The GREATEST Hockey Team Ever Assembled?

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  • Опубліковано 3 лип 2024
  • Team North America was a force to be reckoned with at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey and in this video we talk more about one of the most intriguing hockey teams out there. #hockey #nhl #sports
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  • @KardasR
    @KardasR 12 днів тому +144

    Still have no idea why people hated on North America. Such a fun and exciting team and very NHL to only do it once

    • @utahGrizzHC
      @utahGrizzHC 12 днів тому +12

      I liked the team, but I’ve got to admit, it’s unfair to basically have a 2nd team for both the USA and Canada. It gives 2 chances for those national teams to be represented while other countries only have 1. It was fun to watch but it was unfair having the 2 best international hockey teams have an additional team that could also win the WCoH.

    • @SteveEagles
      @SteveEagles 12 днів тому +2

      I think it would be cool if they did it for other countries as well (not just world) Don’t know how they could divide it up but it would be exciting

    • @zfouleur
      @zfouleur 11 днів тому

      It's all the Canadians and their bullshit.

    • @markkinz7913
      @markkinz7913 11 днів тому

      I think it came across as gimmicky, but then proved that some gimmicks are actually awesome. This was the NHL trying to make things more fun, and they ultimately succeeded.

    • @damitzdesign
      @damitzdesign 10 днів тому +1

      @@utahGrizzHCKinda comparable to the NY Rangers and NY Islanders.... To me, it seems a bit unfair that a city has two chances to win the cup…

  • @V.O.Y.S.
    @V.O.Y.S. 12 днів тому +62

    The North American team is for sure stacked and was great but in my opinion the greatest team ever assembled was the 2002 Canadian Olympic team…. Mario Lemieux, Yzerman, Shannahan, Belfour, Rob Blake, Kariya, Pronger, Sakic, Curtis Joseph, Ryan Smith, Iggy ,Thereon Fluery, Rob Blake, Lindros, Owen Nolan, Macinnis and more … coached by Pat Quinn and was the first gold medal at the Olympic for Canada in 50 years…. This team was absolutely stacked…

    • @amazingmonkey886
      @amazingmonkey886 12 днів тому +5

      1991 Canada Cup my friend. By 2002 alot of these guys were old.

    • @kurumauchiha153
      @kurumauchiha153 12 днів тому +1

      2014 olympic team is arguably better

    • @pierremilloy7841
      @pierremilloy7841 12 днів тому +1

      2014 was most domimant. 2002 had more star power however

    • @user-st8sp3fw8h
      @user-st8sp3fw8h 11 днів тому

      yeah, how can you deny that roster

    • @alexgutierrez6128
      @alexgutierrez6128 11 днів тому

      Ay don’t forget ROB BLAKE!!!

  • @bobbybrown1787
    @bobbybrown1787 12 днів тому +29

    This tournament really changed my opinion of MacKinnon.
    I knew he was good but this is what made me realize how much of a beast he really is.

  • @Xdot15
    @Xdot15 12 днів тому +30

    the NHL really robbed the world of the best international hockey for 10+ years smh

  • @noaharchambault8917
    @noaharchambault8917 12 днів тому +25

    Hockey executives are doing their best so we never see this again (it was way to fun)

  • @bradbradford8576
    @bradbradford8576 12 днів тому +46

    Imagine having McDavid, MacKinnon, Matthews, and Eichel down the middle

    • @NotaGabeItch
      @NotaGabeItch 12 днів тому

      Now how would that work out with 4 forwards on one line 🤓

    • @Marixa1979
      @Marixa1979 12 днів тому +12

      @@NotaGabeItch He's suggesting those 4 centers for the 4 lines for the team. Not that they'd be on the same line.

    • @NotaGabeItch
      @NotaGabeItch 12 днів тому

      @@Marixa1979 Oh ok, makes sense now thanks for the clarification. I just can’t see any of those guys being on the 3rd, or 4th line though. They’re all studs. Maybe unless they all get somewhat equal minutes. I’d rather see Crosby in that mix over Eichel any day of the week though.

