I played AAA hockey when I was a teen and got to be a shooter for Kenesky's goalie school. Kenesky was a huge name then because of their goalie pads which were the #1 pads in hockey. There were NHLers at these schools and I met many stars. One day Alan Bester for whatever reason dressed up in full gear and let us take shots on him. I was a very good 14-year-old AAA player playing against the best goalies in their cities and coming in on a break-away against Alan was ridiculous. It literally changed from trying to score on him to see if you could get close enough to make a move without him firing out a laser poke-check that you felt was actually meant to break your ankles. It was insane. And forget about taking shots on him. I had the hardest slap-shot on my team and when I would really get into one where goalies my age would tell me to take it easy, Alan's body language of course was like an NHLer was flinging warm-up snap-shots lol. At this school, it was the only time one of the NHL guys put his gear on so they were usually instructing with skates, gloves, and a regular hockey stick. All I can tel you is, to a man they were the best snipers I had ever been on the ice with. The way those guys could shoot a puck with a regular stick was mindblowing. They could stand on the hash-marks and fire lasers into the top corners like you'd think only the best NHL snipers could pull off. But that's the level of the NHL. Any goalie that has ever been drafted by an NHL team is, without doubt, an actual freak of nature and the truth is, the ones who become the best of the best are not really that much better than the other guys skills-wise they simply have the mental game figured out. Dominick Hasek notwithstanding because in all honesty I'm not entirely convinced that man was actually human lol
@@SurfinCowboy5615 How sad is your life seriously? You read my post and you can't contain yourself? Why you would assume someone, using an anonymous name no less, lol would "make up a story" is not as entertaining as the window it provides into your internal dilema lol. And I didn't get a chance to mention that I'm also a professional MMA fighter, a poet laureate, astronaut, and porn star. ( . Y . )
@@SurfinCowboy5615 Tripple isn't that much of an accomplishment, especially bantams. Half the dudes you're playing haven't finished puberty yet, and just learned how to hit a year or two prior. I can imagine it's even easier in Canada, with how many more teams there are and how bad all the junior rejects we had to play with that came down as 18-19 year olds for their last chance to do something in hockey. I can't speak on any truly elite goalies, but ours always complained if you rang them in practice. I don't think this guy is making up a pretty reasonable "this one time" about an AHL lifer from the 80's. It's less than .08% of hockey players are playing in the NHL. Figuring veterans, so only a few new rookie slots are available each year....you literally have to be the top 1%, of the top 1%. It's not unreasonable to consider any athlete at that level as inhuman.
💡You know what would be cool? How good a RETIRED NHLer is against you guys. Get Dougie Gilmour & Jeff Beukeboom to torch Vince (or Jesse) in the net. I'd pay money to see that! 😉
even retired NHL bottom liners will skate circles around these guys or any beer league, Its crazy how skilled those guys are, like Ryan reeves for example. He's not a star NHL player he's an enforcer if he gets 20 points that's a big year for him.. He'd be like McDavid is to the NHL in a beer league.
@@johnwright162 Fun fact, Portokalis played for Liptovsky Mikulas in Slovakia last year. Despite being on an absolutely terrible team that finished dead last with the record of 6-41-3, Portokalis did quite well, scoring 14 points in 22 games
I met Michael and his parents and got his autograph after his first ohl playoffs win Michael is very kind to his fans and is a team goaltender and good friend to his team I'm so proud of Michael
Loved the pre-pandemic Portikalis video, so it's great to see a sequel. It's remarkable just how much better these junior players are than your beer league players.
Reminds me of Brian Scalabrene 1 v 1ing randoms who called him a trash player. He said “Me compared to Lebron or Jordan, yeah I suck. But you, you’re truly garbage” essentially. A lot of people don’t realize the massive gap of skill between Rec League Joe Shmoe and someone who does it for a living.
@@dailysmiles easily "as good as them". I'm not claiming to be way better, because I'm not a great player. Just above average for this group of cool and dedicated guys, so like I said, makes me feel a lil better about my own level.
I’d be really interested to see an NHL player or ex player join your group for these videos. It might give the viewers more of an appreciation of their skills, and might help motivate EA
Can we for a second stop and appreciate goalies for tolerating their position at all? Stopping a puck is a lot harder if you can't guarantee the freight train shooting it is going to stop before they run into you.
I’m from Louisiana and went to a hockey camp in Peterborough. Played for Team Louisiana. Lmao yes, we had a hockey team. We were big and dirty AF, people hated us 😆
I’d be interested in seeing how they’d stack up against a guy whose a silver in the game, since silver is like borderline NHL. Maybe like Hendrix Lapierre since he’s seen some NHL action this year and he seems like a funny dude
@@LeviDocs true the guy is an absolute beast and will definitely be a major part of these next few years for the caps, so maybe not the best fit for that type of video. Also rn he’s in the QMJHL again, not the AHL sadly
Day 1 million of Bardown needing their own channel because I won't be subscribing to TSN, but will happily support the premium content the Bardown crew create each and every time.
