly ending a career or life as well due to an aggressive hit. Although, shit still happens though.

[@JoexWalsh]

There's 2 refs, 2 linesmen

[@alexarmstrong8394]

I’m so glad you made this video. I’m a huge hockey fan from Canada. The jersey you were referring to is the Montreal Canadians.

[@JasonMoir]

I can see Editor Diane cross-checking someone because they didn't subscribe to the channel. 🏒

[@DianeJennings]

Ha! Yes 👍🏻

[@JasonMoir]

@@DianeJennings BTW, the cool jersey you mentioned at 7:09 is the Carolina Hurricanes. They're based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

[@comput3rman77]

@@JasonMoir Before that, the were the Hartford Whalers. There's still some bad blood between Connecticut and North Carolina about that.

[@asshatteryengaged813]

@@DianeJennings - Like you, I'd want to hear ED'S chirps (chirps = smack talk) as she was cross checking the poor soul who made her cross.

[@johnnabuzby6103]

@@JasonMoir Boop! Howdy neighbor! I live in New Bern NC, about two hours east of Raleigh, and I Love the 'Canes! My two sons do also. I fell in love with ice hockey 🏒 during the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid when the "Miracle on Ice" took place (yes I'm "that" old). I was married to a man from the Philadelphia area and was a Flyers fan before we had a hockey 🏒 team here in NC. Rod Brind'amour was my favorite player there and here. My sons and I were in attendance at Rod Brind'amour night when his jersey number was retired; my eldest son 💙 got his picture taken with Lord Stanley's Cup that night. Fun fact: Brind'amour is now married to a lady from NC.

[@What_Makes_Climate_Tick]

Being from the northern Midwest, there is hockey and field hockey (the former being more prevalent), not ice hockey and regular hockey (or did Diane even say "hice hockey"). The goalies are generally trying to prevent a puck to the nut, and also a puck to the goal, sealing off the space between their shin pads and the ice to prevent a low shot from going in. There's an expression "The gloves are off", meaning you're ready to fight. Gordie Howe played professional hockey until age 52, and for a time was a teammate with his two sons. There have been, I think, two instances of a skate blade going to a player's throat and nicking the carotid artery. Both survived, but lost massive amounts of blood.

[@ResQ405A]

I am a HUGE hockey fan and I really enjoyed watching Diane experiencing the NHL for the first time...lol. I would LOVE to see her react to more hockey stuff! :-)

[@Culdcepter]

There are some 40+ players, like Zdeno Chara, the tall guy in the first clip, he's actually the oldest on the ice right now at 44 :O

[@wjr10110]

I never imagined we’d get to see a representation of what ED is dreaming of doing do the bots and companies putting in copyright claims about her videos this afternoon.

[@DianeJennings]

Haha so true

[@RP_Williams]

Fighting (in ice hockey) is not only about 'two guys being angry with each other' (though sometimes that's all it takes) but it's a way of rallying your team and making a display of toughness and courage to your opponents. Hockey is a physical game of intimidation, and this is just par for the course.

[@jgeur]

Dee Dee, i just want you to know...you're not a national treasure, you are a global treasure. your reaction videos are freakin' priceless! keep up the great work and best wishes

[@CryingFre]

In Canada, “regular” hockey is on ice. Field hockey is the irregular version.

[@cosmickid1794]

Greetings from Canada, again, eh! Many a hockey game under my skates, and a few observations on your video. At the beginning, that's Zdano Chara formerly of the Boston Bruins. He's 6'8", he's 43 in this video, he's a freak and he's still playing. Hockey has been trying to clean up the "goons" from the game. It'll never be eliminated, but, thankfully skill or fists is winning out. It's still not uncommon for a player to skate up to an opponent at a face-off and ask "wanna go"? Hockey players ages range most 20-30, over 30 your career is winding down. Your stick must stay below shoulder height, contact with a "high stick" is a 2 minute "minor" penalty. If you draw blood, you get a double minor ( 4 minutes). A fight gets you 5 minutes. There are 4 "officials" on the ice. The two referee's, they wear a red arm band, and two linesmen ( they drop the puck, call the off-sides and they are responsible for breaking up the fights, not the refs) In Canada, it's hockey, not ice hockey, that will boil a Canadians blood when they hear that!!! It's a shame my game is always reduced to it's lowest base, the fights. It's a game of motion, poetry on ice, skill and grace that has been corrupted by cementheads. I hope you can watch hockey and enjoy it for the sport it is, not the cartoon it can become.

[@asshatteryengaged813]

Well said.

