Bondra's parents are Slovak father and Polish mother - he lived 3 years in Ukraine after his birth - he is probably as Ukrainan as Taro Tsujimoto.
@SergiiL19858 ай бұрын
Correct, Bondra is not Ukrainian. Best Ukrainians in NHL are Dmitri Khristich and Ruslan Fedotenko.
@vaclevsta8 ай бұрын
This video is only going by where players were born. Nobody considers Robyn Regehr Brazilian, as he only lived there for a few months after his birth and was always a Canadian citizen. While you are correct that Bondra identified as Slovak and played for their national team, he is not treated any differently from the other players mentioned in this video.
@benellison56688 ай бұрын
If place of birth gets you a passport I think that's all that counts and Bondra is Ukrainian
@Ballin4Vengeance8 ай бұрын
@@benellison5668 Except Bondra was a citizen of Slovakia for most of his life and represented Slovakia in all of his non-club games. Same could go for Mikita and USA.
@РусланМедведев-х7ы8 ай бұрын
Ok, let's talk about Gretzky's roots
@nasevikaadamko8 ай бұрын
wth, Bondra is Slovak, not Ukrainian!!!!!
@DimanArtworks8 ай бұрын
Hovoril na začiatku, že berie do úvahy miesto narodenia, nie štátnu príslušnosť ty ital
@amina-pr8xt7 ай бұрын
The best ukrainian is Khristich
@qizosvk7 ай бұрын
bondra born in ukraina
@КабоВерде-п8м7 ай бұрын
@@qizosvk Bondra was born in USSR
@qizosvk7 ай бұрын
@@КабоВерде-п8м i am born in czechoslovakia but i am slovak
@Deadsince198 ай бұрын
Bro didn't say anything about Selanne doing 76 goals in the debut season No one will ever top that i mean No one.
@Finland-SkiTeam39-408 ай бұрын
Well said !!
@guessundheit64947 ай бұрын
Not naming Kurri as Honourable Mention is a disgrace.
@kamilhoffmann24107 ай бұрын
Selanne's tie with Mogilny (not mentioned: my personal best favourite player -due to tremendous puck handling skills = #13 DATSUYK!!! The Magician, Fedorov, P.Bure, Mogilny, to name a few!❤
@GorchaxGaming6 ай бұрын
When the video started i thought to myself: Man, i hope he doesn't have Jari Kurri as the finland player, Selanne had 76 goals in his rookie year, not even gretzky had that.. Atleast he got him on the list, and selanne was a great sniper, hated facing him in WC as a swede, felt like he scored everytime he got the puck. Should have mentioned his unbreakable record though. Like you said, no one will beat that, unless they do like the NFL and add games every season until old records are pointless.
@GorchaxGaming6 ай бұрын
@@kamilhoffmann2410 fedorov was magical too. Peter Forsberg should get a mention from Sweden. He had to cut his career short due to injuries, but was a dominant force and led his team to Stanley Cups in his first few years in the league, and he revolutionized offensive checking. Looks small but strong as hell and balance out of this world. Comlete hockey player, except for his lack of care for his own health. Fun to see him smash people bigger than him while someone hanging on his back. But he paid the price unfortunately. Also. 2 WC, 2 Olympic Golds and 2 Stanley Cups. not many in that club.
@MaxHardcoreSLOVAKIA8 ай бұрын
Peter Bondra (born February 7, 1968, Luck, Ukraine) is a former Slovak ice hockey forward. He excelled in fast skating and was one of the most successful finishers in the NHL. He significantly helped the Slovak national team to win the title of world champion (2002). After ending his active career in October 2007, he became its general manager. Peter's father comes from Jakubian in the district of Stará Ľubovňa. In 1947, his entire family emigrated to Ukraine - the emigration of his family took place involuntarily under the supervision of the Russian Gestapo (NKVD). Thus, tens of thousands of Slovaks were forcibly taken from Slovakia to Bolshevik Russia. He is a member of the Slovak Hockey Club Poprad, where he played the 1985/86 season in the 1st SNHL. In the following year, he made his debut in the Czech-Slovak League as a player for VSŽ Košice. In the next season, 1987/88, he helped this team win the title of Czech-Slovak champion.
@881terror8 ай бұрын
poopravím ťa (born February 7, 1968, Luck, Soviet Union)
@richardtlstovic50277 ай бұрын
Boli to ukrajinské vojenské jednotky ktoré vysidlovali slovákov.
@ardanfox56678 ай бұрын
🇫🇷 As an honorable mention for a French born player (and having played for French national team all his international career), I would mention : - former goaltender Cristobal Huet, the only French player who has his name engraved on the Stanley Cup, won with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010 🏆 😉 - forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, who played (and lost) 2 Stanley Cup finals, with Vegas (2018) and Tampa Bay (2022), and playing currently with Seattle Kraken 👍
@dodofa278 ай бұрын
Roussel aussi qui est le meilleur statistiquement pour un français
@JTM18097 ай бұрын
Phillippe Bozon
@benoitsanchez5277 ай бұрын
En tout cas pas celui mentionné lol.. j'ai jamais entendu dire qu'il était français, pour moi le 1er ça a été Philippe bozon 🤷♂️ mais Pierre éd c'est celui qui a le meilleur palmarès même s'il n'a pas gagné la coupe Stanley, 2 finales quand même
@ThatGenXGuy87948 ай бұрын
My USA honorable mention is Mike Modano. Brett Hull is Canadian by birth.
@ivangavnov28608 ай бұрын
No love for Matthews?
@subbydagwoodsАй бұрын
@@ivangavnov2860damn leafs fans…🙄. Give him time and maybe we’ll see.
@SteelRopes8 ай бұрын
Ukraine: 1. Ruslan Fedotenko 2. Dmytro Khrystych Both ukrainian born & Ukraine international team players. Moreover, despite all Bondra's individual records and all Krystych' talent and skills, Ruslan Fedotenko is #1 for Ukraine: 2 times Stanley Cup winner including his personal huge impact of 12 Play-Off goals for Tampa in 2004 and 7+7 for Penguins in 2009! So, no chance for great Peter Bondra even in case We would count him as ukrainian.