Yo when’s that video coming out with Connor geeky and Josh Green is the coach with the Winnipeg Ice. Josh Green is my dad that’s how I know that video was shot!
BarDown FINALLY has its own RUclips channel. Subscribe to see the latest Quizzes & BarDown videos! 👀
Need 60 overall enforcer and we need to see Jesse fight him
Jesse vs mitch marner
Jesse vs Ryan Reaves
This made me pee a little from laughter and Jesse big mouth hanging seeing some big fucker skate up to him in sock em boppers
@@MrBiteme39 cole caufield would annihlate jesse and id pay top dollar to see it
Dead
Went from 60 overall goalie to OHL champion. Absolute legend
Playoff MVP no less
And now is our goalie here in London, where he belongs. GO KNIGHTS GO!!!!!!!
@@coastaku1954anddddd he’s a champion again
@@zach.a.fieldsAndddddddd he is drafted
You guys should find the slowest player in the game and test his speed
They already did that
Milan Lucic is to busy to come in and film a bardown video.
@@stentorofsparta3576 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Eric Staal has entered the chat
@@tommytran2039 no they didnt
This is the best BarDown series there is along with quizzes, change my mind.
Yeah, I remember when they used to do quizzes.... 😀
@@superkjell We actually taped one yesterday 👀👀
@@samgliserman hope you win 🤫🤫🤫
@@samgliserman Great news! Can't wait to see it! And I hope you win!
This goalie just got a fan. The fact he was that cool with the boys is awesome!
I played AAA hockey when I was a teen and got to be a shooter for Kenesky's goalie school. Kenesky was a huge name then because of their goalie pads which were the #1 pads in hockey. There were NHLers at these schools and I met many stars. One day Alan Bester for whatever reason dressed up in full gear and let us take shots on him. I was a very good 14-year-old AAA player playing against the best goalies in their cities and coming in on a break-away against Alan was ridiculous. It literally changed from trying to score on him to see if you could get close enough to make a move without him firing out a laser poke-check that you felt was actually meant to break your ankles. It was insane. And forget about taking shots on him. I had the hardest slap-shot on my team and when I would really get into one where goalies my age would tell me to take it easy, Alan's body language of course was like an NHLer was flinging warm-up snap-shots lol. At this school, it was the only time one of the NHL guys put his gear on so they were usually instructing with skates, gloves, and a regular hockey stick. All I can tel you is, to a man they were the best snipers I had ever been on the ice with. The way those guys could shoot a puck with a regular stick was mindblowing. They could stand on the hash-marks and fire lasers into the top corners like you'd think only the best NHL snipers could pull off. But that's the level of the NHL. Any goalie that has ever been drafted by an NHL team is, without doubt, an actual freak of nature and the truth is, the ones who become the best of the best are not really that much better than the other guys skills-wise they simply have the mental game figured out. Dominick Hasek notwithstanding because in all honesty I'm not entirely convinced that man was actually human lol
@@SurfinCowboy5615 How sad is your life seriously? You read my post and you can't contain yourself? Why you would assume someone, using an anonymous name no less, lol would "make up a story" is not as entertaining as the window it provides into your internal dilema lol. And I didn't get a chance to mention that I'm also a professional MMA fighter, a poet laureate, astronaut, and porn star. ( . Y . )
@@SurfinCowboy5615 why would he make this up lol
We do not care
@@SurfinCowboy5615 Tripple isn't that much of an accomplishment, especially bantams. Half the dudes you're playing haven't finished puberty yet, and just learned how to hit a year or two prior. I can imagine it's even easier in Canada, with how many more teams there are and how bad all the junior rejects we had to play with that came down as 18-19 year olds for their last chance to do something in hockey. I can't speak on any truly elite goalies, but ours always complained if you rang them in practice.
I don't think this guy is making up a pretty reasonable "this one time" about an AHL lifer from the 80's. It's less than .08% of hockey players are playing in the NHL. Figuring veterans, so only a few new rookie slots are available each year....you literally have to be the top 1%, of the top 1%. It's not unreasonable to consider any athlete at that level as inhuman.
14 playing AAA is very different any top junior player would more then likely light this guy up
💡You know what would be cool? How good a RETIRED NHLer is against you guys.
Get Dougie Gilmour & Jeff Beukeboom to torch Vince (or Jesse) in the net.
I'd pay money to see that! 😉
Would definitely be fun to have a retired pro!
