Connor McDavid doing some fitness tests at the 2015 NHL Draft Combine in Buffalo. Oilers TV
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@brentos962 жыл бұрын
Not bad. Kid might crack the roster as a 4th line grinder
@XMarchell2 жыл бұрын
Maybe 3rd if lucky
@larryb1r32 жыл бұрын
@@XMarchell nah maybe 5th line
@oe88112 жыл бұрын
He may be on the first line in the AHL If he performes ate his best
@t0xicgr33n42 жыл бұрын
Dude he’s fist line he doesn’t do that anymore
@brentos962 жыл бұрын
@@t0xicgr33n4 ...
@Iennda9 жыл бұрын
Why did I watch this?
@gtcosmoredstars57959 жыл бұрын
Grantland. Taken movie lol
@daveyoung4147 жыл бұрын
Why not
@albertdraper11577 жыл бұрын
Iennda aye...
@matiascelaj39467 жыл бұрын
Iennda I
@howtoflip30927 жыл бұрын
Iennda Isi
@hrpufnstuf2055 жыл бұрын
he could have just punched everyone in the face and still went number 1
@That90sShow2 жыл бұрын
That pansy has never thrown a punch in his life
@thejfk_experience4902 жыл бұрын
@@That90sShow lol I feel like your only experience with hockey is looking up old fight comps on KZbin.
@breakaway2x9 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see what Phil Kessel's combine looked like :)
@king--kang.9 жыл бұрын
breakaway2x Drinking beer and eating sausage.
@justinlaturnus40149 жыл бұрын
breakaway2x Y'all realize he was the fastest skater at the All Star game this year, right?
@dustinnorris18599 жыл бұрын
breakaway2x I can't wait to see him put up 40+ goals and see Toronto's reaction
@halenkovacs46079 жыл бұрын
+Justin Laturnus you realize you're wrong right, both Hoffman and Drouin were faster (Drouin being fastest)
@justinlaturnus40149 жыл бұрын
For a so called 'fat' person who is older, he was the fastest there. halen kovacs
@adamantane19856 жыл бұрын
His acceleration on the bycicle was impressive...
@mrkackerwacker7 жыл бұрын
for those saying he looks weak/small, go watch Tom Brady's Combine. This doesn't mean anything.
@skylinesproductions4096 жыл бұрын
KD couldnt even bench the NBA combine weight once if im not mistaken.... 8 pull ups is pretty weak though lol
@rulinghabs6 жыл бұрын
Wasn’t it Johnny Gaudreau if the flames who couldn’t even do one pull up? Look at him. Means nothing.
@keepingitreel...80375 жыл бұрын
There are plenty of huge strong guys who can't get out of their own way. So what? By the way, Zdeno Chara weighs 255 pounds and he can do 33 pull-ups! Pretty amazing!
@sphynk58514 жыл бұрын
that’s football not hockey u idiot
@TheJohnnystockman4 жыл бұрын
It means Tom Brady is weak as fuck and you don’t have to be a stellar athlete or in incredible shape to throw the ball or be a top level hockey player.
@arealpker19 жыл бұрын
McDavid did wonders for the OHL and the Erie Otters, It's sad to see him leave the Otters, but it is amazing to see someone I grew up watching play hockey accelerate to what will be the "Next best thing" to say of hockey
@milkshakexd14272 жыл бұрын
I bet you never would have thought he literally would be the next best thing.
@jessicalaronde97004 жыл бұрын
Anyone watching in 2020 and McDavid is one of the best in the league😂
@jerejokinen31994 жыл бұрын
Jessica LaRonde Its not like he wasnt projected to be back then? 😂
@wesmccauley56224 жыл бұрын
Ur profile pic is me when u say one of the best. He is the best
@kidperfecto62864 жыл бұрын
Yup
@pokefan28794 жыл бұрын
Yup
@Energetik_C4 жыл бұрын
@@wesmccauley5622 haha what a joke of a comment. When he gets his team last CHICAGO to make the playoffs ill consider ur comment. Crosby is still better and mackinnon is better than him also
@WlSEGUY9 жыл бұрын
obviously he's not a gym rat, but when he's laced up he's a God!
@superbaked3 жыл бұрын
looked decent on the bench
@That90sShow2 жыл бұрын
Kid wouldnt have lasted one week in the 90s
@That90sShow2 жыл бұрын
@@superbaked lmao.. Struggling with 150 pounds is decent?
@nalsra02 жыл бұрын
@@That90sShow considering his build and his age at the time, repping 150 for 9 isn’t bad at all, and he didn’t really struggle he did clean reps
@Digital_PeterGriffin2 жыл бұрын
@@That90sShow Mcdavid is Bure but even faster, bigger and better in every way. If Bure could put up back to back 60 goal seasons and two fringe 60 goal seasons (58 and 59) then Mcdavid would tear apart the league in the 90s. Players are more skilled and the game is harder to play than ever. Put most players from today into the past and they’ll dominate
@aeroengpilot39759 жыл бұрын
I wish someone uploads Johnny Gaudreau going through these tests. He was 5 6 and 130 during his draft year and is now lighting up the NHL.