@milantaskar95586 ай бұрын
I agree, Bondra is more Slovak player than Ukrainian. But in my opinion Bondra (17 seasons, 1081 GP, 503G, 892 points) has little better stats than Fedotenko (12 seaons, 863 games, 173G, 366 points). Peter played 5 times in all stars game, not sure how many Ruslan had...
@SteelRopes6 ай бұрын
@@milantaskar9558 Has Peter Bondra got a Stanley Cup? 😎
@milantaskar95586 ай бұрын
@@SteelRopesI agree, this aspect Ruslan wins 2:0. Play off stats are litle better for Peter 80 GP, 56 P, +5 vs 108 GP, 40 P, -3. 94-95 top scorer in league(lockout... only 47 GP). 97-98 -> top scorer of the league with 52G, same as Salenne... 95-96 4th place in goals right after Lemieux, Jagr and Mogilny, but higher than Sakic, Leclair and rest of the league - still elite. 2000-01 4th place. 96-97 8th in league. Overall Bondra is elite player, numbers are clear as my opinion.
@SergiiL19858 ай бұрын
Bondra in not Ukrainian, he is natively Slovak and just was born in Ukraine, leaving it at the age of 2. Then he lived in Slovakia and played for it's national team. Best real Ukrainian is either Dmitri Khristich or Ruslan Fedotenko.
@РусланБ-ф7щ8 ай бұрын
Житник еще
@SergiiL19858 ай бұрын
@@РусланБ-ф7щ Из Житника такой же украинец, как из какого-нибудь Онопко, Никифорова или Джигурды, обычный перебежчик туда, где больше бабла. Родиться в Киеве - еще не значит быть украинцем, для этого надо, как минимум, иметь гражданство, играть за сборную и любить свою родину.
@РусланБ-ф7щ8 ай бұрын
@@SergiiL1985 Чтобы быть украинцем достаточно... чтобы родители были украинцами вот и все.Ну по крайней мере я так считаю. На матчах всех звёзд нхл он был с украинским флажком. Этнический украинец ,что не так?
@SergiiL19858 ай бұрын
@@РусланБ-ф7щ 48 матчей за сборную страны-террориста, и ни одного - за сборную Украины. Вот что не так. Христич и Федотенко играли за свою страну, а не за ту, где больше бабла платили. Я не то чтоб его обвиняю, это его право и в 90-х так делали многие (и в спорте, и в шоу-бизнесе, и в других отраслях). Но после этого считать его украинцем - увольте.
@АланТейлор-и7у8 ай бұрын
@@SergiiL1985 Христич скорее советский хоккеист, хоть и успел за Украину поиграть, а вот Федотенко уже украинский.
@nicky427428 ай бұрын
Where is Taro Tsujimoto for Japan? Unbelievable
@ingars316 ай бұрын
WHAT??? 😂
@哀和8 ай бұрын
There’s actually a few more Japanese players who played in the NHL: Hiroyuki Miura (drafted 1992 by the Canadiens, no NHL games played), Yutaka Fukutsuji (drafted 2004 by the Kings, played 4 NHL games)
@jonmendelson11048 ай бұрын
To me the best Japanese player will always be Taro Tsujimoto.
@PG13hockeyman8 ай бұрын
If we are going by birthplace, Brett Hull belongs to Canada.
@Vaticanmapper18 ай бұрын
Huh
@grahamdamberger71308 ай бұрын
So was he born when Bobby was playing for the Winnipeg Jets of the WHA, and not Chicago?
@PG13hockeyman8 ай бұрын
@@grahamdamberger7130 well Bobby was Canadian. Brett’s mother was American. Having dual citizenship, when Brett got cut from Team Canada, he played for Team USA.
@m00rtin48 ай бұрын
just like william nylander
@joer88548 ай бұрын
@@grahamdamberger7130 He was born in Belleville Ontario.
@thejjzz7 ай бұрын
7:05 "Nabokov became the first European goalie to score a goal". Isn't Kazakhstan in Asia?
@jasminejohnston63938 ай бұрын
Here’s a not-so-fun fact: The Bill Masterton trophy is named after the only NHL player to die as a result of an in-game injury. His death is the reason why hockey players wear helmets, since his death was caused by a blow to his head. Masterton was a great player for the Minnesota North Stars (now Dallas Stars) and his death was a real tragedy. To this day, he’s the only NHL player to have perished due to an in-game injury
@darcys8428 ай бұрын
Wasn't there a european guy who got his neck slit during a game like a year ago?
@jackoblllllllll8 ай бұрын
@@darcys842if you mean Adam Johnson than he was playing in a British league.
@darcys8428 ай бұрын
@@jackoblllllllll oh bruh I didn't even see he said the only nhl player
@jackoblllllllll8 ай бұрын
@@darcys842 no problem. There were a few guys in the NHL who hot their necks cut, Richard Zedník, Clint Malarchuk are two I know of. They didn’t die thankfully. Vladimír Vůjtek got his face cut by a skate too.
@darcys8428 ай бұрын
@@jackoblllllllll that sucks. I may love hockey but the fact that Theres no neck protection or even face protection in major leagues seems incredibly stupid, especially for a sport where people are falling over constantly from hits
We are absolutley underrated hockey nation its somehow disrespectful he doesnt mention slovak NHL play (If we dont count Bondra but he is for some reason from ukraine in here)
@bozidarborojevic41318 ай бұрын
Datsyuk he changed how hockey is played
@Pelle_McGregor218 ай бұрын
I thought Mats Sundin, Börje Salming or Peter Forsberg would be Sweden best player in the NHL but Niklas Lidström is a very good player to :D
@muSPKwow8 ай бұрын
Henrik Lundqvist please!
@ivangavnov28608 ай бұрын
Sedin twins 2 for the price of 1nah it has to be Lidstrom Forsberg would be in conversation as well if not for injuries
@BarbaOlof8 ай бұрын
I’d say Lidström is a sound choice, but Forsberg and Sundin wouldn’t be wrong either.
