Soccer Fan Reacts to "NHL: Injured Blocking Shots" *CRAZY SPORT*

[@AdamCouser]

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[@ericmeland4153]

I have an idea! How about a 3 part series of NFL Crunch Course! If you haven't seen it before, give it a go! Just a suggestion! Have a Merry Christmas!

[@TmanTyler619]

Check out rob ray fights volume 1 or 2!!!! Great fighter with RJ the Sabres commentating all of it

[@karenseeley6174]

It's nice to see hockey videos again!

[@MotorcycleImaging]

One other thing you should also be aware of Adam is the pucks themselves are frozen prior to the games so there is less friction between the rubber and the ice. So the players are just getting hit by a puck, they're getting hit by a frozen puck which is a lot harder

[@generoberts9151]

Warm pucks don’t feel any better

[@1v3x9]

As a hockey player, I’d say personally the worst place to get hit under the neck is either ankle, inside of your knee, or lower back. There’s no padding in those areas

[@yourwrongloserhaha]

try back of the neck, a guy on my team got hit there twice in the same season diving to block shots and turning his head away

[@1v3x9]

@ those suck! I only didn’t list it cuz he asked under the neck

[@bbb462cid]

@@yourwrongloserhaha I've often wondered if the back of the neck is below the neck

[@yourwrongloserhaha]

@@bbb462cid It’s just a weird spot for players who don’t wear a neck guard there’s really no protection

[@bbb462cid]

​@@yourwrongloserhahaI never asked a question at all. I made an observation about your response.

[@karenseeley6174]

Right after watching this, another hockey video came into my feed. It is called NHL: Bloody Mess Part 4 by Jens95. The title alone! I think it will be your nightmare.

[@jessm89]

Oh yes, he needs to watch this.

[@TheCrazyCanuck420]

Some players wear deflectors on their skates to help take some of the sting out of shots to the ankle. It's a piece of clear plastic attached to the skate. The most dangerous spots to get hit with a slapshot are the head, neck, or chest. The neck is dangerous since it can collapse and you suffocate, and in the chest, your lung might collapse or heart fail.

[@unplanedlayer]

Dude youve missed a whole narrative on chicken, he is playing inoto old age to try and beat gretzky's goal record...... you need to catch up Adam, its Chickens time to shine

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

It's oven chicken 😂

[@Gabriel_Rojas_Arena]

​@@lelouchvibritannia4028Ovechkin

[@andreasodell]

Yeah and oven chicken doesn’t work now

[@Gabriel_Rojas_Arena]

@andreasodell season ending injury of possibility MCL tear

[@hannahstevenson27]

@@Gabriel_Rojas_ArenaBlown way out of proportion. Fractured fibula. He’ll be back in 3-4 weeks 😂😂

[@billo6938]

Zedeno Chara of the Boston Bruins getting his jaw broken by a shot in the 2019 playoffs. Gregory Campbell of the Boston Bruins getting his leg broken by a shot in 2013 and then getting up and still playing.

[@IowaAvsFan]

How was the Matt Calvert incident versus Vancouver not on here? It used to be that they wouldn’t stop play until a member of the injured players team touched the puck. That incident was so brutal It’s what caused them to change that. He laid on the ice bleeding from the head for over a minute until play finally stopped. Attempted to get up a few times only to fall down, even opposing players were checking in on him while the play was continuing.

[@connorpeaslee8586]

Glad to see an ole Adam vid about hockey 😊

[@From-North-Jersey]

Look up an older player named "Ken Danyko" pronounced Dan-a-ko. He was a "Stay at Home" defensemen who never hesitated to lay down and body stop slap shots. He literally used to block shots with his head and face, any part of his body he could put in front of the puck to save the goalie the trouble was used to help the team. The Hockey News did an off season poll asking the players to list who they think are the toughest guys to fight during a game. Danyko's team the New Jersey Devils had 5 of the top 10 on their roster with an asterisk after it. The asterisk is the sixth devil the league was afraid of Ken himself. The entire league stated the man they feared fighting the most was Ken and the reason given was nobody thought they could punch him hard enough to hurt him. They had all seen him block 100 MPH slap shots with his head and face and not leave the ice or suffer from it in any noticeable way.