@chriscudmore74597 жыл бұрын
He is the fastest skater (probably ever) and he has the best hands I have ever seen. He is unreal. Having said that, my 16 year old daughter jumped the exact same distance in broad jump and out vertical jumped him by 5 inches. LOL
@bendy1132 жыл бұрын
It’s crazy how different hockey athletes are. I’m literally more explosive than him in almost every category (that I’ve measured myself) yet he’d fly past me at like 300 mph out there
@jaredsteier18682 жыл бұрын
That’s not a vertical jump height, it’s a force plate. Also the broad jump same distance is cap. In the 2012 CrossFit games the best women’s score for standing long jump was 95 inches which is less than McDavid’s
@That90sShow2 жыл бұрын
Mike Gartner was faster 40 years ago kid. Bobby Orr and Bobby Hull were faster 60 years ago. Useless millennial
@Mixryutka2 жыл бұрын
McDavid nowadays looks like modern version of... I even don't know.. somebody like "Bure+Kharlamov or Dutsuyk". When you think about it, these tests looks even more funny 🤣😝 I know it's just a part of a huge research before drafting, but imagine if these guys were like: "Ok, 8 pull-ups? Go home, buddy".
@zebrapants62502 жыл бұрын
Patrick Kanes stick handling was much better when Kane was in his prime
@Apoch862 жыл бұрын
It's crazy to see what he becomes on the ice, because these numbers are almost sub-par for an 18 year old athlete... What a phenom!
@ericdement7865 Жыл бұрын
Just like Tom Brady in the NFL. His Combine was very lack luster, but look what he did lol
@Dtown3 Жыл бұрын
@@ericdement7865 actually it’s much more wild than that. Brady is slow on the field. McDavid is arguably the fastest skater in the NHL
@TrueNorthRC7 жыл бұрын
anyone notice his standing long jump result was 97.3 inches
@keepingitreel...80375 жыл бұрын
8 feet is 96 inches, so 8 feet 1.3 inch isn't too shabby. . .
@jessehines11054 жыл бұрын
Thats what expect from 97
@ColoradoS143 жыл бұрын
Haha, just looked it up, that would put him bottom of the pack in the NFL amongst a bunch of 320lb 6'8" tall offensive linemen.
@jonahsandsfitness96323 жыл бұрын
@@ColoradoS14 haha... and u play in a beer league
@Tuaisgoat3 жыл бұрын
@daniel rego your a genius
@chrismcshannock62195 жыл бұрын
Looking at Mcdavid now, That is a HUGE workout. Nice Job this season Mcdavid.
@akamichael219 жыл бұрын
All these people talking about their athleticism and strength truly show who know nothing about hockey haha. These are 17, 18 year old kids who spend the majority of their time training their skills on the ice. Weight and off ice training is not a huge factor for a lot of them until after the draft when they need to put on weight in order to have a chance competing at the bigger stage. You just can't compare these guys to other sports. In football half the battle is just about being as big and strong as possible, plus during their combine the players are much older, been through 4 or 5 years of college... By their early 20s after developing some more they will be beasts of athletes no doubt about it. Example- look at Crosby his draft year compared to now.
@kozmeetorez6 жыл бұрын
akamichael21 You've made very good points. Forget what he's talking about.
@vilimandrusz1745 жыл бұрын
This is why Hockey has the finest athletes. A Hockey player is a work of art, a process that takes 15-20 years to develop and forge into the athletes they become. The amount of levels and goals a player needs to achieve along this path to fully develop is unparalleled in all of sports. No other sports demand and expect so much for an athlete to even be considered just average. Putting on muscle mass and building explosiveness is literally the LAST aspect in creating a Hockey player, if it's even a desirable trait at all given how taxing it can be on a player's stamina and endurance to be that explosive. Some players even max their skill levels so high that being incredibly fit becomes almost unnecessary (looking at you Kessel).
@thetallestpenguin79215 жыл бұрын
Rh Last Nae ik this is from one year ago but that’s an amazing argument and you’ve really changed my mind
@keepingitreel...80375 жыл бұрын
All this stuff is so over-rated. Tyler Seguin wasn't big when he entered the NHL, neither was Gretzky! Raymond Bourque's legs were like tree trunks! He said he rode the bike a lot. . . Hockey players come in all shapes and sizes, and talent levels. You might want to be big if you fight a lot, but even that's not totally necessary. . .
@GuitarFin14 жыл бұрын
I didn't expect any god-like results and I know it's not so important in hockey, but man when I was that age I could've beaten him at all of those tests and all I did was going to the gym 3 times a week. I even did better at the standing long jump in military tests, having not done any sports or exercise in half a year.. They should be stronger even off the ice training alone.
