Do you like The Hockey Guy?

[AKL]

I need more options than yes or no. I don't watch most of his content but I don't dislike him. I'll watch him if one of his videos is a topic I'm interested in and I happen upon it, but I won't seek it out.

 

[Conspiracy Theorist]

He's ok.

 

[JPT]

Add "who the f*** is The Hockey Guy"

 

[Le Barron de HF]

I like the guy but most of his videos seem to not contain a lot of info in the grand scheme of things. For a guy who watches as much hockey I'd want a complete scouting report of the players in a trade and more than a wall of numbers. Good for casual fan I guess

 

[Mobiandi]

He has the best jersey collection I’ve ever seen

 

[JianYang]

His most interesting videos are probably when he covers his jersey collection.

I usually go several weeks/months without watching any of his content, but then the algorithm will show some suggested video which might catch my eye.

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

He's not bad, comparatively speaking. I mean, it's not easy to be popular and not piss a lot of people off. That's a rare talent. No knock against him if he's not that.
There's all different types of options. He's the option that gives you just stats and facts for the most part. Nothing wrong that.
I think his best videos are when he gives his team rankings (which is week to week). Now he does give more of his opinion in those, and I think it's pretty entertaining.

 

[Krigsgaldr]

I like the guy .. been subscribed since the channel was under 5 k . He's not a analyst and doesn't claim to be . There's plenty of that available on YouTube and everywhere else . Hard to not like a guy that puts so much effort in to making content that's available free and on demand especially in the quantity he does .

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

He seems like a good dude but I don't enjoy his videos

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Shannon’s hockey jersey collection is quite exquisite.

 

[orby]

I generally enjoy his content. He usually has pretty reasonable perspectives on stories around the league and his recap videos are a good way to get the gist of what happened in games I missed. He's not the most mind-blowingly knowledgeable guy (though he clearly does his research when he has to) and I skip most of his videos that primarily pertain to teams I don't follow, but I respect his dedication and appreciate his simple, honest, no-clickbait format.

 

[NyQuil]

This is the Hockey Guy:

 

[wetcoast]

This is the Hockey Guy:

I remember a coworker years ago who came from Ottawa and just praised Tom Green as the best ever but man I just could never get into a guy who is less funny than I am and I have a day job.

 

[NyQuil]

I remember a coworker years ago who came from Ottawa and just praised Tom Green as the best ever but man I just could never get into a guy who is less funny than I am and I have a day job.

You had to be there.

It was like Wayne's World but in real-life.

His show was on the Rogers community cable access channel. His guests were the most random local people. His co-stars were his buddies. One guy would just stand there drinking coffee with funky music playing for a little while and then leave.

His shenanigans on the streets of Ottawa were funny because sometimes you'd see him out there or you'd recognize where he was.

The way he used his parents in his skits was both hilarious and cringeworthy.

 

[wetcoast]

You had to be there.

It was like Wayne's World but in real-life.

His show was on the Rogers community cable access channel. His guests were the most random local people. His co-stars were his buddies. One guy would just stand there drinking coffee with funky music playing for a little while and then leave.

His shenanigans on the streets of Ottawa were funny because sometimes you'd see him out there or you'd recognize where he was.

The way he used his parents in his skits was both hilarious and cringeworthy.

Sure maybe it's like Kenny vs. Spenny, which I personally like alot but for most people they either love it or hate it.

 

[NyQuil]

Sure maybe it's like Kenny vs. Spenny, which I personally like alot but for most people they either love it or hate it.

I kind of liked Kenny vs. Spenny. Like Tom Green, there were good episodes and bad ones.

The low production values are part of the charm.

 

[SENStastic]

He's alright. Generally pretty positive attitude type channel, good polite Canadian boy that won't say anything to upset anyone really. Very bland.

His whole shtick is writing a bunch of stats he gets from online or some hockey magazine on his whiteboard, and reading them back to the audience. That's pretty much all he does. But you can tell he's a long time dedicated fan and loves the game and very passionate about it. Still don't get the whole 3 fav team part, seems so random to cheer for Van, Bos and Dallas all at the same time..

Decent for a quick update on latest news and activities in the nhl on any given day tho, he's very consistent on that.

 

[wetcoast]

How many freaking jerseys does he own?

 

[SENStastic]

How many freaking jerseys does he own?

Yes

 

[wetcoast]

Yes

Well that clears things up.

But I get what you are saying.

Wow I googled it and found out it's more than 250 and he is from my neck of the woods in the valley here.

Here is a breakdown according to this reddit expert.

1. Buffalo: 22
2. Vancouver: 20
3. Los Angeles: 19
4. Montreal & Ottawa: 17
5. Boston & Edmonton: 16
6. Chicago, Dallas, Pittsburgh & Toronto: 15
7. Columbus, Tampa Bay & Washington: 14
8. Carolina, Minnesota & New York I.: 13
9. Nashville, St. Louis & Winnipeg: 12
10. Arizona, Calgary, Colorado, New Jersey & San Jose: 11
11. Anaheim, New York R., Philadelphia & Vegas: 10
12. Florida: 9
13. Detroit: 8
14. Various NHL All Star Jerseys: 4
15. Seattle: 3
16. California Seals, Atlanta Thrashers, Quebec Nordiques, O.G. Winnipeg Jets, Minnesota North Stars, Chilliwack Chiefs, Cleveland Barons, Grand Rapids Griffins, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Vancouver Giants, Rochester Americans, Starfleet Red Shirts, Humboldt Broncos, Utica Comets, Colorado Rockies, Springfield Isotopes & Atlanta Flames: 1

 

[DitchMarner]

He's alright. Generally pretty positive attitude type channel, good polite Canadian boy that won't say anything to upset anyone really. Very bland.

His whole shtick is writing a bunch of stats he gets from online or some hockey magazine on his whiteboard, and reading them back to the audience. That's pretty much all he does. But you can tell he's a long time dedicated fan and loves the game and very passionate about it. Still don't get the whole 3 fav team part, seems so random to cheer for Van, Bos and Dallas all at the same time..

Decent for a quick update on latest news and activities in the nhl on any given day tho, he's very consistent on that.

He was a Canucks fan during the 1980s. That team had a history of futility, and I think he adopted the Bruins as his alternative team after the Neely trade. I have no idea why he was a North Stars fan.

 

[Yozhik v tumane]

As I had started becoming more of a hockey nerd, I watched/listened to a lot of his videos. I was interested in learning more about former players/those who I grew up with not the least and he had lots of videos about them. I too figured eventually that there wasn’t a lot to be had beyond the stats up on his whiteboard. Agreed with previous sentiments in this thread.

But he seems like a nice guy.

 

[Satan]

Never heard of him

 

[slapKing]

He was a Canucks fan during the 1980s. That team had a history of futility, and I think he adopted the Bruins as his alternative team after the Neely trade. I have no idea why he was a North Stars fan.

Another reason he became a bruins fan if I remember correctly is because his late father was a Habs fan. The Neely trade was of course another big reason

 

[NYR94]

He's good if you want to consume some hockey content but you want to just listen to it instead of having to read it so that you're freed up to do something else. He doesn't offer much deep analysis though because he covers the whole league and a lot of his output is just him reading off statistics. But he can be useful if you want recaps every day of the previous day's games because he churns out videos constantly.