What is Hockey Like in Asia?

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[@ethanhatcher5533]

Seeing this makes me thankful I live in North America (there are 7 rinks within 30 minutes of driving)

[@theman6922]

ethan hatcher same

[@yourmother9492]

I have like 10 within 5 minutes of driving

[@brocklievsay8262]

outdoor or indoor ones?

[@perfectdark287]

I live in MN. I have like 5 within 5 miles lol

[@hkymax7130]

I have 2 in a hour drive. Welcom to England

[@connr8691]

500 hockey rinks? that’s the amount of rinks we have in one city in Canada

[@unbowedxxxx]

Flame Stealth he was making a joke........

[@antonsjoberg]

There is a mere 360 rinks in Sweden

[@villageidiot130]

500? I think you are mistaken, my friend. A Canadian city normally has two times that amount

[@2k_yu.k926]

Bruh in the uk we have a bout 30 in the whole country

[@peckgardner]

Damn it. I need to live in Canada

[@stevemacdonald4139]

I play hockey in the Philippines 🇵🇭 and in the exact same rink. I would of gone to the camp but I had a school field trip and my parents said it was too expensive #shoutout to Darren the goalie! And I just came from practice now #shoutout to my coach Carl and coach John Ps. My coach John coached the Washington Capitals

[@stevemacdonald4139]

I don’t like the caps, I’m a bruins fan/ Vegas fan

[@spencermaynard477]

same buddy

[@timothythomas3902]

Nah I'm​ just joking up the knights

[@spencermaynard477]

i knight u now u sir tim

[@stevemacdonald4139]

Capitals won the cup today 😭

[@dawsonscribe3095]

I just started to play hockey last year and all of your hockey vids helped me. The beginning of the year I couldn’t skate but after your vids I turned into the 2nd best player on my team with 38 goals at the end of my season. Just wanted to thank you for all your help and keep posting those kind of vids I love them!!!💙💙

[@marcusbadaoui3291]

I wish you could come to Australia as Hockey is really small

[@theawesomeest]

Second this! we have a small but very dedicated hockey community that is on the rise. Nathan Walker has been in Aussie headlines a lot recently and will be more if the caps win the stanley cup.

[@theawesomeest]

susMaster77 I posted my previous comment before caps won :P really proud of what they accomplished, woot woot up the caps!

[@LiamHerbst]

MARCUSBAD I was exploring going to Australia this summer to coach, but it didn’t come to fruition. Maybe Coach Jeremy and I could set up a camp for next year?!

[@LiamHerbst]

theawesomeest I was happy to see him win it! Will be interesting to see when he brings it back home!

[@jodysellar6053]

MARCUSBAD ya

[@sentanyl3399]

I'm in South Alabama, growing up in the 90s playing hockey down here was probably very similar to how these kids are growing up. Only their rinks are much nicer lol

[@zacharyrodgers6726]

I played in Pelham all my life and am in college now. What rink were you playing at?

[@sentanyl3399]

Zachary Rodgers Awesome man, I'm from Mobile. Started playing when we had the Mysticks but the only ice we had was at the civic center downtown and when the team wasn't in season we lost the ice. That Pelham rink is nice, I played there a good bit over the years too.

[@PatrickBlanton]

Zachary Rodgers panthers

[@6idangle]

Played for TPH in Huntsville for a summer, but Huntsville was an aberration in alabama

[@eaganwoodward]

Even the very rural lake town I have a house in with a population of a few hundred has a rink. That really says something about hockey in North America

[@hottblade]

Hey Coach Jeremy, I wanted to give you kudos for such a great vlog! I enjoyed watching this and found it so inspiring. I live in the states and have a desire to pack my gear and travel around the world to meet players that play our amazing game of hockey. This was such great insight into how other cultures embrace the game. Thanks for doing this and for sharing your journey with us. The roller hockey part blew me away! As someone who enjoys playing a little roller hockey, I thought that was great that roller hockey is also growing in those parts as well, it's a great option for those that may not have the ability to get on the ice. Keep up your great work! Take care.

[@beeceebee1]

This is fantastic, Jeremy. I've played a bit around Asia, and it's so much fun to see people in non-traditional hockey countries fall in love with the beautiful sport. Hockey is so much fun, if it was just more accessible (more rinks and cheaper), there's no reason it couldn't be as popular as soccer.

[@DomnickDumais]

Hey Jeremy. Awesome video. When you were here in Bangkok, I got to watch your camp, and I had the opportunity play hockey with you in both shinnies. It was great fun. Thanks a lot for helping to bring awareness to hockey in Asia!