@danteangotti57863 жыл бұрын
Dude’s an absolute stud, top 5 player of all time
@JackRule166 жыл бұрын
Those "pro agility" drills had me dead lol
@canuckgloves62173 жыл бұрын
And five years ago to now. He records his 500th point against my winnipeg jets
@gregoryb43222 жыл бұрын
You guys beat us not too long ago
@ChristinaBailey114 жыл бұрын
Anyone watching this in 2020 😂
@cwdoble34 жыл бұрын
Christina Bailey Your not the only one
@expxnd51674 жыл бұрын
Christina Bailey yes
@ramirezdesante98244 жыл бұрын
Christina Bailey yes cutie
@masonmacausland86234 жыл бұрын
lol in quarantine
@ry4nx9 жыл бұрын
these tests don't determine anything lol. everything changes once you're on the ice.
@ImsoUT19 жыл бұрын
ry4nx its a fitness test. Not directed at any specific sport, its purely to show how fit an individual is. So yes, they determined his fitness hence "Fitness Tests".
@80teg8 жыл бұрын
These fitness tests are probably more important for mid to late round guys.
@trevorturkowski49954 жыл бұрын
Say that now bud.
@ffryan3 жыл бұрын
@@ImsoUT1 "Fitness tests" that do not correlate to the specific sport in any way. lol at the vertical jump for hockey players.
@jameson12393 жыл бұрын
@@ffryan do you not watch the sport look at how often the players will jump it can also test balance and poise which are important
@defuzins9 жыл бұрын
Lol. If you guys think the Combine is useless. Then you don't know/play hockey. All these are hockey specific tests. It also shows what a persons potential is or whether he needs a few years to develop in the minors. You can't just go to the NHL without working on explosiveness, power, agility, and speed in the gym.
@PensOneTimer9 жыл бұрын
Scott O I think it's stupid. Let's say someone had 100 points and then he messes this up. does it mean he sucks? No but teams will stay away. I understand the point but it's stupid. Like they also measure how much body fat they have. Like it's not that important if he can play. I know they want to know if he's healthy and won't have problems when he gets older but let's look at Kessel. He doesn't work out but still puts up what 50 points.
@defuzins9 жыл бұрын
OneTimer idk if I would want a player like kessel. Hes all offense and no defense. Very one dimensional. He's gonna decline hard in a few years for sure. The reason these are beyond important is because they tell scouts and coaches how hard they can push a player to reach his full potential. In eichel's case, they don't need to develop him much, just make sure he's doing the right things and getting his body right. In Connors case, hes clearly under matched in strength. So how far can he go. Do you play him against bigger players? Things like that. That's why the combine is so important. Hockey IQ can be developed, but only with the correct training. I think eichel is on track and Connor is a step behind in fitness
@PensOneTimer9 жыл бұрын
Scott O I noticed that McDavid didn't do that many pull ups for someone who is a pro athlete. I agree that this is like important to also know if a player will be able to play long. Kessel, like you said will decline cause he doesn't work out. Jagr is 43 still plays better then half the players. A couple of years ago he had 100points. It's crazy.McDavid needs to work out more but he grew like 3 inches this season and he might grow more. He's still a bit young. I feel like 1 good offseason training with NHL players will help him. He does have a better attitude then Eichel. Also he played better then him at the IIHF world championship
@defuzins9 жыл бұрын
OneTimer mcdavid didnt play at the world championship. Eichel did and he played through the roof well. Really showed that Eichel isn't a goal scorer. Eichel played just as good as mcdavid at the WJC. The stats just didn't say anything.
@PensOneTimer9 жыл бұрын
Scott O McDavid was 17 tho.
@kylebanana54772 жыл бұрын
anyone watching in 2021-22 and he is the best in the league
@That90sShow2 жыл бұрын
That is 7th in league scoring.... lmao
@trailnerror28874 жыл бұрын
Just FYI....the purpose of the combine is, provide teams an idea on general athleticism of potential high-round draft picks. It's simply another metric they use to help determine if they want to select this person or not. Behind the scenes, there are countless interviews, personality tests, psychological tests, etc.... There is so much at stake when making their first round selection, they use all forms of data to really determine if this person is worthy of their selection. Kinda like what was said at the end of the movie Money Ball, you can analyze all the data you want, but at the end of the day, all that really matters what happens out on the ice, field, court, etc. and the players just need to play the game.
@lAmCanad1an9 жыл бұрын
Even though they are only 5 pounds difference I feel like Eichel is more aware of his body type. A power-forward is generally a better athlete because of his force but McDavids skating is unmatched. Plus his endurance is crazier! McDavid was on the ice for 8 straight minutes against Sault Ste. Marie in their last game. Sure there was 2 TV time outs and a regular time out but still. For an 18 year old his endurance is insane. Either way both will be forces to be reckoned with.
@oshxdxw2 жыл бұрын
meanwhile now
@joeydrummer7929 Жыл бұрын
@@oshxdxweanwhile now Eichels got a cup and could’ve easily won the Conn Smythe . Also beat McDavid in the 2nd round. McDavid had 10 points in the 2nd round Eichel had 9. And Eichel played overwhelmingly better defense in that round ontop of that. I still think Mcdavids clearly better but to act like Eichel is some scrub is laughable . I’d also take Eichels defensive ability over Mcdavids any day . Playing for Cassidy turned Eichel into one of the best 2 way forwards in the league.