[@Robert-pl1gd]

Worst players to try and block a shot from was Weber and Chara. Over 100 MPH. I have hit my funny bone (back of the elbow) so hard my body went into shock and took 3 weeks to regain full feeling in my hand. You should see Duncan Keith lose 7 teeth from a slap shot. Came back into the game after removing the broken teeth

[@NicholasIstre]

Worst place is probably the back of the knee. There is usually no to minimal padding there as you need to be able to flex your knee, and taking a hard shot there can mean ruptured ligaments and tendons. Most often hit place that's the worst is either the foot or ankle. Player skates don't have much padding and the padding on the ankle is usually minimal to allow for flexibility. If you're to block a shot, it's best to face head-on to the shot, with your feet facing forward and to not tense up your lower body. This presents the best padding to take the shot, minimizes the area of your foot exposed to the shot, and allows your lower body that's hit to be carried by the momentum of the puck and minimize the impact. Also, this is less likely to screen your goaltender from the shot. And only do this for shots from the point. Otherwise, keep your body in passing lanes and allow your goaltender to handle the shot. Passes hurt much less than shots... :) That said, the dynamic and fast-paced nature of hockey can make this difficult... Hardest shot I've ever taken was probably from an ECHL player during a pickup game who did a full windup slap shot that I blocked with my left shin. The shot sent my left leg back, broke my shin guard, and likely gave me a hair-line fracture on my tibia. Honestly didn't realize this until after pickup though, as I only felt it stinging for a bit until I took my gear off after pickup to a bloody lump on my shin. The puck bounced almost halfway to the other goaltender off that shot. That shin pad was pretty old at the time and what I used for inline hockey (which uses a plastic puck that's about half the weight of the rubber ice hockey puck), so I got some new and better shin pads before I played again about a month later.

[@l2mloyalty929]

6:47 probably lower back, there's no padding there and even a cross check can immobilize you

[@cmac3530]

There isn't much padding in the stomach area, if any at all. The jerseys over the shoulder pads make hockey players look a lot more padded up then they really are. It's mostly just shoulder pads, elbow pads and gloves on the upper body. The torso, and back are barely padded or not at all. Some guys will choose to wear rib padding but, it's not a standard piece of equipment. On the lower body the pants cover the thighs and pelvis and the top flares up to protect the kidney/spleen area. The knee pads run from the knee, all the way down the shin to the skate. Those are heavily padded on the front but, very lightly padded on the top and sides to allow movement. (They're basically a tall, beefed up soccer/football shinguard that go up to your knee) The skates are basically leather or carbon weave and don't offer much protection. Some guys will choose to wear plastic skate guards if they block a lot of shots but, even then it's basically just a thin layer of plastic.

[@Timmycoo]

Yeah I know Adam's seen the famous clip of Schenn's stomach after getting sliced in an NHL injuries video.

[@mikeyshorts9916]

I played hocked my whole life. For me the worst area to get hit with the puck was side of the knee and direct hits to the ankle.

[@TGriffiths-ve6nw]

Side of the knee? Oh ya. Those are killers

[@spacetiger5076]

The worst places to get hit are probably the foot and the naked area between your shin/knee guards and the padded pants. Stopping a shot with your ankle really HURTS. I stopped a puck with my face once but I couldn’t tell you if it hurt too much, it knocked me clean out for a minute. Broke my plastic visor.

[@dawsonhughjohnmcqueen1801]

The second clip was of my brother’s best friend Chris Tanev so I found out about how he was doing right away

[@AdamCouser]

Was he ok in the end?

