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@carmentraveller3196

3 жыл бұрын

the cold feel of the ice but the warm feeling when you play, it’s just a very mentally refreshing sport. i just love it 😂🤷‍♀️

@tsforever4046

3 жыл бұрын

When I was 2 my dad got me in to hokey and I have been a blues fan ever since

@mulletman6298

3 жыл бұрын

The fact that there is a team called the sharks my favorite animal lol

@oasharks47

2 жыл бұрын

Okay it's kind of a long story but here it is: So for a while I liked playing hockey I just didn't really care for the NHL or watching hockey, but last year my dad to Toronto because my favorite team was visiting, the sharks. Even if I wasn't a huge hockey fan I still had a favorite player, Brent Burns. He took me to see them play against the leafs and in the warmups I had got a puck from Brent Burns and one from Logan Couture. I can't remember the exact score but I remember the sharks won and the score was something like 5 - 8. Ever since that night I have 3 pennants, 3 jerseys, a hockey poster, two hockey figures, a whole set of collectible hockey cups and a lot more. Thanks to Brent Burns and Logan Couture for throwing me those pucks, thanks to my dad for getting me into hockey, thanks to my mom for driving me all around town to get those collectible hockey cups and thanks to you for reading this long ass comment.

Canadian here so hockey is ingrained into our culture very deeply, it is always interesting to hear the perspective of someone from a different culture who has a passion for hockey.

@TwistedWristerHockey

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed! I'm not sure if I'll get to do this through my channel, but bringing to light the experiences of fans elsewhere in the world would be terrific.

My sister started dating a guy in 2004 who had season tickets to the WBS Penguins when I was about 8. I went to my first game and was hooked to the AHL for years took me about another 6 years to start liking the NHL

1. Speed -It’s the fastest sport. 2. Flow of play -There aren’t elongated stretches without play. The snail’s pace in the flow of football and baseball make them unwatchable. 3. Skill -Handling the puck at high speed is incredibly difficult and highly entertaining.

@TwistedWristerHockey

3 жыл бұрын

Great point; at least in comparison to baseball and football, there's a lot less time in between the action! And it's not like teams can stack timeouts like they do in basketball. Thanks for watching!

i started watching hockey when i was 7 and started falling in love at 10 supporting the winnipeg jets

I wish many people in Germany would watch this video. It’s a nice introduction to the greatest sport on earth.

Hockey is truly a great sport. The atmosphere at hockey games is so electric, and I’d recommend going to a hockey game to everyone if they get the chance. Great video and hopefully this video will get more people into hockey, as it is the greatest sport.

@TwistedWristerHockey

3 жыл бұрын

Nothing beats playoff hockey!

The Mighty Ducks and early NHL games from the 90s got me into hockey then when the Carolina Hurricanes came in 97 i was hooked❤🖤

Loved this video man! as someone who was a hockey fan first I tried to start watching other sports but noting came close to the experience of watching hockey, everything was so slow and just no where near the fun. I have tried so hard to like football because everyone and their cat seems to think it's the greatest thing on this earth. I kinda got into soccer a bit for the world cup but the flops and diving was a bit much (not that is isn't in hockey and other sports cuz it is, just not nearly as much). Good god baseball is just so slow and not exciting to watch in the slightest. Golf and Tennis are fun to play but not to watch. Basketball is hard to watch because of the annoying sound the shoes make on the court hahah so I just kept coming back to hockey had what i was looking for. I think some times people don't like it because its too fast almost they cant follow the play, I get that. But you hit the nail on the head with all these points man! If I started watching other sports first it might be different but I was lucky to find hockey first!

@TwistedWristerHockey

3 жыл бұрын

You bring up a great point. It may be harder to go from watching hockey to something more micro-managed like baseball or football. I grew up with those first, so I eventually took on basketball because it was more fluid. Then it got away from the more intense defensive matchups, so I started favoring stick-puck instead. I actually like watching tennis, but sometimes the really fussy players can stir up quite the racquet...