[@amosyip123]

I live in Hong Kong and the ice being so expensive is definitely one of the factors that's stopping me from playing here

[@hsano6294]

Terrific video! I was born in Japan, but came to the US (Boston area) at the age of 5 in 1965. I grew up playing hockey in the Big Bad Bruins era, and played for MIT and was a player/coach for Caltech (not your typical sports schools). After moving to LA in 1982, I also took up short track speed skating. As an athlete/coach in both sports, I enjoy traveling and connecting with local ice sports communities. I'm looking forward to more of your videos. Especially if you explore China in the run up to the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

[@johndavison9706]

I just moved from Australia I love ice hockey more than anything

[@laughtoohard9655]

Hockey parents have the most difficult job in history. It's amazing to see kids going for it. In my day, ice time was $60 per hour.

[@emilriska1420]

I'm from Finland and i lived in Singapore Asia for 2.5 years. I've played for nearly 10 years and I would say i have seen it all. I played in that same Thailand bangkok for a tournament with a random team who spoke no English. I played in hongkong too in top of the mall (10 floor). I played in the biggest tournament in Asia and won it with my team in Singapore.

[@willrobinson1671]

In the spirit of sportsmanship, it is great to see hockey spread throughout the world. The efforts to grow the sport should never be disparaged. After all, martial arts were mainly shared to the rest of the world by Asian countries. And guess what? We got to be pretty good at it. Good to see Canada sharing back. Love the grassroots stuff, like kids shooting around bottle caps, and such. That's where it begins.

[@HenryDillard18]

wow i never actually realized all things you mentioned in this video, it makes me grateful for the good ice, good equipment and good coaches.

[@k2ne670]

Dude you went to the same rink as I practice at in Thailand and I was 💯% that that was my coach that were helping the kids warm up. And you met my friend whaaaat????? And you went to the same rink that I went for a tournament at Hong kong

[@ChidoriRiderofTikTok]

So glad I found your KZbin. I am a full time videographer who just got into Hockey because it was never big where I grew up at in down south Alabama. Now that I’ve actually been able to watch and play, I have been trying to train to learn and play men’s league and maybe play for the Pensacola Ice Flyers. I wish I could spend a week with you and just to learn and gain the knowledge I lack considering I’m learning just now at 30. I am trying to get roller hockey to start down here but would love for my city to open a ice rink so I could get leagues going and get it more knowledgeable out here because I feel sooooo left out by not having Hockey for me to be apart of when I was younger in my area. Good job on all the videos, I’m trying to catch up on all of them lol but keep the training ones on repeat so I can try to learn fast since I’m playing catch up.

[@marky6118]

I play ice hockey and Im filipino I played for my school team and played as a winger I just hope there was more rinks and opportunities in Philippines just like here in Canada

[@17sadface]

8:15 accident waiting to happen lol

[@maymapes1230]

Hello from Bangkok!! My son is a big fan of you and your channel. unfortunately this year he was too young for your camp. (he's 6 y) Hopefully you'll be holding the camp again here in Thailand :)

[@dominicgrande5930]

Loved this video! Wanted to contribute that if you're ever interested in freestyle skating there's a huge culture for it at all 3 of the major ice rinks in the Miami area. When the roller rinks started closings the freestyle and dance skaters moved to ice down here and they even have several teams that compete against each other. Really cool stuff!

[@tuomasvuorma7905]

Anybody visiting Thailand and Pattaya City should join us playing hockey at the Harbor Mall rink where we play 3 times a week. Ice costs around 10 $ and some gear is available too.

[@oisinokeeffe3343]

Pity hockey in Ireland sucks cuz I really want to learn how to play. But there’s like no clubs and 0 permanent rinks.

[@TheRodster21]

Philippines won gold in the sea games recently

[@spencermaynard477]

no they didnt lol

[@spicytuna5066]

Spencer Maynard yes actually they did.

[@david35197]

they won because a lot of their players developed in north america, not because of their program

[@Thephonesupporttech]

I met a guy during a skills class recently who took a trip to South Korea to visit his family, during that trip he decided to stay and play hockey there for a living with his brother and dad. Its definitely getting bigger in the Asian countries for sure.

[@hckynrscnd8916]

Just look at Austin Matthews. A kid born in Arizona where every kid who shows up for tryouts makes the team and out of that comes the #1 NHL draft pick who makes history by scoring 4 goals in his first NHL ever game! Definitely proves it's not about where you come from but your love and dedication for the game and how much ice time you can get.