[@dawsonhughjohnmcqueen1801]

@@AdamCouserya just shaken up and doctors are very cautious when it comes to taking pucks to the head or neck he missed a couple games do cute precautions and he is currently a Toronto maple leaf

[@jixa58]

@@dawsonhughjohnmcqueen1801should've came back home to van smh

[@Northerngirl15]

⁠@@dawsonhughjohnmcqueen1801 Leafs fan here, love Tanev, super happy Treliving signed him, love his interviews, no bullshit, just straight up handles the press in Toronto, nothing fazes him.

[@ElliotAsbed]

For context, yes the legs are padded but only on the direct front, they're a lot less protected on the sides and rear so that there's still some flexibility. Also despite hockey skates feeling pretty hard, they are functionally nothing when taking a puck to the foot/ankle. I only played in like rec league but even taking a 60-70 MPH shot to the foot fucking HURTS.

[@annaandgary1]

Make sure you check out some videos of this year's NHL winter classic. There will be some on KZbin for sure. It is an outdoor game that is played once a year, this year it will be played on December 31st in Chicago. So the weather becomes an element too. The teams this year are Chicago and St Louis. I'm sure you would enjoy seeing some of it. Happy holidays 🎄 🎄

[@davetorrey8303]

I love this sport. My kid was requested by coach to start blocking more shots. I had to buy him new boot fenders because he almost broke his foot off a shot

[@TheReedBoyz]

Ovechkin is injured rn. Broke his leg

[@AdamCouser]

No wayyyyyy, for real?

[@fitzgeraldlansanah5306]

Yes ​@@AdamCouser

[@justinjones9848]

@@AdamCouser blown out of proportion. Fractured his fibula but should be back in another week or two more than likely

[@rich7447]

Bobby Baun scored the game winner on a broken leg. One of the Minnesota Wild players finished a game with a broken leg a year or two ago too. Depending on the break it may not be too serious.

[@jonmendelson1104]

@@AdamCouser There's some talk he could be back as soon as Saturday.

[@DylanSparks99]

Honestly when youre playing hockey and you're working hard especially at a high level you're not cold out there at all

[@RicharDD1127]

There’s a player named Mats Zuccarello, about a decade ago when he played for the Rangers he got hit in the head with a puck by a teammates shot at the net. He got a fractured skull, a brain bleed, and had to go to speech therapy to learn how to talk again. Then just about a month ago while playing for the Wild he was again it front of the net, a teammate shot the puck and it hit him in the groin, rupturing his testicle. He had to get surgery that night, he’s back to playing now.

[@CaptainRandus]

also - Check out the Soupy Injury - Player continued the penalty kill with a broken leg and still blocked shots. (Gregory Campbell)

[@jason.s.music.]

Played defense for 18 years in hockey, there are three places tied for worst place to take a shot other than the face. Side of the knee (there's no padding here), ankle (very little padding), or the top of your foot where your skate laces are. If you take a shot to the side of the knee your lose complete feeling in that leg for at least a minute or so, ankle just hurts to move your foot for a while, and top of your foot stings for the rest of the day

[@thenightmaricsenpai524]

Hey Adam, love to see you reacting to hockey again! I'd love to see you react to some of the hits in the PWHL

[@AD-cr7uh]

Hockey is back ! thats why I started watching you because of the reactions on the Hits

[@deathsicon]

as a goalie i've taken several to the neck in the last year, sucks every time, below that the worst i've taken in recent memory found a hole in the coverage of my pads and hit the top of my knee, that floored me pretty quick but i still had the awareness to land on the puck and kill the play, one of my guys was slow to get up last week after blocking a shot for me with his stomach

[@miloc9900]

Check out the NHL KZbin’s playoff series “mini-movies”! I loved round 1 Canucks vs Predators but I might be biased😬😂

[@theracingdriver303jr4]

The Seattle Kraken has appeared in one Stanley Cup Playoffs (2022-23 Season), shocked the then-defending champions Colorado Avalanche in seven games then lost to the Dallas Stars following another full 7 game series. The Kraken was also meant to begin playing in the 2020-21 Season but were held back one season due to covid, If i remeber it correctly

