NHL Dirtiest Hits Of All Time

NHL Dirtiest Hits Of All Time, some of the nastiest hits throughout NHL history.

[@DeltaHighlights]

Hey guys I'll make a part 2 soon, so let me know what to include! Also which hit do you think was the dirtiest? (I didn’t include the Todd Bertuzzi sucker punch because this video was only of dirty body checks)

[@griffy3807]

Its really good but can you do a video based on Matt Cookes dirty hits?

[@kevinstull8552]

I can't remember the year this game took place, but it was between the Anaheim Mighty Ducks and the Dallas Stars and one of the Stars players made a nasty hit on Teemu Selanne that knocked him out of the game. Then, all hell broke loose during that game.

[@CryonicCrusader]

Dirtiest? Hard to say with all the head shots - it's close between Torres on Hossa and Cooke on Savard. In terms of ones you should include in part 2: Trevor Gillies's head shot and punches on Eric Tangradi, Trevor Gillies' jumping Cal Clutterbuck, Gary Suter's cross check to the face of Paul Kariya (I remember that in Nagano, he got booed every time he touched the puck for that because the Japanese fans wanted to see Paul Kariya play), Ulf Samuelsson's knee on Cam Neely, Brad Marchand low-bridging Sami Salo, Vaclav Varada's boarding of Krys Kolanos, Todd Bertuzzi on Steve Moore... those are all the ones I can think of right now. Well, and umpteen more knee-on-knee hits by Marchment and Cooke.

[@1andonlyMiro]

McDavids elbow on Kotkaniemi. Maybe not the hardest hit, thankfully no serious injuries there, but it was extremely dirty. Edited the name of Kotkaniemi, wrote Heiskanen initially.

[@masterofhockey]

You should include all Tom Wilson hits

[@Neumann3313]

Love the comradery at 8:55, the way his two teammates turned immediately at exactly the same time, thinking exactly the same thing "Ima fuck this guy up!"

[@davidford3968]

Yep, plus Marchment had a reputation of knee on knee hits, so they knew what was up

[@carolynchapman8159]

The person died😥😥😥

[@carolynchapman8159]

What the fuck do you mean

[@dustinb1070]

Who died? ​@@carolynchapman8159

[@XELA603]

its so insane that matt cooke got away with injuring so many people. absolute disgrace

[@goalieg3391]

I saw in the hit against Ryan McD, he had an A on his sweater. Anyone else on that roster deserves it more than him.

[@clubpenguin13531]

The fact that he was allowed to play for so long and be suspended so few times is an absolute embarrassment

[@paulbelamour8042]

Evander Kane took care of Cooke

[@spatnhpen6920]

Even as a pens fan, he is my most hated nhl player

[@Ben__Dover]

Erik Karlsson- has never been the same

[@bingboone9474]

Modano getting dropped at 6:58 has some attitude era WWF vibes going on, even the announcer "can't believe we just saw that" of course Modano got quite the payday in that lawsuit lol

[@djzarrick]

@Big Boone Did he really file and win a lawsuit? How much did he win?😊

[@HotForgeChaos]

No bedpan though

[@merucrypoison296]

Was that on purpose?

[@diecastsusa]

“I can’t believe we just saw that…” Dude is in disbelief as they just go back to the game lol

[@alphonsogaston7276]

I promise I thought the same , was expecting to hear some glass break.

[@yaboyblacklist2431]

4:58 Max Pacioretty Is lucky to still be playing after that hit, as that hit into the stanchion fractured his C4 Vertebra.

[@DaveLittleEpic]

8:55 two teammates watch the cheap shot and immediately turn away from the play and go after the thug. We all need friends like them!

[@Canadianvoice]

Hockey brotherhood

[@michaelcalland801]

I know right…. They both turned on a dime with nothing else on their mind but revenge

[@miguelmathieu-fernandez548]

we’re barely aware that you exist

[@choosenone2die]

it was just a coincidence that the incident was in front of them at the same time

[@powwowken2760]

The fact that Cooke was allowed to play in the NHL for such a long time is honestly just depressing, especially seeing him with a letter on his jersey as if that guy was some kind of role model to look up to.

[@outerbanksseason4]

Number?? Like 16:43

[@dirkdiggler2865]

Tom Wilson is way worse

[@raptorz139]

Tom Wilson is the new Cooke, Wilson shouldn’t be in the NHL anymore

[@Hughjanus720]

He was a great player. If ya can’t handle it watch ballet ya little girl

[@Joshua-uq2pn]

@@Hughjanus720 you must watch hockey strictly for the violence... When there's no skill, when you are a violent player because you have no skills, that shit shouldn't be allowed in game. It's selfish, make a career out of ending others careers. Pitiful. I like hockey for everything else, aside from the unnecessary, illegal violence. It literally is assault. Violence that is within the guidelines is cool with me, but some players really need a reality check, they think they can get away with anything.

[@jackwalsh3510]

2:38 that is terrifying. look at how close those skates were to his neck.

[@rudraksha11gaming66]

Definitely

[@Indecisivetacos]

I CRINGED SO HARD

[@jkappianaq]

And yet other players are fighting on top of him. Bunch of idiots.

[@morticiaheisenberg9679]

Seriously!! It's great to gang up and beat the sh*t out of someone who KO'd your teammate. But it's not okay to reassault your unconscious teammate and skate on his face!! 🤦‍♀️

[@jamjam9930]

Flyerzzzz

[@jackhandy1039]

How Dale Hunter was allowed back in the league is beyond me. That hit after Turton scored was one of the worst ever because the play is dead after a goal and he went head hunting. When the Caps hired him as a coach I wanted blood.