    • @Marixa1979
      @Marixa1979 12 днів тому +3

      @@NotaGabeItch When you're looking at best of the best tournaments, you tend to get 3rd and 4th lines that are easily first lines for most teams. That's what makes those tourney's so exciting as all the teams are so deep.

    • @devonrickett7692
      @devonrickett7692 11 днів тому

      3 cup winners and then the best player in the world lmao

  • @Qmocean
    @Qmocean 9 днів тому +2

    Matthews and McDavid became really good friends playing on this team together. They've trained together numerous times since. Even their parents got close and have continued to vacation together from time to time too.

  • @AAbram-yt9de
    @AAbram-yt9de 12 днів тому +16

    The dark jerseys were awesome.

    • @marie2274
      @marie2274 11 днів тому +1

      They were, I still wear mine but only in October. 🎃 I just got the white and gray one, it's cool.

  • @anson.meadows
    @anson.meadows 11 днів тому +4

    This WC of Hockey was sick.
    Team N.A. (under 23) was such a great idea.

  • @meatmanmagoo
    @meatmanmagoo 12 днів тому +3

    Watching Nate Mack's toe drag live was amazing, never cheered so loud to a play before and I watched every game during the Hawks 2015 cup run

  • @joshmoxey.
    @joshmoxey. 10 днів тому +2

    I absolutely loved this team. Canadian, but I was cheering for the "young guns" as I called them. Absolutely lethal team, one of the most interesting hockey teams I've ever witnessed and would love to see them bring it back somehow again.

  • @deserttrailscout
    @deserttrailscout 12 днів тому +2

    Great video! Really liked this one!

  • @fredhall5038
    @fredhall5038 11 днів тому +1

    Love the concept. Very exciting.

  • @Serenessl1994
    @Serenessl1994 11 днів тому +1

    I'd love to see this come back

  • @kurtmooreca
    @kurtmooreca 12 днів тому +4

    Sorry that title belongs to the 2002 Detroit Red Wings...who now have 10 players from that roster in the HHOF, as well as Scotty Bowman as a HC, Mike Illitch as an Owner and Ken Holland as a Builder (GM).
    13 HHOF Members from 1 team....a team that won the Cup, broke the NHL and were the cause of the Salary Cap being introduced a couple years later.

    • @elomellow1623
      @elomellow1623 11 днів тому

      I don't think it's fair to compare a NHL team to a team with all the best players of the NHL put together. I think the Detroit team would get smoked. Just like they would get smoked if they had to play against team Canada.

    • @kurtmooreca
      @kurtmooreca 10 днів тому

      Have you googled the 2002 Red Wings roster yet? You should.

  • @Nasty0ldTree
    @Nasty0ldTree 10 днів тому

    The uncanny valley voiceover for this video really seals it

  • @davidjohnson-fw5co
    @davidjohnson-fw5co 12 днів тому +2

    Montreal teams from the 1970s were the best . The red army game was one of the best ever. And those teams have the most players in the hockey hall of fame .
    Then its a toss up between Detroit early 2000s , Edmonton mid to late 1980s and Islanders early 80s

  • @HelloMattMat
    @HelloMattMat 5 днів тому

    I was lucky enough to go to that Young Guns vs. Sweden game live. Still the most entertaining hockey game I have ever seen.

  • @guanaco103
    @guanaco103 11 днів тому +2

    Bro I wanted NA team vs Canada so bad but Russia had a nice team

  • @louisg8389
    @louisg8389 12 днів тому +1

    That coaching team 😮

  • @atomicpumpkiin593
    @atomicpumpkiin593 12 днів тому +1

    Aves are my team so i love seeing him for 8 years ago

  • @AG-po4xz
    @AG-po4xz 9 днів тому

    I dont know about this Mcdavid dude, but he looks great. Maybe one day we'll see him in the big leagues.