[@AdamCouser]

🥅⚽️The soccer fan is back & on twitch www.twitch.tv/adamcouser

[@JoeyVatavuk]

chicken needs your support rn! he’s coming back (insanely quickly) from a broken leg at 40 years old trying to beat gretzky’s goal record. he’s less than 40 away, which is reachable probably next year

[@briandelaroy1670]

Two most serious places to block pucks with are the head/face, then the knees. Head if hit by the puck just right could cause concussions and the other side broken noses, teeth cauliflower ear, broken cheek bones or a damages eye. Knee with swelling and lots of pain

[@briandelaroy1670]

Crazy part about that first shot blocked both team players put their hands up calling for medical assistance. Nasty puck to the ear

[@rmacgregor9]

Anywheres uncovered kind of hurts, ankle and knee are the most common and destructive though. Having said that, I blew off the tip of my finger with a puck hitting it right through the glove a couple years ago. That wasn't exactly fun lol.

[@RyanE8787]

A regular players pads aren't really designed for blocking shots. They're mostly meant to protect from falls, skate blades, and sticks. One time I got hit in the back of the leg by a shot, right on the calf muscle. I couldn't put any weight on my right leg for about a week...

[@Northerngirl15]

Tanev plays for my leafs now, he’s a shot blocking machine, nhl players are on another level, takes a lot of balls to do what they do

[@alargefarva4274]

3:05 love having #8 on the Leafs. The man is fearless

[@lindsaygamache6894]

Christmas came earlyyyy. I've been waiting patiently for you to react to more

[@Gabriel_Rojas_Arena]

The 2024-25 NHL goal horns have been released with new songs & logos Ducks & Kings rebranded to their 90's style The Arizona Coyotes suspended operations having the PLAYERS ONLY the move to the new Hybrid Expansion team "Utah Hockey Club" next season Utah gets their team name possibly the Yeti as popular option

[@codyconers6141]

If it's something you would be interested in, can you react to the fastest pitches in baseball and the furthest home runs hit? Much love bro

[@sirsomethinghockey]

worst place to get hit is anywhere on the back or side of the leg because the shin pad only gets the front, as well as the stomach area and the side of the chest, because the pads only get your elbows, chest and upper back. Love seeing the NHL videos, really hope i get to be in one if i make it pro.

[@lt.spears1889]

That puck which is hard as granite is hitting these guys at 100mph, as a ex hockey player I’ll tell you this, the pain is otherworldly

[@Matts000]

Adam!!! It’s Goldhorn season!!! Let’s go!!!

[@ontaranormal2261]

Ovis like 25 goals away from breaking Gretzkys record and he was scoring at a crazy rate to start the season but he broke his fibula and was expected to miss almost 2 months so he might be back by January

[@rich7447]

Worst place to get hit with the puck is right on the laces. There are a lot of places where you don't have much protection, but they are usually places where you have a little more meat. If you are unlucky enough to get hit in the side of the ribs while your arm is raised the puck can break a rib (only hurts when you breathe). The groin hurts at the time and then calms down until after the game. The last time I was hit in the crotch one of my balls swelled to almost double normal size and I had trouble standing in one place during post game beers. It took a little over a week to recover.

[@BlackWidow2V524F]

The skates are made from carbon fiber. At least mine are, and they take some force, but I did break my foot, stopping a shot. Skates were fine, though other than the scuff where the puck it.