[@peterrenevitz3059]

Oldest position players in the NHL: 52 years - Gordie Howe (1980) 48 years - Chris Chelios (2010) 45 years - Jaromir Jagr (2017) 44 years - Doug Harvey (1969)

[@scottb7539]

You coached rugby? And played hockey? Impressive. Most impressive.

[@joerepoman1]

Best friends on opposite teams will fight then meet up for a beer that same night. Fighting in hockey is a tool used to police the ice, get your teammates hyped up, or lower the enthusiasm of the other team.

[@jwb52z9]

If these games were during a time when the audience seats were full, it would be the audience/spectators having fights as well as the players.

[@waynethera2712]

A very rare drunken occasion

[@jwb52z9]

@Sean Laporte You've never seen a fight at a game, I suppose, somehow.

[@jwb52z9]

@@waynethera2712 I wouldn't call it rare.

[@waynethera2712]

Jwb52z, I’ve been to probably 50-75 games and never seen a fight, maybe south of the border that is a thing but not even at the battle of Alberta have I seen one. Not saying it never happens just that I haven’t.

[@Colinjefferymosesshippclark]

The nhl is both Canadian and American teams, and the team you thought were the cubs, which is actually an American baseball team, were the Montréal Canadians. Loved the vid btw.

[@joebaumgart1146]

I used to play Hockey as a kid. I was the goalie. I only wore the chest gaurd, and helment. I would just take 75mph shots standing. They called me "Stonewall" I got kicked out for fighting. I kicked his arse. He was a bully anyway.

[@Stuie299]

"Its like D2 The Mighty Ducks but older"...what an absolutely fabulous Diane quote.

[@jorgejefferson8251]

They have to sit in the "penalty box" for a specified amount of time.

[@johnnabuzby6103]

AKA "the sin bin"

[@fatraccoonman]

In the first video you reacted to, the tall player is Zdeno Chara. He is 2.06 m tall.

[@pastorbrianediger]

"Puck to the nut" 🤣😂 very funny Diane. The sports I participated in from 13-17 years of age were football, wrestling, track and baseball. From my experience the fighting in all those sports is just an us vs them thing.

[@shellycoffey6436]

I believe the rule is that the ref doesn't step/skate in until one of the two hits the ice.

[@scottdennison3620]

This might interest you -- when US and Canadian teams play one another, each national anthem is played at the start of the game, whether it's being played in the US or Canada. Plus, there are Canadians who play for US teams, and vice-versa. Fans in each country sing along to both. There was an instance in Detroit of a sound system failure during the Canadian anthem, so the mostly American crowd really piped up and belted out O Canada. Same deal in Toronto, where the mostly Canadian crowd enthusiastically finished out the Star-Spangled Banner and cheered. In 2014, there was a awful shooting incident in Ottawa at Parliament Hill. Soon afterward, the Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the the Philadelphia Flyers. Two US teams playing in the US so, normally, only the US anthem would have been played. As a show of love and sympathy for the Canadian people, the Pittsburgh Penguins organization asked a guy to perform O Canada before the game in addition to the US anthem, and the crowd was all about it. See? Americans aren't always d*cks! :) Seriously, though, there is a whole lot of love between Canada and the US. I am a Yank, but I love Canada every bit as much as I love the United States. And if you can't get on with a Canadian, that's a "you" problem.

[@lynntaylor9681]

I love hockey fights. They're so much fun to watch. I'm not into sports in general but I can watch hockey the longest without getting bored.

[@poyznelf]

girl look up Ron Hextall. He was a goalie for the Philly Flyers. He was brutal

[@Awetopsy1703]

Sooo Today !! bringing happiness and entertainment to the world for ages

[@bluebear1985]

As a Canadian, I approve of this video. There are presently 31 teams in the National Hockey League (will be 32 as of next fall). I like this because whenever there is a hockey season, I'm an announcer for my local junior level team in Thunder Bay. I should mention that trying to call the play during a game is more difficult than it seems.

[@MattyC62185]

A number of the teams are in Canada Vancouver Edmonton Calgary Winnipeg Toronto Ottawa and Montreal And somebody should bring back to Quebec Nordiques Also add about 2/3 of the players In the NHL are Canadian

[@bluebear1985]

@@MattyC62185 I'm still trying to understand why they give Vegas and Seattle teams without even considering Quebec.

