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How hilarious would it be for the islanders to sneak back into the eighth seed and eliminate the caps after all this pomp and circumstance
Just to put this into a bit more perspective, the difference in points between Gretzky (2,857) and the guy in second, Jagr (1,921) is the same as the difference between Jagr and the guy in 106th all time, Nikita Kucherov (985).And they did the same thing when Gretzky broke the previous goal record, so it wasn’t unexpected.
It’s also so wild to think that this record was long thought to be unbreakable…when in reality, it’s the career point total record that’s truly unbreakable. Getting almost 900 goals is near impossible. Getting almost 900 goals and almost 2000 assists? What the f***?
So just a small thing, he’s throwing the ball with his left hand here but he’s right handed in regular life:
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There’s a whole thing about how hockey players choose their handedness, but it boils down to:
- Canadians and Europeans tend to play with their strong hand on the handle of the stick (if you’re right handed, you shoot left like Crosby or Kucherov)
- Most Americans tend to play with their strong hand on the shaft of the stick (if you’re right handed, you shoot right like Eichel or Kessel)
The predominant theory is that Canadians and Russians typically spend time as young children playing with hockey/bandy sticks, holding them one-handed to manipulate a ball or puck. Therefore they use their dominant hand for those fine-tuned motor skills. Whereas American children typically get presented with a (hopefully plastic) baseball bat or golf club early in life, and spent a lot of time smacking a ball as hard as they can using their dominant hand for power. When it comes time to hold a hockey stick, the American kids put their dominant hand lower for power whereas the others keep that hand in a place where they can fine-tune their movements.
Ovechkin’s interesting here… he’s an example of cross-dominance, someone who throws with their “weak” hand. A quick google shows other photos of him throwing left in both baseball and football, and also he’s a lefty in basketball, but he holds a pen or a fork in his right hand.
The reason I bring this up… this means Ovechkin’s preferred hand for fine-motor athletic skills is his left, which is controlling the handle of the stick, but his actual dominant hand is his right, which is providing the power on his shot. That’s truly a best-of-both-worlds setup, where he’s using his sports-dominant hand for precision while ripping as much power as he can with his life-dominant hand.
Gordie Howe, who held the goals record before Gretzky, was famously “ambidextrous” to the point of being able to flip his stick over during play. But he did have a clear preference for the right hand, holding a pen and a baseball bat on that side, and shooting right. Presumably he was actually right-dominant, but very very agile with his left hand. I wonder if there’s a similar dynamic going on with Ovie.
Dont know about Ovi, but theres also just weird people. My brother for example catches and throws left but bats and writes right.So just a small thing, he’s throwing the ball with his left hand here but he’s right handed in regular life:
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There’s a whole thing about how hockey players choose their handedness, but it boils down to:
- Canadians and Europeans tend to play with their strong hand on the handle of the stick (if you’re right handed, you shoot left like Crosby or Kucherov)
- Most Americans tend to play with their strong hand on the shaft of the stick (if you’re right handed, you shoot right like Eichel or Kessel)
The predominant theory is that Canadians and Russians typically spend time as young children playing with hockey/bandy sticks, holding them one-handed to manipulate a ball or puck. Therefore they use their dominant hand for those fine-tuned motor skills. Whereas American children typically get presented with a (hopefully plastic) baseball bat or golf club early in life, and spent a lot of time smacking a ball as hard as they can using their dominant hand for power. When it comes time to hold a hockey stick, the American kids put their dominant hand lower for power whereas the others keep that hand in a place where they can fine-tune their movements.
Ovechkin’s interesting here… he’s an example of cross-dominance, someone who throws with their “weak” hand. A quick google shows other photos of him throwing left in both baseball and football, and also he’s a lefty in basketball, but he holds a pen or a fork in his right hand.
The reason I bring this up… this means Ovechkin’s preferred hand for fine-motor athletic skills is his left, which is controlling the handle of the stick, but his actual dominant hand is his right, which is providing the power on his shot. That’s truly a best-of-both-worlds setup, where he’s using his sports-dominant hand for precision while ripping as much power as he can with his life-dominant hand.
Gordie Howe, who held the goals record before Gretzky, was famously “ambidextrous” to the point of being able to flip his stick over during play. But he did have a clear preference for the right hand, holding a pen and a baseball bat on that side, and shooting right. Presumably he was actually right-dominant, but very very agile with his left hand. I wonder if there’s a similar dynamic going on with Ovie.
Dont know about Ovi, but theres also just weird people. My brother for example catches and throws left but bats and writes right.
He lives in Cleveland and has been to a few Monsters games, I know he keeps up with the Jackets, not sure if he has been to a game or not. I would assume since he just turned 46 that's no longer on his mind.Has he ever considered a career in professional hockey?
I think I read somewhere that Stamkos also is right hand dominant and uses it as his bottom hand. I’ve always figured it’s more of a preference thing than either way being “correct” and I mean if it works for those two guys there must be something to it
I was laughing after I was already a righty that your dominant hand should be at the top of the stick. So most of us righty’s should be playing lefty. Which I’m annoyed about now as lefty’s get better shooting angles on left catching goalies.
Of course Canes were one of his first 5 and Bouler just f***ing coasted like a bitch there even though he could have easily gotten in his wayCareer goal #4 he absolutely burns Jesse Boulerice lmao
Career goal #4 he absolutely burns Jesse Boulerice lmao
This is interesting - someone told me because it’s how’s Canadians shovel snow because there’s more of it you want your dominant hand on top. Thats was also probably just bullshit.So just a small thing, he’s throwing the ball with his left hand here but he’s right handed in regular life:
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There’s a whole thing about how hockey players choose their handedness, but it boils down to:
- Canadians and Europeans tend to play with their strong hand on the handle of the stick (if you’re right handed, you shoot left like Crosby or Kucherov)
- Most Americans tend to play with their strong hand on the shaft of the stick (if you’re right handed, you shoot right like Eichel or Kessel)
The predominant theory is that Canadians and Russians typically spend time as young children playing with hockey/bandy sticks, holding them one-handed to manipulate a ball or puck. Therefore they use their dominant hand for those fine-tuned motor skills. Whereas American children typically get presented with a (hopefully plastic) baseball bat or golf club early in life, and spent a lot of time smacking a ball as hard as they can using their dominant hand for power. When it comes time to hold a hockey stick, the American kids put their dominant hand lower for power whereas the others keep that hand in a place where they can fine-tune their movements.
Ovechkin’s interesting here… he’s an example of cross-dominance, someone who throws with their “weak” hand. A quick google shows other photos of him throwing left in both baseball and football, and also he’s a lefty in basketball, but he holds a pen or a fork in his right hand.
The reason I bring this up… this means Ovechkin’s preferred hand for fine-motor athletic skills is his left, which is controlling the handle of the stick, but his actual dominant hand is his right, which is providing the power on his shot. That’s truly a best-of-both-worlds setup, where he’s using his sports-dominant hand for precision while ripping as much power as he can with his life-dominant hand.
Gordie Howe, who held the goals record before Gretzky, was famously “ambidextrous” to the point of being able to flip his stick over during play. But he did have a clear preference for the right hand, holding a pen and a baseball bat on that side, and shooting right. Presumably he was actually right-dominant, but very very agile with his left hand. I wonder if there’s a similar dynamic going on with Ovie.