[@ra3016]

I’m a goalie of 25 years… upgraded pads every 2 years… there’s always a sweet spot. Injury or not… never feels good. Goalies are considered insane for our purpose… but these crazy folk who don’t have the silly pads I have blocking shots… us goalies solute you!…

[@0racle999]

Worst places are like inside the knee. Also, inside of the foot, like on the ankle. Behind the leg anywhere under where the pants end. In your hand aswell... There's protection on the outside, but stopping a shot with open hand will most likely result in many broken bones in your hand, like 4-5 minimum

[@scottfarrell3790]

Ovechkin is like 27 goals away from becoming all time highest goal scorer in nhl. He was injured few weeks back though but could still do it

[@scottfarrell3790]

There is no padding around stomach... gap between ribs and waist.. also zero pad on back of leg anywhere... u get hit with a puck leg instantly dead leg

[@AllyStrikesBack]

NHL Winter Classic Greatest Moments

[@madjack3152]

On the skate laces is one of the most pain full you can get, it hurt so badddd

[@theironduke1175]

You should watch, Connor McDavid & Leon Draisaitl's Must-See Plays from The 2023-24 Season from the SPORTSNET youtube channel. Incredible players.

[@winterhear]

You can have profi hockey skates , plastic pads and whatever. But slapshot to ankle , direcly at the malleolus will render your leg unusable for couple of minutes. and the electric sharp pain is like a frikkin power drill through your foot. Kidneys is realy dangerous and painsful as well... it's absolutely against the instinct but first thing i was taught when you are facing the shooter , dont ever turn your back at him. shrug your shoulders , tuckle up to protect neck and hope for the best. I am almost certain that player who was hit at the lower back was peeing blood that night

[@Los32]

Hockey players are Terminators. None of these injuries are serious. Back out there next shift 💪🏽

[@Irishboy6895116996]

Hey Adam! Someone you should check out is Stan Jonathan! He was called the bulldog because he was like 5'8" taking on dudes well over 6 feet and demolishing them!

[@moonglow630]

Chicken is out hurt right now. But he’s chasing Gretzky’s all time goal record. It’s a whole thing.

[@nathanviebranz9111]

NHL hot mic moments, Adam. There’s a whole series on them.

[@rageuproar6871]

I remember a guy on vancouver blocked a shot and hit exploded one of his testicals. Some of these slap shots are over 100 mph

[@KrzPBkn]

Since it's Christmas time might be fun to check out the World Junior's tournament that's coming up

[@allanwhite5747]

I have one word for this video compilation... OUCH!!!!!!!😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@rickseiden1]

Those guys that were hit in the ear were probably taken back to the locker room and evaluated for a concussion. If they didn't have one, they were probably back on the ice either in the next 10 to 15 minutes, or the next period.

[@mikemcgee3636]

Rocking with you from Canada

[@CoreyBoudreau-k8f]

Need to watch Gregory Campbell shot block video on the Bruins

[@trevorsenft2876]

Have yourself a Merry Christmas Adam

[@terrorestate]

ive played a lot of hockey and the worst spots are the ones with minimal padding. but for me top of the foot was the worst.

[@canucksandbb]

I was an ice hockey goalie my scariest moment was a slap shot to my jock luckily I was okay, but it cracked my jock and my whole life flashed before my eyes haha

[@rektnightmare]

I used to play goalie and for a long time I had no protection on my knees when I went down because the pads would slide off my legs. Those knee shots will keep you down for a bit but after a couple it's not too bad at least not until later in life :/ The worst injury from a puck though had to be a slapshot to the neck from our best player knocked me out cold and woke up with stiff limbs and couldn't play for a bit because I couldn't move my neck.

[@Dr.Acula76]

I will say, as someone who's been playing for almost 40 years, trust me, those guys are not cold while playing. Outdoor games maybe

[@ashleyjohnson258]

I feel like this was mild compared to a lot of the blocked shots that break jaws, or when players are hit HARD multiple times in 1 play! great video though :)

[@ClintonTiffinger]

Check out Zack Hyman taking a puck off the nose and coming back in the same game with a shattered nose in the same game dec 16 2024 Edmonton vs Florida

[@ToxicIsTheNewOpTic]

its cold in the hockey rink to keep the ice frozen but when your out there playing your sweating and moving a lot your def not cold at all

[@therabbitcanada]

got hit by shots in a lot of places. Ankle hurts like f***. Forearm as well. Got one shot upper abdomen... that left a welt that lasted about 3 days (padding back then covered bare min!).