@BALTOBOULBOBBI8 ай бұрын
Forsberg at his peak is a top 5 best players ever, but since this list is more career based, Lidstrom is the correct choice
@muSPKwow8 ай бұрын
@@BALTOBOULBOBBI Very true, best analyze yet. When Peter was injured free, he was easy top 5 player all time.
@RajSharma148 ай бұрын
Forgot to mention Teemu Selanne Rookie debut where he scored over 70+ goals and won the top goal scorer for the season and had over 130+ points… a record which neither Gretsky or anyone will ever touch.
@Hockeybro14-t9eАй бұрын
For Slovakia it should be Peter Stastny
@LeClaw8 ай бұрын
quite a few UK representatives for honourable mentions. Owen Nolan (born in Belfast, Northern Ireland) Byron Dafoe (born in Worthing, West Sussex) to name a couple
@ianpilkington20378 ай бұрын
Steve Smith from Glasgow too as well as currently Nathan Walker, born in Wales represents Australia
@gabrielcote57818 ай бұрын
Brendan perlini aswell
@ianpilkington20378 ай бұрын
@gabrielcote5781 OH yeah of course
@amina-pr8xt7 ай бұрын
Gilbert
@RoyalMela5 ай бұрын
None of them are brits. There has never been a British NHL player. Closest is Liam Kirk, who played few games in AHL.
@dontirri8 ай бұрын
Man... using birthplace is so messed up for this list.
@TzOn798 ай бұрын
Make your own list then?
@dontirri8 ай бұрын
@@TzOn79 ah. The age old "gotcha" of the unoriginal
@TzOn798 ай бұрын
@@dontirri ye its more original to whine over other contents.
@henrimarjoan7876Ай бұрын
@@TzOn79 Man just said his opinion and you dont have to agree. Thats what the comment section is for, its not whining is stating opinions. I also lost my intrest in this video after he said its based on birth.
@TzOn79Ай бұрын
@@henrimarjoan7876 why the fuck do you i think i care ?
@LaepsynPaepsyn8 ай бұрын
Nice video, thanks! The chapters' names are quite creative, though :)
@uprebel51508 ай бұрын
Brett Hull was born in Canada.
@guessundheit64947 ай бұрын
He's a dual citizen and calls himself murrican.
@peteradnell7 ай бұрын
He was born in Sweden.
@spacer9996 ай бұрын
He played for Team USA in international games all his career. He had led the US to beat Canada in Olympics and Canada Cup finals. That makes him a US player in my eyes. I would pick him over Patrick Kane as best US player though, as he has way more goals in both regular season and playoff.
@JaredtheRabbit8 ай бұрын
I always pronounced Regehr as “Ruh-gear”, so hearing it as “Raygar” made me pause the video and question what I had heard.
@RP_Williams8 ай бұрын
That's (ruh- geer) how Hockey Night In Canada pronounced it, so it's prob right.
@aleksthegreat41308 ай бұрын
Best French player is Mario Lemieux,best Belarusian Wayne Gretzky,best Ukrainian Mike Bosy,best Irish Connor McDavid,best Scot Nathan Mackinnon,best Greek Chris Chelios and so on.))).
@WarioSaysSo8 ай бұрын
This would be my take for the established hockey nations - And I go with a lot of ties = shared greatest as there are to many greats. Austria - Thomas Vanek Belarus - Ruslan Salei Canada - Mario Lemieux & Wayne Gretzky. Czech Republic - Jaromir Jagr & Dominik Hasek. Denmark - Frans Nielsen. Finland - Teemu Selanne & Jari Kurri. Germany - Leon Drasaitle & Olof Kolzig (not born but represented Germany in a lot of tournaments). Kazakstan - Evgeni Nabokov (born there but reprsented Russia in international tournaments) Latvia - Artur Irbe & Sandish Ozolish Norway - Espen Knutsen & Mats Zuccarello Poland - Mariusz Czerkawski. Russia - Sergei Federov & Alexander Ovetchkin. Slovakia - Peter Bondra (born in Ukraine but grew up in Slovakia and represented there national team lots of times, incl there 2002 IIHF WC gold) & Zdeno Charra Sweden - Nicklas Lidstrom & Mats Sundin. Swizserland - Jonas Hiller & Roman Josi. USA - Mike Modano & Chris Chelios
@thewolfdoctor7618 ай бұрын
You need to add Gordie Howe and Bobby Orr to Canada.
@WarioSaysSo8 ай бұрын
@@thewolfdoctor761 Non of them really represented Canada much in there careers. And while Gordie Howe is a great argument, I have some reservations for Bobby Orr....
@thewolfdoctor7618 ай бұрын
@@WarioSaysSo "Today we’re taking a look at The Greatest NHL Player of All Time from Every Country!" Representing, in this case, just means they are from that country. It doesn't mean they represented Canada in multi-nation tournaments.
@WarioSaysSo8 ай бұрын
@@thewolfdoctor761 True!
@salianni168 ай бұрын
If you're really nitpicking about birthplaces, then why not pick Stan Mikita for Slovakia? He was born there while it was still part of Czechoslovakia. (And why is the Czech Republic called Czechia today? I hate that name.)
@JTM18097 ай бұрын
Thomas “Vanek” is a son of two Czech parents. Not a drop of Austrian blood in his veins. Unlike Heatley, who actually has some traceable German ancestry. Bondra lived in Ukraine, but neither of his parents were Ukrainian. The best Czech player should rather be Hašek, arguably the best goalie of all time. Jágr isn’t just the highest scoring European in NHL history. He’s the highest scoring player not named Wayne Gretzky. It’s like saying K2 is the second highest mountain in Asia. It’s technically true, but it’s a lie by omission at the same time.
@Z0RDR4CK6 ай бұрын
_(...)It’s technically true, but it’s a lie by omission at the same time.(...)_ by *what* omission?, to not name the highest mountain by *name?...* damn you really collecting nuts... btw. Bondra not just lived in Ukraine, he was born there, too... omission?