[@realtyronne9916]

Shout out to Philippines! #PhilCan Jeremy u r so lucky! I played for the Philippines back in 05-06 and play in an invitational tourney in Hong Kong. Keep up the good work! The Dragon Centre is exactly where I played lol. Was really hard to get around but was a great experience.

[@marcelguldemond2523]

This is great, thanks for posting it. As a Canadian hockey player who is about to move to Jakarta for 3 years, I’ve been trying to figure out how I’m going to get any ice time, or if I’ll have to start roller hockey. My plan is to order one of your off ice training packages, pack a set of roller gear and ice gear and hope I can figure something out.

[@braedon2350]

That’s so cool, here in North America hockey is a big sport and to go we’re its not that popular, they are so dedicated to this sport, wanna see them in the NHL someday! Great job Jeremy

[@nnatebach]

Hey I've been following your channel for a while now. Thank you for the interesting and useful content you got for learning to play hockey. I'm from Vietnam but I've been in Canada before, Edmonton was where I went to for High School. Before returning back in my hometown in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I was so afraid as if that would be the last time I could ever go ice skating but I was very surprised to see that people here already got to know about ice skating and there are actually two ice rinks in here. So I hope that perhaps someday in the future you would pay a visit here in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and we might have a chance to meet!

[@batt7945]

Just a great video all around. Glad to hear the videos are coming back.

[@3emkay937]

I wish I had the passion and motivation towards Hockey that these kids have. Truly amazing!

[@itsmario6633]

At RMU in Pittsburgh, the private lessons usually have 5-6 coaches splitting up the ice time over a 2 hour period with two or three coaches on at once and there are 1-2 kids per coach over either a 30 minute lesson, a 45 minute lesson or an hour long lesson. They usually are $50 for a 30 minute, $75 for a 45 minute and $100 for an hour.

[@bouleamythe]

I’m 66 years old and I’m playing 2 times a week. I’m near Montreal and there are arenas everywhere. Good luck guys.

[@PalpitoMcCray]

I played AAA with an Asian immigrant from Japan in Massachusetts. He had the best stick handling skills that I've ever seen to this day.

[@thedominatior39]

8:18 I saw that kid in the background and though about Clint Malarchuk. Kid needs to watch where he’s going so that doesn’t happen

[@donyea.carver]

What happened to Clint is the scariest thing to ever happen in hockey

[@kazmorran9939]

Awesome, Jeremy. My son and I (Canadians) live and play in Japan and this video really resonates. So true about the community vibe and passion for the game being global. Where hockey in Japan IMO really suffers, however, is from a lack of a minor hockey association system. If the game is truly to grow, I think Japan will need develop one. There is the JIHF, but... Like you mentioned, kids pretty much stick with one club for their whole youth and even through to adult rec. Levels are grouped by school grade (grade K-3; 4-6; 7-9; 9+ in our case) but older kids always get the lion's share of ice time. It's normal for younger kids or backup goalies to be dressed but benched game after game, or only get a single shift while 1 or 2 older kids literally plays the whole game. Oh, and only about 6-10 games a year (but they practice year-round, about once or twice a week). This emphasis on seniority, the lack of central structure in a country that in most other cases depends upon top-top authority, and an aversion to outsiders (unlike China, which is hiring the best coaches regardless of nationality), means that even as the game grows in Asia, its popularity/participation is rather stagnant in Japan, with teams and rinks always on the edge of folding. But, like you said, there's a smalltown community feel around hockey--those who like it, love it--and all involved in the game are wonderfully passionate about it.

[@imantsgreiskans3187]

I know this is old video, I' m from Latvia, you ever heard of this tiny country ? Bet you do, come on a trip to us, you'll be amazed, 6-7 rinks in capital and close outskirts + other in country side, we love hockey, fans love hockey. Btw beer league is at it's finest on multiple levels! Keep up the great work, really like your vids, old and new🎉

[@MrMitchywoo]

Seeing this makes me appreciate Canada so much

[@TWTexasA1]

It’s just great to see these countries interest in hockey , it’s really cool to see these kids excited about playing some hockey….👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@IceAdventureBars]

Спасибо! Очень интересно! As a young hockey player from Russia, I am interested in your videos about spreading this great sport around all over the world!

[@kpcomments]

Wow. I never would have imagined. Thanks for sharing this.