[@MattyC62185]

@@bluebear1985 I can understand Seattle being a cold-weather area But Vegas come on now Quebec needs their team back

[@tylertrudeau1999]

@@MattyC62185 it’s about selling the game south of border it’s already sold in Canada so the nhl doesn’t need another Canadian team it’s really a shame! I was shocked but happy to see the Jets come back so maybe just maybe Quebec will get their team back as well but I really doubt it as long as the nhl offices are in the US

[@MattyC62185]

@@tylertrudeau1999 Yeah Let’s not forget to US based Teams that are pretty much right on Canada’s border the Detroit redwings and Buffalo Sabres

[@timfronimos459]

Coach Jennings, as a life long recreational hockey player I enjoyed your reaction to our wonderful game. Once a hockey player always a hockey player. My older brother skates here in a league in Michigan and some are 75 years young. Classic Coach Jennings line, "are all these lads. all er .... (sniff sniff) on something" No, but good catch For a non-hockey fan you give some great commentary.

[@briantevington1608]

So now we learn another one of Diane's personalities. Sports Bully Diane. Could be my favorite. As fun as this is to watch on TV it is 1000 times better live.

[@lysanamcmillan7972]

Totally. I finally understood a lot of the game that had stymied me for decades when I saw it with no cameras cutting the action apart.

[@un-commoncents2805]

"Trim the beard". Lol this was great!

[@ieyke]

Me: * is a powerful giant who's actually very peaceful * Diane: * Reveals herself to secretly be a violent rugby player. * Also me: "Well, now she's somehow even MORE attractive...." * confused *

[@petergeyer7584]

Regarding the on-ice officials, there are two referees and two linesmen. The referees call most of the penalties, and the linesmen call offsides. The other job of the linesmen is to break up fights when one or both players in a fight go down. Referees aren’t supposed to get involved with breaking up fights so they can keep an eye on anything dirty that may go on either in the fight or elsewhere on the ice. It looks like chaos, but there’s actually a whole ritual and unwritten rules to hockey fights.

[@MOJO-xi3wf]

These guys aren't all that old , some of them had full beards at 15. Lol

[@dvdraymond]

They let them go at it while they're both on their feet, and go to break it up once either fighter gets down on a knee or prone. You're sliding around on ice in a ton of padding and loose jerseys making awkward swings at each other. "Usually" there's not too much damage done, and it gets the aggression out. If they went to break it up immediately it'd just leave them still steamed and itching for round 2 as soon as they got out of the penalty box. If someone's down on the ice it becomes a lot easier for the guy kneeling over them to get a good solid hit in, which is why they break it up then.

[@LindaC616]

I'm late, but that little bark was Chewie's version of trash talk...😉

[@asshatteryengaged813]

A Chewie chirp!!!

[@johnnabuzby6103]

That was the cutest bit of trash talking we'll ever hear.

[@ftasenotfed]

You can look up the Philadelphia Flyers vs. Ottawa Senators for most penalty minutes in a single game. Both teams were down to just a few players since the rest were tossed out of the game.

[@depbugg]

HOCKEY!!! Born on skates!!! The fact that you played hockey and rugby has endeared you to me even more!!

[@irishtexan6636]

This video has made me fall in love with you. You had me at "follow through with the shoulder".

[@tootalazaaz]

Oh Diane I’m so glad you had this great idea of reacting to Hockey. It’s awesome watching Hockey. Better in my mind then any other Canadian Or National sport. By far.

[@Blackgold1155]

I would recommend the 2 part series “The Beauty of Hockey”. It’s very good at telling the story and drama of a game to newcomers. It’s an incredible game, especially live.

[@glueball214]

Great video..I think Diane was able to enjoy the action more than she did the baseball headshots. Nice to see the combination of cheer and bafflement.

[@cglasford1]

no one would kick that is unsportsmanlike and an intentional kick would probably get you suspended for a long time and a big fine. Their blades are extremely sharp, much sharper than a figure skater.

[@michaelkraemer5498]

I went to a fight once and a hockey game broke out. And the people that are on the team just because they can fight are called "Goons."

[@johnthompson7836]

I played both rugby and hockey growing up, the hits in hockey are far harder, yes we have pads, but we are traveling many times faster and that makes a huge difference. i have never taken a hit in rugby like i have in hockey.

[@kevinm.8682]

"I wish we could hear what they're saying..." Um, no you don't.... 😳

[@johnnabuzby6103]

Highly Censorable!

[@need4velox]

You question age of hockey players. Generally hockey players start to go downhill at 30 although many play until mid 30s. Not every game has a fight, but sometimes the other guy just gets on your nerves. Sometimes a player starts a fight to fire up his team as they are playing poorly.