@JTM18096 ай бұрын
@@Z0RDR4CK Don’t pretend, that you don’t understand. Saying, that Jágr is the highest scoring European in NHL history suggests, that there might be plenty non-Europeans ahead of him. In reality, there’s only one person ahead of him. It’s like describing a monarch who holds multiple territories as a ruler of one of the minor ones he holds. It’s not a lie in the legal sense, but it’s an intentional omission, the intention of which is to downplay his achievement. Bondra was born in Ukraine, but isn’t Ukrainian. Vaněk and Kevin Fiala were born in Austria and Switzerland respectively, but both are the sons of two Czech parents.
@andreinybakken92528 ай бұрын
Just a few missed honorable mentions: obviously, Steve Stamkos has Macedonian roots, as do Athananasiou have Greek, Mika Zibanejad Persian, Nasir Abdelkader and Nasem Kasri Lebanese, Tahir and Max Domi, Arbër and Florian Xekhaj Albanian, Pierre Bellemare French, Darius Kasparaitis Lithuanian, and Joe Šakić Croatian, while Peter, Anton and Marian Šťastný were very much indeed Slovakian. Let the counter arguments flow. I’m merely stating a fact of ethnicity, wherein language, parents, upbringing, traditions and culture as common denominators. The counter arguments will always be paper citizenships, while the factual arguments will be where said players were developed. Examples (not mutually exclusive to hockey): - Auston Matthews, developed in SoCal, not AZ. - Martina Hingis, Swiss born to Slovak parents. - Richard Krajíček, Dutch born to Czech parents. - Monika Széles, ethnic Hungarian from Vojvodina/Vajdaság, Yugoslav national. - Caroline Woźniacki, Danish born to Polish parents. - Bianca Andreescu, Romanian born repping CAN. - Emma Răducanu, born to Romanian parents representing GBR.
@MusaFinderi7 ай бұрын
Also, Zibanejad has a Finnish mother
@RoyalMela5 ай бұрын
Having roots somewhere has nothing to do with your nationality. In almost all cases birth place neither. Almost all of these players listed here play for USA or Canada. They are just born elsewhere.
@Morjensful8 ай бұрын
Leo Komarov has also played for Finland :). Lots of these guys are multinationals.
@cristini068 ай бұрын
Paul McLean never play for the French national team and never won a Stanley cup Cristobal Huet did both Also Huet wasn’t a Canadian born in a military base in France He was just French born in St Martin d’heres (near Grenoble)
@benoitsanchez5277 ай бұрын
J'avais jamais entendu dire que mc lean était français mdr .. ayant été gardien pendant 25ans je vote aussi pour christo
@eggsII8 ай бұрын
Sweden - Peter Forsberg
@mercurio8228 ай бұрын
if you want to win a game, you field forsberg, if you want a player that never made a misstake you pick nicklas lidström. also lidström has the stats and he is reliable.
@eggsII8 ай бұрын
@@mercurio822 Yeah, I don’t really have a problem with Lidstrom as a pick… Forsberg was an absolute beast for the era that he played in until the foot trouble got to be too much.
@mercurio8228 ай бұрын
@@eggsII it was more than the foot, he played hard, but when people realised how good he was he was hit back even harder. i think stats wise we might see Filip Forsberg or William Nylander going into the points lead for sweden. and We forget Håkan loob the only swedish born player to score 50 goals in a season. he was special aswell. at his peak Håkan loob might just be the best goal scorer of all time for sweden.
@eggsII8 ай бұрын
@@mercurio822 I’d love to see a calculator that adjusted stats based on the era that they played. There’s no doubt that Loob, W Nylander, & F Forsberg benefit(ed) from less physical, more open style of play. The Nordiques/ Avs really did well getting him in the Lindros trade. Forsberg is one of my all-time favorite players to watch. An amazing combination of skill, vision, intelligence, and toughness.
@Morjensful8 ай бұрын
Foppan!!
@norgenius56488 ай бұрын
I'm so young so I was kinda surprised about Nabokov, but then I googled that he was born in Kazakhstan and also played at WC at age of 19 for them
@Vityaz88 ай бұрын
He have Kazakhstan and Russian citizenship👍
@Commanderthorn8 ай бұрын
For Latvia Artūrs Irbe and Kārlis Skrastiņš could have been honorable mentions. Also these players should be clasified after the national team they represent and not theire birth country. Even better, it should be determend by asking each country fans which is the best player and not by NHL career.
@Mayor_Of_Eureka178 ай бұрын
Not only does Ovi sit atop in Russia, ge sits atop as best Left Winger ever.
@andreascapt49038 ай бұрын
Louca Sbisa is a former Swiss National Team Hockey Player. (I'm from Switzerland..) Peter Bondra, as I know, is a former Slovakian National Team Player.
@Phobos_Nyx7 ай бұрын
He was born in USSR now Ukraine to a Slovak Father and Polish mother, he lived there for like 2 years and then they moved back to Slovakia. As far as I know he only represented Slovakia thus saying he is the best Ukrainian player is just wrong. Considering there are more suitable candidates for that spot who actually played for Ukraine not just being born there. Badly researched list in my opinion.
@0maskot08 ай бұрын
Kazakhstan isnt in Europe, so hardly to speak about Nabokov being first European goalie to score goal :D
@JaredtheRabbit8 ай бұрын
There’s a small portion of western Kazakhstan located in Europe.
@vaclevsta8 ай бұрын
Nabokov was born in USSR and played for Russia internationally, so it's a bit of a gray area
@waynebrady18198 ай бұрын
5,4% of Kazakhstans land is in Europe....
@joshualieberman10597 ай бұрын
Kazakhstan is geographically transcontinental and Nabokov has been playing for team Russia after getting his Russian passport and Russian players is considered “european” in North America even if they were born in Uzbekistan or Siberia.
