The Life of a Women’s Professional Hockey Player | Hilary Knight
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Hilary Knight gives us an inside perspective on what it’s like to be a professional hockey player in the inaugural season of the NWHL, the first paid women’s hockey league. Knight shoulders a stressful work load, one where she must balance between performing at the highest level on the ice with being the main marketing face for the new league. We joined Knight for two days in Boston where she lives and plays for the Boston Pride, documenting the two very different sides to her.
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I met Hilary back in December and she is beautiful. I was so shy to actually even look at her and wave when I saw her warming up. I finally got the courage to wave and she waved back. During the game I moved to the front row and she noticed me and gave me a puck. After the game, I got to meet her and again, I was way to shy to ask for a picture but I did and it was awesome. It's nice that they aren't that popular because you can walk around the arena and talk to them without having security breathing down your neck. ❤️
They have meet and greet with players every cwhl game I'm so going to one of these games next year Montreal and Toronto cwhl one
Pokimane read my name during a stream 💗
Seeing women getting more and more involved in Hockey gives me hope for the future success of the sport.
How?
2 years old but that doesn't make any sense. You're a suckoff white knight.
By creating a league for women that the NHL must subsidize because its not a viable business model. Check out the WNBA and what a blackhole money pit it is, and has never turned a profit. But it can’t go away because that’s chauvinistic. Dumb comment bro. Tell your single mother mom she didn’t do a good job
@@ninjafoot1104 maybe a dumb comment for someone living in their parents basement ( check that , trailers don't have basements )
I understood clearly what his comment implied and only a buffoon such as yourself would vomit such stupidity. Give it up kid ...
They don't play hockey, they play a softer version of the game where body checking is illegal..
It's not hockey, it's like softball compared to baseball.
One of the best rivalries in ALL of sports right now is between Canada and the US in men's AND women's hockey. Undeniable.
You should take out the third last word you uttered there bud, I think a whole 10 people tuned into the women's game last year. You think Crosby, Kane, Toews, Quick, Miller what do you think? GREATNESS. The world doesn't care about women's sports and it never will. Get that through your head you JOKE.
Well someone seems like a misogynist
BoomBox5168 nah, honestly I just think like its cool if they play sports but dont compare them to men who dedicate their lives to the game. Ill admit I was a bit triggered tho
marianbaer19 But they won't be getting paid because their skill level will always be that of a 12 year old boy.
There's only two teams in womens...
she is so beautiful. I saw her and her team play and I was even lucky enough to meet her and take a picture. I love her so much. she inspires me everyday.
I want to be like her. Hockey is my life and having it as a career would be the most amazing thing ever
Yep.
I only wish NWHL would pay millions like NHL players
I know! i get that its not as huge and popular but all thats different is the W in "NHL"
I love girls who play sports but this "why don't we make as much as the guys" More women and girls should go and spend money at nwhl games and they will make millions simple as that not enough women and girls really watch sports. Dont get all mad saying oh I know tons of girls and women who do watch and love the nwhl then it means nwhl it stealing from it's players. I did read some articles saying how nwhl teams are bleeding money imo if you want this you must fight for it there should be like those walks for sports or something.
+Darci Tuffin Well, the other things that are different are that the NHL is much older than the NWHL and it is much more popular than the NWHL as it is much more skillfull and entertaining to watch. (to most people) Don't get me wrong though, I think this new league is great. I believe it's a great thing that female hockey players will now be able to compete professionally against others of similar skill level. What I'm saying is the money paid to athletes comes from the money paid by customers. Hopefully the NWHL grows into a more serious league with a lot of teams because I'd love to come watch some games. (coming from a high school hockey player)
Don't see many NHL players holding down a job outside of hockey just to make ends meet and still be able to play their passion. WTG NWHL!
Probably Kirstikins thts cuz people watch the nhl
Cause hockey is our job
Average woman iq comment right here
Kinda sad to hear her say they need to get used to getting up to 17000 or whatever, and then a minute later they show a tiny ass stadium barely even filling the front row.