  • @flaviusfake271
    @flaviusfake271 10 днів тому

    Dude the 1976 Montreal Canadiens dynasty had 11 hall of famers, 16 all stars, 17 trophies and a 0.786% winning percentage (no OT or shootouts) plus still hold the record 2.76 goal differential.
    That almost dynasty team tied the USSR a year earlier. In their prime from 1976 to 1980 that team was probably better than the summit teams of 1976.
    Other contenders are the 1980s Islanders and Oilers. Still the oilers had 5 hall of famers for example. Young people don't realize just how crazy good the Canadiens were in the 50s, 60s, 70s and even until 1994.

  • @MrSammys19
    @MrSammys19 12 днів тому +2

    So good

  • @amazingmonkey886
    @amazingmonkey886 12 днів тому +1

    Greatest hockey team ever assembled? I nearly lost my lunch. Imagine a team with Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Eric Lindros, Messier, Coffey, Shanahan, Steve Larmer, Scott Stevens, Hawerchuk Belfour all on one team. Can't even count how many Stanley Cups between them all. It's not even close.

    • @SteveEagles
      @SteveEagles 12 днів тому +2

      Was that team actually assembled though? Because this was real so…

  • @jcg9998
    @jcg9998 7 днів тому

    The greatest line ever assembled was Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky in the 1987 Canada Cup. It didn't matter who the third guy was... When on the ice together it was like they were on the power play...

  • @mattrix4200
    @mattrix4200 10 днів тому

    Here's my dream team, obviously all players being taken from their ''prime'' years in the NHL...
    Here's a fun challenge to everyone else --> Make a team (without using any of these same players) to challenge my team (I'm pretty sure there's at least 6 or 7 teams teams that could arguably beat my team given how many players I couldn't pick)...
    F: Gretzky - McDavid - Ovechkin
    D: Lidstrom - Pronger
    G: Hasek
    Pros: SIZE, passing, scoring, variety of scoring zones & methods from each forward...
    Cons: Hasek was known for having a rare stinker every now and then, Gretzky was never ''super agile'', Pronger is a beast but could go ''off'' and get quite a few penalties if the other team got on his nerves...

  • @ryanleedham3643
    @ryanleedham3643 11 днів тому +1

    The point of having it as country vs country is to bring out a unique kind of competitive spirit - this tourny was just void of any kind of spirit, passion, pride, patriotism. Yanno the things that actually transcend the sport itself into something the viewer(and the players) want to be invested in.

  • @ryanjames4740
    @ryanjames4740 10 днів тому

    this was awesome

  • @Adventurelens90
    @Adventurelens90 5 днів тому

    Was at the Russia / NA game and it was unbelievable.

  • @ostarakonrad9907
    @ostarakonrad9907 9 днів тому

    Who sorted these teams?

  • @djbloodshot
    @djbloodshot 9 днів тому +1

    This tournament should have had these 4 teams
    North America
    Scandinavia (swe fin den)
    Russia and former Russian territories
    Europe

    • @HelloMattMat
      @HelloMattMat 5 днів тому

      So the USSR? I think Russia's been trying to recreate that recently 🤔

  • @noomJ
    @noomJ 10 днів тому

    McDavid had ONLY 1 more asst. Than THAT one

  • @mtvphil
    @mtvphil 10 днів тому

    2016 was the golden year

  • @therealnateboegel
    @therealnateboegel 12 днів тому

    1:05 Sweden out there on the ice looking like a mob of Vault Boys.

  • @litgaming2178
    @litgaming2178 11 днів тому

    The north amerian roster would be even more stacked now because you have Cale marker and a few other guys

  • @GR-bn3xj
    @GR-bn3xj 11 днів тому +1

    We haven't talked about the mexicans or Caribbean countries on the team. This was a North American team after all. Very elitist to not talk about their contributions😂😂

  • @Tryptameme
    @Tryptameme 12 днів тому

    Ive watched like 20 videos from this guy and still cant figure out if it's an AI voice or not

  • @hasasek192
    @hasasek192 12 днів тому +1

    That was great 😢

  • @Icedkule
    @Icedkule 11 днів тому +2

    this guy talks without commas

  • @timmholl9238
    @timmholl9238 11 днів тому

    The 1980 Miracle team called: they'd like to remind you that they pulled off the impossible, in the worst possible time of politics, on the lowest budget.