[@PHiLiPPiNESCENES]

THANKS FOR COMiNG AND HAViNG YOUR HOCKEY CAMP iN THE PHiLiPPiNES! *PHiLiPPiNE SCENES* WOULD LOVE TO SPONSOR YOUR NEXT PHiLiPPiNES CAMP ViSiT!

[@andree3429]

Awesome video coach!! Hockey culture is AMAZING

[@itsfrankie9570]

Hi, my name is Frankie. I live in Manchester. I really love hockey and i support the Winnipeg jets thanks to my dad whose from Canada. We have one rink in the entire of our city and we have just created the first ever Manchester all girls team but we only have 2 lines and many of the players have to drive 4 hours to get to the rink. Our ice is not very good and always has bumps in it. There are so many people who love hockey but we can't get the best experience. I wish someone like you would come down to play with us.

[@Jrranger6]

i am italin and i hateed hockey but when i put skates on i was one of the best players and love it now

[@brooke-3615]

Keep on doing this! Love tracking the growth of the game.

[@bobruediger6755]

Really surprised you didn't go to Korea. The hockey scene is taking off here and the talent is a lot higher than you might expect.

[@offthebooksmusic]

my rink in Florida has a lot of Freestyle sessions!

[@MzBhoz]

As a Filipino Canadian, I Feel proud i lived in a hockey powerhouse nation. However I never got a chance to actually play in an organized hockey as this is not a cheap sport.

[@dylanbaker6444]

Hong Kong plays in the world ice hockey championships and Thailand is making their debut this year.

[@ECBSJ]

Nice to see hockey getting more popular in Asia! Looking forward to your trip in China! What cities will you be visiting in China??

[@Hdhdnendjejejbbeb]

I used to live in Singapore and that is where I learned to play hockey

[@neozaa555]

I come from Thailand 🇹🇭. I like to see you in KZbin. And I play ice hockey too.

[@ludvig9594]

i live in sweden and in my small city we have a really good rink and its completely free to play hockey on if you dont want a training session with trainers

[@MrGourd]

Love your international videos. Very fascinating. Would love to see more off beat stuff like that fish pond/ feet cleaning at the end.

[@VladimirKurian]

come to Chile, we have just 2 rings not even for hockey but we are trying to train anyway:) going to a tournament this year so we do our best these days.

[@kayceetischer4216]

Dang I feel bad for a ton of people cause I live in Minnesota USA and within the 2 hour radius there are at least 30-40 hockey rinks

[@6idangle]

Hell in eastern North Carolina we have 7 within 30 minutes of each other and another being built

[@Jessie-ts5ij]

I recently played in the MYNISS National ice skating staduim in Malaysia in the 2018 Womens Challenge up of Asia.... It was definitely an experience!! I even stayed at that hotel! I'm literally laughing at this. When we had the opening ceremony we had to stand on ice and I honestly thought it was raining. Such good memories!! Oh, and with the humidity... We had to stop several times during games because no one could see the puck, and we were wearing out white uniforms, I couldnt see our goalie from the bench. Crazy cool though! We placed second.

[@jollu6983]

I love your hockey training videos because i lear lots of thing of those videos

[@jollu6983]

Can you say my name at your next video pleeeeaaasss

[@spencermaynard477]

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[@darinkaintz386]

Great Vid! You Rock Man!

[@VRL2MW3]

Hey Jeremy, have you ever thought about coming to Dubai, UAE. You'll be surprised that Ice hockey is an actual sport over there. Try to give Dubai a stop and see how hockey runs over there. Cheers !!

[@uhrensohn9706]

Freestyle skaters are also in Germany very popular there are even big groups

[@kilianhort4013]

Nice video. I'm livin in Switzerland and i'm 15 years old and tomorrow we have a game vs the team of China 2. They are in a training camp in Switzerland to prepar for the Olympic games 2022 in Peking

[@daviddegenhardt5420]

12:30 these prices make me happy that I live in Europe. At my local rink the Ice costs 200 bucks for a game. Not an hour, a game.

[@TheArbiterSux]

It's always tougher for places that don't have long, cold winters, because they can't have backyard/outdoor rinks to really have high interest in hockey.

[@ComandanteNissaro]

Yes!!! Nice video Jeremy!

[@hckynrscnd8916]

Crazy to think a country only has 1 or 2 rinks but in reality I'm really not surprised as I've traveled and realize hockey is really only popular in N. America, mainly Canada, and in northern European countries. Crazy thing is I now live in Kitchener, Ontario which is hockey crazy. They have 37 outdoor rinks and 5 indoor rinks, 1 with 3 ice pads and another with 2 ice pads! All of which can be rented for $110-130/hr. And even more nuts is that they have Waterloo and Cambridge next door with more rinks and you rarely see an empty ice pad!