Get Wayne Gretzky
Get Domi
even retired NHL bottom liners will skate circles around these guys or any beer league, Its crazy how skilled those guys are, like Ryan reeves for example. He's not a star NHL player he's an enforcer if he gets 20 points that's a big year for him.. He'd be like McDavid is to the NHL in a beer league.
BEUKEBOOM
Seeing Jessie so genuinely concerned for DZ at the end was so nice
lmao love how simpson looks absolutely cooked all the time. not to mention his stoner laugh.. he looks huge in net
Buddy was absolutely stunned, I love it
Fuckin guy’s cooked like Christmas dinner eh
🤣 I thought he look plaster on his player card
"only you could get a tough angle on a shootout" LOOOOOL
This is the best content TSN puts out. Also how can anyone dislike Jesse? The dude is fuckin' hilarious.
Boone Jenner can
I agree, I see hate in every insta post with him in it and I just don’t get it, he’s seems like such a likeable and easygoing guy
@@isaacyoung2709 forget those insta-freaks they buggin we here on RUclips love Jesse, his tiktok is also always hilarious.
@@MAPLECRASHtv lol ye trolls gonna troll, we love ya Jesse
@@isaacyoung2709 bumped into him on Yonge and Dundas and he gave me a fist bump guys a beauty
Being from Peterborough and being a MASSIVE Petes fan, this is so cool to see
Fr the coolest shit I seen in a while lol
ikr cool as fuck
Being from Oshawa and being a MASSIVE Gens fan, this was still cool to see
That goalie had that spirit that makes it fun to watch! Having fun doing what he loves with people who enjoy it too! 👌🏻💪🏻
Team captain “right off his dome first shot” Shawn Spearing you’re a legend
0:25 "We went out with Missauga Steelheads player William Portokalis..." Oof, Portokalis was just traded to Owen Sound today
Oh damnnn! You’re right. End of an era!
@@danielzakrzewski.bardown It really is. Love the Bardown videos. Keep up the great work!
@@johnwright162 Fun fact, Portokalis played for Liptovsky Mikulas in Slovakia last year. Despite being on an absolutely terrible team that finished dead last with the record of 6-41-3, Portokalis did quite well, scoring 14 points in 22 games
Michael Simpson is legit. I have watched him play live and he is solid.
I met Michael and his parents and got his autograph after his first ohl playoffs win Michael is very kind to his fans and is a team goaltender and good friend to his team I'm so proud of Michael
This goalie was so nice to them and just laughing the whole time! Goalies are the best! (I'm not biased towards goalies or anything I swear :)
I’m a goalie so nah it’s cool
😆 this should be on tv. Laughed the whole way through. The host makes great facial expressions and the best wipe outs, poor guy lol
So surreal to see you guys shoot a video in the arena I grew up playing and watching games in! Love it 🤙🏼
That Queen Elizabeth picture has been up there since at least the 90’s
Great attitude from the goalie. All smiles and enjoying it.
That goalie is a beauty always smiling also great video love this series!
I like how under Defence on Corwin's Card it just says NO
Loved the pre-pandemic Portikalis video, so it's great to see a sequel. It's remarkable just how much better these junior players are than your beer league players.
Reminds me of Brian Scalabrene 1 v 1ing randoms who called him a trash player. He said “Me compared to Lebron or Jordan, yeah I suck. But you, you’re truly garbage” essentially. A lot of people don’t realize the massive gap of skill between Rec League Joe Shmoe and someone who does it for a living.
BarDown needs it's own channel. I said this before but I'll say it again.
Jessie got over confident after those 2 goals that he thought he could be like Chara and fire clappers on a breakaway
Wow litterally just a moment ago I was thinking about how well a pro golie would do in Beer League
Go simmer !!! This guy is an amazing goalie! Definitely going to the show 🤩
He really impressed at Arizona's camp.
dude love how you can see him trying not to laugh to much so he can save its funny
I need more of this on ice material..pure gold
3:30 had me laughing 😂 idk why but Jesse always cheeks his way through life 😂
Ok this should be a regular show on RUclips! The Three guys are funny af
Jesse was saying “mmm” and Michel was just laughing the whole time.
This series is definitely one of the best
These are so much fun to watch, would love to see more
"You cant try the no-move on a tendy with 70 speedness"
Getty Lee called he wants his shades back.
Love the NHL99 audio edits. One of my favorite NHL games to this day
Wow,so happy that you guys know what the Forsberg move is, that is 28 years ago...!! Cheers from Sweden....
those players are far and away better player players than most people in the world. All so young. good for them for being good sports.
I loved that video! And I’m waiting to see what happens here… well I can imagine 😂😂😂😂 Jessie ‘s pic hahahahahaha
The NHL 99 sound bites are the best part about this!
You know what I want to see? a 90+ vs. a 60, just to see how big the skill difference is
If only there was a National Hockey League for something like that
Every small community in Canada has a goalie that would be super difficult to score on and they would all rate lower than this guy.