  • @4shitzNgigglez74
    @4shitzNgigglez74 11 днів тому

    What happened to Ryan Murray?

  • @kanetyler4399
    @kanetyler4399 12 днів тому +1

    There was no need to combine US and Canada at all. Why not just play the old all star game again? North America vs Europe

  • @luvslogistics1725
    @luvslogistics1725 11 днів тому

    The 2002-03 Red Wings

  • @nabby5030
    @nabby5030 12 днів тому +1

    This team was amazing to watch. We will likely never see this again because the NHL hates fun.

  • @justinganz1173
    @justinganz1173 11 днів тому

    The WCOH was great as everyone got to root for one team by combing the US and Canada and it was such a special thing. Sucks the NHL will only do it once.

  • @jonahsemenchuk184
    @jonahsemenchuk184 11 днів тому

    Was team north America u20?

  • @ericrubin1719
    @ericrubin1719 11 днів тому

    One could argue that the greatest Hockey team ever assembled is the one that just won The Cup😼

    • @IChewIceCream69
      @IChewIceCream69 10 днів тому

      😂😂 the kittens better than the 2002 or 2010 Team Canada? Or even the USA teams, laughable

  • @scottmaxwell5249
    @scottmaxwell5249 10 днів тому

    Great video. But the best team ever assembled was 1987 team Canada. Think about how many are in the Hall of Fame. And it was the same for team Russia. Most exciting hockey I've ever watched.

  • @jadenippersiel912
    @jadenippersiel912 11 днів тому

    I think he means the best team if they were to play today

  • @andrewmcdonald933
    @andrewmcdonald933 9 днів тому

    87 canada cup team

  • @Eskolol
    @Eskolol 11 днів тому

    This is not a new concept. Back in the day the all star game was team NA vs. The World. Which pitted NA players against EU and Russian players.

  • @kwaty
    @kwaty 11 днів тому

    Probably the fastest team ever assembled! Nobody would touch it now!

  • @travisalexander2711
    @travisalexander2711 11 днів тому

    Not even close by a mile compared to the talent of Team USA & Team Canada from the 97 World cup.....they would ANNIHILATE this U.S Canada combo in the video.

  • @utahGrizzHC
    @utahGrizzHC 12 днів тому

    They were fun to watch but it’s not fair basically having a 2nd team for Canada and USA. The two arguably best hockey national teams in the world now had a 2nd chance to win the WCoH. That’s why I get why it was discontinued as a team. If there was a team North America made of U23 Canada & USA, I would also expect teams like a Team Nordic made up of U23 Finland and Sweden. A Team North America can work in some scenarios but it has to be equal for all countries, you can’t just favor 2 countries and make a secondary team for them.

    • @SteveEagles
      @SteveEagles 12 днів тому

      I thought they had Europe? I get your point though

    • @user-st8sp3fw8h
      @user-st8sp3fw8h 11 днів тому

      trust you me, as a Canadian i would despise if they had won the world cup. FUCK THAT. Canada and America each would NOT want to combine with any age group.... ever. many voiced they wished they could have been eligible to play for their actual nation.

    • @billymays7210
      @billymays7210 11 днів тому

      @@user-st8sp3fw8h True, even tho they are made up of players from all over the world, it’s been over 2 decades since a Canadian team has won the Cup. Gotta have something to call their own…

  • @marksibley4546
    @marksibley4546 11 днів тому

    Not a chance look at the roster of Canada 1987 Canada Cup 12 Hall of Famers and arguably the two greatest forwards ever to play 99 and 66

  • @mikepurdue7472
    @mikepurdue7472 11 днів тому +1

    Yeah, but they don't have that new girl coach from Seattle. So wtf could they possibly know.
    (Sarcasm). Obviously.

  • @user-bq4tc6zc3f
    @user-bq4tc6zc3f 12 днів тому +1

    A stacked team ...but best ever assembled not too sure about thst....usually first place is part of that.....2010 canadas olympic team would have kicked their asses...just saying

  • @emanuelgonzalez3967
    @emanuelgonzalez3967 12 днів тому

    NA team was a all star team

  • @rogerchaufornier9916
    @rogerchaufornier9916 11 днів тому

    don’t 4get Johnny Hcky

  • @DaGoat1777
    @DaGoat1777 9 днів тому

    Nah it’s gonna be the 2025 team. Just because they are older and some players have gotten even better.

