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Connor Bedard is Proof the NHL Combine is a Joke



Fitness training is important for becoming a better hockey player, but fitness testing means next to nothing about how good a player is.

Connor Bedard put up average results (except in pull-ups where he crushed), but he is still a generational prospect because of what he can do on the ice.

33 Comments

  1. Uhh, I don’t think you understand the magnitude of even an ELC. These teams are investing millions into these players via contracts, scouting, training, etc. These combines are a necessity. Your opinion isn’t deep enough to understand.

  2. Okay, they said he is ripped. I was like what he’s small. Then I found out he’s a hockey player not a football player

  3. I love watching your videos and I like doing your exercises but is there any way that you can give me a hockey offseason training program for free for anyone under 14 thank you

  4. What even is a combine? A draft system is the stupidest thing Americans have ever invented

  5. Maybe he is destroying it because he’s absolutely jacked beyond belief. There is a reason he is as good as he is

  6. i don’t even know why they do it… as long as you’re in basic hockey shape, then you’re fine

  7. I remember reading that Gretzky and Lemieux weren't always the most fit at training camp but once the season started, well…

  8. to be honest i wish hockey was how it used to be….not battle of the fittest it was battle of the toughest

  9. this video has nothing to do with connor bedard. scouts see players on ice abilities and hockey iq in every game they play throughout their season, however there are very strict rules and consequences for fitness testing prior to the combine, Arizona was caught testing before the combine and lost a 1st and 2nd round draft pick just 3 seasons ago. So if it’s so worthless, why are teams sneaking around risking money and draft picks for this information? The truth is any information you can get on a player is worth something.

  10. You produce a standardized baseline for all players entering. This isn't just testing done to scout potential that might have otherwise gone unnoticed, this is to track progress and averages down the line.

  11. I would say Connor McDavid is more proof that the Combine is a joke… Bedard still has to make the team

  12. How many Cups has McDavid won so far? I need to adjust my McDavid Cup Tracker I have in my house. I have Gretzky at 4. Sid/Malkin at 3. Lemieux/Jagr at 2 (Lemieux cancer diagnosis maybe hurt that number). Ovi at 1. I just need to adjust my McDavid number so someone please update me.

  13. If you call McDavid “ decent player “ then you should make comments on golf or baseball not hockey……

  14. this is AI right, it has to be AI, no human would say some of this shit "decent player".

  15. The combine isn’t to see how strong or how fast a player is it’s more to see the compete level of players and how hard they push themselves.

  16. I think this is better evidence they need to test things that correlate better with hockey athletic performance

  17. Wasn't it RNH who said something like "what does bench press have to do with hockey?" He's right.

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