Bardown is the best hockey content on youtube
Lets gooo baby, how can anybody hate Jesse, he always makes these videos extra good
When I saw the title I thought, they were able to get Michael Hutchinson to do a bardown video?
Lmao
A 60 overall would be way too high for him
That was a good wrist shot to the top corner over his glove,that was actually very nice
Lol I love watching these guys, makes me feel much better about my own abilities.
You know you’re not as good as them
@@dailysmiles easily "as good as them". I'm not claiming to be way better, because I'm not a great player. Just above average for this group of cool and dedicated guys, so like I said, makes me feel a lil better about my own level.
Fellas I think I’m scoring this one!
Said at 4:20 in those shades. Jesse got some things going on😂
Props to the keeper for bothering to even entertain these hosers🤣😂🤣🇺🇸🇨🇦✌️
I would love to try something like this, I know I suck but I want to see just how good good players are on the ice
the jets goal horn inside joke is so funny
I’d be really interested to see an NHL player or ex player join your group for these videos. It might give the viewers more of an appreciation of their skills, and might help motivate EA
THIS
LOVE LOVE LOVE that candid photo of Jesse
He was a councilor at a goalie camp I went to, great guy
I love how he says he had a great style and still has 69 as a nimber
Seeing the eyes of your opponent is huge would like to see the first shots again without the sunglasses.
Can we for a second stop and appreciate goalies for tolerating their position at all? Stopping a puck is a lot harder if you can't guarantee the freight train shooting it is going to stop before they run into you.
I’m from Louisiana and went to a hockey camp in Peterborough. Played for Team Louisiana. Lmao yes, we had a hockey team. We were big and dirty AF, people hated us 😆
Loved that the team was watching and chirping
Did anyone notice that Jesse is wearing #69 in the video lol 😂 8:08
Bruh do u even watch any of their videos
@@hatrickcards6962 he always wears 69
The NHL 99 soundbites are what really make this pure gold for me.
This guy looks like stoned Nick Ritchie, who coincidentally also played for the Petes
When he said he was feeling very confident, I believed him cause of the glasses he was rocking.
Yo the Carnage mask though!!
00:35 Thats so Orange Cassidy :D 5* imposter :D
if this was unintentional, even better :D
Can we get a one of these. Probably my fav videos to date!!!!!!
I’d be interested in seeing how they’d stack up against a guy whose a silver in the game, since silver is like borderline NHL.
Maybe like Hendrix Lapierre since he’s seen some NHL action this year and he seems like a funny dude
Would be cool but Hendrix is easily NHL caliber skill wise. Only reason he’s in the AHL is for experience.
@@LeviDocs true the guy is an absolute beast and will definitely be a major part of these next few years for the caps, so maybe not the best fit for that type of video.
Also rn he’s in the QMJHL again, not the AHL sadly
Bardown needs its own channel
10:18 Queen under roof?
At 6:22 was that Jesse or Claude Giroux on a breakaway.
We need a 3 ovr Jesse Pollock
Hahaha this is so hilarious , these guys are such benders but nice guys . It’s gold
When Jesse tried to score with his glove he made it look like he was having a heart attack when he fell
They should do a video like this with the Knights
This man’s been my backup since day 1 ahahaaa
that random sugur in the middle of a sentance was a beauty
Day 1 million of Bardown needing their own channel because I won't be subscribing to TSN, but will happily support the premium content the Bardown crew create each and every time.
The NHL 99 sound effects lmao
DZ wiping out at the end was golden
Should do one with London knights, like can u do a 10-2 skating style with Strange's or best goalie this season
Jesse repping the Irish my respect for him 📈📈📈
Whats better corwins puck handling or dz trying to put 3 fingers up
One of the best synergy goalies around
WSIB has a great video of this workplace injury ;)
How come jesses style is always top notch in these videos
True, but he skates with the shortest strides ever
Ahh... A Good ol fashioned Swedish jofa helmet... A 395... 👍👍👍
12:02 someone said sugar 😂😂
Good luck to everyone trying to grow , I know it isn’t easy, don’t give up it’ll pay off eventually. We’re in this together !
Love these vids!!
Love this content but we need more quizzes
Simmer has the best smile I have ever seen what a great guy
those NHL 99 sound effects though? lmfao love it
I miss playing in the Patch Cup every Thanksgiving weekend!
Put William porticalus against Michael(the goalie) and see who is better
Yo when’s that video coming out with Connor geeky and Josh Green is the coach with the Winnipeg Ice. Josh Green is my dad that’s how I know that video was shot!
What's with "sugar"? (12:00ish)
Oh...talking sh....sugar...
is that the Queen portrait that was in the old Winnipeg Arena?!