[@kingkrimson8771]

Turgeon

[@snow3017]

This was the hit i remember when i think of 'dirtiest of all time'. Absolute bush league garbage. His excuse after was that he was 'finishing the check' and 'didnt realize he scored'. Complete garbage. Turgeon separated his shoulder if I remember too and was out of the playoffs.

[@justinowen9526]

Matt Cooke is a such a disgrace to the game. Despite the fact Keith's hit on him was dirty, I don't think anyone felt bad for him. You reap what you sow.

[@mariobouchard5950]

Well said!

[@braddivens5179]

Pens fan here and totally agree. Cooke was always dirty.

[@wolfumz]

I don't watch NHL, I just got this video on my recommended. It's hilarious to me that the top 20 comments are all talking shit about Matt Cooke. I have no idea who this man is, but I know I am supposed to hate him.

[@mariobouchard5950]

@@wolfumz Hello! Now we can all feel better not having to watch Matt Cooke play ever again. Complete lack of respect for the sport and of other players.

[@joeyoungs8426]

Agreed and so many I could add to the list.

[@Frizzyy]

Will forever respect Keith for dropping Cooke like that , one of the only ones who deserve that kind of hit

[@whiteheat916]

If only someone had been able to give him a kick to the face while he was down…

[@dereksbooks]

If only someone did the same to Keith for all of his cheap shots.

[@keithprinkey8575]

haha more haters. Dude, grow up. I saw at least 3 different hits that were FAR MORE dangerous and I do not see you running your mouth about that? Fucking haters

[@Beerdothgood]

Keith blindsiding Cooke is like Stalin stabbing Hiter. Both are dirty players, but one was good at playing actual hockey and the other wasn't.

[@Keyring7031]

@@Beerdothgoodwhich one was actually good?

[@envoy3]

Curious how many of these players had to retire after these hits? Some of them look so damn brutal that they had to have long term issues. I think 15:30 is the hit that ended Cam Neely's career.

[@bruinscat]

Thank you for putting this together! I think it clearly shows you have three types of players: 1. Players who make bad choices, or just make an unfortunate hit at an inopportune time. 2. Decent players who make repeated bad choices, like Marchand, Tom Wilson & Kadri, but all of these guys have showed that a player can mature and start making better decisions. I especially despise Wilson for some of his worst hits, but in discussions, I have always said he does not need to play like that, he really has talent, and he showed some of that in the Caps recent playoff run. I suppose you could say the same for Marchand and Kadri as far as talent. 3. Predatory hitters: Scott Stevens, Matt Cooke, Ty Domi, Claude Lemeiux, Brian? Marchment, and I am sure I missed and forgot some. I honestly do not care that the NHL had no rules to specifically protect players; Scott Stevens and Matt Cooke clearly displayed serial predatory behavior, and seemingly enjoyed injuring opponents. Full disclosure: I am a Bruins fan, and I do like Marchand; however, I never liked when Brad made stupid choices, especially when it could/did injure someone. Those are just dumb, selfish actions that almost always hurt one's own team.

[@BastardZombieKiller1]

He's a scumbag and has far too many dirty hits in his career.

[@ILoveWhopperPloppers11]

This man typed this and no credit. My essays in ELA have less detail than this

[@evanlashway329]

I don’t think they did it because they enjoyed injuring people I think they did it better the chances they had at winning the games and they did it to be… powerful and to bully other players so that they seem menacing or something because if you look back at the Steven Kariya (mind my misspelling plz) vid you will see he is enraged that he came back out I don’t think he did it to be mean I think he did it to get him off the ice

[@danielricher4875]

I like Marchand as a player but not when he does hes stupid hit. This is sound like hi dont like Mickael Jackson as a child molester but i like hes music. For me the way i realy work my life you are a fucking dangerous human your self because you have two faces just like 90% of the world you live in.. wy do you think the is full of dramatic situation.

[@Handles754]

I wouldn't put Stevens in the same category as Cooke, all of Stevens' hits were legal and helped the Devils win the Stanley Cup. Obviously, he'd be suspended for them now but that's what makes hockey different, the way it evolves.

[@spenceranderson2072]

The fact that Cooke wore an A in Pittsburgh is such a joke.

[@russs7574]

And don't think that a lot of us Pens fans weren't disgusted both by that, and all the BS that Cooke did on the ice.

[@CryonicCrusader]

Wouldn't be the first time a known dirty player had a letter. Crap, Dale Hunter was Washington's *captain* for five seasons! And he was a very dirty player.

[@valeribajer1618]

Us pens fans dont claim him. All time league disgrace.

[@The_Original_forresttrump]

A is for Asshole, I don’t see the issue.

[@Ep1CxHaCkEr]

Same with Raffi Torres getting an A in SJ

[@DISRUPTOR40]

7:00 The cheapest shot was from the paramedic who drop the already injured player on the ground !! LMAO

[@lxced_]

lmfaoooo damn

[@tobiast471]

Looked like it belonged in a wwe segment tbh

[@armandoortiz9114]

Like watching WWE

[@lthockeyhockey7785]

I feel so bad for laughing at this lol

[@markzabel2631]

doubt if it was funny; but what took so long to pick up the gurney?

[@ionix24]

1:09 crazy how one hit created one of the most iconic rivalries in hockey

[@TeMpThAnG]

2:35 love the way teammates defend and protect each other

[@detonator2112]

Dale Hunter was one of the dirtiest players ever. Hits on Turgeon and Murphy were among the most cowardly in the NHL history.