[@headsuphockeypodcast2707]

I always wanted to see hockey to have equipment being made closer to those new consumers in Asia so the cost is not so costly.

[@wasabi1873]

I wish you come to Scandinavia and see the hockey here, sweden, Finland, and see what the difference is

[@Uae_euc]

Hey bro if you can pop around to the UAE 🇦🇪 and check out the hockey here

[@Taooflu]

Great video - ironically I was an Asian kid growing up in the suburbs of Montreal. So Canada had 3000 rinks, does that include outdoor rinks and also lakes, ponds.

[@maxlee6739]

You should go to Japan and S. Korea and see some Asia League games. There are some great players that play and played in that league. It’s where all of the South Korean Olympic team came from.

[@Zachsnotboard]

as a skateboarder hockey player I totally get the idea of freestyle skating, always wished they made a half-pipe out of ice.

[@tarpattituopponen7783]

There is only 5.5 million ppl living in Finland. Therefore there is no need for thousands of rinks. In the capital region alone there are dozens of rinks both outside with cooling and traditional inside rinks.

[@MonkeyLover_123-h9s]

I’m glad I live in Canada

[@thrusttdp1666]

.DrFrost Plays

[@HockeyDadRinkTours]

I played a men’s league tournament in Bangkok. Fun city. Almost lost my buddy in the night life.

[@6idangle]

I hear Bangkok is out of control

[@Keboomrang]

In Quebec, the hockey is also expensive for the parents where there kids play AA and AAA... It can cost 10000$/years + equipements...

[@ShawnBlaque]

This is amazing! Can't wait for some Asian NHL buds! Let's go boys!

[@thrusttdp1666]

ShawnBlaque excuse me. Women can play in us that are from asia

[@lolhilolhi1]

hockey is expanding!

[@felixwu2095]

Hi Jeremy, try to come to Dalian, a northern Chinese coastal city. Here we have team called Dalian Ice Dragons, containing local hockey lovers (mostly seniors) and a squad of Canadian overseas teachers (mostly from BC, with few former CHL players) teaching at an international school here. We play weekly at a suburban rink near Dalian. I d say that our team, especially the Canadian part is pretty competitive in Chinese or even Asian hockey community. There will be tons of stuffs for you to show in your videos.

[@bolstein5636]

Latvia doesn't have many hockey rinks but they also compete with Canada

[@gabrielkadri2387]

Here in São Paulo, Brazil we still dont have any ice rinks so we just play inline at indoor soccer courts lol

[@ashtonribbonleg293]

I love your vids keep the grind!!!

[@st.paulmn9159]

The best hockey players seem to come from Warroad Mn

[@vedgoswami9770]

Come to the UK Jeremy. It’s not necessarily as small a scene as these places but it’s interesting

[@Spritegod07]

Freestyle skating is in everywhere in Illinois you know it’s on a day to day schedule

[@a.j.petrarca2268]

Learn how to stop on the inlines! Haha I'd love to see you put out some roller hockey videos!

[@gabetalks9275]

You should definitely hold hockey workshops in Japan and Korea. Those two countries have some of the most potential become major hockey powers, as a hockey-loving otaku, I'd LOVE for that to happen! I would also give us the ice hockey anime that we all need.

[@stevensaidsomething]

Well, the anime happened 🤣 kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZvKiop_dpZlmdU

[@phl130]

Im a philipino when i was in Philippines i never knew hockey but when i went to Canada thats when i knew hockey was a thing but i still suck at skating

[@mikeoleksa]

Great video!!

[@empap2142]

You should of visited Singapore, hockey is even harder there we only get 2-3 times a week

[@griffinardill]

I played a tournament in Thailand a couple of years ago. I play in Dubai normally.

[@efern7625]

You should go to Okinawa...mixed of Japanese, Canadian, and American kids playing together

[@0_Palmer_0]

Hi Jeremy. I love your videos!! Keep it up👍🏼

[@NICHOLAS3871]

Jeremy- your living my life. Lol. God speed my friend.

[@shaneneusteter315]

hello Jeremy love the videos and keep up the great work! :)

[@PHiLiPPiNESCENES]

iF ANY NORTH AMERiCAN ADULT LEAGUE TEAMS WANT TO *JOiN* OUR HOCKEY TOURNEY! WE HAVE THE ANNUAL *PHiLiPPiNES iCE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT* USUALLY iN JUNE *PiHT*