Get some more teams in this league, I'd totally watch some games, but nothing is close by (WI).
yeah i live in indiana and i'd have to drive like 8 hours to watch a game. i'd be willing to make a 2-4 hour trip but anything past that is just impractical.
Kyleschannelz I think you may have misunderstood what she said there. she was saying that for the USA team they had crowds of 17000 so there was a lot of hype and motivation. however they only get about 1500 for this new league so they need to hype themselves up as if they were playing in front of the 17000 crowds and that hopefully one day this league with have regular crowds around the 17000 mark too
She's used to playing in the Olympics where the crowds were bigger so it's harder to get up for games where there's only 1,500 people in attendance(if that)
Just needs to grow more and become established in terms of attendance and media before it continues to grow. It'll just end up collapsing like the CWHL if they just throw in 10 new teams in order to 'grow the game.' Patience is critical to ensuring this works.
Women's hockey is gay and boring
Hope the league takes off and people give it a chance
Olympics showcased how good ladies hockey can be, and it deserves a big time shot
Great insight
Hockey is a proper sport
It is.
I can't wait for women to play it, rather than the soft version they play now.
She inspires me so much since I play hockey as a girl.
Hey Hilary, did anyone end up finding Shannon Szabados' jock (jill) strap after Jocelyne's shootout goal the other day in Korea? You guys should really do her a solid and send her a new one. And congrats again!
Why dont they let the women fight ? I think it would make it even more interesting than it already is..
+Blackhawk51806 only the enforcers fight though and it always in good taste....Once a fight is over then they are perfectly fine with each other and don't hold grudges
PROBABLY BECAUSE THEYRE WEARING CAGES YOU DUMB FUCK. I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW FUCKING STUPID THAT QUESTION IS
@@dodgy_jammer281 After a fight, the normal hockey player (MALE OR FEMALE) will hold a grudge every god damn time they see someone.
@@bethgraham4078 lmao yeah you're definitely female, men do not hold grudges. We fight. We done. We cool.
@@seamusbelisle5425 oh yea they wearing cages? Well not if you take them off dumbfuck do t you watch nhl fight first they take if their helmets, though not with the new rules it's stupid, people could get cut badly if the other person is wearing visor
That is amazing. When I used to play this was not an option. Im so jealous but proud how far it has come. Stay strong lady's woop woop
Seriously though let’s go girls!
Boston Pride! 🍀
I hope these projects succeed
I trying all I can to get into the NWHL in the future. It’s my dream.
Women's hockey has dramatically improved since the 1990s. I can see why young women like yourself want to play in a women's professional league. Just looking at a few women that competed in this years NHL skills competitions and how well these women play in their own professional leagues and the last 2 Olympics as well, all I can say is wow! The only difference that I see between the women and the NHL is the players average size difference. Other than that these women can skate, pass and puck handle on a skill level relatively close to NHL players and to me look noticeably closer to the skill set of NHL players than D1 college men hockey players.
As a fan of NHL hockey I would love to see these women's professional games on TV and not just on a CZcams video. This should be on a sports channel a lot more than poker games. Once in a while college D1 men's hockey is on TV but to me their game is too slow and sloppy as compared to the NHL and from what I saw from the CZcams videos of the women from the professional hockey leagues in the USA and Canada I would much rather watch them play than D1 college men's hockey. The NHL network, NBCsports, ESPN and other sports networks should give these games a chance because I think it would be a hit in a couple of years. It may start off slow in the ratings but with time and patience I think it would benefit the sports networks and also grow women's and girls hockey very significantly with this exposure on major sports TV.