[@markfletcher4579]

Dale Hunter was a criminal and should have been prosecuted for assault.

[@thehistory5401]

Haha coward, Dale Hunter? I bet you arent man enough to fight him.

[@LeeRogers113]

Nah that medic didn’t just drop that dude on the ground 😂

[@thomasgarza9304]

Why is no one in the comments addressing this??

[@jaykay8144]

Literally looked like some shit from the WWE lol

[@timsonins]

Where

[@TML34]

🤣🤣

[@DeepSubmerge]

@@timsonins 7:00

[@louisbuss6068]

The worst for me is the Chara one where he decapitated the guy on the box glass. Second is the cross-check to the neck straight in to the edge og the box. Both looks like intent to kill

[@jeffserven871]

Most of Scott Stevens' hits in today's game would be suspendable.

[@ras6298]

Didn't mind seeing the Keith hit on Cooke

[@Yeahforsammy]

AYYY AYYY AYY AYYY DON’T TALK A OUT MY HOME TOWN TEAM LIKE THAT

[@baber6070]

i just wish cooke had to get stretchered off lol

[@Yeahforsammy]

@@baber6070 bruh REALLY

[@Yeahforsammy]

@@baber6070 who is your home town team or fav team

[@shanielcabral]

^^^^^

[@trevornicholson7824]

The paramedics knocking the stretcher over while transferring mike modabo gave me a chuckle lol

[@PropriFy]

geez, that was like a scene from hot shots

[@MrMerbas]

Really !! - Even the crowd wasn't chuckling

[@tomthomas1896]

Your sick if you thought that was funny. The guy was probably hurt more by that.

[@Hockeydoge25]

@@tomthomas1896 it was funny and he wasn't hurt by it

[@fwater9543]

@@tomthomas1896 it’s only funny now because we know he wasn’t hurt more by it.

[@WRTPbySim]

I mistakenly hit someone from behind once when I was pretty young, Buddy turned at the last second and I didn’t have the reaction time to correct myself, I was shook. Seeing hits like these give me the chills because it’s really no joke.

[@catinthehat5080]

That last hit on Lindros was the hit that ended his career, I remember watching this live on TV

[@Murp268]

I hate Stevens to this day. Lindros was a beast. Stevens hits were dirty in my opinion. He knew what he was doing.

[@EricNeely-el2ji]

@@Murp268 you little girls stick to tennis

[@johns3106]

Yeah…always a good idea to “defend” your teammate who received a cheap shot by starting a fight over his unconscious body!

[@warcraftlake7]

At fuck 3:00 a dude straight up standing on his body in skates...

[@timsonins]

That's American mentality. Imagine if they had guns

[@yikes2540]

@@timsonins not necessarily… it’s a sport also filled with Canadians and Europeans, really just a mentality in the sport itself.

[@weltonvillegal6258]

Happens quite a lot……

[@joea400]

I thought the same thing... Dude could be dying for all anybody knows, but instead of making sure he gets quick medical attention, we fight literally on top of his unconscious body....

[@Delilah_Anne]

As a penguins fan, I’d like to apologise for Matt Cooke. Even for his dirty hits against the bruins.

[@Pensfan5919]

I don't even acknowledge him ever being a Penguin anymore.

[@mattd.7914]

As one as well I ditto that

[@CryonicCrusader]

I often find myself apologizing for the Canucks having drafted him. He might be the dirtiest regular player in the NHL over the last 20 years. (Trevor Gillies was worse, but he only played 57 NHL games.) Tom Wilson is starting to get up there with all his head shots, though.

[@myownirvana]

As a Caps fan I'd like to apologize for Tom Wilson. The guy seems to go out of his way at times to be dirty.

[@dannydevito2989]

Want to apologize for your announcers too

[@aaronplays1923]

that jake evans hit could've killed him, literally. he was knocked cold and i saw it happen on tv. I will never forget that

[@marijhayaa8268]

I just finished watching Goon for the first time. Amazing film! I had no idea Ice Hockey was this violent!!!… It’s mad entertaining though. Those players are brave!

[@Stocky12788]

Matt Cooke is a criminal. Was happy to see Duncan Keith put a dirty hit on Cooke, although Keith too had a couple features here as well. Awesome video.

[@davidford3968]

Im a pens fan and I agree 1000%. I hated the fact that he was a Penguin

[@wilson2455]

elbows/forearms to the head & face when your skating at approx. 25mph is assault !!

[@Zypher13X]

“Frankly I don’t even know if Marchand was aware of Johansson” As he reaches out with his elbow

[@Gibbs-rq4yg]

Dont worry.. Jack Edwards is blind to everything that Bruins does to other players

[@j.r.puffinmaster73]

That hit wasn't even the worst thing he's done. Just ask Jarry

[@MKZ3003]

@@j.r.puffinmaster73 Penguins fan here. Jarry is fine. It was a dirty punch, but the check had the actual possibility to hurt someone.

[@kanegarvey848]

@@j.r.puffinmaster73 Jarry got off easy compared to alot of other people Marchand has hit. I'm a die hands Bruins fan too lol

[@LighthawkTenchi]

Marchand is a little rat, and I’m glad Tampa routinely crushes the Bruins

[@listerofsmeg884]

7:00 talk about a bad day at work! 😅 I remember a clip from an old VHS of classic sport fights where some ice hockey player with a mullet had his stick taken off him by a man in the crowd, so he went into the crowd to fight the guy 😅. No idea of the teams but I think it was a US match.

