Choosing A "Face Of The Franchise" For Every NHL Team! (2024 Edition)
Nhl hockey 2024 - Today we're choosing a face of the franchise for all 32 nhl teams . This one is a little different from the typical nhl highlights today , trade rumors and general hockey news , plus recaps breakdowns reactions to nhl games so let me know if you want more like this. I know we usually tend to focus on the leafs oilers and canucks, but this 2023-24 season we're trying to cover every team including this type of content. I'll also be making rankings and top 10 videos as the season winds down. This nhl face of the franchise list features the Anaheim Ducks , Arizona Coyotes , Boston Bruins , Buffalo Sabres , Calgary Flames , Carolina Hurricanes , Chicago Blackhawks , Colorado Avalanche , Columbus Blue Jackets , Dallas Stars , Detroit Red Wings , Edmonton Oilers , Florida Panthers , Los Angeles Kings , Minnesota Wild , Montreal Canadiens , Nashville Predators , New Jersey Devils , New York Islanders , New York Rangers , Ottawa Senators , Philadelphia Flyers , Pittsburgh Penguins , San Jose Sharks , Seattle Kraken , St Louis Blues , Tampa Bay Lightning , Toronto Maple Leafs , Vancouver Canucks , Vegas Golden Knights , Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets ALL have their picks today in this one.
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“Toe drag Bedsy” love the Coach Chippy shoutout .
Love the coach chippy reference
I remember being a so young watching a kid from nova scotia became the face of the league and a Russian phenom who could barely speak English blast down the wing with a mirror visor yellow laces with the tongues out I love that I grew up in that Era of hockey
100% agree on Caufield. I am not a Habs fan, but everytime I see that guy, I can't help but smile
Habs rebuild isnt gonna end until they realise they canT build a team around two B list players.
Literally born and raised to hate the Habs, but I agree too. Caufield just seems to be having the time of his life out there. I love guys like that who treat playing in the NHL like the childhood dream it was for so many of us.
As a habs fan nick is still the face, Cole has underperformed a lot for his expectations in the first half of the season so I feel like for a lot of habs fans it’s still nick
Oh god this is making me feel old. Almost all of my favourite players from 10 years ago are retired.
As a Lightning fan yeah I agree with Stamkos, when I moved to Tampa 8 years ago the first thing I saw in the city was a massive poster of him and Kucherov, and I know the whole city will be heartbroken when the day comes he’s not a bolt anymore
Stars fan here. So hyped to hear you mention Roope Hintz! He's my favorite player, and pretty underrated compared to some other Dallas Stars. Surprised you didn't mention Miro Heiskanen. I didn’t fully appreciate how much he contributed to the team until he was out with an injury this season.
Before the video started, I made my own picks. Matched on 18 of them. The only one that surprised me that you didn't even consider was Igor in NY. They have many faces to choose from, but that city in particular needs its stars so I guess it's fitting. Additional side note, as a Red Wings fan I love Cat, but it's not even close. Larks is "the diesel engine that runs the team" as Micky Redmond frequently points out.
yeah these 2 stood out to me too. Larkin is easily the face of the Wings and Igor has to be mentioned, they love him.
I wouldnt have picked Gaudreau for Blue Jackets. To me it looks like he doesnt belong there. It has to be Boone Jenner.
I dunno, the fans are always booing that guy! (I hope the sarcasm was sufficiently obvious.)
I completely agree with this!
Dude these style videos are the BEST I love watching and being able to agree or have my own opinion on stuff, and honestly that's how I found your channel when you ranked all the home arenas
Honestly i feel like slafvosky will be a close number 2 or 1 for the canadiens hes really becoming a star and has a funny personality hope the best from him and great video!
I remember the Vegas expansion draft. Everyone said that Marchessault would be the difference maker.
Also Adding Jack Eichel was the center position piece they desperately needed. I’m not saying he’s the face of the franchise, just saying I believe he’s a big reason why they won the cup.
@@shroomgod1990first thing Marchey did when he won the Conn Smythe was hug Eichel and say "you won this for me"
Crazy that Florida GAVE UP Reilly Smith just so they would take Marchessault and later win the Smythe against them
I mean..... besides Fleury, no?