@DoYouThinkForUrselF8 ай бұрын
@@joeydrummer7929 Oilers have obvious weakness's as a team, was not a surprise they lost to Vegas. Eichel is a great player, but there is no general manager / team that would take Eichel over McDavid, even at this time in their careers hindsight been 20 20.
@tionlover8 жыл бұрын
Damn this guy is so much stronger than what his tooth pick arms would say 😂💯
@TeChArmy1008 жыл бұрын
+tionlover ikr
@nicolasperreten25677 жыл бұрын
tionlover
@TriGamesHD7 жыл бұрын
tionlover All about muscle volume not muscle mass.
@angrytom19237 жыл бұрын
Why, because he benched baby weight 10 times? lol
@TriGamesHD7 жыл бұрын
No not the other way around, you can have big arms but nothing in them but you can have small arms/legs but strong so therefore you can be stronger than the guy who has more muscle mass. You're quite clueless
@boolikethebear2 жыл бұрын
how the hell was this 7 years ago already?!
@jolkipolki25538 жыл бұрын
9 pull ups? At his age I could do 21 and look at me now, I'm a dentist!
@sethjditchfield7 жыл бұрын
Jolki Polki yea that surprised me a lot but I can't say much I'm 14, 160lbs and can only do 10 lol
@LJPMotorsports7 жыл бұрын
Jolki Polki you have to do 20 for max score in the Marine Corps. I averaged around 12-15 during our yearly pft. But that was 20 years ago now. I'm much older and fatter. Probably get one pull up now, lol
@sammiller59977 жыл бұрын
ya idk that was weird he did lock his arms out every time, so that would have made it a bit harder and this is hockey and you don't really need massive arms to play hockey. But still it's a really small number. Also he did 9
@LJPMotorsports7 жыл бұрын
In the Marine Corps, we did dead hang pull ups. Had to go all the way down (lock the elbows), and couldn't "kip" on the way up (kipping is drawing your legs knees up to create momentum to assist the pull up)
@nikodeneris59657 жыл бұрын
Jolki Polki but his a super star
@jadenspry5 жыл бұрын
1:14 Mitch marner is also there with McDavid
@MK-ct7uo4 жыл бұрын
mitch who?
@rolle-52734 жыл бұрын
u can see him at 0:17 sitting there
@johnnybrace2 жыл бұрын
most important muscle is the brain and how fast it processes.
@alvaros27419 жыл бұрын
Very nice song. Brazil is one of my favorites.
@joareee78505 жыл бұрын
Someone 2019??
@kujo59983 жыл бұрын
He certainly JUMPS like a hockey player! Lol About 4” off the ground
@OliverMardHD9 жыл бұрын
I counted to 9 pull ups? why only 6?
@jamalkalaf59565 жыл бұрын
You gotta respect these players parents man they invested so much into getting them there on ice training like it’s so expensive, and for all the people saying basketball or football players are better athletes you have to realize that they are all completely different games and require different training and with hockey it’s mostly on ice training that excels players and with basketball and football you don’t have to pay to go on a court or a field cause they are plenty outdoors and outdoor hockey rinks only do so much for a players development compared to being on the ice
@phils67332 жыл бұрын
This kid should be playing hockey I don’t think track and field is his calling
@Crush17 жыл бұрын
McJesus
@xigosu5 жыл бұрын
It looks like he didn’t prepare for this at all lol
@PeterPan-lg3uq9 жыл бұрын
All these tests and not one of them measures talent, so stop using these tests results as a basis to argue that Eichel is a better prospect. Eichel had a year to prove himself on the ice and McDavid only pulled further ahead. Plus if its strength you're arguing for, McDavid obviously has more potential to develop in that area as well and when he does no one will be talking about Jack anymore.
@defuzins9 жыл бұрын
You do realize jack is only getting stronger right? Hes not even close to fully developed and it really does show that jack is not fully developed. These tests OBVIOUSLY aren't supposed to measure talent. It measures how in shape a person is. How well they can keep up with pros. how much a player can take at a certain level of play. And by this, its clear that jack will have no problem keeping up with the pros. He beat Connor by a mile on almost all the tests. He already proved at the world championship that he can play with high end pros while playing on an average age team of 24. If you think these are pointless, well you don't know what fitness can do for someone especially in the NHL.
@PeterPan-lg3uq9 жыл бұрын
Scott O Jack has had 18 years to prove he is a better player than Conner and he has fallen short - by consensus. Gretzky, the greatest player in history, was a weakling. Jack can pump all the weights he wants. It will not give him any more talent.
@defuzins9 жыл бұрын
Peter Pan When you learn something about "training" lmk. Cause He doesn't just lift and run. It's alot more complex than that. There's a reason why he is really explosive and thats cause his muscles are REALLY explosive cause he trained them to be that way. And if you think people actually trained as hard back then as now, you haven't played nor watched as much hockey as I have. and I'm only 20.