[@ATK10155]

3:00 Downie is currently sitting in Jamaica undergoing Magic Mushroom treatment for the years of Concussion, Anger, and drug abuse he went through as an enforcer. After seeing what he did in the NHL, it’s cathartic watching him break down in tears.

[@fearlesscheshirecat1411]

2:44 god damn that guy almost stepped on his head with skates

[@johnbarry5125]

Pierre Turgeon was never the same player after that hit (shoulder never fully healed). The hit also cost the Islanders as they lost their best player, next playoff round, and super star player for multiple years. He had 58 goads and 74 assists that year (career highs by far), continues play for 13 more years, averaging 22.8 goals per year. Prior to the hit he averages 36 goals per season (6).

[@uncledude9424]

Dale Hunter was one of the dirtiest scumbags on the ice.

[@mikejackson6570]

Hunter should have been suspended for life. That was definitely intent to injure.

[@thegobbledygooker731]

@@mikejackson6570 And was a well-known scumbag on top of it all. The play was completely over, can't claim heat-of-the-moment, or "things happened too fast..."

[@eaglesyz]

Hunter did the same thing to Bruins Gary Galley...Galley scored a goal and after the goal, Hunter drilled him with a cheap shot.

[@MoneyHoneyBunny]

to be fair, that's not why his numbers went down so much, as the leagues scoring was an all time high in 93 and it went down every year after that, the 98-04 seasons had the lowest scoring ever. Guys with UNDER 80 POINTS were top 10 in 2004. Thats why guys like Sundin Iginla Alfredsson and Datsyuk don't have more career points, and especially Jagr. Jagr had 3 seasons in the KHL after the rangers, plus the 04 05 season, you take those into account and the era he played in? His adjusted points compared to say, Gretzky's prime era, would be likely about 2500 career points. Far from Wayne but, much more than everyone else.

[@MonstaMunch101]

I fully expected this to just be a Brad Marchand compilation tbh.

[@ruffian2952]

It would be all embellishment if it features Marchand.

[@guinb9779]

I've watched and played hockey for years. I love the sport. With that said...there is absolutely no place in the game for a dirty hit. The rule should be changed. If a player misses games due to a dirty hit...the b***h that caused the injury shall miss the same amount of time. Keep the game fast, competitive, physical and clean.

[@erikl827]

I'm 27 and just recently got into hockey. As a someone who loves physical sports, I would of loved to play hockey growing up. I wouldn't love getting hit anything similar to people in these videos

[@dane7157]

@@erikl827 yes hockey is the best sport!! Unfortunately though if you played as a kid you would deal with MANY dirty players. That's how i broke my collar bone when i was 15, the hit was so late that the ref didn't even see (puck was down in other teams end and i was still in my own defensive zone, i had passed the puck up ice). Incidents/injuries like this made local leagues here in Canada raise the age for hitting. Because of stupid people. Some young teens just play to hit, instead of playing good hockey and taking opportunities when they come, and knowing when to back off. It really always comes down to the player though in my opinion, raising the age made no difference. In fact i think it might have made it worse since teenagers were mad they had to wait longer to hit, and then they would hit even more dirty. But yea hockey is awesome and i still played after the break but i absolutely cannot stand dirty players! No player making an NHL salary should ever make dirty hits like the ones in this video, they should be banned and have their contracts terminated

[@turnerjazz7872]

@@dane7157 My son's been playing 5 years now and the single biggest problem is refs who won't call the dirty hits and leagues that won't enforce any real discipline. When kids figure out they can elbow kids in the head right in front of the ref and not even get a penalty, they learn to be dirty.

[@yourstrulyforever7]

love this comment bro

[@edamnaf9265]

and who decides 'dirty hit'? YOU? Don't make me laugh.

[@Baulder13]

What Kariya could have become is so depressing. He would dominate in todays game. Man was ahead of his time.

[@sharpy3453]

imagine him playing now, and stevens around to rock marchands world lol

[@chef7423]

still had a great career

[@MrTedMcForehead]

he wasn't anywhere near the best player in the nhl in any of his seasons

[@deusvult6920]

No he wouldn't. He was good for the time but today? He would be mediocre. You're like one of those people that think Gretzky would be any good today too.

[@MrTedMcForehead]

@@deusvult6920 If Gretzky was born in 1997 he would be scoring 170-180 points per season.

[@ron6625]

im glad to see the scott stevens on lindros hit was in here, that one basically was the start of the end of his career. I was fuming. But also the hit Lindros had on Andreas Dakyl (or however it's spelled)...that one deserved to be on here as well.

[@joshg.6315]

I don’t know hardly anything about hockey, but I remember seeing a dude crack a guy in the back of the head with his stick one time. That’s gotta be the dirtiest shit I’ve ever seen. Enjoyed the video!

[@DeltaHighlights]

That's for sure one of the dirtiest plays ever, the guy who did it never played in the NHL ever again. I didn't include it in this one though because it was only body checks!

[@Zanaze_banane]

As a rugby fan and former player, we put so much emphasis on head contact in our sport nowadays, some of these hits make us look like school kids in a slapping contest.

[@JonathanXLindqviust]

It's why I really respect rugby, they always tout not being football(soccer) and they're very physical but they also respect the game. Hockey nowdays is much better, especially in the EU, but most people don't understand how much damage that much of mass (the player) tackling a head can do. It's like two cars crashing at 30kmh, might seem slow but it basically becomes a 60kmh crash into a wall.