@Fulminante242 ай бұрын
True Kazakhstan is the heart of Central Asia. But you (North Americans) need to learn a small detail. Not only because considering Kazakhstan as Asia, is the same as considering Russia as Asia, we skip history and all this frontier Sibir tales. At sport level 🇰🇿 play in almost all sports in the European confederation. BTW turkey have less then 5.4% of them territory in Europe and just because of Constantinopla, they go all in to Europe
@NeroTheIncredible8 ай бұрын
For France the best French player so far was Cristobal Huet , born in France and French, MacLean was canadian . Huet has a Stanley cup and a nice career as a goalie ! First french was Philippe Bozon with the ST Louis Blues .
@benoitsanchez5277 ай бұрын
Tout à fait d'accord, Christo meilleur gardien français de l'histoire, je l'ai été pendant 25ans je connais un peu.. mc lean j'avais jamais entendu dire qu'il était français mdr
@LoafErikson8 ай бұрын
Great video! Stellar production! I always pronounced Nabokov as (Nuh-Bock-Kov) so hearing (Nab-Uh-Kov) was like nails on a chalkboard in my brain 😂Not a big deal by any means but, it stuck out. It kept echoing in my mind for the remainder of the video lol!
@vaclevsta8 ай бұрын
It's pronounced Nuh-BOW-Kov in Russian
@JayDeeMC6 ай бұрын
I love how the chapters set automatically by KZbin call Jaromir Jagr "Yzerman Yoger"
@martinb98208 ай бұрын
For Japan, there is another player that you forgot : Yutaka Fukufuji.
@SirGalahadCtny8 ай бұрын
Also Taro Tsujimoto!
@andreascapt49038 ай бұрын
😂??
@aatogamer17 ай бұрын
Leo Komarov was born in 1987 in the Soviet Union (in current Estonia territory), moved to Finland in 1991. He has lived most of his life in Finland, and he has Finnish and Russian citizenship. He doesn't even speak Estonian. Come on man put him at least in the correct country.
@RoyalMela5 ай бұрын
Almost all of there players are wrong.
@aatogamer15 ай бұрын
@@RoyalMela fr
@905JimRaynor8 ай бұрын
Gretzky is a limited 1 dimensional offensive player. Mario Lemieux or Bobby Orr or Bob Gainey would be my pick for top Canadian. Bob Gainey dominated the game in a way one can only appreciated watching the game live. The Soviet Union head coach called Bob Gainey the greatest player on earth.
@JoelER788 ай бұрын
Lemieux was not great defensively either. Gretzky still is number 1 (greatest playmaker of all time). Bob Gainey is way down the list, he is simply not good enough, he has some defensive chops, but limited superstar power.
@905JimRaynor8 ай бұрын
@@JoelER78 nah, both Gainey and Orr could control the pace of the game in a way Gretzky never did. When their teams started running around and got out of control Orr and Gainey had an ability to slow the game down in a way Gretzky could not.
@davenantais98608 ай бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZbSfH2YbtiVjtU Gretzky can not get the puck off of the opponent. Gretzky isn't the greatest Canadian. Edmonton had the best team for 7 years and they only won the cup 4 times during the Gretzky era. Also, Canada took some bad losses during the Gretzky era. Canada got lucky with razor thin victories in '84 and '87. '81, '96, and '98 were pretty bad losses. Their only win in the '96 final was an offside goal by Yzerman in OT. The whiner flopped all over the place during the '87 event. Once the team Gretzky is on... removes the puck from the opposition...Gretzky is the greatest offensive play maker though. Canada dominated international competition before Gretzky and dominated after he retired. The whiner did a nice job whining about the officials in the 2002 Olympics though.
@905JimRaynor8 ай бұрын
@@davenantais9860 Wayne 'The Whiner's lol. Canada demolished the Soviets in Russia. 1 game Canada had 34 minutes in penalties and Russia had 4. Canada still won despite being 2 men short for 7 minutes and 34 seconds.
@blackberrythorns6 ай бұрын
@@905JimRaynor bob gainey? he was very good but c'mon now.
@goalscorerlajon8 ай бұрын
No such thing as CO CAPTAINS in hockey. They're ALTERNATE captains; not ASSISTANT captains.
@Al3ks1tsz6 ай бұрын
where is Latvia?
@plrt67948 ай бұрын
Bobby Orr was not only the best Canadian hockey player but the best player ever.
@sabref4i2908 ай бұрын
Lol
@Guesswho-kl6mg8 ай бұрын
nope
@adampetten53498 ай бұрын
@@sabref4i290He's the only defenceman to win the scoring title. Gretzky was an astounding point getter.
@dannycarlow82048 ай бұрын
@@adampetten5349Orr played in the least competitive era.
@adampetten53498 ай бұрын
@@dannycarlow8204 There were many terrible teams from 1979-1998. Whether they relocated, were expansion, or just horrible as even some original six teams were(The Norris and Smythe Divisions lol) ..it's the quality of the teams. A still potent Gretzky played against the awful 92-94 Senators and Sharks. It's why Paul Coffey isn't in the GOAT conversation....it was easier to score in Gretzky's time than in Orrs. The Gap between Orr and Potvin,Park and Robinson in their peak seasons was greater than the 9% gap between Gretzky and Lemieux and Gretzky. No one was a better point accumulater than Wayne. However, it is the spectacular visuals of players like Denis Savard, Mario Lemieux, Gilbert Perrault, Guy Lafleur,Rocket Richard, Pavel Bure, Erik Karlsson and Bobby Orr that bring the maximum excitement to the game. Of course you think Mike Bullard is on par with Messier and Cunneyworth with Glenn Anderson. Messier has the sixth most 100 point seasons, and had his best season without Coffey or Gretzky...yet is not much of a point getter to you. The effectiveness of Coffey, Messier and Anderson on the Power Play freed up Kurri and the Great One for all those Even strength points.
@jan300768 ай бұрын
Wow, kind of was always under the impression that Kasparaitis was the greatest Lithuanian born hockey player, didn't know that Zubrus was much more accomplished.
@ivangavnov28608 ай бұрын
Kasper represented Russia tho
@vytautasrekus43208 ай бұрын
@@ivangavnov2860 But he's born in the same city as Zubrus, he also played for Lithuania in 2018 in the World Ice Hockey Championships Division 1B.
