Do You Like the Hockey Guy

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

https://www.youtube.com/@TheHockeyGuy/videos

Off-season of all off-season threads. I'm a fan, he has pretty good knowledge of all 32 teams and his videos are background noise for me.

 

[BraveCanadian]

 

[GlitchMarner]

I like him. For a guy who has three favorite teams, he does a good job of sounding neutral and impartial a lot of the time. His knowledge is very good compared to casual fans and people who don't know that much about hockey. I don't think he's necessarily any more knowledgeable or insightful than some really good posters on this site, but he has a good general grasp on the history of the NHL and the present day League and he's regularly putting out content in a way that's digestible. .

 

[Xirik]

There aren't many hockey youtuber guys and he's probably the most well known outside of Dangle. He's a bit bland and rarely has a hot take, I appreciate that he isn't a Devils hater which a lot of "hockey historians" are.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Possibly the only YouTuber making hockey videos that isn’t completely cringe

 

[All Mod Cons]

Never heard of him. Wish him the best though.

 

[Midnight Judges]

He's alright but he subscribes to some loony hockey thoughts, such as thinking no era adjustment is necessary from the high scoring seasons of 3.5-4.0 GPG relative to eras where it was more like 2.6-2.7. Of course if you asked him if defensemen and goalies just happened to suck back in the high scoring eras he'll say no to that too. IMO something's gotta give here.

 

[GlitchMarner]

He's alright but he subscribes to some loony hockey thoughts, such as thinking no era adjustment is necessary from the high scoring seasons of 3.5-4.0 GPG relative to eras where it was more like 2.6-2.7. Of course if you asked him if defensemen and goalies just happened to suck back in the high scoring eras he'll say no to that too. IMO something's gotta give here.

I was going to say something like this in my post, but I wasn't sure what his stance is on era adjustments. In his career videos and season recaps, he doesn't make any attempts to account for changes in League-wide scoring. I think I've heard him mention era adjustment; I do think he is familiar with the concept. But does he actively oppose it or does he believe that it really isn't that important?

There is a reason I said I'm not sure he's more knowledgeable or insightful than good posters on this site. Compared to the casual or average hockey fan, he has a wealth of knowledge. But compared to someone like, say, HockeyOutsider? THG isn't anything special.

 

[Matty Sundin]

He’s ok. Seems like a nice guy and I admire his passion and dedication to his channel. All he does is read box score stats though and doesn’t really give any real analysis.

 

[norrisnick]

I saw a lot of talk of him. Checked out a retired player video. It was shallow reading of the players hockey-ref page with no insight whatsoever. Doesn't even do the courtesy of reading a wikipedia entry about the player. Just a metric shit ton of shallow surface level regurgitation of counting stats and box scores.

 

[LeProspector]

He is a guy that says a whole lot, without saying anything at all. Recites stats, and narratives he sees online while trying not to offend anyone. If that’s what you like, go for it. Far too casual for me, however.

 

[Bounces R Way]

I like him. He's not really what I would go for if I'm looking for opinion or in depth analysis because that's not what he does. He has his cute little whiteboard and kind of just sums up the facts of a given situation neatly and concisely. Offers his surface level thoughts at the end.

Plenty of places to get your hot takery if that's what you're after. I find it refreshing he just presents the pertinent info and leaves it there. Seems like a nice man who like many of us is an unabashed hockey nerd.

 

[Midnight Judges]

I was going to say something like this in my post, but I wasn't sure what his stance is on era adjustments. In his career videos and season recaps, he doesn't make any attempts to account for changes in League-wide scoring. I think I've heard him mention era adjustment; I do think he is familiar with the concept. But does he actively oppose it or does he believe that it really isn't that important?

There is a reason I said I'm not sure he's more knowledgeable or insightful than good posters on this site. Compared to the casual or average hockey fan, he has a wealth of knowledge. But compared to someone like, say, HockeyOutsider? THG isn't anything special.

Yeah, I was chatting with him online about that years ago. Maybe 8 years ago? Maybe he's changed his mind since then, I dunno and I don't want to misrepresent him.

I was like seriously dude, you think Bobby Smith and Barry Pederson were putting up seasons to match Crosby/Malkin/Ovechkin? So like each season in the 80s and for half of the 90s, 8 to 20 players were better than the best players from 2008-2016? And that coincidentally turned off when league-wide scoring went down? So as the talent pool grew and became international, everyone just started to suck? He was like yeah. He honestly didn't see anything wrong with that.

BTW that's not to dump on him. Much of the hockey establishment goes on raw totals across eras with no context or adjustment.

 

[Three On Zero]

Need an option for in between. I don’t like him but I also don’t dislike him.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

I admire the guy’s passion, but he only states facts (stats, standings) and almost never expresses his opinion.

It’s like watching a weatherman on TV but for hockey.

 

[CanadienShark]

He seems like a nice guy and fairly impartial. Only thing I don't like is that he's never really insightful.

 

[brentashton]

I admire the guy’s passion, but he only states facts (stats, standings) and almost never expresses his opinion.

It’s like watching a weatherman on TV but for hockey.

So he’s wrong 90% of the time and still employed?

 

[Larry Hanson]

I want to like him but it's easier to just read the box score than sit through his videos. He goes out of his way to not give an actual opinion on anything for fear of showing any bias.

 

[Steven Toast]

Hes ok. I used to watch alot of his videos very early into his channels life (2017-2020), but he has not developed his craft in any significant way and it is stale for me.

I can read off the box scores of games, and the Hockey Reference pages for careers, teams, etc. myself.

 

[tarheelhockey]

I admire the guy’s passion, but he only states facts (stats, standings) and almost never expresses his opinion.

It’s like watching a weatherman on TV but for hockey.

That’s a great way to put it.

I don’t find his style very entertaining, but I like the guy for his passion and commitment. He’s out there doing the lord’s work to make hockey fans more knowledgeable, so I wish him the best.

 

[Doom Bot]

He seems like a nice guy but he really offers nothing in his videos. Hockey YouTube is pretty barren. David St Louis has some really good ones on prospects but there’s really not many channels with actual insight.

 

[wetcoast]

Never heard of him but let's face it, we all wish that we were known as The Hockey Guy right?

It's like the hockey version of being the

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

So he’s wrong 90% of the time and still employed?

Well his power rankings and playoff predictions aren’t that accurate either

 

[ijuka]

Missed option 3: Who?

 

[Mulletman]

The guy has zero charisma and he dislikes gambling, which is one of my favorite hobbies. Can't like a guy like that...