Connor Bedard is Proof the NHL Combine is a Joke

'Connor McDavid turned out to be decent player'

"I play real sports. Not trying to be the best at exercising." Kenny Powers

Bro called mcjesus decent 💀

Gretzky could barely do 10 pushups and look at the career he had.

That vertical took me out 😅

There was a quarterback that wasn't drafted until the 199th pick in the NFL draft in 2000 because none of the teams were impressef with him.during the combines. He was Tom.Brady.

It's good to get an idea of someone's fitness level. Just because the test doesn't show on-ice talent, doesn't mean it's not useful

I think Tom Brady has proven that the Combine doesn’t always measure how good a player will be.

I know it was in the NFL but a long time ago there was this guy who figured out teams were way too worried about the combine. He decided to not play his last year of college football and instead take a year off and train only the drills that were tested at the combine. He scored extremely well and was drafted. I could be wrong here but I don’t think he ever played a single regular season snap

“Turned out to be a decent player”

one of my professors who supervised some combines said it probably makes sense to treat it like a physical that needs to be passed rather than benchmarking/ranking, ie if a prospect can't broad jump/bench over X then there might be cause for concern

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.

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.

Let’s see how Hall will help him out and if they can become line mates

“And he turned out to be a decent player”

It's just a general fitness/athleticism test, dude... teams don't use it to determine draft positions... an immensely talented kid who's to lazy to put in effort is just another indication of commitment

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.

I think it’s more so those specific tests, I bet if you brought out the balance boards/ slack lines etc , made the test much more dynamic you could get an idea. Weird they don’t have like an on ice combine, do they?

Calling Mcjesus decent is the funniest thing I’ve ever heard.

Reminds me of the ACT/SAT