@ivangavnov28608 ай бұрын
Well in that case Darius is the best Lithuanian player so far one of my favourite defender s
@HeathertheOvechkinfan8 ай бұрын
I totally agree with your pick for Russia being Ovi! He certainly is the GOAT!
@pathfinder12738 ай бұрын
What colour is the sky in this world of yours?
@bozidarborojevic41318 ай бұрын
Datsyuk
@vaclevsta8 ай бұрын
@@pathfinder1273 There are other arguments, but Ovi is definitely a respectable pick for best Russian player lol
@pathfinder12738 ай бұрын
@@vaclevsta Absolutely, but not when someone says he "certainly is the greatest of all time". The implication is that he is the greatest player of all time, which is a ludicrous statement. And even if it was only meant to include Russian players, he is not a certain winner. Too many young people nowadays missed the opportunity to witness what Vladislav Tretiak did to the hockey world in 1972. Also, so many great Russian players never got to the NHL until their careers were at or past their prime.
@vaclevsta8 ай бұрын
@@pathfinder1273 Yes it is a shame that legends like Tretiak could not compete in the NHL. But as a result, it is very hard to compare them to players who did. Instead of being angry at younger generations, we should all feel fortunate that we are able to watch great players like Ovechkin and Kucherov.
@levth01sct8 ай бұрын
Brett Hull is born in Canada, so he couldnt qualify as the best US player in this list since this list is based on country of BIRTH, not country of origin. Like Bondra, he is ZERO Ukrainian, just Ukrainian BORN. Peter Bondra was in fact SLOVAK. Same with Paul MacLean, who is in fact ZERO French, but 100% CANADIAN. Same with Owen Nolan, who is NOT an Irish national, but a 100% CANADIAN national. However, Nolan might actually be Irish in ETHNICITY though, which is NOT the same as nationality. You should a video on the all time best NHL players by country of ORIGIN.
@misterwhythewhat14168 ай бұрын
Yutaka Fukufuji is another japanese born player. he was goalie for kings for 4 games in 06-07.
@jacksonfromwisconsin20058 ай бұрын
Uhhhhhhh does Yutaka Fukufuji not exist? He was a goalie who played briefly with the LA Kings?
@justnii20568 ай бұрын
Im not sure about Selänne, Kurri has 5 Stanley cups
@ivangavnov28608 ай бұрын
Thanks to great one
@justnii20568 ай бұрын
@@ivangavnov2860 actually thanks to Kurri grezky has 4 Stanley cups.. Kurri won without grezky but grezky didn't without Kurri.. that by The way IS a fact
@Kicsupnext8 ай бұрын
@@justnii2056just stop lmao kurri was nowhere near the player Gretzky was curry wasn’t even the second best on his team 😂
@justnii20568 ай бұрын
@@Kicsupnext The facts are Kurri won in Oilers when gzezky left ,but grezky didn't win anymore. Gzezky IS so overrated. And was so protected. For example Lemiux was much better
@Kicsupnext8 ай бұрын
@@justnii2056 “Gretzky is so overrated” lmao look at his numbers he’s not even known for goals and no one has ever came close to his record.
@adampetten53498 ай бұрын
Wayne is definitely up there and saw the ice like no other. on the other hand Howe got 103 points at 40. Orr is the only top scorer at his position. Fedorov could do it all. Lemieux came back from cancer. Gretzky scored 9% more in his peak season than Lemieux in his. You could try to Equate Messier,Kurri,Tikkanen and Anderson With Cunneyworth and Shedden or Coffey with Phil Bourque or Moe Mantha....but That's ludicrous. It's always close in player rich countries like U.S. Canada,Russia and Sweden. Howe, Gretzky, Lemieux and Orr in Canada. Modano, Cane, Hull, Lafontaine and Leetch in America. Mogilny, Bure, Kucherov, Fedorov and Ovechkin in Russia. Now Draisaitl and Kopitar are the best in their countries by many a country mile.
@maitrehg8 ай бұрын
Gretzky and the others.
@lauig8 ай бұрын
First one has a misleading detail : Yes at the time thomas Vanek was the highest drafted Austrian player ever, but this as since been equalled when David Reinbacher got drafted 5th by the MTL Canadiens. Paul Mclean for France is such a freakin stretch... That military base was de facto considered Canadian territory until 1964 when it was finally handed back to french military authorities, that's 6 years after he was born. You could easily have gone for Cristobal Huet instead and save you the trouble, Cristo won a Stanley Cup ffs. (Paul Mclean sadly never did as a player but thankfully finally did as an assistant Coach with the RedWings, highlight of an overall amazing career, along with the well-deserved Jack Adams he got awarded a few years later)
@dw77048 ай бұрын
Regehr is pronounced Rah-gear. I have no idea who Robin Ray-gar is.
@pdog5478 ай бұрын
Sweet Jesus how to you get Ray-Gar out of that? Sounds like a Master of the Universe character.
@pathfinder12738 ай бұрын
What a couple of dandies. As if it is obvious how to pronounce that name properly. The only reason you two know is because you heard the TV announcer say it. Lighten up and come up with meaningful comments. We dont need any more trolls on KZbin.
@RP_Williams8 ай бұрын
He played for the Flames, and later the Dothraki in GoT lol
@Stawai861_m1l08 ай бұрын
9:51 nah bro how this guy can play with the leafs and the bruins if he was a Canadiens player like wtf
@jasminejohnston63938 ай бұрын
We all know Wayne Gretzky is one of the best hockey players ever. Also, fun fact: He got to light the external Olympic cauldron for the 2010 Olympics
@rixijs.67056 ай бұрын
Where are Latvian players, duh?