My one and only dream is to play pro hockey, as a 12 yo girl. That’s “common” but it’s different for me. I just hope by the time I get there it will almost be as popular as the NHL, this is amazing what these people are doing for women’s hockey and my team recently joined the JR. NWHl
I watch tons of hockey on TV with both the Penguins and the Capitals on tv in my area and from time to time I will go to see the local AHL team the Hershey Bears. Every once in a while men's college hockey is on TV and from time to time women's hockey with team USA vs team Canada are on TV. I am actually much more impressed with the women in these USA vs Canada than watching these college men's hockey games. The women's game seems faster, more skilled and much less sloppy than the men's college hockey games. Hell I am even very impressed with these girls u18 USA vs Canada hockey games and enjoyed these games better than watching Notre Dame vs Penn State or which ever men's college hockey games that are on TV.
@@midnight-2021 bro, 12 year old boys hockey team would DESTROY any female pro hockey team. Stop lying!
Why did they interview her while getting her makeup done?
Blame the media and social pressure!
she seems like the real deal in Nhl women's hockey league! it's good there's inspiring people like that in our tiny world who make a difference in life.
I wish I could support NWHL more by going to their games but I live in Finland...
I am a hockey player to! I am a girl using my brothers account! I love hockey! She inspired me a lot!
I want to play ice hockey so much but I don’t know how to get into ot
Best of luck Hill ! I'm from Boston and a big fan , Don't forget to thank God for everything now and then .
I’m very hopeful for professional women’s hockey. For the few years that I lived near Plattsburgh for work. I regret never being able to get to see a Woman’s College hockey game. From what I heard, Plattsburgh is supposed to have a really good woman’s hockey team. Maybe I’ll transfer back to the area and catch a game.
I live pretty far from all the current NWHL teams but I want to watch them. Do they stream their games somewhere?
PMK The NWHL do stream some games on their CZcams channel. I watch all the way from England.
Poetic Seven Thank you
There's like no one in the crowd
Golden Girl as per she helped her team win the gold medal game in PyeongChangProvince South Korea 2018 Olympic Winter Games beating my nation of Canada fair and square keep on keeping on Hilary you are a strong confident young woman who I for one respect you for it as per knowing what you want and going after it good on you for doing your best and-or always trying your hardest at the sport of Women's Olympic Hockey miss Knight in regards to you being a force to be reckoned with who deserves respect at what she chooses to do as a Olympian of a Athletic Player in the good old hockey game :) xo+
Love this.
Она большая молодец! И я очень благодарна ей, пусть и косвенно.
There are no rules stopping a woman from joining and playing in the NHL, there has been 1 in the past. Really the only thing stopping them is the skill and talent needed to reach that level. And I remember hockey as a kid, I was terrified more of the girls I played with rather than the guys, since they knew no mercy.
The girl who played before was only in a exbhditon friend and it was latter revealed that the owner did it was as publicity stunt 😓
lol shut the fuck up. No woman will ever play in the nhl
Dude women don't play on the NHL because they aren't good enough
+Daniel Gallagher I have personally met women who are better than many players already in the nhl. But they don't try to join because they play for fun and don't want to have anything more than that.
+Nick Wager (Deathknight56) lol thats bullshit their eh ya bud. If their were women that are actually as good as nhl players they would have joined a long time ago, but thats a myth lol. If you know women that are better than male NHL players than I'm better than Steven Stamkos, but that's a myth. And explain to me how women are better than some nhl players if the Canadian and American womens national players go up against midget AAA and Highschool varsity male teams and actually loose some of their matches against 17 year old boys, so how are they supposed to hold up against grown men in the NHL? Stop with youre macho " women can do anything that men can" bullshit.
Misogyny and misandry are running rampant in the comments lmao
Can't imagine how miserable these people must be to hold some extremist views. People just need to let other people live their lives and move on. No one is making them watch this video or the sport.
@@johncordova2237 You probably lose sleep at night knowing that millions of women out there make more money than you + live happier and more fulfilling lives. Crawl back into your basement, incel.