Experiencing game 1 of the scf against St. Louis at the garden when the bruins got the win and krug had that huge hit with his helmet off, I have never experienced such an electric environment. Absolutely nothing can compare!!

I was 7 when I got into hockey. My Dad was watching Sabres games and banging the floor whenever they scored. Not that long after, my family would attend a few Rochester Americans games a few times a year. Over time, I have liked it even more and have attended my first Americans playoff games last season. Nothing beats hockey.

@TwistedWristerHockey

Жыл бұрын

Those western & upstate NY'ers are a different breed of American hockey fans; I hope I can check out the Sabres when they're back in playoff contention!

What got me into loving the sport of hockey is watching the Mighty Ducks movies the flying V, Kucklepuck and more love the fights and the jerseys

@TwistedWristerHockey

3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, the magnificent knucklepuck!

My first hockey game was in 2011, it was the first time I ever heard or seen any kind of hockey being played in Portland, and I loved it. From that day one, I became a fan and have always tried to follow the Winterhawks whenever I can. My favorite hockey memory was watching the Stanley Cup Finals in 2015, I was rooting for Chicago at the time (not anymore for obvious reasons) but at the time it was pretty special to see such an intense atmosphere for a sport, and to see your favorite team hoist the cup.

You named every reason as to why I love the game. When I was 12 (1990) we were living in Arizona at the time and during summer vacation my sister, brother and I would visit our grandparents here in Pennsylvania (45 miles west of Pittsburgh). I was introduced to the sport that summer by a childhood friend. The moment I held a hockey stick and shot a puck, I was in love. He and I would shoot pucks by his garage for a few hours and the more he kept telling me about the sport I couldn’t wait to watch a game. Learning how to stickhandle and the different types of shots and techniques used for each shot was just so fun to learn. We eventually moved here to Pennsylvania that summer because my mom was in a at accident that left her paralyzed from the waist down. She taught herself how to build up her core strength and walk again it took almost a year. It was pretty incredible to witness that. Anyway, a coup,e of months later I got to watch my first game and fell in love once again. I loved the constant movement of the players and the puck, I remember observing how the players would move and turn around and skate backwards, the goalie’ movements and reactions, how the players would hit each other against the glass. There was so much going on and I was so mesmerized by it all. After a few games I noticed the jerseys and the first jersey I really fell in love with was the Buffalo Sabres, the colors and logo were so cool to me. Hartford whalers was the other one. Now I got spoiled right away because my Penguins won 2 Cups in my first 2 yrs of watching. I remember how much more intense and anxiousness I felt during the playoffs. Before discovering hockey I liked football, basketball and baseball, but I never got so emotionally attached and I started to wonder how in the hell do people like those sports more than hockey? Actually I still do..lol. 7 yrs after I got into hockey I went to my first live game and OMG is it so much better live. I realized that tv doesn’t do hockey any justice. For experienced fans we may not think that, but to me the tv just doesn’t capture the speed of the game, how fast/quick the player’s have to make decisions. You realize and appreciate it when you have glass seats or when you sit behind the goal and find yourself shocked that there are shutouts in hockey because I honestly do not understand how the goaltenders can see/track the puck a lot of the times with all of the bodies and sticks in front of them. Another reason I love the game so much is because I think if you’ve engaged in the sport, whether it’s rollerblading or on the ice and whether or not you play on teams it gives a whole different perspective on just how athletic and skilled those guys are. Even players who don’t make it to the NHL and how good they are, then to think of the best players in the NHL and how incredibly amazing they really are.

Honestly my family are hockey fans and so that’s how I became a hockey fan

About 5 years ago I watched a sports movie. It is still my favorite movie of all time. The movie is called Goon. It’s about this guy who is an enforcer and how he works his way up into minor league hockey. That movie got me hooked on hockey. I started watching games, played the NHL games, and started to watch a lot of different teams. I’m an Avalanche fan cause I’m from Colorado. I was so happy when the Avs won the cup.

Thank you for the video, Sir. Trying to understand the sport myself. God bless you.

