When a Shootout Created a Hockey Legend…

#nhl #hockey #torontomapleleafs #montrealcanadiens
On February 15th, 2014, Team USA faced off against Team Russia in the Olympic preliminaries for men’s ice hockey. After a close game that saw 65 minutes of tied hockey… a shootout would be needed to settle the score. What no one knew… is that this shootout, would create a hockey legend.

[@LindyBuff]

LMOAO Bobrovsky after the first Oshie shot: "Okay... At least I got TJ out of the way..."

[@hockeypsychology]

😂😂

[@SBRS47]

YOU'RE BACK ON THE CASE BOBROVSKY

[@justinthyme1945]

BOB YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHO'S UP NEXT

[@yehudahecht1520]

GIMME YOUR GUN AND BADGE, BOBROVSKY! YOU'RE DONE!!

[@justinthyme1945]

BOB YOU'VE GIVEN EVERYTHING FOR THIS DEPARTMENT BUT IT JUST WASN'T ENOUGH

[@Stopmeghost]

This just reminds me of how long it's been since we've seen legit men's best-on-best international hockey and how SORELY it's missed. These tilts are among the most epic spectacles in professional sports.

[@JYD2020]

hockey tournaments are always amazing

[@mikek7077]

Let's be honest the Stanley Cup is more important than the Olympics. It's a waste for a Cup team to lose a star to some nobody on a non factor country team.

[@pm2069]

@@mikek7077 it's only more important for NHL itself and team owners. Representing the country is always Number 1.

[@ldhorricks]

very few players would balk at the chance to represent their country for the Olympics...For the World Hockey Championships not so much and understandably so. @@mikek7077

[@dana102083]

​@mikek7077 disagree, represent country first. They should vote or volunteer. 🇨🇦

[@harperwood5126]

the NHL HAS to send players to the olympics again, it makes hockey so exciting to watch

[@bigheadhockey3505]

Interesting fact about TJ Oshie leading up to this tournament was that he actually shot 56.3% at this point in his career. That number was 2nd all-time behind Vyacheslav Kozlov who shot 58.7%. Since then, as Oshie has gotten older, he's fallen off a bit but he was a pioneer of shootout specialism, something we're starting to see more with guys like Zegras and Freddie Gaudreau surprisingly who shoot a career 64.7% and 60% respectively. David Poile putting stock into Oshie is a brilliant move from a GM who's been known to make smart personnel decisions.

[@roberthicks2909]

Barkov is the goat

[@undertheinfluence0056]

Ok but oshie da og

[@hankhohn5017]

preds gave away eeli tolvanen to the kraken

[@alemswazzu]

This is one of my favorite Olympics moments, hands down. Just hearing Doc Emerick again sealed the deal.

[@RaulSanchez777]

Miss the Doc ☹️

[@TheMe9595]

Just skipping past that second kovalchuk goal was a shame. One of the cleanest goals I’ve ever seen

[@dbarts14]

finding this channel acting as a sb nation rewinder strictly for the nhl is one of my favorite things about the game from the past season. incredible content that i think is one of a few gems in terms of content we have as fans of the sport. we’re reliving our childhoods and remembering exactly where we were from these videos, unreal.

[@hockeypsychology]

Love hearing that. I’ve always loved SB Nations videos & they are an inspiration for these type of videos. It’s been a lot of fun going back & breaking down specific moments of these games

[@yesBISONsey]

@@hockeypsychologyI thought the same thing as OP said, your videos gives me HUGE SB nation vibes, the way you commentate/narrate reminds me of the Red Wings/Avalanche video they’ve done, keep it up dude!

[@oldmanspidey]

@@hockeypsychologyI always wished sb nation covered hockey as much as they did other sports so im glad youre out here filling that niche 👍

[@davidpettersson216]

Oshie is one of my favorite all time players. So electric to watch

[@city6291]

As an avid blues fan from St Louis and a kid at the time, remembering what the NHL was like back then makes this even more surreal. Johnathan Quick just went on a tear to win the Stanley Cup, Tarasenko was young and Oshie's teammate, Datsuk was still taking names and bobrovski was at his prime. And then comes Oshie, the man who with the Blues has been the most reliable person for the Blues in shootouts for a few years, but on the International level, nobody knows him, but in St Louis even though hes not our top guy, we all know him. That morning I had a hockey practice at 6 am in creve cour and all I saw was the shootout, but it was an amazing memory seeing TJ Oshie being the man of the hour, the man in St Louis becoming the dude for America that day. Love it

[@butcherpete2286]

I remember watching this live and just being on my feet the whole time. I was new to hockey, didn't know many players, and was in 6 shootout rounds a HUGE fan of TJ Oshie

[@Tyranatar5]

T.J. Oshie is the reason I fell in love with the Blues, Backes, Stastny, Pietrangelo, and eventually Tarasenko, O'Reilly, Barbashev and now today Thomas and Kyrou are why I stayed. They keep getting players I love to watch. Even if some players leave, they always get more which keeps me hooked.

