PWHL ATTEMPTS THE SMELLING SALTS CHALLENGE

With smelling salts being a staple in the hockey world, BarDown used them for a fun challenge with players in the PWHL. We asked players a total of five questions each and they were given the options of either answering honestly or passing by doing a smelling salt.

[@traeganboness335]

Can’t wait to see this league grow. I love that their games are accessible and these players seem really down to earth.

[@alicefox7076]

I think that is the biggest hurdle for women’s sports…making viewership easy for fans and with them partnering with YT…anyone can watch.

[@vitalyaloves]

I didn't realise they were streamed on KZbin. I'm definitely going to watch a game if it's that easy.@@alicefox7076

[@vinny1537]

@@alicefox7076 the biggest hurdle is getting women to actually watch and support each other.

[@BpLavoie]

Fan will flock to nhl game for much more cost. Good hockey bring people. Bad hockey need promoted to pretend to be good.

[@FutureBereaAlumn]

@@alicefox7076that might be why I haven’t given much thought to women’s professional sports before this. Can’t watch->can’t get attached to the team->can’t get emotionally invested Like I love March madness, but I’ve certainly never seen the women’s tournament. Just the men. And if I could actually watch them with virtually no barrier, I might actually be invested in them too.

[@ronnoc77]

Yay hockey players with personality ❤

[@mikeFolco]

Hockey players that can manage to string more than two sentences in a row.

[@unown_mrz]

Definitely need more PWHL content, they have so much personality, very entertaining! Hope this league succeeds, great hockey and great people!

[@dontclaire]

"i took two strides and i'm like man this is heavy"😂😂😂

[@skyzefawlun]

I am so in love with this league and the quality of the teams and players that they've put together. The chemistry is already forming on some of the teams, and content like this is only going to help grow the audience and the sport. Thanks for doing this TSN!

[@vinny1537]

Simp

[@oceanshrugs9235]

As a Montreal fan, it kills me to say the Boston player wearing the backwards cap is so cool. I love her and I'm ashamed lmao

[@Whitewolf1827]

The real fans of women hockey all love hilary knight shes amazing at what she does.

[@JSargeK]

So looking forward to these games, more hockey to watch.

[@stonykark]

This is already better than most NHL interviews, except for any involving Kessel he is a treasure. More please!

[@vinny1537]

Because professionalism is drilled into these young men at an early age.

[@commonwealpanther]

Heise showing up in the pink blazer is elite

[@huckstaunfiltered8200]

@commonwealpanther Heise and Renata Fast, both are cutie pies 😍

[@ianbraman5808]

As an American, I’m so stoked I can watch these games on KZbin 🙌 accessibility

[@bernsi96]

More PWHL content!! This had me laughing so hard 😂

[@tooner96]

the thing i miss the most about playing ice hockey is spending time with my teammates all of the time and going to tournaments and stuff. i still see my closest teammates once in a while, but not on the ice. they are more like family than just teammates. hockey is amazing. i should really get back on the ice. i'm really looking forward to watching the pwhl games. they seem like really nice ladies.

[@territupper9428]

Never too late to get back on the ice!

[@RavenStarrEvans]

I'm a brand spanking new hockey fan so I'm excited to go on this journey with these ladies

[@imwiththepirate]

2 minutes in and I already love these ladies. Great to see female athletes shining

[@dominicpancella3012]

This league reminds me a little of the 2020 version of the XFL. They didn't try to become too big too fast, and they focused on the fans and the players, with huge emphases on accessibility and satisfaction. And then the world gave us a reminder of why we can't have nice things... I've watched a couple of the game replays (so glad they're available for free!!) and the quality looks very professional and competitive. Very excited to see what the future will bring for the league. Hope there's a team close by someday-though it took the NHL 50 years to get here. All in due time.

[@every_eve]

love seeing some pwhl content ❤

[@differnet]

That was great! Thanks for filming them. I now have a better idea of who they are. Knight, Captain if Boston, is a troublemaker and just so stoic. I love her.

[@huckstaunfiltered8200]

Hoping this league takes off, would be great for future generations. You go girls, living your dreams. Ignore the sexist bastards, they only complaining, because their dreams, have turned into nightmares...

[@73brook]

They're all so likeable and seem so sweet. Can't wait to go to some games!!

[@ambivalent3995]

I already like the lásková and ambrose duo haha

[@alicefox7076]

Absolutely love smelling salts . Great for congestion and when you’re feeling drowsy while driving.

[@somecunninglinguist]

... I'm now googling smelling salts, this congestion is killing me

[@chaseyoung8308]

More more more of this

[@vinny1537]

You gay?

[@chaseyoung8308]

@@vinny1537 are you hitting on me ?

[@solangeboudreau6467]

Can’t wait to see this league flourish. Go Montréal🎉

[@micahu7412]

Nice to see some personality from hockey players.

[@dellt214769]

I hope they bring a team to Michigan. Have them play in Yost Arena, games would be ELECTRIC! Give us The Michigan Madusa’s!

[@ezimmerman562]

So stoked to make the long trip to the Twin Cities for the home opener on Saturday! Got season tickets on the glass right behind the bench. Let's go Minnesota! First year ship!

[@TheKeeperofKeyss]

Megan being the only one not to say what the last note in her phone is, makes me all the more curious as to what it was lol

[@user-rc8pv9fc1g]

we need more lol i love these ladies!!!

[@spencerabdo5144]

This league really has grabbed my attention. Can’t wait to see the names and jerseys next year!