[@gung2549]

Lmao thats just stupid these guys are getting fuckin smoked.

[@theouter_banks7260]

Yes and rightly so. Some people still don't realise how bad head injuries are.

[@beck943]

Hockey players are skating while they hit you, and it's 4 times the force for every double speed. Hockey >>>>> rugby

[@hydrashok2691]

@@beck943 You just repeated what he said and made it sound like you thought he was wrong at the same time.

[@hikakakaka4]

15:51 MAD props to ehlers for blocking the huge fight from getting any closer to evans

[@jimred5700]

I`m from the UK, grew up in the 70`s;......this is the sport I most regret never having the chance to play. These are some tough moments but there is NO team sport (without a net in the middle) that doesn`t experience moments like this.

[@inconnu4961]

I thought you guys had a hockey league in UK? i realize everything is over-shadowed by soccer there. Sorry you missed out, but you can enjoy it with us here on KZbin!

[@jimred5700]

@@inconnu4961 The league came much later here in the UK. I`ve always been fascinated by the intense rivalry between the USA & Canada. Although my knowledge is limited regarding Hockey, growing up I did know that the USSR reigned supreme, closely followed by Czechoslovakia. I also recall the incredible miracle on ice in 1980.

[@johnjeffers1524]

big thumbs up for the accuracy of this video title ... it's interesting how the dirtiest hit, IMHO, came from one of the most skilled players in the vidoe - Pavel Bure.

[@reneaucoin4074]

I’m not sure he got a suspension for it either

[@JohnDoeDoeJohn69]

When guys like Tom Wilson, Matt Cooke, Raffi Torres, Dale Hunter get what they have coming you don’t shed a tear.

[@raysravens52]

I'm in my lower 30s so I didn't get to see Dale Hunter but mannnn he sure belongs in the same breath as Cooke and Torres that's for sure.

[@pgmurph301]

At least wilson cleaned up his act.

[@AdamRuAlright]

@@pgmurph301 Cleaned up his act? He got suspended last season lmao and then the Panarin incident.

[@pgmurph301]

@@AdamRuAlright yeah last season

[@AdamRuAlright]

@@pgmurph301 not even a year has passed dude, if he doesn't do anything crazy for another year then I will admit that he has cleaned up his act.

[@jackmorrison8269]

Jesus steve downey deserved prison for that. Hard to watch a guy do a flying jumping elbow attack blindside from behind. Other guy looked dead

[@jonathanallard2128]

That one was especially revolting. There is NO DOUBT that he came in with the intent to injure.

[@Poxell91]

And Downie was laughing, proud of himself for it. He thought it was clean. Watching the hit to this day still makes me fume.

[@robbirse9105]

@@Poxell91 he didn't last long in the league which is a just reward...hope he's serving coffee in a dump somewhere

[@donaldstevens932]

As a lifelong Flyers fan, Downie was a POS.

[@chrislanci9278]

@@donaldstevens932 Funny that I don't think all of Matt Cookes and Tom Wilson suspension add up to Steve Downie 25+ games he got for his first NHL offense. Every team needed a scumbag in that ear it was cheapshot headshot city especially during the playoffs. So much of this reel was in the 2004 - 2014 decade just after the lockout.

[@jaemenez843]

I was at the Bruins Pens game when Matt Cooke made that hit. As a Pens fan, the rest of the game was really uncomfortable in the stands, to say the least

[@bwines16]

Seeing as I’m a massive Hoss fan, I figured that hit was gonna be on here. Damn I miss watching him play 😢

[@discountmontecrisco2151]

So sad to see so many guys careers cut short by obvious penalties. I know it was a different time but holy fuck the blatant disregard for the after effects of head trauma is depressing to come to terms with so many years later.

[@MrTedMcForehead]

back when hockey was fun to watch

[@genericusername9551]

@@MrTedMcForehead that was a shit era, it was dirty, too many hooks, it was like primates on skates

[@MrTedMcForehead]

@@genericusername9551 arguably the most entertaining era in hockey history actually, 2000s was also up there. Gen z's don't like violence and physicality, so i understand why you don't like it.

[@SynapseNervosa]

@@MrTedMcForehead Strong Disagree. if you wanna watch guys get CTE and have their brains bleed out their noses, go watch boxing. I'd rather watch an actual sport.

[@TrevorArteaga]

@@SynapseNervosa So many neanderthals who enjoy watching serious life-shortening injuries and no regard for actually playing the REAL game in the comments, and people wonder why the sport isnt as popular. because hockey fans gatekeep and talk about "glory days" as if there is no way to make the sport grow without violence being a first priority.

[@NSco1996]

When Keith hit Matt Cooke at 7:15 there’s no one more deserving of a cheap shot😂

[@15gladuis22]

I didn’t feel bad watching it

[@danhoysted8854]

We were at Sens game when Dean McHammond got rocked, scary stuff…

[@leezrd843]

Boston sure did show up alot in the video

[@bobkatfan2013]

God, that Medano drop is so depressing.

[@itzjowii]

i kinda chuckle every time i see them drop him

[@rkelleher.7]

@@itzjowii wtf is wrong with you

[@stevec6965]

@@itzjowii they were just making sure he wasn't faking it. 🤣 hilarious.

[@martinb9820]

Poor guy! He's tied up and they drop him 😮

[@fakeplayer9088]

@@itzjowii Yeah its kinda funny but its still a fucking disgrace

[@anandr1385]

7:00 the definition of adding insult to injury

[@netalvesj]

I got love that this type of hits don't result in multiple year suspensions....