[@TheOriginalTuhat]

Can’t forget David Perron 💪🏻💪🏻

[@Tyranatar5]

@@TheOriginalTuhat Of course not! St Louis Legend!

[@damitzdesign]

Is Backes the “wakey, wakey, bakey” guy?

[@TheOriginalTuhat]

@@damitzdesign I just remember him as the healthy scratch from the 2019 Stanley cup finals

[@filippotocny1546]

@@Tyranatar5 let me tell you, you gonna looooooooove Dalibor Dvorsky

[@edenisburning]

Dude, your analysis is top-notch.

[@hockeypsychology]

Thank you for watching!

[@chemsed]

It's my 2nd most memorable shootout after 2007 World Junior Championship Canada vs USA where Toews and Mueller made 3 attempts and only Toews succeed all of them.

[@Bonkrr]

I thought it seemed a bit wrong not to mention Toews heroics in that game, at least as a reference in this video.

[@connerblah]

I think it would get really boring seeing the same guys shoot every time in the NHL. This was legendary because of its uniqueness. If the NHL followed this, Oshie would have been shooting every time for the Blues and this wouldn't have been out of the ordinary at all. Also changing the rule would mean we lose shootout moments like the Malik and Schlemko goals, the unlikely heroes coming through for their team. This is a more interesting storyline than "McDavid shoots four times in a row for the tenth time this season to lead the Oilers to win", especially when it can be tough to find storylines in the midst of an 82-game slog.

[@DiamondKingVideos]

But I DO want to see the stars in the shootout... that's not boring, it's why we watch haha

[@hockey_highlights_and_more]

Disagree I’d prefer to see a skill player then a third line player or defensman take the 7 th shot

[@lukeb1663]

⁠@@hockey_highlights_and_more I think I like to see a random 3rd line defensive defenseman taking a penalty just for the fact that it is incredibly rare. I’ve seen offensive skill players shoot loads of penalties but what about those guys who really have no business shooting the puck in the first place. It also gives the team with greater depth the advantage so you can’t just have one person able to shoot. It’s more team oriented because everyone has to be good when it comes up.

[@hockey_highlights_and_more]

@@lukeb1663 I can respect that opinion but I’d prefer to see high end talent in the shootout

[@lukeb1663]

@@hockey_highlights_and_more fair enough.

[@dominickefrim3088]

I like that he had 3 moves that he perforned flawlessly but had the same approach on all 3 moves.

[@Strykrr2011]

T.J Oshie is my favorite play too

[@jak1165]

Frans Nielsen was and still is my favorite shootout specialist. Goalies KNEW the backhand as coming and they still coudnt stop it

[@clinthineman7800]

Good call! I haven't heard his name in ten + yrs. He was an exciting skills player! Dangerous deeks and shot✊

[@stephensmirnow5671]

Didn't Frans have a success percentage of around 48%? I believe he did, and just not with 3 or 4 shots, but with 106 shots 49 goals. TJ has 49 g's on 103 shots. Either of these guys deadliest snipers ever imo.

[@ChrisJones-yt8zp]

Amazing to have Kane on the bench and to keep going to Oshie. Just shows how good he is at shootouts.

[@user-zp7jp1vk2i]

Kris Kolanski got the Coyotes into eliminations on a shoot out (first time under coach Gretsky). I'm wearing his clothes! His mom fixed me up as in Calgary he's lost some training weight mass! He and his brother both attended Univ. in the USA on full scholarship. He also got Boston College it's first Championship USA and met President Bush. As in soccer, specialists as shoot out artists are rare: all the heat is on YOU to get results.

[@KillerManzarek]

Whether it's a breakaway, a penalty shot or a shootout, I never saw anybody like Mario Lemieux.

[@johncraftenworth7847]

this is right, i never saw anyone make goalies look that silly :O

[@pneudmatic]

You guys are going to explode when the regular season starts. Your content is unique, informative, and captures the excitement of games.

[@andrewparsons3277]

Oshie and Kuznetzov definitely a great shoot out combo for the caps

[@CalleSoderberg]

Oshie had an extremely bad season in the shootout in 2022/23 though - just 25%

[@Pre1321]

Boston College alum here. Oshie, Toews, Duncan line was terrifying in UND v., BC. It's a miracle we ever won against them. Three absolute class players.