@zavus5402 жыл бұрын
@@defuzins I’d say mcdavid is better
@genericcommenter18099 жыл бұрын
Eichel's the better athlete, McDavid's the better player, Sabres fan.
@TheGamerProBros9 жыл бұрын
I see you every where! Directly from the 2bc vids
@genericcommenter18099 жыл бұрын
TheGamerProBros Yup, that's me! I'm everywhere. When you least expect it, I'll be there, I'm omniscient, and I'm always watching...
@heraldyoman97169 жыл бұрын
Evgenii Dadonov DADONOV
@kbk0116 жыл бұрын
looks like you were so wrong evgenii dadonov
@bengton6 жыл бұрын
Screw you dadonov
@phillymathguy81422 жыл бұрын
Lower the music volume next time, please!
@dontworryaboutit2739 жыл бұрын
Do they really need all these people staring at teenagers doing pull ups?
@charlesk18458 жыл бұрын
I don't know if the two are related in any way, but interesting that Pilon went from being a projected late 1st/early second round pick to the 5th round, to quitting hockey. I came across this article on his combine results: "granted, the Brandon defenceman didn’t have a lot of prep time after the Wheat Kings’ elimination in the WHL final, but still, teams would like to see a little more athleticism that Pilon put on display. Ranked No. 24 among North American skaters by Central Scouting, Pilon was dead last in body fat measurement and dead last in the cumulative measure in the agility tests. In fact, if you looked across the board you were almost guaranteed to find him in the bottom 10 percent, even in power rather than endurance tests."
@liammonaghan4785 Жыл бұрын
this would be interesting to ask him about but i am pretty sure he quit because he lost his passion for the game and that is why his draft position fell because he told teams he was thinking about it.
@APawlack5 жыл бұрын
3:32 that is a cool device! I have never seen that before
@Jose-ee2se4 жыл бұрын
I think its supposed to test how far he can stretch his leg to skate
@240nordey52 жыл бұрын
Six years later, he scored his 600th point. Not bad.
@aatu91502 жыл бұрын
Imagine that kid is the best hockey player in the world!😮
@paulomontero122 жыл бұрын
They skate on ice.
@ChrisSartoretto9 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, keep it up!
@OilersArchivist9 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Oilers TV made it, I take no credit :)
@nhlpayner31688 жыл бұрын
Oilers Archives 2015
@tripperj46832 жыл бұрын
With all the improvements with equipment and overall knowledge of the game you would think these Combines would have already adapted. Combine = zero predictability
@williamkim94947 жыл бұрын
Lol came back after the 2016-17 season to look at these comments and damn, people who sounded like they were hating on Connor just sound dumb
@owenhockeyrotz3 жыл бұрын
Came to your comment 3 years later and it's still true
@TrashCanyon2 жыл бұрын
This makes the nfl combine look like a freak show
@dixonhill11082 жыл бұрын
The talent pool for hockey is super small. It's a rich kid sport, and it takes a ton of skating/stick handling work just to get a sniff at the nhl. When you see a player with actual athleticism it's quite crazy, but it is rare.
@Musicrecords109 жыл бұрын
Poor guy, his potential is wasted with the Oilers
@OilersArchivist9 жыл бұрын
Musicrecords10 Spotted another Leafs fan!!
@Musicrecords109 жыл бұрын
Oilers Archivist I'm a flames fan :)
@OilersArchivist9 жыл бұрын
Hopefully he turns it around for our club. You have a valid point, obviously.
@Musicrecords109 жыл бұрын
Oilers Archivist Best of luck, maybe we'll have a battle of Alberta soon.
@septicbeast49869 жыл бұрын
+Oilers Archivist Taylor hall has been ruined with the olilers I hope that they both have amazing seasons
@Aidenman-fr2xg8 жыл бұрын
McDavid is really good I have season tickets to windsor spitfires and every time the otters played the spits I got to see him
@volcanope7 жыл бұрын
I'm always up for some deadmau5
@haileycrossley86825 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah 0:31 our boys Travis Dermott and Mitchy Marner on the screen in the background
@CJMattias6 жыл бұрын
Amazing music choice
@imamudkiphugger4 жыл бұрын
If anyone is confused as to why they are getting recommended this in 2020 it’s because he is currently one of if not the best player in the league
@deeznuts49105 жыл бұрын
Wtf is the force plate for
@brianboynton15365 жыл бұрын
Deez Nuts it measures how high they jump... How useful that is for hockey idk
@justiceball63658 жыл бұрын
Could someone tell me what model of reeboks he's wearing?! They're so nice! A link would be nice.
@DDDD-hv3ub2 жыл бұрын
I wonder if this kid ever amounted to anything?
@That90sShow2 жыл бұрын
Nope, still hasnt won a playoff series lmao
@DDDD-hv3ub2 жыл бұрын
@@That90sShow 2017. I'm embarassed for you.