I'm a huge baseball fan. Today I desided to watch a little bit of hockey. HOLY CRAP, my heart was racing, the pace of play is so quick. I found it so interesting that when someone gets a penalty they just leave the game. It was so fun to watch the race to score while they lost one of their players.

@TwistedWristerHockey

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, power plays / penalty kills can definitely get one's heart racing!

I’ve been going to games since 2010 when PPG Paints arena opened. My cousin Josh got me into hockey. Now it’s my favorite sport and I’ve been playing since 6th or 7th grade.

This is one of your best videos!!! Im a hockey fan cause I have been playing it since I was 4

I am happy that I found your KZread channel

New fan. Don’t know who to root for or what’s really going on. Just simply watching games and trying to learn all the teams first, next season will pick a team and only follow them. Then eventually learn the rest of the teams.

@TwistedWristerHockey

Жыл бұрын

Not sure if you've seen this, but a year ago, I made a guide listing reasons to cheer for certain teams here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZaKezMaLetS8n7g.html I'm going to make a new one in the summer, I think (this one is a little dated, but it may be helpful)

100% agree, perfectly valid points 👍

Growing up in Detroit in the late 90s the Red Wings had the hottest tickets in town There’s more emphasis on the team rather than individuals. Lifelong Wings fan

As a European (Croatia), in our blood from early age is only football(or as you saying soccer), basketball and other sports ... Hockey not so much. but we heard of him :D ... It always attracts me, but i didnt have chance to watch it anywhere besides our main city. Luckily i lived there and i watched some matches from our "local" club, but the league and club was "shit". We didnt had better :) ... And then later that year i believe was olympic games or world championship and on tv i watched Finland-Canada i believe, and it was so beautiful OMG, i fell in love with that sport. Unfortunately, football became so sensitive and sensibil sport nowadays, with 1 small contact when you foul make, player laying on the ground for 30 min, but ey he earning 1 million on the week, or month, nevertless they earning so much money and then delivering us they shitty performance or shows like that. In hockey they crushing into you and you get up and continue playing ... Amazing. And unfortunately i cant watch NHL so much because of timezone, but ... Hockey is good sport !

Great video. I live in Nebraska so we are not a Hockey market either. We have some college teams and some teams around us in Iowa. Was watching a football game a buddies house and the running back ran 85 yards for a touch down and the crowd went wild……That was until a holding penalty all the way back on the other side of the field brought the whole play back and it was meaningless. My buddy bust out laughing and simply shrugged his shoulders and said, “Well, this wouldn’t ever happen in Hockey”. My buddy is a Calgary Flames fan and I’m a Vegas Knights fan and our teams play often. We play multiple times a year so next year, we plan on going to watch both of our teams play. Watched some intros to Vegas games and it’s out of this world awesome and no other sport has that kind of an intro. Can’t wait. Hockey is definitely growing on me and it would’t surprise me if it becomes my favorite sport soon.

@TwistedWristerHockey

Жыл бұрын

^^ Playoff intros are especially the best in the NHL. Cheers from Iceland, and here's to a great season!

Great job!

You,Neil,Justin and Shannon The Hockey Guy helped me decide on starting my own channel like we talked about in the past. My channel is still doing ok. I had to Tweak it a little but,I am still making videos and not just about Hockey I done Hockey Football Live reaction videos unbaging/unboxing videos plus non sports videos. Plus I kinda made it family inturms of including my wife and daughter. Plus videos about me just taking about what is on my mind. Thanks Nick for the inspiration Your Mike Perillo Chennai Mike Perillo Sports Fan.

I got into hockey through the former San Francisco Bulls at the smelly Cow Palace lol. Hadn't been to a Sharks game before then, but the atmosphere of hockey games hooked me. Awesome to watch the sport grow more in the west!

@TwistedWristerHockey

3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, the Bulls! I never actually went to a Bulls or Sharks game at the Cow Palace, and it's interesting that the venue is still around lol. Let's continue to grow things out west :)

before hockey i was a lot into the nba, and i got to learn a lot of players names (current and all time), and looking at your channel is clear that you're kind of a specialist. how can i get to know more and more players, playing and retired ones?