[@andrewfenn2916]

A lot of the time fights are to maintain the peace, believe it or not. Also to protect more finesse players. Dish out cheap hits, get beat up. Watch the movie Goon, really funny! The sparkles are a nice touch, keep up the great work Diane. ❤️

[@BlaacHollow]

The uniform you recognize in 9:30 is the Montreal Canadiens. They were the original first of 6 hockey teams in the NHL and are over 100 years old. I am not surprised that their team logo is recognized internationally. They are an iconic team. They have the record for the most Stanley Cups at 24 with Toronto Maple Leafs with 14. Unfortuanely the Canadiens have not been doing very well this past decade with their last Stanley Cup won in 1995 or something around that time.

[@jameswilson7790]

1993 was the last Stanley Cup Finals championship for the Montreal Canadiens. They defeated the Los Angeles Kings in 5 games.

[@stephenkinney3472]

Players who fight, called enforcers, are not as common now as they were. Several reasons why fights occur. Unwritten code the players all know. Have a great week Diane.

[@vernonmcintyre4463]

Hello Diane, growing up hockey was my all-time favorite sport to watch, but I wasn't able to play it, so I played American style Football instead. I had a few fights and I always followed through with my shoulder. lol!!! Have a great day or night or both and looking forward to the next video.

[@mattsrecordcollection]

If you want to hear great hockey smack talk, check out "Letterkenny" clips from the hockey guys.

[@starkwords]

Seconding Letterkenney. You might need the subtitles/captions because of the different accents, but it's damn good.

[@LARGO125]

In regards to the gloves, the gloves are in fact armored to protect the hands from sticks and skates. In hockey, it's a gentleman's agreement that if you're going to fight, you "drop the gloves". The gloves can actually do more damage than bare fists.

[@lawrencedavis9246]

You wondered how old a player could get: I don't follow hockey, but I do remember the name Wayne Gretzky because he was so well known that you didn't have to follow the game to know the name. He retired after twenty years in the NHL and is considered to be one of the best.

[@LindaC616]

Same, I remember Gretzky and Bobby Orr, don't follow the sport

[@geoffreyreuther5260]

Gordie Howe was the longest-playing player, and the oldest at retirement, at 52 years of age. It's rare that a player plays past age 40 (even Gretzky retired before then!), though a handful have recently. Jaromir Jagr, Zdeno Chara, Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton, and Teemu Selanne come to mind. 3 of those (Chara, Marleau, and Thornton) are active players as of 21-22.

[@jameswilson7790]

Gretzky retired before he was 40, but he probably owns the highest percentage of records of any player in the four most popular North American sports. Crazy cool stat: He has more assists than any other player has goals and assists COMBINED!

[@agnarip]

1:04 That's Zdeno Chara, 6'9'', the tallest player in the league vs Brendan Gallagher, 5'9'', one of the shortest. But what he lacks in size, he makes up for in energy.

[@williambarrios7443]

Diane: "Did he sleep with his wife or something?" LOL They didn't even go for the puck!

[@bjfbgr]

not sure if anyone else said it but the red uniform with the C on it is the Candiens a hockey club from montreal the fans call the habs, short for les habitants , its a french thing means something like the original french settlers not sure , the cubs though are the chicago baseball team, pretty sure the candiens are the oldest surviving hockey club they have won lord stanleys cup more than any other team

[@jorgejefferson8251]

The jersey that you noticed was from the " Montreal Canadiens", and in ice hockey, they call them "sweaters"

[@terryomalley1974]

It's Montreal Canadiens, with an 'e'.

[@mjbull5156]

And they are one of the two oldest teams in the NHL, actually older than the League by a couple of decades.

[@LiqdPT]

As a Canadian, I always referred to it as a jersey. The NHL website refers to them as jerseys. Either word is fine, but let's not pretend they're universally called sweaters in ice hockey.

[@jorgejefferson8251]

@@LiqdPT As a young man I worked at the old Capital Centre which at the time was the home of The Washington Capitals NHL hockey team. I was Once Scolded by a member of the "Canadiens"(see I got it right this time) for calling it a jersey, and told it was a hockey sweater. You guys need to make up your minds.

[@jeffcdeleon]

“It’s like ‘D2: The Mighty Ducks’... but older.” - New tagline for the NHL. 😆 Fun video, Diane! 🏒

[@jorgejefferson8251]

There is a penalty called "high sticking"

[@erinhaury5773]

I do want to point out that the first vid of the guy getting high-sticked in the face was an accident. He saw the puck go up in the air and was trying to knock it away. Unfortunately, he nailed the other dude instead. Right after it happened you could see him reach out to the guy to see if he was okay. ETA: I'm an idiot, I should have watched the next ten seconds. ~lol~

[@michaeldoherty5423]

Diane: “Can I get a high five?” Chewie: “NO!”