[@hughjanis3480]

I love this league and hope it expands, that’s some good hockey

[@johnantonis8815]

It doesn’t matter for me all athletes women’s hockey teams it all beautiful to hear them all talk like this is so wonderful off ice talk just love this video so much and women’s thinking the games it so different that beauty compared to man’s games I get to see both hockey it truly amazing it really only sport that make me so happy as hockey fan 🇨🇦🇺🇸🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💙💙💙💙💙😎

[@NicktheGoat]

These are great ! ❤

[@holliefitzzz]

loved thisss

[@lily11poo]

Love this and I also met Emily Clark and renata fast ❤

[@huckstaunfiltered8200]

@lilipoo3266 Renata Fast 😍 she's got grit too, you go girl

[@mesmashyou30]

smelling salts aka hockey player perfume

[@redbaron8130]

Best hockey I’ve seen in awhile.

[@MEATbody404]

omg i love them

[@You-Cant-Do-That.]

everyone: TSN at 2:00am:

[@Mercman1010]

Already 100% more likeable then the WNBA

[@solangeboudreau6467]

❤❤❤❤

[@sharksfan2041]

6:15 What'd she say? Flow down? Why am I lost on what she's meaning haha

[@Katie.1172]

Yeah she said flow down. It means leaving her hair loose/not putting it in a ponytail. That one took me a few seconds to figure out too 😄

[@adammckenzie6074]

I grew up with 2 chicks on my team for first few seasons till contact came in then they had to go into womens league but they were part of the squad till then

[@coolirliswear9548]

Ngl Hilary Knight is soo dreamy

[@AM-nk5xy]

Ambrose is the best lol

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

Dominkia has a bit of a look similar to Ronda Rousey

[@alexkolstee9082]

Taylor and Grace >>>>>>

[@skeemarty]

lowell not boston. the bruins are actually in boston because they can afford it

[@bernardomontesdeoca130]

some uber ratings are really low lol

[@vanessasigurdson2061]

😂😂😂😂

[@gheebuttersnaps13]

Great to see that Montreal was able to get Rasmus Dahlin!

[@Chauraivii]

First here

[@nbain]

I want more PWHL content. I dont want to watch the smelling salt challenge though. Don't use the views on this video alone as a gauge for how popular these videos can be. If they were doing something more interesting, I think more people would watch. I certainly would

[@jmoriarty8000]

Chick in the pink is pretty cute

[@covidcarl7480]

they should change the name to Smelling Ammonia. not as attractive now

[@kathleenkostiuk-huguenin2197]

Why smelling salts when they smell horrible some challenges people can say "NO" to. 😂 When the nose hairs shrivel up usually means do not smell this? 😂 Later!

[@Koval_71_chuk]

Video starts at 12:20

[@souless08]

Wow clickbait much.. Title of video is just the last minute and change of almost 14 minutes.. 🤣🤣 Skip ALL THE WAY to the end to see it.. Spoiler alert, it's not even worth watching.

[@carndt2911]

Don't like the idea of having to use smelling salts. Dumb idea. Not good to watch.

[@j.frankparnell6195]

The fact that these women know what smelling salts are, proves that they have taken too many shots to the head. Smelling salts are an old method to get the human body to inhale after taking a shot to the head. Women's hockey has too much of a problem with concussions, and the fact that this channel is making light of that is terrible. Women's hockey by far has the most concussions per capita of any sport.

[@cheesepleese_]

Have you ever seen a youtube video? Hockey players mess around with smelling salts all the time. Sit down grandpa

[@julialostetter8855]

I mean, I know what smelling salts are. I'm not any kind of athlete.

[@g-urts5518]

My crappy highschool hockey team would probably beat any of these pwhl teams. That's why theyll never get a proper league going. I don't mean this offensively, but the skill level just isn't there. People are used to the nhl, junior and olympics. Thankfully, seems like they're allowing more contact. Which definitely makes it more exciting. But the skill levels gonna have to go way up before they get any permanent fan base. This is all my opinion. I'm not trying to bash the women or be sexist. Just my observation and opinion on why women's hockey never seems to do well. Similar to basketball. The women's games are just not exciting. Lots of air balls, no dunking. Etc.

[@sumbalasif7060]

Womp womp

[@iitsazzy]

Men have all the resources to become as good as they are... these women are doing the best with what they are given. Women's leagues don't do well because they have never been normalized, they don't get nearly as much funding, and are not streamed on well known channels. That is simply it, and your negativity is completely unneeded. These women are not going to read your comment and have some insane realization that nobody watches them because they aren't "good". So truly, there was no point in sharing this negative opinion of yours. Women weren't even allowed to check until VERY recently, so we even had rules restricting us from being more "entertaining" to everyone. Rules set in place by who? You guessed it! Men. To be more specific the IIHF board decided in 1990 after a championship where they allowed it, that there would no longer be allowed body checking. The board was made up of only men, so yes I am sure that is who banned it. Figured I would provide background information so you don't have to tell me I pulled it out of thin air.

[@somecunninglinguist]

Cry harder

[@vitalyaloves]

If anything the opposite is true. Women don't have an incentive to continue playing and develop their skill as teenagers without professional leagues to enter. As it is a lot of the players with potential quit before or in high school because they can't make a career out of it. The league has to exist before women's hockey can reach its full potential. Supply and demand

[@crlrgrs603]

You sound a lot like dudes who think they could return a Serena Williams serve…

[@PaoriLePresident]

what is this sudden push for PWHL? LOL nobody gives a fuck.

[@ReelSeedOfChucky]

Takethe epsom salt challenge.. Take a mr noodle cup fill it a quarter of the way with epsom salts and water see how long it takes to stop pooping... Not dangerous.. Its a natural laxitive

[@GeoThaDude]

Except it is dangerous, it leads to dehydration.

[@DEX-un7tx]

PWHL hahahahahahahahahahaha

[@SDEsthetiqueAutomobile]

😂