On the notion of branching out into new video styles, I'm liking these new offerings. Top 10 lists are also good, along with categorized tier lists (A, B, C, etc), if you've given them any consideration. Keep up the great work 👍
Blake Coleman could honestly be a veteran leader in the Calgary dressing room
Although he's not a veteran yet, I could see much of the same with Rasmus Andersson
Anaheim: Trevor Zegras Arizona: Clayton Keller Boston: Brad Marchand Buffalo: Rasmus Dahlin Calgary: Mikael Backlund Carolina: Sebastian Aho Colorado : Nathan Mackinnon Columbus: Boone Jenner Dallas: Jason Robertson Detroit: Dylan Larkin Edmonton: Connor McDavid Florida: Matthew Tkachuk Los Angeles: Anze Kopitar Minnesota: Kirill Kaprizov Montreal: Cole Caufield Nashville: Roman Josi New Jersey: Jack Hughes Islanders: Matthew Barzal New York: Adam Fox Ottawa: Brady Tkachuk Phidadelphia: Travis Konecny Penguins: Sindey Crosby Sharks: Logan Couture Seattle: Vince Dunn St Louis: Jordan Binnington Tampa Bay: Steven Stamkos Toronto: Auston Matthews Vancouver: Quinn Hughes Vegas: Jonathan Marchesseault Washington: Alex Ovechkin Winnipeg: Connor Hellebuyck
don't forget Chicago: Connor Bedard #98
They say that Barkov isn't underrated anymore. But to pick Tkachuk over Barkov for face of Florida Panthers is a joke.
Barkov is great and has been a panther for a long time. But Tkachuk is much more marketable and has the personality. He's also the reason the Panthers got to the Finals. @@mapa6353
true I forgot@@bigchillinpodcast
Everyone forgets Flower
This is amazing video I just really getting into nhl these videos are definitely helping
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Cool vid. I really like Chucky and I love Bob, but Barkov is Captain for a reason. Barkov is the Florida Panthers. He's also holding and breaking most of the Panther records. #GOCATS
People hate Binnington from other fanbases, but many GMs and players think highly of him as a goalie. He’s a playoff performer. Not great in the regular season necessarily, but he’s one of the best in the league come post season time.
Couldn’t agree more - Quickest way to get a fan’s hockey IQ is to ask them what they think of Binnington
Hughes is Vancouver's face for sure.
Great listen! Loved it - more stuff like this.
I love the longer videos! Keep it up man.
Bruins fan here . Yeah , you nailed it for the B's. I feel like it's 51% marchy and 49% Pasta ... good work bud
I just want to say, the parallel between Kopitar/Doughty and Pettersson/Hughes should have Vancouver fans excited about a widening Stanley Cup window. Canucks have two faces of the franchise entering their prime in two of the most important spots.
I love panarin, he's great, funny and has a super warm aura about him like a puppy. But to me the face of my rangers is Mika (Or rather the Mika & Kreids duo). New York loves Mika and he looks like the absolute package of a charming and great guy. I see why you'd pick panarin and absolutely see why you put fox in the running (i'd even put igor up there with them). Overall good video, keep it up.
awesome video! Love the content as always my guy
Great vid man!
Another one for Dallas would be Miro, especially in the DFW area, it his him Robo and Otter.
I wish Marner got more recognition. He’s grown so much, from the guy who always turned over the puck, to the guy who you know will force a turnover from the other team. Most of Matthews goals are off of steals from Marner.
The double take when I heard Kerfoot’s name…
You should this exact video but for All-Time players
Dear JH, You're absolutely crushin' it with your NHL videos! So many talented and fun players around the league; inspires me to watch/follow even more teams. (HAWKS fan since 93 in Chicago)
Anyone know what jersey Beniers is wearing in that pic at 12:07? Cant find it :0
surprised it wasn't Couturier for the Flyers! Definitely the guy who came to mind for me
really enjoying all of your videos latley!!
Jonathan Marchessault is also Vegas’ franchise career leader in games played, goals, assists, and points.
aw johnny, i hope you know that bit about less than 10 seconds on habs is my way of saying how great your content is, and how id like more habs centerd stuff.