[@bgb946]

The hockey arena is normal air temperature around 50 to 60 fahrenheit. The ice has gel pipes under it that keeps the ice around 25 fahrenheit. Not saying a slap shot to the head doesn't hurt it would even in 100 fahrenheit.

[@AdermGaming]

Check out some of the micd up winter classic 2023 videos.

[@dg3790]

My least favorite spot to get hit was the bone on the outside of your ankle, but we had cages so you didnt have to worry about the face.

[@royalkings227]

I got hit in the leg when used to play hockey, it freaking hurts. I took a walk and came back to play my next shift, it was a bad idea. I screwed up my leg and couldn't play for a couple months

[@mikenoyes6685]

Worst is legs and stomach feet as well looks like there is alot of padding but there really isn't that much small layer of foam and thin layer of hard plastic over that

[@bradyschultz4530]

Other than the face the worst place to get hit is the groin (even though there’s padding) and anywhere on the foot especially ankle

[@stephanecormier7149]

Make one about Shea Weber's victims list !

[@kryptickhaos9231]

For me being a hockey player inner thigh and hand have been the worst personally to take a puck off of

[@codyhouze9840]

From playing hockey I’d say behind the is bad. but the ankle is probably the worst in my opinion the skates are only so thick. I’ve heard of people breaking there ankles from a puck not noticing till the end of game when they take the skate off because it supports so much.

[@danmeehan1390]

The puck has the density of a run-flat tire and is frozen before the game. A lot of hurt. I played minor Hockey (like most Canadians) and getting hit in a soft spot really messes you up, lol. These are very tough men playing the game at this level

[@Flipcupch4mp]

I played goalie, so getting hit in the skate wasn't so bad because we have different skates, ours have more solid plastic. But player skates are soft so ankle/foot/knee shots are the worst.( Other than face) You asked about the stomach, there is no padding there. It's pants, shoulder protectors, elbow pads, neck guard(which most players don't wear) and helmet for your upper body only.

[@axkirby]

Side of the knee and above the boot below the shin pad on the upper ankle

[@bryanr8897]

Give blood, play hockey! The multi blocked shots are more impressive. When a guy takes a puck in the ankle, and 5 seconds later throws his body in front of another shot, it's hard to find anything more admirable.

[@karelianshaman]

As an amateur hockey player, i would say puck to the ankle is most unpleasant.

[@stevenb9548]

Worst place to take a puck is anywhere in the back of the legs. The pads only wrap around to the side and there are only straps in the back.

[@TheHouZeR88]

Inside of the knee is terrible. I've had knee surgery because of it. there are so many ligaments and tendons to hit, and it hurts A LOT.

[@ThePatrix1879]

Wait until Adam finds footage of goalies playing without masks.

[@sz7313]

There are players who wear ear guards on their helmets--look at Sidney Crosby sometime. I know Sid has gotten chirped for it it, but with his concussion history, I don't blame him one bit.

[@Devdor]

Ovechkin is injured right now but he will be back soon he’s 29 goals away from Wayne Gretzky’s goal record

[@itsa-itsagames]

I would say probably getting hit in the ankle would be the worst because the sides of the skates are usually thin and no padding These shots can be usually 70-90km/h and slapshots can be even faster

[@CPEdwards01]

Worst one I've ever gotten by far was on the tip of my fingers, my ring finger on my right hand basically got crushed between a puck and the shaft of my stick 😬

[@charliecote4185]

The NCAA men’s soccer tournament just wrapped up, you should react to the finals

[@josh39684]

Ovi fractured his tibia.... Was doing unbelievable before then

[@baffledsquirrel2122]

some players wear ear protection but like the face mask it's the players choice

[@FloridaPanthersFansDen]

I blocked a shot once while wearing ccm As1 pros . Shatter my navicular bone. Have never and will never block another shot again