How I became a hockey fan: My dad is from NYC, and my sister thought she was an ny girl, so when the Rangers came to tampa my dad got tickets for the 2 of them. Those tickets were right by the TBL tunnel. My sister saw Victor Hedman and had a crush on him, and my family became TBL fans (my dad was a Broad street bullies fan but that was decades before this/2009) then when I was 2 I started going to lightning games because back then season tickets were CHEAP. Then I started to appreciate the game more as I started moving up levels in hockey.

@TwistedWristerHockey

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, just a view like that got your family into the Bolts! I went to a game there three years ago and had a great time as well. Not to mention, they're such an amazing team to watch. Actually, some people where I live (near Spokane) are Lightning fans because Tyler Johnson is from our area and played for the Spokane Chiefs before being drafted.

I am from Florida my pops bought me my first pair of skates at the age of 2 shortly after learning to walk he took me to the rink for the first time it was a way to cool down from the boiling hot Florida sun I played all through my childhood and when I was in my freshman year of high school we moved to New Jersey and I began to play for my high school team I grew up a Tampa bay lightning fan and I have had New Jersey devils season tickets for 4 years now and now 20 years old and in a full time job I still play men’s league hockey and my pops at 56 still plays in the 50+ league I thank my pops and Canadian blood line every day for the sport of hockey my favorite experience is when I was in travel hockey in Florida we found a 12ft alligator in are dressing room and named are team the gators went undefeated the rest of the season and won the championship every season I love to walk back into the rink for the first time and smell the fresh cut ice and the sound of the skate sharpener nothing like hockey out there

@TwistedWristerHockey

3 жыл бұрын

Wow!! That is about as good as a Florida hockey story as I'll ever read. It wouldn't be complete without a gator in the locker room, and dang that's big one too! Thanks for sharing this - enjoy the Cup celebration (Tyler Johnson may be coming by my neck of the woods with it).

Definitely agree with always wanting to wear a hockey jersey I always joke about how my “style points” are bruins gear.

@TwistedWristerHockey

3 жыл бұрын

I like jerseys for other sports as well, but there's just something about a good ol' hockey sweater!

And if you all missed it he’s got all six Jersey’s for the original six NHL teams

It’d be hard to find 10 reasons cause I could think of like 50 that are all pretty important.

Grade video Nick In this top ten list I Definitely agree with your number 9 reason at hockey is the best Definitely agree with your number 9 reason at hockey is the best sport. I mean I watch football as well but,you are Absolutely right with your number 9 reason. My favorite sports Football and Hockey. Keep up the great work on your channel.

@michaelperillo6616

3 жыл бұрын

I meant to say great video my bad.

I´m from Brazil and hockey is my favourite sport by far

@TwistedWristerHockey

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, how unique! Your country has a very rich sports history, but I did not think hockey was part of that :)

@tiagomaia1365

3 жыл бұрын

@@TwistedWristerHockey Yes. Brazil is very rich in sports, unfortunately hockey is not one of them. I'm an exception here.

As a new hockey fan myself from a tropical county in asia i would say NHL is entertaining than the TV shows and basketball league in my country:)

You are looking sharp in that jersey!

@TwistedWristerHockey

3 жыл бұрын

One day I'll get an Adidas, but I could not pass up a Reebok that had the Magic Man on the back!

@dansonofchris

3 жыл бұрын

@@TwistedWristerHockey good choice!

Mighty ducks and playing street hockey with my cousins.

Only watched a couple hockey games all of them had a fight I always had fun watching it not sure why I don't watch it more, I've decided to change that

@TwistedWristerHockey

3 жыл бұрын

That's terrific!!

Fights. Enough said

@TwistedWristerHockey

3 жыл бұрын

That was the first thing about the game I liked as well :)

Is it safe to say that the Stanley Cup is the most prestigious trophy in North American sports? It's the only one in the big 4 major leagues that isn't replicated every year. There's only one of it's kind and to go along with you've said... So many great players have won and hoisted that very same Cup.