I like how he was just like, yep for Chicago its bedard😂
Love this channel. No cringe hockey is needed on KZhead Lol i thought you were about to pick Cat for the wings 🛞🪽 good choice and the only one with D-Boss
As a lifelong Dallas fan, it's 100% Jamie Benn not Robo. Jamie was the young superstar talent when I was young, and is now the older vet captain. Also has been through more than his fair share of controversies.
I love Rasmus, but if you need a runner up “face of the franchise” for Buffalo, I think Tuch is it. He plays with heart, he’s a local(ish) guy, every Buffalo fan I know loves him.. I’d love to see him get the C when Okposo retires, I just hope he can get his groove back, stay healthy and start winning games
Only one I don’t agree with is Montreal, however that’s only because Nick played in Owen Sound where I’ve grown up and still live and got to have quite a few nice conversations with him
Loved the video! You should do most hated player of each team
Stars fan here, ik im biased but I think of Benn first when I think of the stars. Hes gonna have his jersey in the rafters when he hangs up the skates and if the stars win a cup in this window, benn should be a serious candidate for the hall.
This dude is speaking french actually! What a good pronouciation of French Canadian player names 😄🤟
The respect for putting Marchessault is so awesome
You should do another version of this and call it next face of the franchise. For a team like Washington id consider Strome
As an Avs fan, it's far and away Nate for sure. The name you think of, the most important and best it's all Mack.
lmao i paused the video when he said "i havent seen those fans love a player as much as they love cole caufeild." I paused the video and ranted about carrey price and then he said carry price as soon as i started it lol
Thank yu for saying Marchy for the VGK
Great content. Coach Chippy🤣
As a Jets fan, an argument could be made for Josh Norrissey too
Solid video, but Miro Heiskanen deserves to be in the conversation for Dallas
ANA - Zegras ARZ - Keller BOS - Marchand BUF - Dahlin CGY - Huber…lol Markstrom CAR - Slavin CHI - Bedard COL - MacKinnon CBJ - Gaudreau DAL - Oettinger DET - Larkin EDM - McDavid FLA - Tkachuk LA - Doughty MIN - Kaprizov MTL - Suzuki NSH - Josi NJ - Hughes NYI - Sorokin NYR - Shesterkin OTT - Tkachuk PHI - Konecny PIT - Crosby SJ - Couture SEA - Beniers STL - Binnington TB - Vasilevskiy TOR - Matthews VAN - Hughes VGK - Marchessault WSH - Ovechkin WPG - Hellebuyck
Flower for MIN?
I feel like Dallas would be either Benn or Seguin, but at the same time i dont watch any dallas games so i dont really know
Isles by committee style kind of makes them vanilla. It's works to a point but it's vanilla. I'm going to go w/ Anders Lee.
You did us calgarian dirty with the markstrom pick, it's kadri all day
I think it’s a toss up between Panarin and Trocheck for me!
these videos are great
No way he says that Adam Fantilli too early but then he also says Connor Bedard
Barkov is too quiet, he goes so unnoticed to be the face and tkachuk has made SO MUCH NOISE
For New York I would’ve gone with Chris Kreider. I’m honestly surprised he’s not captain
don't think carey price would like that
@gabrielidusogie9189 Exactly
5:43 imagine calling Abdelkader “the old guard” 😂
Personally, i wouldve gone with connor brown for the oilers but i can see your side of it too
How? Connor brown hasn’t even scored a single goal with the oilers and he coughs up pucks 24/7 plus he has been in Edmonton for half a year
@@PotatoToesMasterit’s sarcasm
It’s definitely Stammer, and I’m glad made that argument because a lot of people think it’s Kucherov, but not a single Tampa fan hates Stammer, which you could argue against Kuch.
Ayy I think you got the name wrong with the avs franchise player. It’s spelled ”MacDermid” and not ”MacKinnon”. Overall tho, great picks
Kuch already took over as the teams MVP. He is the teams Crosby.