@reasonablerage43702 жыл бұрын
@@That90sShow WCF
@ryand33629 жыл бұрын
People arguing if Hockey players are athletic or not? lol….when I was a senior in HS I was playing hockey on a Junior team, I had a lot of friends who played football & other sports. I remember being able to dominate them on the football field & the school baseball coach trying to recruit me also. My friends who played football all told me I should play because I was better than anyone on their team. The reason I stuck with hockey was because of my size, I was a goalie, I'm only 5'7"-5'8" and at the time i was 165lbs. At that time (i graduated in 2004), goalies under 6 feet tall still existed, although they were becoming less and less. Football I would only be able to play running back & would be considered a very small back at that. And baseball, I had no power hitting the ball compared to Star players, I was just extremely good defensively. I could still hit, but I wouldn't send any over the wall. But by far, amongst my friends, I was considered the best overall athlete, because any sport I tried I excelled at. My friend ran track & I was a faster runner than him, although he would beat me on distance. But I was an excellent Hockey & Football player, I was a very good Baseball & Basketball player. And I could beat 90% of people in a 100 meter dash. I had 5% body fat, which was considered the level of a professional athlete. So yes, hockey players are very athletic.
@thebrucewayneishere61068 жыл бұрын
Connor Mcdavid isn't known well for his strength, he's known for his crazy hands and his skills.
@That90sShow2 жыл бұрын
His hands aren't that good tho.. Hes known for being untouched by every team as its illegal
@zebrapants62502 жыл бұрын
His hands aren’t that crazy. Idk why everyone makes it seem like he’s the best stickhandler
@joeydrummer7929 Жыл бұрын
@@zebrapants6250lol bro he’s dangled through entire teams and scored goals like 4 different times . He has absolutely unbelievable hands . I’m not even an Oiler fan but to deny this guys talent in that regard is laughable .
@zebrapants6250 Жыл бұрын
@@joeydrummer7929 yea ik that now😭
@UnleashthePhury2 жыл бұрын
Here’s a question. Why does the NHL scouting combine take place on dry land?
@DonFisenkos5 жыл бұрын
This is hilarious 😆 combine Something is definitely wrong !
@khalilac177 жыл бұрын
He reminds me of norman bates, but a norman bates that grows up to be the best hockey player of all time.
@keithhamm24249 жыл бұрын
He was struggling on the pull ups
@adamjanks49663 жыл бұрын
What’s hilarious he could have been like no thanks ain’t doing any and they’d still draft him number one
@earlhildebrand2 жыл бұрын
Crazy muscle imbalance in the shoulders when he's doing chin ups.
@deoncarrick28209 жыл бұрын
I know 109 I used to play hockey with him in lake bonavista calgray way to go nick
@TheBah123459 жыл бұрын
such random tests for a game that is played on ice
@kidman25059 жыл бұрын
TheBah12345 not random at all, it's all there for a reason.
@moomoo50438 жыл бұрын
Like you actually know what you're talking about. These aren't idiots making the tests you know.
@GingieMC7 жыл бұрын
All of these tests target specific muscles associated with hockey. Not random.
@jackhammer84396 жыл бұрын
but why cant they do it on ice? shuttles/agility/speed would be far better on ice...can still do the rest of the shit in a gym. NFL combine is on a football field....NBA combine is on a basketball court...MLS combine is on a soccer field....NHL combine is....on a concrete floor.
@hinglemccringleberry81934 жыл бұрын
Jack HAMMER it’s about physical fitness, not skating ability
@Smiae9 жыл бұрын
During that bicycle exercise at 4:15 imagine how much more intense and motivating it'd be to have barking rottweilers held back on chain leashes instead of shouting trainers! :D
@Cdawg11179 жыл бұрын
Jesus I beat more than half of these scores when I was 14. Now all I need to do is learn how to skate...
@stevemac2137 жыл бұрын
yup...the hardest part...
@diabloiii97664 жыл бұрын
Crosby, is considered or was considered, the best player in the NHL. he is 5'11, 182 pds lean... he isn't football thick and he isn't 6'2. if you think weight and height are key to forward players becoming greats in the NHL, then you don't understand hockey. The perfect weight and height allows you velocity, acceleration and lower hip center mass so no one can move you off the puck.
@That90sShow2 жыл бұрын
He is 200 pounds dummy
@wingsfan489 жыл бұрын
wtf... connor's combine results were pretty atrocious for an athlete... imagine how amazing he will be once he improves his physical fitness
@jacklepote47242 жыл бұрын
yea he is pretty ok rn i would say
@mrcool76789 Жыл бұрын
high level sports are mental not physical
@diadlo7779 жыл бұрын
Only 9 times with the 150 lbs? Damn, he's skilled but he's gonna need a serious training camp, if he wants to make a career in the NHL, if not he's gonna end up on the injury list more often than Crosby.
@diadlo7779 жыл бұрын
+gentlemen59 So, what were you saying already? Watch and see? Only thing is that I wasn't off with my thinking, on the opposite, I was exactly right.
