Does size matter in hockey?

[KingBran]

I asked my wife and she said "No, that's why i married you."

What the heck does that mean!?!?

 

[shtorm2005]

I asked my wife and she said "No, that's why i married you."

What the heck does that mean!?!?

Still better than if she would say that it's bigger than your friends have)

 

[holy]

Buncha size queens in this thread. Can't wait til Caufield lights up your team's goalie.

Short Kings stand up!

 

[ToDavid]

Depends on what you mean by “matters”.

Does size for size’s sake alone matter? No. I’ll take a small guy with talent over a big plug all day. But will a fast and skilled 6’4”, 220lb truck have an easier time than a similarly talented 5’9” player? Yes.

 

[North Country]

Forwards

67 prospects 5’10” and 5’11” on CSS list
77 5’10” and 5’11 players currently in NHL

29 6’3 and 6’4”” players on CSS list
80 6’3” and 6’4” players currently in NHL

Numbers from past years seem to be the same and it’s easy to see why some teams are plucking the big guys. There were another eight in the USHL alone that should have been grabbed.

 

[North Country]

I asked my wife and she said "No, that's why i married you."

What the heck does that mean!?!?

Is it possible to be happy and sad at same time? Yes, when your wife tells you that you were the biggest out of ALL of your friends.

 

[OppositeLocK]

Is it possible to be happy and sad at same time? Yes, when your wife tells you that you were the biggest out of ALL of your friends.

If my wife said that to me she would be my ex-wife. If there's one thing in life that I'm not, it's a cuck.

 

[KingBran]

Still better than if she would say that it's bigger than your friends have)

Thats true.

Is it possible to be happy and sad at same time? Yes, when your wife tells you that you were the biggest out of ALL of your friends.

I think there is only sadness there.

 

[OppositeLocK]

Thats true.


I think there is only sadness there.

No brother, screw sadness, disappointment maybe, but life is too short to cry for people who don't want you.

 

[KingBran]

No brother, screw sadness, disappointment maybe, but life is too short to cry for people who don't want you.

Dropping the knowledge on me tonight. Good stuff.

 

[the_fan]

It's not everything but yes it does matter.

That's what she said

 

[OppositeLocK]

Dropping the knowledge on me tonight. Good stuff.

All day, every day, friend. Gotta keep the mind and body strong!

 

[Mickey Marner]

Has anyone smaller than Caufield ever been drafter higher? I can't think of a single player. I mean, 7 of the first 15 picks were teammates. Several of those USDP guys will disappoint, if not bust completely. Of course the 5'7 one will have the most doubt.

 

[tucker3434]

What are you talking about? There are a tonne of small players around the league that have solidified their place on their respective NHL rosters despite their size. Definetly more than a 'handful'.

DeBrincat was one of two guys on an NHL roster this year under 5-8. There’s another handful of guys 5-8, less than 10. Considering we’ve got 31 rosters of 23 each, that’s a handful. Very very far from a ton.

 

[OppositeLocK]

DeBrincat was one of two guys on an NHL roster this year under 5-8. There’s another handful of guys 5-8, less than 10. Considering we’ve got 31 rosters of 23 each, that’s a handful. Very very far from a ton.

Five of the top ten players in points the last season are under 6 feet. The other 5 are hovering right around it.

You've got plenty of smaller guys other than DeBrincat. Gaudreau, Marchand, Marchessault...

 

[Todd from Leduc]

Like my last 2 ex-old-lay's says size matters (they're both big NHL fans). No replacement for displacement boys, frig woo!

 

[tsujimoto74]

Five of the top ten players in points the last season are under 6 feet. The other 5 are hovering right around it.

You've got plenty of smaller guys other than DeBrincat. Gaudreau, Marchand, Marchessault...

There's a big difference between being 5'11" (only slightly below NHL average for a forward) and being 5'7" (which, I believe, is a height shared by only 2 NHL players). You can't just lump them all in one "shorter than 6'" bundle and draw conclusions from that.

 

[NobleSix]

DeBrincat was one of two guys on an NHL roster this year under 5-8. There’s another handful of guys 5-8, less than 10. Considering we’ve got 31 rosters of 23 each, that’s a handful. Very very far from a ton.

Nowhere did I say that there were a tonne of 5'8" players in the league. I said there were a tonne of small players in the league. Which there are. So unless you consider players 5'8" and under as small, and anything 5'9" and over as average to tall, I'm not sure what part of my post you're disagreeing with.

 

[OppositeLocK]

There's a big difference between being 5'11" (only slightly below NHL average for a forward) and being 5'7" (which, I believe, is a height shared by only 2 NHL players). You can't just lump them all in one "shorter than 6'" bundle and draw conclusions from that.

Difference between Kane, Crosby, Marchand, DeBrincat, Marchessault, is almost nothing.

The average NHLer is 6'1". So looking at it below and above 6 feet makes sense to me.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Difference between Kane, Crosby, Marchand, DeBrincat, Marchessault, is almost nothing.

The average NHLer is 6'1". So looking at it below and above 6 feet makes sense to me.

That includes all players though. Forwards are shorter than defensemen on average. (See, e.g., NHL Forwards vs. Defensemen Height & Weight, 1917-18 to 2014-15)

Even ignoring that, top half of the bell curve v bottom half of the bell curve are terrible datasets. There's a much bigger difference between the 10th percentile and the 45th than there is between the 45th and the 55th.

 

[kabidjan18]

Difference between Kane, Crosby, Marchand, DeBrincat, Marchessault, is almost nothing.

The average NHLer is 6'1". So looking at it below and above 6 feet makes sense to me.

I don't think the colloquial usage of the term "short" is anything like that. Just like someone in the 49.9th percentile isn't "stupid" and someone in the 51st percentile isn't "smart". People in the 25th-75th percentile are usually considered average, slightly above average, or slightly below average. A 6 footer isn't tall, and a 5'11.75" person isn't short.

 

[Rich Nixon]

Yes. Gaudreau is a good example, good in the regular season but in the playoffs with the big trucks coming to hit him he fizzles out because he's afraid to get hurt due to his small stature, and him being afraid to get hit hurts his offensive game.

So size does have it's impacts.

Sounds like a Gaudreau thing, not a size thing. Danny Briere never had much of a problem in the playoffs, and despite his listed height, he's like 5'6".

 

[Machinehead]

HF: *Makes fun of stupid GM's and their obsession with size*

Also HF: *Half the thread is dick jokes*

 

[Habsrule]

Size matters more in the playoffs. You need to win in the regular season to qualify for the playoffs. They do go hand and hand when building a team.

 

[Future GOAT]

Sounds like a Gaudreau thing, not a size thing. Danny Briere never had much of a problem in the playoffs, and despite his listed height, he's like 5'6".

In some instances there are small guys who aren't scared of getting hurt or can adapt their game to still be effective while under threat of being hit.