😂😂😂
@@toke7342 Whats so far funny? He already is running plays on the ice. More so than Stamkos. Kuch is always telling them where to be or where to go for a certain play. Has been for the last 3-4 years. They gave him a A because of it. He is now vocal when he needs to be and leads by example when he has too. Right now he leads the NHL in scoring. He sees the ice like Crosby or McDavid. Of coarse he is running things on the ice. Anyone watching Tampa games knows this. Common knowledge. Tell me your clueless without actually telling me. 😂
@@chelious1973 i liked your joke
@@toke7342 Yeah its a stretch that the best player on the team, leads the team on the ice by example and the person who tells the captain (stamkos) where to be on the ice on certain plays that for him to have a C is a joke. The only joke here is you. 😂 You"re are not captain obvious are you? 😂 At least try to inform yourself before making stupid comments.
@@chelious1973 well if you believe he's as good as crosby and his career, good for you.
McCann is a good choice, Eberle or Dunn would have been good choices as well.
Detroit is the guy who does the griddy
Johnny youre doing something unique now with this Choosing a _____ for hockey topics. Very nice and sets you apart from an Eck clone
Zegras, Cooley, Marchand, Dahlin, Markstrom, Aho, Bedard (well, duh), MacKinnon, Jenner, Oettinger, Larkin, McDavid, Tkachuk, Kopitar, Fleury, Caufield, Forsberg, Hischier, Sorokin, Panarin, Tkachuk, Konecny, Crosby, Hertl (cuz I'm czech), Daccord, Binnington (well he's an ass, Kucherov, Matthews, Hughes Q., Marchessault, Ovechkin, Scheifele
Huge missed opportunity on a "day f***ing one" for Marchessault
i wonder who will be picked for my team, the Pittsburgh Penguins! cant wait to find out!
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Were u expecting anybody else?@@bavier6355
Good choice with Jonathan Marchessault, he'll be our first retired # in Vegas! Go Knights Go!
Giroux is the heart of Ottawa. But ya, the Tkachuk dynasty is real!
Giving The Rat the C says all I need to know about the Bruins’ franchise.
Stars gotta be Tyler Seguin
Let’s see if Marchy gets a new contract in Vegas, I’m getting a little worried
Great video
Us wild fans love Brock Faber too
in a few years i think marco rossi could be the face too
Fleury? Guys?
Fleury? Guys?
Sorokin didn’t speak a word of English when he came to the NHL. That might be why you don’t see interviews from him much. 😂
Remember when bro was a Habs fan and only made videos about the Habs
Cmon dillon Dube is becoming the face of the calgary flames 😂 Man came out and embarrased the entire organization 😂
Stl would’ve been Perron if they actually cared enough to sign him
Loving it!
Boone jenner!!! For columbus blue jackets
Personally, when I think Rangers I think Igor Shesterkin
The fact that there's a cloud over Pettersson's long-term future at the Canucks, and Hughes filling the captain role and stepping up is what makes the difference here. If Petey signs an 8 year, 11.5 million dollar deal, he will again take the mantle.
I've said it before, I'll say it again. Vancouver should trade Elias Pettersson this year. They should have him talk about how he might not stick around, then when they get an offer for him accept the trade and send their defensive prospect named Elias Pettersson to the team for the center's value.
@@jonmendelson1104 - L O L !
@@jonmendelson1104yeah. Not haopening
@@jonmendelson1104oh that would be the best thing to ever see
@@jonmendelson1104I didn't finish the sentence my bad
Not a avs fan but Mack is good but makar is the men since is crazy year when they win the cup, rangers I think you forgot shesterkin 😂 or atleast as a contender and for tampa i don’t see how is not kuch but though choice
Caufield in MTL.....we are in trouble for a couples of years!!!😒😒
As much as sens fans love Stutzle, i doubt they want that floppy kid as their face. Its easily brady.
The face for the Oilers should be Corey Perry
More longer videos!
Only 2 D, surprising
Barkov is 100% face off that franchise
Minnesota has this player, i think he's called fugueing MARC ANDRE FLEURY, how isn't he the pick
Stutzle should be sens soon
Even tho panarin doesn’t speak English, he’s the face of the franchise.
I think Petey and Quinn are 1A/1B face of the Canucks.
Rangers 100% Chris Kreider