Im 15 and I do women’s ice hockey and I have done ice skating for 5 years and oml I would do anything to get to her level I’m sooo jealous
“Ice hockey” you don’t even check or fight, that’s not hockey that’s figure skating with a puck stupid woman.
Hilary Knight is the best ever!!
what is this ? LCS champion select?
Talkin bout the music
"Finish your hit" bumps shoulders
Specks bruddA haha exactly
Specks bruddA they get penalties for checking.
She did. Kept her hands down, and stick blade on the ice.
If she’d lined the other player up, she’s in the box.
Specks bruddA checking isnt allowed in the womens league
On 3:15 She kinda reminds me of @MojoOnPC
Lol I agree +andybeckman
I really want to start but I’m 14... is that too late? And if I start I’m gonna be the only girl on the team. So I really don’t know what to do!!
I really want to play hockey but my parents don't want because it is to expensive but here in canada hockey is the nayional sport🙁😔
Kamylia Fortin same
I'm so happy that people care about the women’s league as much as the men and l am a girl who plays with boys.👇🏼
A Lucrative Deal and Accommodation America in the Ahl in a Cannabis Non Bias Wholesome State in America would be Very Nyce and appreciated.. amen Ms Hilary Knight.. hope and and wishing you well... very intrigued and impressed amen.
How does someone live in Boston and doesn't know there's a women's pro ice hockey team there. People like that are the reason women don't tribe in sports or get their due. The Boston Bruins did donate money to help the NWHL out. I live 90 miles from Boston and know about them.
Because women’s sports suck
Is Hillary knight like the Crosby of the nwhl
I don't think so
Tropical Tundra yeah
Yes
At one 1:55 why is there two number 15
it is 15 and 19
SURMOUNTING (A poem inspired by Olympian and Pro Hockey Player Mrs Chelsey Goldberg).
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My message to the universe is this: Never give up. Adversity never lasts.
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My message to quitters is this: Do not quit get better improve and be stronger.
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Challenges can no longer destroy our will to be champions. Keep on skating.
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When you fall on the ice, keep on skating. Be who you are, warriors.
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During our battles, remember, we are indestructible. We can make miracles.
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We are miracles for our breaths. No amount of setbacks can set us back.
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It is our time to rise and emerge into
heroes. Comebacks can be achieved.
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No deficits and challenges can knock us out. We are the greatest champions ever.
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We can never get knocked out by fear.
We can triumph over doubt with hope.
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Hope and love always outlasts fear and doubt. Overcomers overcome with love.
Cool trop bien😋😋😋👍👍👍
One of the reasons professional woman's hockey isn't that popular is because you see all theses nhl play off commercials. But I never here anyrhing of woman's hockey and it's sad..
Kaya Robinson That's because the NHL has money... and a fan base... these fucking women's hockey games pull like 500 people a game, they are going bankrupt as a league let alone being able to pay for advertisements. Get real.
They don't have advertisements i think because they don't have the money for it. Like they said in the video, most of the players have to have another job next to hockey because their hockey salary is not enough to pay the bills
hilary is aweome
I play with boys only 2 girls including me on my team!
Hahnsol Kim that's cool. highschool?
I’m the only girl on my team. Girls hockey isn’t big in Atlanta
Same! The other girl is a goalie
same!!
I’d quit the team if a woman joined
Never played hockey couldn't afford it as a kid coming from the Midwest play basketball football and baseball but I'll tell you this I would rather watch women's hockey then women's basketball women's hockey is way more exciting than women's basketball
If Detroit had a team I'd be there
Was thinking the same thing in regards to Chicago.
Yesss
The Detroit Divas!
Is checking allowed in the nwhl?
I think so... If you saw at the beginning, she checked the shit out of that other girl into the goalie so I think so.
No. It's not.
+Imp4ct Slays lol bumped shoulders*
No 🙁
I'm Canadian but i might be cheering for Team U.S.A. at the Winter Olympics because Hilary Knight is so pretty. Great player but very hot!!
