I know I'm a month late, but congratulations on a big win and qualifying for another World Floorball Championship:) That Viitakoski fellow on your line is a really good player and I've noticed in past WFC videos and this one that the two of you have pretty great chemistry. I'm excited to watch you both work your magic for Canada again if you end up making another "Representing Canada at the WFC" video for the Sweden tournament. Keep up the good work, Mr. Barber!
@@PavelBarberHaha, don’t sell yourself short! Been playing div 2 (4th tier) for a few years, and I’d bet you’re much better than me (you definitely have better hands)
in Sweden, everyone from first grade to ninth grade plays floorball a couple of times per school year. we actually call it indoor bandy. would be fun if you tried bandy as a player on ice the size of a soccer field
First time I'm seeing this type of hockey being played when it's not kids in a suburban neighborhood playing in front of their house on the street. I honestly don't mean any offense by that, just honestly never seen this. As it seems so close to hockey, but I don't see much protection, is this a non contract sport? Is there the equivalent of the neutral zone and offsides? Legitimately curious, seeing some good passing and shooting, although I can't get used to seeing goalies in what appear to be snowmobile pants instead of the regular pad setup. Wouldn't mind seeing this get more popular. Definitely not as cost prohibitive as ice...
There's contact, but not quite the same as hockey, probably closer to soccer in some regards. Shoulder on shoulder. There are no offsides, but the game is too fast to be a floater, it will probably cost you. Floorball is huge outside North America and ever growing. Particularly Scandinavian countries play floorball the way Canadians play ice hockey from early age
As long as you ignore literally every statistic that compares Canada to the USA in terms of Gold medal wins, World Junior Wins, and the % of the NHL that is Canadian. Canada comes up on top every single time - USA had a great year this year for WJC but Canada is still ahead by a heavy margin in all the above categories.
@@jimmihaley9679 lol those American teams are filled with Canadians. You absolutely do not have more players in the NHL - it's a very well known statistic that is very widely accessible online. Keep living in denial, but Canada still owns hockey.
@@jimmihaley9679 42.1% of the NHL are Canadians. The majority of players winning the cup year after year are Canadians. USA amounts to 28.1% of the NHL. Eventually you have to address the fact that you're speaking words with no substance. Anyone can talk online. Speak about facts. You're talking from your feelings which are baseless.
Not dramatic at all. You just don’t know what Floorball is lol. They get 16,000 fans to the finals routinely for the World Championships. Something ball hockey can’t do. Remember North America isn’t the entire world .
@@KEVIN88GT It's a Qualification tournament. Often called a "do or die" referring to the winner moves on, and the loser doesn't go to the World Championships lol. It's not clickbait, and it's a term often used for elimination games across all sports.
@@KEVIN88GTit’s not ball hockey. Ball hockey is a almost identical sport to hockey while floorball (similar to ball hockey/hockey) is a different sport. It is played with different sticks, rules, balls and was developed in Sweden.
These comments are so dumb. It’s a different sport. It doesn’t claim to be hockey. People enjoy it. It’s ok for ppl to enjoy sports similar to hockey. You don’t always have to compare them just to feel superior.
@@PavelBarber I don’t feel superior because I’m pointing out the fact that it’s fake hockey, I’m just pointing out a fact. Since you felt the need to reply to this comment, it’s shows your insecurity in this sport, sorry I hurt you
@@jordanijovonovich5195 you didn’t hurt me, you just made an ignorant statement and I corrected you. There’s no reason to call this fake hockey. You could call field hockey fake hockey too if you want but it’s by far more popular than ice hockey worldwide. The only reason you made that comment was to feel like you play a superior sport lol.
Ok, go watch hockey. 🤗 This is a video about floorball. Just search for ”hockey” and you should find some hockey videos. 🤝 If you cant use RUclips correctly, I believe you can find instructions somewhere. 🥳 Have a nice day.
Never understood the judgemental stance to floorball. It's a wicked sport that tons of NHL players like the Sedin Twins, Forsberg, Zetteberg, Terravainen, etc all grew up playing. There's nothing cringe about it and it's actually incredibly helpful for speeding up decision making and overall positioning for transitioning to hockey.