@TwistedWristerHockey

3 жыл бұрын

Up until the video, I hadn't really thought through how special it must be to hoist the same exact trophy as Howe/Gretzky/etc.

You said you were 1 hr from The Tank, where exactly are you from? I’m from the Peninsula area of The Bay.

@TwistedWristerHockey

3 жыл бұрын

I'm from Monterey and later lived in SJ and Mountain View.

I was born in in Ireland, I do plan on moving to America but not yet I was never really a sports person but when I started getting into American sports with my first love as basketball then baseball and I'm getting into hockey now and soon football not soccer I hate soccer more than anything. I see myself as a Chicago fan mostly bulls,whiteSox,bears but I don't like Blackhawks I was thinking Golden Knights or redWings maybe

@TwistedWristerHockey

2 жыл бұрын

It's not every day you come across an Irish hockey fan! Well, you can cheer for Chicago, but Hawks fans will tell you that you cannot cheer for Detroit as well lol. The two clubs have a rivalry that dates back a century ago. Detroit is a team on the rise, but I can understand if you want to cheer for teams that are all in one city.

@super_notboring2634

2 жыл бұрын

The revivaly is actually why I wanted to do that, but I won't do that

Greatest sport!

One thing I’ve always said, is that any sport with a shot/play clock is inherently flawed

@TwistedWristerHockey

3 жыл бұрын

I see the pro's and con's with basketball, but I can't imagine hockey ever implementing anything like that.

No egos off the ice

I wish i could get into Hockey but i cant its just too 1 dimensional and limited I dont understand why Canadians like it so much it can be fun when theres a fight but that can happen in any sport Like Football Basketball Soccer

@TwistedWristerHockey

Жыл бұрын

Hey, to each their own. If you're curious, feel free to check out my tips on watching hocvkey here kzread.info/dash/bejne/hXylkrunlcvaY84.html

@gridiron8870

Жыл бұрын

@@TwistedWristerHockey Ill check it out

That's why I played lacrosse. I can't skate for shit. But lacrosse is Hockey but running. With penalties you loss a player.

@TwistedWristerHockey

2 жыл бұрын

Probably not as bad in terms of injuries either. That said, I'd be terrified of the ball shattering my shin lol

@reaganlee6706

2 жыл бұрын

@@TwistedWristerHockey During a game I got hit in nether region w/o a cup and had to sit out the next couple of minutes.

@TwistedWristerHockey

2 жыл бұрын

@@reaganlee6706 Oooof, now that is brütal.

After every other sport became soft I became in love with Hockey

@TwistedWristerHockey

3 жыл бұрын

Great point! Yeah with all the penalties and fouls in football and basketball, I just stopped watching those leagues at-large. Hockey was always my favorite sport to watch in person, but even on TV I have quite a good time. Cheers!

@SportsFan-vq9kk

3 жыл бұрын

@@TwistedWristerHockey They definitely need to keep politics out of sports completely ever since they implemented that into today's sports I lost full hope of what's going to happen next so that why Hockey is the best choice for now until they sort that out. Yeah you can say some bad things about Hockey but that's every league it has it flaws. I'm not sure about MMA to be honest because they been acting childish as hell

I appreciate hockey alot. But you can't see the fricking puck go into the net most of the time.

WEARING HOCKEY JERSEYS!

Soccer is the best sport to watch. Tell me it ain't true when you're in a stadium with 50,000 other fans chanting and jumping and screaming and singing.

@TwistedWristerHockey

Жыл бұрын

I think if we're just talking about atmosphere, then yeah it's tough to beat soccer - especially in Latin America and Europe (saw Inter in Milan many years ago). College football would be up there for teams in the south/midwest, and I hear Japanese baseball games are unlike anything in the States.

@devilhunterred

Жыл бұрын

@@TwistedWristerHockey Yes Japanese are crazy about baseball.

Great video man. Just recently became a hockey fan, my daughter and I have attended 4 Panthers games so far and it has already become our favorite event together. 🏒

@TwistedWristerHockey

Жыл бұрын

^ The things you love to see. Thank you!!