@diadlo7779 жыл бұрын
***** They are talking about months and actually finding comments on Google+ is actually pretty easy. The thing is that this is not going to be the only time. He need muscular training, he is skilled there is no doubts about this but he is also too weak for the NHL. Speed is good but when you get hit by a guy like Byfuglien, if you don't have the shoulders resistant enough you'll just be crushed. I'm not hoping that is career ends up with lots of injuries, it's the opposite, I hope for him that next summer he'll make an intense muscular training. Remember, he played just a little more than 12 games and he's already out for a couple of months. They are saying until mid January.
@diadlo7779 жыл бұрын
***** Dude, just watch Brandon Gallagher with the Montreal Canadiens, the guy is a muscular monster even though he's 5''7 he's always going to fight in front of the nets and never had any injury, believe what you want but having a good musculation helps you prevents injuries, just imagine, he played just a little more than 10 games and he's out for months, on his first year. It might be because of unfortunate series of events like you call it but look at him when he'll get pounded on the board, he'll end up with concusions. He got the skills, he got the speed but if he don't want to ends up on the injury list even more than Crosby he'll need to gain a lot of muscles, say whatever you want, 9 times with 150 pounds is pretty damn weak.
@MikeyMcB08149 жыл бұрын
+gentlemen59 It is how much he is benching
@ArrowHFX8 жыл бұрын
+gentlemen59 completely agree with you
@fredferguson12262 жыл бұрын
He did 9 pull ups and they gave him 6 🤣
@LetsGoFlyers20117 жыл бұрын
Cool vid. Interesting. Never saw this. Mcdavid is sick. He plays like a confident superstar veteran. Whatever, GO FLYERS!
@davidarmitage2892 жыл бұрын
When we gonna fire Fletcher? LETS GO FLYERS!
@Estrad438 жыл бұрын
The Song Playing in the background is Alexis Jordan - Happiness (Instrumental Version)
@EzIsaacs928 жыл бұрын
actually its deadmau5- brazil
@Estrad438 жыл бұрын
+Ezra Isaacs they sound very similar
@EzIsaacs928 жыл бұрын
yeah man deadmau5 made the song and then she put a vocal on it and released it a couple years after..both great songs!
@deonal8 жыл бұрын
A one dimensional athlete and a very good one I guess.
@kryttoss19406 жыл бұрын
deonal i
@1macrae6 жыл бұрын
deonal gg
@alexvidu45176 жыл бұрын
This was great, thanks, I have been researching "the program hockey training" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Banonnor Veyathan Release - (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some interesting things about it and my buddy got amazing success with it.
@Mr_Jish2 жыл бұрын
3:49 - 3:54: "Legs feed the wolves, gentlemen." 3:55 - 4:29: "The wolves are full, man, please stop!"
@thefives7ar9 жыл бұрын
NHL players don't look very athletic off the ice lmao.
@masculinitymonk5 жыл бұрын
thefives7ar most are very athletic
@Mightydruncs7 жыл бұрын
I think ill start watching nfl combines again ....
@yigs73399 жыл бұрын
watching the hockey combine is so sad compared to the nba and nfl
@isaacmonson44036 жыл бұрын
yigs the nba combines trash the only competitive one is the nfl
@evandutil14107 жыл бұрын
It's said he was doing 150 pound bench press reps, but he was only doing 135....
@tylermarshall25307 жыл бұрын
Look again bud, he's got 52.5 on each side of the bar
@ashtonsaunders9707 жыл бұрын
Evan Dutil mcdavid. Matthews srry bud
@trailnerror28874 жыл бұрын
It's 2019. He's pretty much considered a bust now. I don't even know where he is playing. SPHL maybe? Europe?
@Charles_Groebs4 жыл бұрын
Trail N Error He still with Edmonton. And he isn’t a bust, he is just on a shitty team.
@michael99594 жыл бұрын
Digital Dino r/woosh
@AlwaysHalloween0007 жыл бұрын
does this include avoiding any contact during the playoffs????????????
@levelsabove76317 жыл бұрын
I'm going to be completely honest, and this is my personal view. I played in the OHL/Jr.A and 1 pro season over in Europe. Although, I believe I should have made the NHL, shit happens, but what I'm getting at is all these testing's literally mean fuck all. I was one if not the fastest in every league I played in and I barely worked out or stretched to any degree. This may not be the same for everyone, but I ran track and played soccer and lacrosse growing up as well as I'm sure most people are in other sports like baseball along with hockey up until the point where they can't do both. None of these tests mean anything. Now, I'm not saying that going to the gym and getting stronger or in better shape wont help. I'm just saying that I think some people need to work harder than others. I wasn't even a big guy and I was probably one of the toughest on my feet in regards to like strength and edge work and I think if you're a young kid I think you should go to hockey schools, play other sports, be active and enjoy your life. Being in the gym is overrated when it comes to playing hockey. These guys being tested for wingspan all the jumping tests and things like pull ups or bench press, they actually all mean fuck all when you're getting on the ice. Sure, you want to impress and test well, but I personally believe that none of it matters.
@habble58606 жыл бұрын
The incredible fabulous, stunning. Connor McDavid gigantic superstar go up
@dbbrown109 жыл бұрын
Lol, is this a showcase to prove that the best athletes do not play hockey?