  • @ericdirauso2465
    @ericdirauso2465 12 днів тому +2

    Canada would smash any other team if they could have any Canadian player they want

    • @hartfordwolfpack8678
      @hartfordwolfpack8678 12 днів тому

      A number of those players like Eichel, Miller, and Matthews are American

    • @ericdirauso2465
      @ericdirauso2465 12 днів тому +3

      @@hartfordwolfpack8678 makar💀 mackinnon 💀 Mcdavid 💀

    • @hartfordwolfpack8678
      @hartfordwolfpack8678 12 днів тому

      @@ericdirauso2465 lol I’m not saying it equals out but there’s a lot of young talent on both teams

    • @erics2779
      @erics2779 12 днів тому +1

      They do. It's called the Olympics.

    • @hartfordwolfpack8678
      @hartfordwolfpack8678 12 днів тому

      @@ericdirauso2465 Also makar wasn't even on this team. He wasn't drafted yet.

  • @Clever01010
    @Clever01010 10 днів тому

    Come the 2026 Olympics CANADA might even have a better team.

  • @davidjohnson-fw5co
    @davidjohnson-fw5co 12 днів тому

    best hockey team was 1976 team canada

  • @djbloodshot
    @djbloodshot 9 днів тому

    Still not as good as the 87 canada cup team watch the videos they were unstoppable

  • @Bill-mw7sh
    @Bill-mw7sh 11 днів тому

    lol hockey superpowers! LOL

  • @ryanleedham3643
    @ryanleedham3643 11 днів тому +1

    Such a stupid concept for a Tournament. Was interesting in theory, but ultimately an overwhelmingly forgettable event.

  • @johnburns9634
    @johnburns9634 12 днів тому +1

    A better team than Lemieux, Gretzky, Hawerchuk, in 1987 in Rendezvous 87?

  • @eqluke9890
    @eqluke9890 10 днів тому

    The greatest hockey team ever assembled is strictly Canadian players, they make up the smartest and toughest players in the league. USA hockey creates a bunch of whiners

  • @sleepswithnopillow8413
    @sleepswithnopillow8413 12 днів тому

    lol it fing was eh

  • @user-st8sp3fw8h
    @user-st8sp3fw8h 11 днів тому +1

    are you clickbait obsessed? stop it. 10 canada, 14 canada. 16 canada will smash this team EVERY SINGLE TIME

  • @gged
    @gged 12 днів тому

    23/24 oilers are the greatest team assembled..

    • @Ryan-sr9ey
      @Ryan-sr9ey 12 днів тому +5

      Yet they didn’t win?

    • @erics2779
      @erics2779 12 днів тому +1

      Wow, that makes our Cup victory even more special. The GREATEST TEAM EVER ASSEMBLED and the 2023-2024 Florida Panthers beat them in a 7 game series, holding them to 5 goals in their 4 wins. Absolutely incredible! I think we should get a whole band on the cup dedicated just to us and this most impressive series victory OF ALL TIME. Go Cats!

    • @bradbradford8576
      @bradbradford8576 12 днів тому

      24/25 Oilers

    • @abj136
      @abj136 12 днів тому

      Not even close. They have a couple great players, but there are teams that dominated start to finish, offense and defense. Oilers were good in these respects, but not absolutely dominant.

    • @therealnateboegel
      @therealnateboegel 12 днів тому +1

      23/24 isn't even the greatest Oilers team assembled. This statement is like thinking Ringo Starr is the best drummer in the world, dude's not even the best drummer in the Beatles.

  • @busherjackson5016
    @busherjackson5016 12 днів тому +5

    Gayest concept for a team ever

  • @jimbrooks4976
    @jimbrooks4976 12 днів тому +3

    No it wasn’t the best team ever assembled, you are very wrong.