[@STARPHASE]

This is just the ultimate showing of the phrase 'rising to the occasion.' I remember staying up super late to watch this game, and it really was incredible to see Oshie pull that off that many times. It'll live on in my memory forever.

[@sand_is_greaney]

Oshie is just a beast and such a good dude. He’s always been such a character and done so much off the ice while also being a very solid forward

[@SeksiChaps]

I made food for most of the athletes in stl when I used to be a chef. By far, the blues were the most standup dudes.

[@kevinammann5042]

agreed. he was a great ambassador for hockey in st louis. everywhere he goes hes a great ambassador to hockey. sadly i believe his career is nearly over.

[@spaidswsg]

Honestly Suzuki is one of the dopest shoot out players current nhl and hes so young

[@51515123]

Watching this live was bonkers. Pure sports entertainment at its finest. No other sport will have me on the edge of my seat. Olympic and Playoff Hockey is my absolute favorite. Great Job on the video.

[@mrdeeds72]

I would rather not have the shooters more than once. The depth of the team takes precedence imo.

[@JackArctic]

Good point but a game like this shouldn’t even end in a shootout to begin with!

[@borrow4654]

​​@@JackArcticwatching the women fifa world cup and seeing elimination games end in a shootout made me cringe

[@sampo2020]

@@borrow4654 Soccers different. Parking the bus is so much easier than in hockey

[@JonHop1]

@@borrow4654 u watched womens soccer? what the heck is wrong with u?

[@neilmontroy9123]

If this shootout makes Oshie a legend, what does the 2007 world junior shootout make Jonathan Toews?

[@charlisantini3403]

Shhhh!!!! Don't bring up facts that ruin the narrative. You see, they can't talk about Toews going 3 for 3, because then someone will mention Kane going 0 for 2

[@getreal3336]

I saw this live and it was truly amazing! All that pressure on him and he came through BIG TIME! OSHIE!!!

[@miketitus2002]

That last shot was scary quick on such a short move.

[@getreal3336]

@miketitus2002 I want to make 1 thing clear, I saw this live on TV. Should've said that to start with. I'll never forget it, because I was so stunned that they just kept rolling him out there. Never seen that before. Lol And because he shot last, ALLLLL the pressure was on him. They'd score and HE HAD TO SCORE. And I'll be darned if he did rise up and pull through every time. Unreal! An absolute game and moment for the ages. I'm so glad I saw it live, in real time. 👍

[@JYD2020]

I remember watching this shootout live and it was amazing, TJ just walking up and scoring near every time was hilarious

[@stephentruman382]

I remember watching this game. It was one of the most rememberable I‘ve ever seen.

[@brokensystembrokentrust]

I remember watching this LIVE. It was a sight to be seen. I really liked this video. Great recap of what happened. Even better job to sum it up so clearly and concisely. Yes, I'd want to see this format used in NHL.

[@DravenReactions]

This video randomly got suggested thanks to KZbin. You’re editing of the 3 shots in relation to how he sets up the shots gave me goosebumps. I honestly never noticed how the set ups are nearly identical and at first i thought you just looped the same set up 3 times before you finished it with the ending to all 3 shots. That was so wild.

[@michaelkelemen5942]

Watched this game live. Great game from start to finish. Best game of the whole Olympics that year. I remember blues had the most players in the Olympics that year too.

[@cewlttya7738]

When Oshie played a game 2 days after his dad died and got a hat trick I legit cried

[@vinnythebird1611]

Tj is my favorite nhl player of all time and is a huge reason I love the blues Him and Vladi where the best duo of skill and accuracy Thanks for the fun memories! I miss you in blue but still happy to see you in red

[@slingodeluxe]

Was watching this live, dudes got moon eyes. I knew he wouldn’t miss a shot, every time they panned to him his eyes told the whole story. Dude was in another realm

[@user-mm2eh8lw5i]

I watched this in 2014 as a Canucks fan. He’s my favourite on Canucks all time as this shootout stole and lit up my young imagination

[@carguy99]

??? Oshie was never on the Canucks

[@gaunted8746]

Having both Oshie and Boyes on the Blues at the same time was an absolutely devastating combo in the shootout.

[@TylerAven10]

I remember watching this. It was special. TJ Sochi is a legend.

[@seancornwall3918]

Watched this at 4 or 5am in the forma fresan year of college with a high school buddy. Absolutely legendary performance by TJ Sochi

[@ariccua6101]

Kinda funny that Oshie and Kovalchuk played together in WSH at one point. He was teammates with Ovechkin and won the Cup together with him.