[@Mrh449]

The amount of headshots is just devastating, it really curls my toes and I’m good with this type of stuff

[@spartan2693]

Alternate Title: Matt Cooke and Raffi Torres being themselves for 16 minutes.

[@cousinpatsey2471]

Don't forget Wilson!

[@afhostie]

@@cousinpatsey2471 surprised there weren't more Wilson hits

[@marcus813]

Don't forget about Nazem Kadri!

[@QuickManEXE]

And Marchand

[@sebbysavage8448]

@@cousinpatsey2471 there’s one Tom Wilson clip and it’s not even that dirty

[@N1xon45]

12:27 Already making him run then you hit the poor bastard from behind with the stretcher.

[@darkpicture3]

lmao, I feel bad for him

[@brandtcarroll9316]

That first hit was the same hit that ended my hockey career. I got hit from behind after a full extension for a slap shot, twisted me even more and tore muscles and ligaments in my spine.

[@matrix_killer2455]

Ouch dude! Hope you're having a speedy recovery🙏

[@morticiaheisenberg9679]

That really sucks. I hope you heal up quickly.

[@highmarshalsigismund2036]

4:55 I’m sure that many people to this day say Chara knew exactly what he was doing

[@dnymnrd]

2:35 smh, I'll never respect players who decide to pileup a fight next to an injured player down on the ice.

[@emojack]

They pretend to "stand up" for their teammates. But they clearly dont give a shit about someone maybe dying there on the ice. They just see a chance to fight and are excited to throw a few punches. They should all be banned 10+ games for obstructing first aid on a critical injury.

[@goosegamingyt3767]

fr everytime I saw that I was thinking, "Will anyone go help them and not fight?"

[@user-cn8un7qt4i]

@@emojack 10+ games is way to much of a ban lmao relax

[@dnymnrd]

@@user-cn8un7qt4i I think he's just trying to make a point lmao relax

[@user-cn8un7qt4i]

@@dnymnrd if he wanted to make a point he should've been realistic lmao relax

[@charlesrichardson2372]

There's a difference between a hard hit when you catch someone lacking, and a dirty hit. Happens quick

[@juhos30000]

Big difference between huge hit to head and huge hit to shoulder to shoulder. The other can destroy your life

[@Motivationalquotations_]

@@juhos30000 people also lower there head trying to get around others

[@charlesrichardson2372]

@@juhos30000 it's natural for people to dip their head right before impact, you see it in football all the time so yeah, it happens quick. Hit somebody in the head doesn't make it dirty, it's the intention behind the hit.

[@afhostie]

The difficult part is that so many people extend their legs through the hit which means if the timing is off then you're taking the guy's head off even if you didn't intend to.

[@turnerjazz7872]

If you aim at their head on purpose, it's a dirty hit. Period.

[@corym9063]

expected this to be a matt cook highlight tape lol

[@jacobking962]

As a bruins fan, I have no idea why I watched this. But I wasn’t ready for the pure heartbreak of horton and savard less than 2 minutes in

[@chrishazeldine7523]

It's a good thing there isn't a player on the Bruins who doesn't consistently try to injure other players...oh...wait...

[@jacobking962]

@@chrishazeldine7523 well 1 he doesn’t do that any more. And 2 he’s a better player than your entire poverty roster.

[@chrishazeldine7523]

@@jacobking962 Rome and Cooke don't do it anymore either. What's your point?Not defending either one of them, especially Cooke, but 63 will always carry that reputation around.

[@jacobking962]

@@chrishazeldine7523 Rome and Cooke had less talent combined than Marchand has in a single testicle. That’s the difference.

[@chrishazeldine7523]

@@jacobking962 You keep saying that, but it only makes it worse. Why does he need to do things that could end players careers when he's a Hall of Famer? As a Bruins fan, you will probably look past the cheap stuff, but to everyone else, he's just as dirty as Cooke and Rome and whoever else.

[@Taydrum]

12:29 absolutely heart wrenching

[@lazylank]

I might be a terrible person, but I laughed!

[@denimbarfoot4523]

@@lazylank if that happened to you or your friend you wouldn't be laughing

[@lazylank]

@@denimbarfoot4523 If my friend slipped and fell on the ice like that, I absolutely would be laughing.

[@redrickschuhart4065]

that was exactly the dirty play!

[@tonytaranto7886]

He got bumped by the stretcher, that's why he fell 😆🤣😂

[@FunkoPopnLockn]

I got goosebumps when I saw the hit on Nathan Horton. I remember watching that game so clearly as a kid, I will never forget that hit.

[@baron0877]

To this day, Aaron Rome should never step foot back in Boston without his head on a swivel

[@brandon8900]

​@@baron0877 Horton should have had his head on a swivel. Looked like a clean step up on a guy with his head down.

[@stevencassidy447]

If that hit doesn't happen, Vancouver sweep that series. Boston were playing well and the hit just fired up the hole team.

[@corygarfield86]

The Rome/Horton hit was clean, should have been watching what was in front of him and not admiring his pass.

[@dereksbooks]

​@@corygarfield86 it was a bit late, but it wasn't dirty on the same level as these other cheap shots. For the editor to put it into the same category is an insult and shows pure ignorance about hockey and the situation. There is a world of difference between hitting someone slightly late versus deliberately trying to injure like most of these other clips.