@@PavelBarber yes indeed, floorball is a really dynamic game with much faster decision making and helps hockey players get really soft hands which many players lack, also it improves your cardio a lot. I would say it is one of the best training tools for hockey players out there and to those who think it is not physical like hockey, it actually is really physical, in the higher levels of floorball referees actually allow really phyisical play which makes for some awesome gameplay
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Good shit, you've been going for a win in this since 2016 - work youve put in is now paying off
Thanks!
I know I'm a month late, but congratulations on a big win and qualifying for another World Floorball Championship:) That Viitakoski fellow on your line is a really good player and I've noticed in past WFC videos and this one that the two of you have pretty great chemistry. I'm excited to watch you both work your magic for Canada again if you end up making another "Representing Canada at the WFC" video for the Sweden tournament. Keep up the good work, Mr. Barber!
Awesome vid, congrats on the win!
Is that Shoresy on commentary?
LOL now I hear it
Needs more cussing and talking about Riley's mom
100% Shoresy
Than this isn't a bigger college sport in US... So easy to play and a lot of fun
Unreal video buddy!
Pretty exciting, looks like a lot of fun.
It's always a blast!
Awesome job Pavs you played great.
Thanks buddy!
WTF, Is that Vesa Viitakoskis son? (Finnish dude who played like 20 games in the NHL in the early 90's).
i would love to know what shoes you are rocking cuz i need some suggestions for ball hockey
Asics Gel Resolutions. Phenomenal shoe I wear same model for tennis.
@@PavelBarber thank you i will take a peek and see what i can find hopefully it comes in a wider version.
Barber X Viitakoski cookin🔥
Viitakoski is always cookin
Great stuff
Longer videos please
haha I will try!
Great game dude! I'm curious, if you were to play in Sweden, what level do you think you'd be able to succeed at?
Maybe touching the ball once
@@PavelBarberHaha, don’t sell yourself short! Been playing div 2 (4th tier) for a few years, and I’d bet you’re much better than me (you definitely have better hands)
in Sweden, everyone from first grade to ninth grade plays floorball a couple of times per school year. we actually call it indoor bandy. would be fun if you tried bandy as a player on ice the size of a soccer field
Nice video
THANKS BUD
Always w videos posted by pavel barber
Thanks for watching!
Would love to see you get to play against the Finns someday
I hope not they'd stomp us
@@PavelBarber You should also try to get a pro goalie to do a shootout video with you, for example Aki Karjalainen from Nurmon Jymy
Adam and Barry Goldberg made this game up in their basement! Looks fun as a low cost alternative to ice hockey
Playing qualifiers in a non floorball field really shows how small the sport is in North America
Haha we don't have any proper floorball rinks here it sucks!
I didnt even know it existed on this level until now 💀💀💀
Let’s get some skates on you brother, the Leafs need a right handed d-man 😂😂😂
The goalie in black(idk who he is) is really good
He made some unreal saves for sure
i hope yo u play against sweden in the world cup
haha no chance - they are far too good.
First time I'm seeing this type of hockey being played when it's not kids in a suburban neighborhood playing in front of their house on the street.
I honestly don't mean any offense by that, just honestly never seen this.
As it seems so close to hockey, but I don't see much protection, is this a non contract sport?
Is there the equivalent of the neutral zone and offsides?
Legitimately curious, seeing some good passing and shooting, although I can't get used to seeing goalies in what appear to be snowmobile pants instead of the regular pad setup.
Wouldn't mind seeing this get more popular. Definitely not as cost prohibitive as ice...
There's contact, but not quite the same as hockey, probably closer to soccer in some regards. Shoulder on shoulder.
There are no offsides, but the game is too fast to be a floater, it will probably cost you.
Floorball is huge outside North America and ever growing. Particularly Scandinavian countries play floorball the way Canadians play ice hockey from early age
I’ve never seen this sport before. I’m sure there’s a good reason for it, but why does the goalie have a stick or any sort of gloves?
Goalies sometimes wear gloves, but some like to play without them.They don't have a stick,because they don't need it, in ice hockey it is different.
Best sport in the world 💪🏻
Not a sport
SO TRUE
@@Appe07 Just google how many players are registered all across the world. Maybe then you'll shut up.
Almost sounds like shoresy announcing the game
hahaha it does
the goalies having no gloves looks weird
POV Ohio had hockey
🇨🇦🇵🇭🇺🇲
Lets b real usa is 10x better than canada at ice hockey.