[@kartikrajsingh1895]

It's been 9 years, still remember the whole thing! Wow, time has flown

[@hockeystream5081]

Oshie is one of the best! Красава Оши!!

[@SpreadEagle6]

Oshie is a national treasure. Great dude, and still beloved in University of North Dakota hockey lore.

[@codypendency9482]

Oshie has always been a stud

[@thumbojr1235]

I remember waking up at around 3:30 in the morning to watch this game with my dad. This was a great game to watch.

[@buzztheblocker89]

Shootout beasts...in no order... Datsyuk, oshie, and vrbata **Edit** For clarification, players like mcdavid and patty kane are awesome but use elite hand speed and edgework to muscle over goalies. The three I mentioned are more, "I have made a move for the shootout... Good luck."

[@analbeats]

Datsyuk definitely #1 aways

[@mikesg878]

Can't forget about Jussi Jokinen in a shootout beasts list

[@GamerNation1221]

This moment was my miracle on Ice being a 90s baby. Ill never forget watching this live on TV.

[@nickpare]

Jonathan Toews at 2007 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP was unbelievable

[@mochans]

My fave hockey channel. I love your breakdowns!👍🏻👏🏻

[@Tansle620]

honestly Jonathan Toews in the world juniors to me stands out more but yes this was epic by Oshie.

[@rianjin]

i remember watching this live, this shit was so insane

[@jayrindahl242]

Johnathon Toews....2007 IIHF Junior Championship....don't know if anyone mentioned that.

[@Ic3h0rnEt14]

I watched this live so I was so excited when Oshie was traded to the Caps. The biggest pickup since Ovechkin if you ask me. TJ was huge in winning Washington's first ever Stanley Cup.

[@shaunalan7542]

Datsyuk is probably the best shootout player ever.....Kyle Wellwood is also kind of a shootout legend though.

[@colbyscott9822]

My local watering hole got a permit to open at like 530AM so we could all come watch this game. Beers at 6 AM, my first time knowing who Oshie was... It did not disappoint!

[@peterjohnson617]

When the NHL started using Over Times I was not happy about it. I have been a hockey fan from the the mid-60`s when there were but 6 teams and OT happen only in the play-offs. Some of the best games I ever saw were ties. 2 points for a win ,1 for a tie it had work just fine for years.

[@lukewaggoner9513]

My favorite shootout player was Wojtek Wolski. Dude could undress a goalie 7 different ways and had amazing hands.

[@threechordme]

Matt Hendricks was definitely the most fun player to watch in the shootout

[@chrisfernandez8916]

Dude all that just to show a fraction of a second of the last shot!!!. That goal should have been shown on slow motion to make it epic. It felt like premature ejac 🤣🤣

[@Ezijoe]

I love seeing Patty Kane in a shootout. The moment, when he slows down is epic.

[@anthonydangelo3980]

Amazing one on one player. Oshie did that against Bob when he was winning those vezina trophys and at his best. On the biggest international stage. He could have easily gone perfect he just missed on those 2 missed attempts..its called a game of inches for a reason..absolute legendary performance regardless..

[@PeachyPrince]

Oshie is the man, idc what anyone will ever say. He's a great player with a great head on him, any team is lucky to have a caliber player like him. I honestly wished the Avs woulda picked him up at some point.

[@UBBlifestyle]

I was working nights in the oilfield in Wyoming in February when this happened. It energized me for a week.

[@trevorwhatever2050]

Team USA from these Olympics have to be one of my faborite teams ever assembled in hockey. Sure they came up a bit short to an ungodly stacked Canada, but it was a helluva effort and tons of fun to watch.

[@murdechoc]

There should be at least one international competition or extra league tournament every year. It's a total disgrace we don't have world class level hockey games to watch since about 10 years. I can understand sometimes in soccer, there are too much extra tournaments, but that's so much better than just nothing. Maybe they could do the Spengler cup in a better timing so the best players can participate... And it could be a great way to promote hockey around the world... Imagine a tournament when some NHL or AHL teams plays against KHL and Swiss teams. That would be interesting to watch.

[@bobbydigital8243]

jonathan toews is the international shootout goat but this was bad ass as well

[@kendallkichty1985]

i was riding the pine with a couple others during a tourney in colorado and me the broskis were trying so hard squinting to watch this on the far side 2nd floor tv, witnessing history

[@wesleyblanton2432]

Pavelski was a great Shoot out Player as well

[@TyerReynoso]

I remember Tj playing for the blues, every time he was up I just walked away and said “goal”

[@gothaminsanity]

That shootout was really insane 😂 I also live the Personal Note on this Format and may bring shootout back in popularity

[@vipeicy3114]

i love your video's so much! they are informative and also enteraining. your analysis are top-notch! i appriciate your videos! PS. Kane is the best shootout player for me

[@andreymelnikov13]

That shootout was something!