[@user-uo8dh1ee8d]

The kadri one on tommy wingles was just discraceful

[@RFr-ox4ts]

I had the chance to talk to Niklas Hjalmarsson about the hit on Jason Pominville. He said he didn’t know who had the puck, still no right to hit him from behind though

[@turnupthesun81]

Thank you for adding the part where the EMTs dropped Modano. That’s was so wrong but so funny.

[@papak8443]

One aspect I've always lived by in ice hockey is that some people deserve everything they get as far as retaliation. When asked in later years if I'd want to be a ref, my answer was/is: "No. I'm never objective."

[@fist_full_of_bacon521]

Need more hits like this.

[@JYD2020]

1st marchand hit was a nasty hip check 2nd one was him trying to capitalize on the chaos and land a dirty elbow

[@gazpearce3700]

Coming from Oz I bloody love it mate, and it's all fair bump play on or punch on for a bit, just like rugby or AFL over here have a look at the dirtiest bumps in AFL especially the late 80's early 90s 😂😂😂😂, but that's why they get the coin 👍👍👍

[@nicoinman4276]

7:00 just left me with my jaw on the floor

[@ChauncyCharm]

Lol

[@swisherlife]

Same !!

[@Ashley-lz9jh]

Straight up gasped out loud lol

[@lordsidious8428]

I didn't mean to chuckle lol.. damn

[@fyg2881]

That hit Keith gave Matt Cooke was well deserving

[@whoareyou6191]

nah

[@kyleraymer5581]

Same with his hit on Sedin.

[@dereksbooks]

Unfortunately, Keith, a dirty scumbag himself, never got his comeuppance. He's like a miserably drug prick though, so karma will get him.

[@yummygogolak]

@@kyleraymer5581 And Burrows, god, I hated that hair-pulling asswipe.

[@TheDukeofhazzard86]

I remember that hit on Maltby like it was yesterday. It lead to one of the greatest games in hockey. Fight Night at the Joe Wings vs. Avs

[@jonimcmahon1190]

Chris Draper, not Maltby

[@joefran619]

Matt petgrave takes the cake

[@joejones6419]

My one question about all these dirty hits is this...I only played the Sunday night pick up games after coaching my sons youth games. That being said, how can you actually defend your teammate when they leveled such a sicking hit as shown in these videos. I'm all for a nice body check here and there but if I had a teammate like a COOKE I'd be jumping the pile to pound on him also!

[@johnathankorkie4984]

So I played competitive hockey and I'll defend my teammates most of the time but sometimes you don't. I heard one story where a star player was a cunt every game and finally the enforcer decided to just let him get his deserved ass whooping.

[@matthewcrispin4070]

You know that's a good question but honestly I think it all comes down to obligation. It's like this for any sport really not just hockey. I've seen it in football, Baseball, and Basketball as well. Whenever a player delivers a dirty hit I'm pretty sure the reason the teammates defend them is because they feel obligated to since their on the same team.

[@bochafish]

Pierre Turgon was a beauty, and an NHL92 great. That hit by Hunter came after a playoff series winning goal, and Hunter was upset they lost. Turgeon was injured well into the following season if my memory is correct. Blind side a guy after the game is over because he scored, so dirty.

[@williamjohnson2199]

Coward and one other C word!

[@johnbarry5125]

Pierre Turgeon was never the same player after that hit (shoulder never fully healed). The hit also cost the Islanders as they lost their best player, next playoff round, and super star player for multiple years. He had 58 goads and 74 assists that year (career highs by far), continues play for 13 more years, averaging 22.8 goals per year. Prior to the hit he averages 36 goals per season (6).

[@justinv8810]

Turgeon should have been in the Hall of Fame a long time ago. I mean, Kevin Lowe, really? He was never better than the fourth-best defenseman on his own team. And I'm an Oilers fan.

[@22trem]

Dropping the stretcher with Modano on it. Wow.

[@vincentkingsdale8334]

Any unnecessary checks like these to a player without the puck should result in a significant fine and a significant suspension....havent watched hockey in a long time

[@rubberband1929]

fun fact after the draper hit my grandma took care of him in hospital

[@joellongworth3097]

Cool

[@JJ-vp3bd]

Cool

[@rossradtke]

..."Fun" fact

[@stingingmetal9648]

Draper's sister was my gym coach in elementary.

[@curtvona4891]

Did she really "take care of him"?

[@dawson8364]

3:40 "Turgeon scores!" *5s later.* "Uh oh."

[@XamotNB78]

I was at the Flyers game where Marc Bureau knocked Petr Svoboda out. My first NHL game.

[@mistam.3764]

Some of these are attempted MURDER

[@JonathanXLindqviust]

06:50 holy shit that's insane, hitting the ice without the helmet is ten times worse than any hit

[@paul-baseballcollector]

And then the paramedics DROPPED HIM lol...poor Modano 6:59

[@coastaku1954]

I'm actually amazed it was Messier who hit him too

[@Dr.Acula76]

"There's a Devils player who fell all by himself". Lol

[@josh930]

Stevens looking from the penalty box like he had a halo over his head his entire career.... POS

[@titaniumman_22]

@@josh930, Stevens was awesome and played by the rules during his career….

[@Xhyron]

Joshua Wilson sounds like a stall trawler.

[@reallist8050]

@@titaniumman_22 dirty, dirty player

[@421less1]

Yeah cant be snitiching

[@johnschauder]

A lot of the older ones were legal at the time…like Scott Stevens on Paul kariya and his one on Eric Lindros. Up until 2010 it was legal to target the head. The only reason some of those hits were because of boarderline elbowing, charging, interference, hit from behind, boarding or leaving the feet. As long as you stayed low and kept your elbow tucked in, you could blindside someone’s head with your shoulder KO them with no call. There were also way more fights and line brawls. Shit used to be crazy in the nhl

[@DevilzFan]

Yup. Stevens hits were legal hits at the time. They would not fly in today's NHL, but completely legal hits then.