@OilersArchivist9 жыл бұрын
Not really. you won't see Lionel Messi tearing up the NFL, NBA, or whatever, but he sure is the best in the sport that he plays in.
@dbbrown109 жыл бұрын
XIBNQM5 Lionel Messi plays a sport with a much larger talent pool than hockey. A very small percentage of people even have the opportunity to play hockey. I don't know the numbers with any precision, but I would venture a guess that there are about one hundred little kids who grow up playing soccer for every kid that grows up playing hockey.
@Marz27279 жыл бұрын
dbbrown10 Your second comment is very true. However NHL players still deserve a shitload of respect for providing a competitive, exciting and engaging spectacle, week in, week out.
@Prince-ny2lr9 жыл бұрын
dbbrown10 Ice Hockey is the most popular sport only in Canada and in Finland I believe and football is going to be Finland's biggest sport in 10 years.
@SuperAwesomeEdits9 жыл бұрын
Prince Football will not go over icehockey in finland. At least not on viewers.
@majorcarver35044 жыл бұрын
Why is it so hard to admit that hockey players are just not as athletic as other sports and that's fine, its a different sport. I love how people get so insecure that their sport is not seen as manly enough . NOT ENOUGH TESTOSTERONE LOL. All these dudes on the internet who love to say hockey is the manliest sport bc it has fights and bodychecks, lol like who tf cares, that's just your insecurity speaking. All sports are different and they require different types of skill/body-type.
@insanegamingpigs99967 жыл бұрын
Go oilers
@patrickstar36097 жыл бұрын
Because running and jumping is so important in hockey.
@jameson12393 жыл бұрын
Cardio and balance
@CloroxBleach-cy4ez9 жыл бұрын
2:26 my neighbor has more armpit hair and he's 12
@banskateproductions9 жыл бұрын
There's a magical thing called shaving
@CloroxBleach-cy4ez9 жыл бұрын
NO WAY!!!
@Astonish959 жыл бұрын
Seth Adam Aerodynamics
@CloroxBleach-cy4ez9 жыл бұрын
Yea or just the fact he isn't a man yet. I'm still growing
@PeterPan-lg3uq9 жыл бұрын
Seth Adam You been checking out your neighbour's armpits? That's creepy.
@666mathew9 жыл бұрын
I wonder how Wayne Gretzky did during his first fitness test when he joined the Oilers. He was thought to be too small and too slow, and look how he turned out!
@keepingitreel...80375 жыл бұрын
Yeah but he couldn't play hockey very well, and he definitely couldn't ever win anything! LOL : )
@Jose-ee2se4 жыл бұрын
@@keepingitreel...8037 ah yes,the all time points leader and goals leader is exposed by a office worker who does nothing to help earth
@zhiperslv91559 жыл бұрын
9 pull ups :D lol im younger and could do atleast half more
@Rayjay7964 жыл бұрын
Good for you, are you also the best player in the NHL?
@nicknyrfan67207 жыл бұрын
Mitch Marner is 82 at 00:24
@bobbyblue27409 жыл бұрын
Does anyone think it would be cool for Edmonton to trade their 2016, 2017 and 2018 #1 draft picks, perhaps Draisiatl if necessary, and grab Eichel? Would that not make for the greatest dynasty of all time?
@davemackay94262 жыл бұрын
Eichel for for Draisaitl.Total stupidity. Eichel couldn't Leon's stick bag.
@connerchaney83656 жыл бұрын
Half of these just look like the test where just pulled out of a hat lol
@AxtonSterling7 жыл бұрын
NBA players would laugh at this
@jakeoulust50697 жыл бұрын
And everybody would laugh to NBA players... and they are laughing 😂
@mohamudahmedad72587 жыл бұрын
Axton Sterling I can promise you NBA players aren't nearly anywhere close to being as strong or as fist as hockey players. Of course their are some who aren't like the average NBA player (LeBron, Westbrook, etc) but otherwise the NBA as a whole is nowhere near as strong as players in the NHL
@stevemac2137 жыл бұрын
from their jail cell.
@Firestar34407 жыл бұрын
id like to see an nba player lace up a pair of skates
@tangmaurer90026 жыл бұрын
ja3 I’d like to see an NHL player with a 48” vertical.
@flytheskymyway2 жыл бұрын
I’m pretty sure that was Edmonton Oilers Coach MacTavish watching from the stands
@DIBYgaming9 жыл бұрын
I LOVE how all of the tests and drills at the NHL combine have NOTHING to do with the actual sport of hockey or ice in any way.
@seaner67029 жыл бұрын
Dyl_Pickles its fitness.
@trh82019 жыл бұрын
Dyl_Pickles Endurance, balance, explosiveness in legs, and strength have nothing to do with hockey? Go look at the numbers of elite players, they all had elite combine numbers.
@Desaloth9 жыл бұрын
T. Hayes Besides Kessel, But there is no doubt a top 5 scorer on average is not a elite player.