@tordbannon17538 ай бұрын
Honorable mention for sweden I would say Henrik Lundqvist, but Lidstrom is the right choise. Would pick Mike Modano over Patrick Kane honestly :D. Honorable mention for France, Cristobal Huet. Russia honorable mentions: Sergei Fedorov, Pavel Datsuyk
@rathofturkey8 ай бұрын
This was a really fun concept to debate before actually watching the video. Some of these I picked the same, Gretzky for Canada, Park for South Korea, Kopitar for Slovenia. Some I did not pick the same, but I like the video’s choice better for various reasons, Tretiak for Russia/Soviet Union but he never played in the NHL, Kölzig for Germany but did not know he was actually born in S Africa, and Lehtinen for Finland but Selanne is definitely better. And some I don’t agree with, Modano for America, Forsberg for Sweden and Hasek for the Czech. Again great fun video to think and debate about.
@royalsteven7 ай бұрын
Too many choices for USA and Canada but: Russia: Federov, Bure, Mogilny, Datsyuk ? USA: Brett Hull, Modano Sweden: Forsberg, Alfredsson, Lidstrom, Sundin ? Slovakia: Bondra, Hossa Finland: Jarri Kurri ? Germany: Olaf Kolzig Netherlands: Daniel Sprong UK: Ken Hodge
@mercurio8228 ай бұрын
lidstrom should have had 10 norris he was snuffed out of atlest 5. in all his years he was the best defenseman in almost every year of his playing carrer.
@MooseGaming338 ай бұрын
had no idea Georgiev is a bulgarian
@RoyalMela5 ай бұрын
Just born there. Almost all of there players are wrong.
@bentos1178 ай бұрын
Latvia missing
@ingars316 ай бұрын
Jā Nav Balderis
@ingars316 ай бұрын
Slovakia Peter Stastny? (One of the greatest and purest Europeans to lace up in the NHL, Peter Stastny is the fifth-best NHL player to never win a Stanley Cup. He became the first rookie ever to total at least 100 regular season points and went on to score 100 in seven of his first eight seasons, Šťastný is the second-highest scorer of the 1980s, after Wayne Gretzky)+ Bondra
@Michael-xm1nz8 ай бұрын
Nabokov played for KZ just 1 WC in lower group, all his international career relates with RUS. He is Russian player, not KZ
@GorchaxGaming6 ай бұрын
Honorable mentions: Basically any and every offensive player that came to the NHL when the soviet union fell. They took the NHL by storm showing there was some insane players in the secretive USSR. Mogilny, Fedorov, Bure, Larionov, and so on. To think the moscow team at one point had Bure, Fedorov, Mogilny as their offensive line in their youth. Insane talentmachine, shitty government.
@Fulminante242 ай бұрын
What Moscow team, they are like 7, just in KHL
@GorchaxGaming2 ай бұрын
@@Fulminante24 khl wasnt a thing back then dude.
@chriskostopoulos81428 ай бұрын
You could of thrown Nathan Walker in for Australia, yes he was born in Wales but came to Australia as a baby and started his playing career in Australia until he moved to Europe to get better.
@guessundheit64947 ай бұрын
Kolzig (300+ wins, Stanley Cup Final in 1998, Vezina and King Clancy trophies) and Langway (Stanley Cup, 2 Norris trophies, Hall of Fame) dessserved inclusion and full mention. Neither was just "making up the numbers".
@RoyalMela5 ай бұрын
Kölzig is German and not their best player. Good, but not best. Langway is American and not close to being the best American.
@guessundheit64945 ай бұрын
@@RoyalMela You obviously didn't read or listen to the video, or not smart enough to grasp it. It said country of birth, not nationality. Kolzig was born in South Africa, Langway in Taiwan.
@vibechief8 ай бұрын
Petr Bondra played for Slovakia
@Phobos_Nyx7 ай бұрын
And Mikita played for Canada. Using place of the birth instead of nation they represented is just weird.
@jaria47452 ай бұрын
If this is done based on country players were born in ... Salei, Nabakov, Ozolinsh, and Bondra were born in Soviet Union ... Jager and Mikita were born Czechoslovakia
@Budsfan678 ай бұрын
Bud, you should at least learn how to pronounce the names.
@walkingcorpse27048 ай бұрын
Jagr is a player owner for the Knights in the Extra Liiga
@danward11068 ай бұрын
Maurice Richard was the greatest player in NHL history, so he should consequently be listed as Canada's greatest player.
@-wy1ej8 ай бұрын
Nabokov -Russian He played for Russian national team.
@vinnyl.canuel61728 ай бұрын
Japan have at least two Ryan O'marra still the best but Yutaka Fukufuji play 4 game for the LA kings (goalie)
@hjallebyss26034 ай бұрын
Lidström is an amazing player but in my opinion the best swede of all time is Forsberg! One of the few players that has "dubbel" trippel gold! 2x Stanley cups, 2x olympic gold and 2x world championship gold!
@Marty-yy8nn8 ай бұрын
You forgot Daniel Spong from The Netherlands!
@111oooo8 ай бұрын
To think of the teams who could have drafted Jagr. The Canucks took Nedved because he was a faster skater.
@AsAJZ_8 ай бұрын
Leo Komarov is Finnish and Russian not Estonian. He borned in Estonia but still hes Finnish-Russian and played World Championship for Finland.
@uprebel51508 ай бұрын
Ask Gretzky who the greatest hockey player in history was, and I personally have, and without taking a breath he said Gordie Howe. Enough said.
@smiffyOG8 ай бұрын
Lol because he's modest doesn't mean he's not the best Canadian player ever
@Guesswho-kl6mg8 ай бұрын
gretzkys not the greatest and neither howe
@maitrehg8 ай бұрын
Gretzky is so humble.
@thewolfdoctor7618 ай бұрын
Bobby Orr also said that.
@ShuraKoshkin8 ай бұрын
Nabokov is russian player, Bondra - slovakian.
@vaclevsta8 ай бұрын
Yes, but the video is going by where players were born, not their citizenship/national identity
@RoyalMela5 ай бұрын
@@vaclevsta That is why this video is extremely dumb.