[@stanleydolan5609]

It’s more like how many were sent out to do it, leftovers from the goon days. The chief, Buick used to deliver the classic hip check , with the opposing player flat on the ice looking at the referee for a call that wasn’t to come.

[@gabrieldsouza6541]

Think about how many men's lives were ruined by this type of dogshit brutality

[@michaelsaupe1356]

​@@gabrieldsouza6541 Oooooh the humanity! 😭

[@Lokigard]

​@@gabrieldsouza6541 - Not that many, or else they wouldn't have kept playing. What a weak society we are becoming.

[@joi8674]

4:57 I don't really see that as dirty. That hit 98% anywhere else on the board and it's a standard check.

[@SPDS_OOC]

But here’s the thing: Even Jack Edwards said, “He’s gotta let him go/by at that point. He’s played in this building numerous times…”

[@SPDS_OOC]

I don’t disagree with you entirely, but still…

[@oneidawolf776]

lmao when they dropped modano on the stretcher. that's wrong.

[@MichaelGallagher97]

Marchand: *Pulls out a baseball bat and hits another player multiple time* NESN comenators: Well marchand there was just showing all his sporting skills and got tangled up with another player. I just don't think expected anyone to skate near him while he was swinging that bat

[@GeoJesse]

Jack Edwards is a disgrace to hockey commentating. Marchand: Pulls gun out and shoots someone Jack Edwards: Well you know I think Marchand was doing a little target practice and the other guy just seemed to jump in front of the gun!

[@shaggyfrankdizzl]

Jack Edwards approves this message....

[@markzabel2631]

where did he get a baseball bat? Marchand cry baby, and Marchand sucks.

[@benjlar1902]

@@GeoJesse no he's not lol relax buddy

[@benjlar1902]

@@markzabel2631 100 point player, who tf are you

[@PugsGoat]

It’s werid how the players get put on a stretcher but like Adam Johnson didn’t get put on a stretcher

[@Thecol1994]

It would be really interesting to redo this video but to show what suspension (if one was given) for each hit

[@frozenninja4030]

I remember a playoffs game in the late 90's where Claude Lemieux hit Kris Draper from behind, face first into the boards so hard Draper's face burst open. Even as a hard core Aves fan that made me sick to see. Also, poor Modano. lol. Mans can't even get to the ambulance before being dropped again.

[@RichieL1991]

I feel bad for laughing at that clip with Modano, but damn if that wasn't funny. So unexpected. Sam Rosen's reaction too haha

[@vandy1358]

Did you not watch this video? It was shown early on

[@starthumancentipede]

The stretcher drop was WWF/WWE level

[@omnipotent87]

I remember a year later watching the avalanche vs wings deathmatch.

[@casmatt99]

Aaron Rome single handedly changed the trajectory of that cup series with that dirty hit on Horton. Boston was reinvigorated after that and never took their foot off the gas.

[@liamroarke7991]

Honestly, if McSorley had still been with them, Rome would have been scooping his own jaw up with a shovel.

[@roncarter5871]

Totally clean hit by Rome there !!! Bullshit call and suspension aswell.✌

[@shotaholic1]

@@roncarter5871 apparently you were watching a different series. it was very late and to be honest, he was never the same.

[@roncarter5871]

@@shotaholic1 ...ya I disagree with you on that but ..it was clean

[@counterfit5]

@@roncarter5871 jumping into someone's head isn't clean

[@user-ed5yj3qn3j]

You should do most dirtiest but cleanist hits in nhl

[@zachariahswartz5970]

It scares the hell out of me when I see anyone go into the fencing response after being hit. This is the reaction your body takes to protect itself during a serious brain injury and most people have serious lifelong cognitive health problems after these injuries😢

[@bossfan49]

That Downie hit on Mccammond was just vicious. Dude was totally out of control, especially since it was a pre-season game.

[@PYLrulz1984]

Downie was a fucking clown… and the Flyers wasted a first round pick on him.

[@pacmech100]

I've read comments from Downie that he really regrets the hit on Dean McAmmond

[@mikesullivan7937]

I was at that game never heard the building so silent after the hit

[@thehistory5401]

He had the puck

[@bossfan49]

@@thehistory5401 And Downie was coming full speed, used the net/goalie as a screen and left his feet and went right at his head. Puck or not, that's intent to injure.

[@joshuabennett8110]

You know, I saw the hit Claude Lemieux delivered to Draper on TV and I just realized that Darren McCarthy was right in front of the hit, sitting on the bench.....no wonder why he beat the ever living hell out of him in Detroit the following year!

[@stevenhaas9622]

And he and Draper were BFFs

[@spencergauthier7898]

Still the best fight in NHL history in my book. I loved when it comes up as a suggestion on KZbin lol

[@danlapidus3827]

Hot take: the Steve Moore hit on Naslund wasn't that bad. Certainly not deserving of what came after it

[@SPDS_OOC]

Wasn’t that bad? Were you aware of the fact that Naslund wasn’t the same after that hit? However, what happened to Moore was uncalled for, but he had it coming. He chickened out from the big boys, Brad May, Wade Brookbank, and Sean Pronger, before answering the bell against a smaller Matt Cooke.