Headline read The Wayne Gretzky of Hockey and I feel like they should have shown more highlights such as good stick handling or even a few goals. But they didn't so I am not impressed.
Those hockey highlights tho
So is this league still going or is it resolved into the Pwha?
Three
I think there should be a women's NHL team in: Pittsburgh Philadelphia Arizona Las Vegas Nashville Dallas Saint Louis Columbus Boston Raleigh North Carolina Sunrise Florida Tampa Bay Anaheim Los Angeles San Jose Colorado Vancouver Calgary Edmonton Winnipeg Montreal Toronto and Ottawa Chicago Minnesota Detroit
Marco Ayala or sport is cool
Wow just soo beautiful! Keep it up.
It's so sad to read SO MANY sexist comments against women playing hockey and being At NHL level. Women can play hockey same way men can play netball. Arguments made here against women and hockey were the same as women playing rugby here in the UK - turns out the women play a better game then most of then mens team!
2:30 NO way!!! How did Hilary Knight score on an open net?
what’s ur problem bruh, hope you’ve matured since this comment
She is my Knight in padded armour.
Pleaseeeee come to Ireland I’m a girl from the flying Ducks Dublin and we are trying to promote women’s hockey in Ireland called the Ladies Irish saints. Though we don’t have an ice rink here we are full of determination to get a rink for Ireland. The FB page is the IIHA.
#iceforireland
Boston
Big one for you whole 20 fans
Dress like a seat night looks like it was a massive success.
+Brock Purdy That ain't right ha...
+muscles662988 Just Build it. Eventually they will come. Any hockey begets hockey.
+Andy Beckmann At least she's getting paid to play the greatest game ever. Some don't even need a second job. You won't see a hockey player who gets paid, ever knock it.
you get paid to play???
+VollHockeyInline did you not hear her say her teammates all have second jobs? she gets paid from sponsorship, not that Bush league. I've been to junior b games with more fans.
Im not a great fan of basketball but my gf is so ive watched a fair share of wnba and nba. If you want a comparison just watch nba vs wnba dunks. I bring this up because it seems to be that way for most high intensity sports. Guys are just more intense at this stuff and its more entertaining by far.
Oof those stands are empty.
it would be hard for a girl to make the nhl, not saying its impossible cause one did make it for a game but just the way guys and girls are built and the way they play and workout is different plus girls playing in the nhl would be dangerous to them
You know there is the NWHL.... Right..? It's the women version of NHL.....
I'm 12 and a girl and I might start playing Ice Hockey soon. :)
But... I'm not looking into NWHL.... I... Just wanna play for fun and maybe play it in college too, but idk. Just gonna let God lead me where he wants me to go with hockey. :) I do agree, girls and boys should not be mixed because our bodies are different and have different strengths.
Garrett Justice I'm 12 years old and I play for the tier 1 boys elite for the Cleveland barons and I'm probably the strongest one on my team ad my teammates call me there goon
And if you are there and a girl they don't make it easier you are there with the guys and you train like the guys
Tori Wessel those boys will tower over you in a few years. you just beat them to puberty.
I live in Boston and I've never even heard of her or her team😂
Neither had the crowd by the looks of it
+Statiq No, hockey crowds actually watch the game respectfully when the puck is in play. :/
+Paul Duffy It just started this season so...
NWHL did not just start this season
also, theres a CWHL which is way more competitive
Lol 50 people in the crowd
Wait how are they making money?
that's funny
Why? Of all colors in the world, why pink? :O ... !!Not hating!! She's amazing!!