[@itspapaghost6989]

After this Oshie became one of my favorite players

[@kevinammann5042]

as a LONG TIME FAN of the st louis blues including the full on rebuild in the 2000s i recall all the times oshie hit the ice at scott trade center and made goalies look foolish in shootouts. oshie was always nasty skilled at the shootout. great hands, smooth easy stride, picks a spot and goes for it. we are a long time removed from that now. though we did win a cup in 2019, i think we are far far away from another one. if anything i think we are closer to needing a full on rebuild

[@yhwhsozo3680]

Where have been??? Missing such great coverage of the greatest sport in the world!!! Yuge fan and new Sub. Bless you bruh. Excellent work my man excellent!!! Let’s Go Caps!!!!

[@djeemy]

Jonathan Toew and Carey Price in the World Junior 100% not even close Was a Masterpiece

[@robertdaigle7021]

Doesn’t get much better than this…just like the “old days”…

[@spr1ngcactu5]

Basically he made the team because he’s clutch under all the pressure

[@LordBeerus99]

I was at a tournament in Wisconsin watching this. We all went crazy when USA won

[@jspotter89]

Popped the question to my wife on the same day this happened, so the day is memorable for two reasons.

[@sethmizrachi8337]

As a Caps fan, sending the same players out there would be awesome. Could you just imagine Kuznetzov's super slo mo again and again and again?

[@fr0zen551]

Slows down and describes every goal, except for the last and most important goal. Sheesh dude.

[@petermozuraitis5219]

Idk, the Toews and Price World Junior shootout vs the US is an all time moment in hockey history

[@us-Bahn]

Nice Oshie salute to Quick at the very end.

[@kimballpugh8788]

I watched this while deployed in Afghanistan and we were going absolutely bonkers

[@jacobdriver6511]

Dude my favorite class is history because I get to watch your videos.

[@loichansduskic6545]

Great video!! Oshie's always been one of my favorite players 🔥🔥

[@juug7228]

This was legendary. Nobody knew you could do this and Oshie became a household name after this.

[@Pokerjinx]

A problem with the NHL adopting this rule is that if a team has the one player who is so much better than anyone else at the shootout, that team would end up with over-inflated stats based on only one player. Hockey is a team sport. Even if a team has a player better than everyone else, it will not do well if the rest of the players suck. The more depth a team has, the better it will do. That's why the shootout starts with 3 shots by each team before a result is determined. If the NHL allowed teams to use the same player for every shot, they might as well just start with 1 by 1. I actually watched this live, and it was crazy exciting.

[@yaboyharry]

IIHF Shootouts are like Gladiators in the colosseum. just send out your best.

[@courdoroyjones7202]

auditioning for secret base rewinds :) but i still love it

[@jozefmasny8349]

I loved the shootout Slovakia against US in Beijing and Peter Cehlarik goal. After Sweden bronze medal game people went on streets and celebrated. Beautiful memories.

[@lukew1383]

This was back when I had cable still and I had this game on my DVR until I cut the cord 4 years later. I am a life long Blues fan and was thrilled to see our guy take it to the Russians like that.

[@danieletoroma867]

Great edit! Secret Base rewinder vibes!

[@boris4491]

That night Bobrovsky had nightmares of endless shootout vs TJ :D

[@peace_love_unity]

With respect to Oshie, he secured his team 1 point in a preliminary game, by going 3x 5-hole... In the end US ended the tournament only in 4th place. Most legendary shootout ever must be Peter Forsberg in Lillehammer 1994 Olympics. He decided the gold medal game for Sweden with a never before seen move. A move that dozens copies after him later on. THAT was legendary.

[@Wannabesimracer]

It was actually Kenta Nillson who did that move before Forsberg. Not in a penalty shot though, but in a breakaway against USA 1989. Forsberg’s penalty shot is still legendary though.

[@peace_love_unity]

@@Wannabesimracer Wow! I just checked the goal, I had no idea! Thanks, nice one! Didn`t hear about K.Nilsson before, he was quite good it seems. Isn`t this goal known as the Forsberg deke though?:D I guess an Olympic goal was just more catchy and memorable..

[@Wannabesimracer]

@@peace_love_unity he played around 10 years in NHL, won Stanley Cup with Edmonton if I remember correct and he was called the Magic Man

[@markbritton9848]

Jussi Jokinen all time greatest shutout legend. Then the massive story or Oshi. Great video and commentary!

[@kartikrajsingh1895]

We miss International Olympic Hockey. Don't know what happened but those were the days