As long as you ignore literally every statistic that compares Canada to the USA in terms of Gold medal wins, World Junior Wins, and the % of the NHL that is Canadian. Canada comes up on top every single time - USA had a great year this year for WJC but Canada is still ahead by a heavy margin in all the above categories.
Lol no
@@PavelBarber whens the last time a team from canada won a cup. im still waiting. and not even close we have way more players in the nhl.
@@jimmihaley9679 lol those American teams are filled with Canadians. You absolutely do not have more players in the NHL - it's a very well known statistic that is very widely accessible online. Keep living in denial, but Canada still owns hockey.
@@jimmihaley9679 42.1% of the NHL are Canadians. The majority of players winning the cup year after year are Canadians. USA amounts to 28.1% of the NHL. Eventually you have to address the fact that you're speaking words with no substance. Anyone can talk online. Speak about facts. You're talking from your feelings which are baseless.
Kind of goofy. But I guess Canada has to be good at something other than hockey. Oh, wait this is basically floor hockey.
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It's ball hockey. Dramatic headline much 😂?
Not dramatic at all. You just don’t know what Floorball is lol. They get 16,000 fans to the finals routinely for the World Championships. Something ball hockey can’t do. Remember North America isn’t the entire world .
@@PavelBarber I understand that it's competitive but no one is "Dying". Your content is good enough without the clickbait titles :)
@@KEVIN88GT It's a Qualification tournament. Often called a "do or die" referring to the winner moves on, and the loser doesn't go to the World Championships lol. It's not clickbait, and it's a term often used for elimination games across all sports.
@@KEVIN88GTit’s not ball hockey. Ball hockey is a almost identical sport to hockey while floorball (similar to ball hockey/hockey) is a different sport. It is played with different sticks, rules, balls and was developed in Sweden.
@@PavelBarber Ahhh ok. Didnt realize it was that format. Thanks foe thr explanation.
Yea but it’s still fake hockey
These comments are so dumb. It’s a different sport. It doesn’t claim to be hockey. People enjoy it. It’s ok for ppl to enjoy sports similar to hockey. You don’t always have to compare them just to feel superior.
@@PavelBarber I don’t feel superior because I’m pointing out the fact that it’s fake hockey, I’m just pointing out a fact. Since you felt the need to reply to this comment, it’s shows your insecurity in this sport, sorry I hurt you
@@jordanijovonovich5195 you didn’t hurt me, you just made an ignorant statement and I corrected you. There’s no reason to call this fake hockey. You could call field hockey fake hockey too if you want but it’s by far more popular than ice hockey worldwide. The only reason you made that comment was to feel like you play a superior sport lol.
@@PavelBarber field hockey is fake hockey as well. Popularity means nothing when it comes to sports
Ok, go watch hockey. 🤗 This is a video about floorball.
Just search for ”hockey” and you should find some hockey videos. 🤝 If you cant use RUclips correctly, I believe you can find instructions somewhere. 🥳 Have a nice day.
cringe sport
i assume its better to play floorball than to sit at home in the couch and comment bullshit under videos lol
Never understood the judgemental stance to floorball. It's a wicked sport that tons of NHL players like the Sedin Twins, Forsberg, Zetteberg, Terravainen, etc all grew up playing. There's nothing cringe about it and it's actually incredibly helpful for speeding up decision making and overall positioning for transitioning to hockey.
@@PavelBarber yes indeed, floorball is a really dynamic game with much faster decision making and helps hockey players get really soft hands which many players lack, also it improves your cardio a lot. I would say it is one of the best training tools for hockey players out there and to those who think it is not physical like hockey, it actually is really physical, in the higher levels of floorball referees actually allow really phyisical play which makes for some awesome gameplay
@@PavelBarber He needs big psychical open ice hits to make it fun sport not new
So is this sport for ppl who can’t ice skate? ⛸️
Yes. It´s great for but not limited to ppl who can´t ice skate.
No this is not a sport for people who cant skate. Im saying this as a hockey player.
@WalcottEU It´s a separate sport. But I don´t think you have to know how to skate to play floor ball.
@@JI-ru4jo ive never stated that either
@WalcottEU I can ice skate