👍🏽👍🏽
As a Canadian, it's very humbling to know that our women's national team lost to a small handful of lesbians from Boston and a bunch of girls mostly from two tiny towns (Madison, Wisconsin & Duluth, MN). Our coaching staff deserved that loss as much as the American girls deserved the win.
one
Whata crowd eh
Strong and Beautiful women
I when to a pride game.
hilary knight is fucking amazing
JENNY SCRIVENS
so if 1 man tryout for this team, what is the outcome.
he doesnt make it? its a womens only league...
i agree Shane Ford
takes selfie in dress room = womens hockey
Shane Ford The NHL isn't men only, the NHL has all men because they are able to build more muscle and strength than women, if it was just men allowed to play in the NHL it would be the NMHL of something like that. Idiot
Sydney Hutchens good argument.
jk you suck.
I find it kinda annoying that they are wearing pink jerseys..
They have Yellow jerseys. Saw them play back in December. The pink jerseys I believe we're for breast cancer awareness month.
+Kim Cornetta Oohh that makes sense. Sorry about that xD Fuck cancer tho.. I almost lost my mom on cancer :'(
+ihavenolife killme waait..I made a stupid mistake there. I ment to say "my friend almost lost her mom on cancer" my life is a joke
+ihavenolife killme Your life isn't a joke. You're here on earth for a reason. I'm sorry to hear that your friend almost lost their mother, but I'm glad to hear that she's still on this earth. Hope you have a great day.
+Kim Cornetta aw thanks c: We need more people like you on this planet
I live in Boston I've never heard of her or her team either
Look harder.
Fleet Foot I don't have o she sucks
Lol how do people like you take yourself seriously?? first you state that you have "never heard of her or her team" but somehow you also know she sucks? So first you claim not to know anything about something only to follow it up with saying you know exactly everything about it? You're a sexist idiot.
I'm the only girl on my hockey team and I do just fine :/
The percentage of lesbian hockey players is very.high...i would be very worried to send my daughter in a team..did you people know that half the woman canadian team are married with other players of the team!lol..thats very disturbing...but on the flip side ..they are all white woman and white woman are known for a lot of lesbianism...parents should think twice before sending their daughters in this sport or she might bringk debbie or cindy to the prom later on lol..what ever happened to sending your.daughters figure skating or as ballerinas??lmao
rick green wtf are you talking about? Lol stupidest thing I had ever heard in my life
rick green what is this comment even supposed to mean
Keianna Percival Girls play great with boys only because girls hit puberty before hem. Wait til you're 14 and then see. You will not be on those teams.
rick green well first of all that is so not true, second im bisexual and my hockey team has nothing to do with my sexuality. My mother doesnt care unlike you you just had to say something about it and that can affect anyone here who is lesbian or gay. If your arw a homophobic parent, I suggest you keep your comments to yourself.
I wanna see a nhl team play them😂
garrett blumenfeld there would be no competition tho 😂
The Paradox ik haha.
garrett blumenfeld they would get fucked up, the worst nhl team could play the best girls teamvans the nhl team would still murder the girls team and the key factors is they would be outsized, out muscled and out skated
Garrett Justice You don't need an NHL team to do that :D just take any top junior team from any league and they would massacre them
The only womans sport ill watch is beach volleyball and athletics
Yep.
Riiiight
I'm guessing there team is sponsored by easton
She's such a babe
Girls hockey
Slowing any hit down 200 times makes it look big...
I looked at the thumbnail, saw the title, and immediately thought it was a Barbara Dunkelman Rooster Teeth short. I was gravely mistaken, and extremely disappointed.
Had the same reaction, mistaken yeah, disappointed? It's hockey playing women, that's basically Babs. So no, not disappointed
she is awesome but if she want to make waves she at least tryout for a NHL Team
Not gonna happen
0:21 "fucking die"
Women’s hockey, please don’t hate me I was (JK- just kidding). - Derrick Anthony Carvalho as seen on Facebook P.S. I don’t hit women. What if they hit me back?
Andy Kaufman lives!
JK?
Wow the amount of people who haven't skated in their life in these comments
How else would we know this is a red Bull production if they didn’t make her wear 5 different Red Bull hats
WOW! I've always had a thing for baseball women, but hockey girls are Hella hot.
good one but there isnt pro womens hockey