@shadowboxsports56628 ай бұрын
I argue that Nathan Walker is the best Australian
@davidkepka91668 ай бұрын
Peter Bondra is Sloavkian 😤 Mikita is not Sovakian tho
@Phobos_Nyx7 ай бұрын
Both are Slovaks, the difference being Bondra born in USSR was actually raised in Slovakia and represented Slovakia, while Mikita (born as Stanislav Gouth) was sent after WW2 to his uncle who lived in Canada and he represented Canada. This whole list is just weird. It should be based on which country they represented not based on where they were born.
@EvynHazelwood8 ай бұрын
I’m surprised you didn’t mention Henri Richard or the rocket.
@aleksthegreat41308 ай бұрын
For me,and i have seen alot for many years,the best Russian-Soviet is Sergey Makarov from famous KLM line.
@Nada_cj7 ай бұрын
Yes, Krutov, Lariomov and Makarov are unmatched - chess on ice. Never played NHL just met NHL stars at Canada Cup
@ingars316 ай бұрын
@@Nada_cj What? Makarov-Calgary Flames,San Jose Sharks,Dallas Stars Krutov-Vancouver Canucks Larionov-Vancouver Canucks,San Jose Sharks,Detroit Red Wings,Florida Panthers,New Jersey Devils! HELLOOOO MARS!!!!!! 😁
@Nada_cj6 ай бұрын
@@ingars31 Thanks a lot for enlightening a marsmen 😃 I actually meant when the were still in their best and not already in their 30s way past their prime ( yes I know Krutov was still 29 when he played the disappointing one season for the Canucks)
@LotionNinja7 ай бұрын
There is a Fin called Jari Kuri whose records are far beyond Selanne... as much as I love him. The Finish Rocket is #2.
@hemihead0018 ай бұрын
I think that Mario was every bit if not better in some ways than Gretz .
@fredbmurphy7 ай бұрын
Which is greater: the number of great players from different countries or the number of great Canadian players? Hockey equivalent to Mt Rushmore is 100% Canadian: Gretzky, Howe, Orr, Lemieux.
@father0428 ай бұрын
lol you really butchered Czerkawski's surname
@uprebel51508 ай бұрын
Everyone does.
@smiffyOG8 ай бұрын
This. It's pronounced"Smith"
@pathfinder12738 ай бұрын
@father042 And your an expert on pronunciation? Especially for names from countries with different languages, where things like Cz are used? Get real.
@father0428 ай бұрын
@@pathfinder1273 I know Polish language so I know how it's supposed go be said
@pathfinder12738 ай бұрын
@@father042 Well, whoop-dee-doo! Obviously not everyone does, so have some compassion on those who dont. Who in hell would put a Cz together, anyway? They are totally different sounds. It would be the equivalent of GBordie Hvowe.
@athenhenryaustin-anderson47438 ай бұрын
I would be interested in seeing the current league..
@andreas_XX8 ай бұрын
Forsberg was way better than Lidström. So was Sundin and Börje Salming (R.I.P)
@JoelER788 ай бұрын
Nope. It embarrassing that you'd say way better. Although, it's harder to prove with the forwards vs. defensemen to who is better. Lidstrom was a main reason the Red Wings beat the Avs in the 1990s and then were so successful throughout the early 2000s (No question Forsberg did well against Detroit, but Sakic was better than Forsberg). Lidstrom was our most important player from the late 1990s to his retirement (7 Norris Trophies). He was the rock on defense for us, played 30 minutes a game, dubbed "The Perfect Human" for a reason by his teammates. Salming never approached his level, although he was almost there. Sundin might have become the greatest Swedish superstar, but he did miss out on playing with some better players. Forsberg played with really, really great players (like Lidstrom did), but got injured too much...so an even easier choice as to who was the greatest career wise. First European captain to win a Stanley Cup, First European to win a Conn Smythe Trophy. I'll argue more, but I don't think I really need to.
@hullumyllyhenkilokunta10016 ай бұрын
Why they didnt even mention about Selänne's first year? He did 76 GOALS and 132 points! No one will break that goal record for long time(first year),they will not make that many goals anyway. Maybe Matthews will,someday. Ps. Teemu has most points in Olympics too,43. 🇫🇮
@michelbeaudry-d8l8 ай бұрын
MARIO LEMIEUX 66
@benellison56688 ай бұрын
Better Danish player is Oliver Bjoerkstrand, and better Dutch player is Daniel Sprong
@JoelER788 ай бұрын
Man, Ehlers is better than all these Danish players mentioned, although Oliver is closer (and they are good buddies).
@gabrielcote57818 ай бұрын
I think Daniel sprong is better now for Netherlands
@sametozkan91758 ай бұрын
🇸🇪 name with Eric Lindros 🇯🇵 name with Paul Kariya
@f800gt768 ай бұрын
I think that putting players by country of origin makes no sense. For example Leo Komarov - born in Estonia (in USSR to be exact) russian, but he's a genuine product of finnish hockey system.
@RoyalMela5 ай бұрын
Yes. This video has almost all players wrong.
@ristorantanen57698 ай бұрын
How can one choose between Mats Sundin, Peter Forsberg and Nicky Lidström? I sure cant...
@thewolfdoctor7618 ай бұрын
Hasek > Jagr Hasek : 2 Hart trophies, 6 Vezina trophies ==> A great player Jagr : 1 Hart ==> A very good player whose stats are misleading because of the number of years he played.
@bozidarborojevic41318 ай бұрын
Wut Hasek was a goalie what Norris 🤦
@thewolfdoctor7618 ай бұрын
@@bozidarborojevic4131 Fixed it for ya
@Earboo8 ай бұрын
Leon draisaitl isn’t even close to top 2 at this point. People should’ve known he is getting most of his points from mcdavid…
@JoelER788 ай бұрын
Yeah, except, Draisatl does a lot of heavy lifting on that team, stealing pucks, back checking, hitting people, winning face-offs, and no, he can rely on himself. He is an exceptional passer and of course shooter. Last year, he was arguably as important as McDavid in the playoffs for Edmonton...he will be again this year. You can't rely on one guy.
@johngillis18338 ай бұрын
I can understand picking Gretzky for Canada - many people would - but saying nobody else is even close is absurd. Not even mentioning Bobby Orr suggests you are too young to know any better.