Let him be, he was a kid at that time. We all change our views as we get a little more mature. Pier pressure, and hockey itself puts so much pressure on these kids these days. Let his game speak for who he truly is.
Honestly the fact that he owned up to it and participated in diversity training, did community service and was mentored by a rabbi shows his commitment to his apology. The fact that he has gone though something like this and now has media training this early in his career would make him an easy choice for any team in the nhl late first or early 2nd round at his age. You learn from mistakes, and he’s learned his lesson and matured from it, which is rare for boys his age in the same draft class
@6:15 To excuse this by saying "California is a non-traditional hockey market" is crazy. There are plenty of Californians playing professional hockey, and anyone who knows anything about California would know there are plenty of diverse backgrounds and positions in the state.
When he said "less exposure to diversity prospectives and experiences" I knew he didn't know what he was talking about because california is the most diverse state in the country.
One of the sad consequences of the new digital age: once it's on the net it's there forever. I know the 16 year old version of me did some incredibly immature stupid things
Most of Canada tbh hahaha.. the kid is just ignorant, simple as that.. clearly just has attitude problems if he also is mentioned not behaving appropriately with teammates lol..
Freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom from judgment, as much as he’s free to say what he wants, people are free to judge him for what he says. Freedom of speech goes both ways, it’s not one sided dude. I agree that it’s a bit soft to write someone off just because of a stupid joke but this has nothing to do with freedom of speech
Any kind of therapy that's done under duress is worthless. He knew that he had to do all of those things or he was dead in the water. Do them, say the right things, and the problem will go away. He did them, he said the right things and he was drafted in the first round by Las Vegas. He also cost the US the gold medal in the recent U18 tournament. He had the opportunity to take an unnecessary cheap headshot at a Canadian player when the US had a comfortable lead, and he did so. The resulting five minute penalty led to three Canadian goals, and a Canadian victory. It seems that in times of stress it's all about him, and what he wants to do in the moment. He may well turn into a great teammate, hockey player and human being. All I know is that I wouldn't have drafted him in the last round never mind the first. My prediction is that he won't learn, and he will create more unneeded turmoil. He will score lots of goals but ultimately he will still be bad for his team. Then someone else will take a chance ... Rinse and repeat.
Comfortable lead? Since when is 3-2 a "comfortable lead" in hockey? Lol. That was the score when Connelly threw his cheap shot. USA was far from having that game in the bag. With or without that penalty...
Obviously no, since he still was taken 19 overall. If you have talent and happens in the past. A sport professional organization will take a chance on you.. I forgot that, because I bet who will be taken higher. Connelly (19) or Liam Greentree (26). I bet Greentree heavy, with Connelly past and it screwed me.
He’s 18. He wasn’t on the USA world juniors team, and hasn’t been involved with the world juniors yet. USA won gold last year. The “world junior A challenge” is a different tournament entirely.
@@ClappinBiscuits It was the U18 World Championship (not the World Junior Championship), but yes. In the gold medal game, the U.S. was leading Canada 3-2 with just under 11 minutes left. Canadian player Ryder Ritchie was battling (with a different American player) to get the puck out of his defensive zone when Connelly threw an elbow directly to his head. If you're not familiar with IIHF hockey, their officials are known to have absolutely zero tolerance for head hits. Connelly was assessed a 5 minute major and game misconduct, ending his game and his tournament. On that 5 minute powerplay, Canada would score three times - the latter two goals within a minute of each other - to take a 5-3 lead. Canada would go on to win 6-4, taking the gold medal.
This is something that is a hockey thing... NHL/Hockey in general is woke the minute a person had conservative views they are vilified like Provorov and many players followed suit Staals/Reimer ect when it shouldn't matter diversity,whether LGBT Is forced upon kids,immigration it's more accepted in states someone come from Russia,or likes Trump than here. Politics should stay out of sports I remember people saying because Putin started war never mind IIHF play no Canadian team should take Russians look now Demidov,Chibrikov,Podkolzin. Even the NHL kicking Rodewald/Leipsic out NHL isn't right to me I get saying things about teamates players was wrong but it's not a law broken. For year a 5'6 160pound kid could never make NHL but now smaller kids make it when they take fighting,hits,out of game same in NFL new rule changes making league soft but imo Xhekaj and Rempe are bringing excitement old time hockey back. It leads to another issue getting worse youth lack of wanting to win demand things like Mcgroarty,PLD,Gauthier ect yes you can go back and say lindros did it but it didn't happen for years/players still preferred cold/original6 markets trying their best. Now they care less more about money,points,and location taxes/hot. Not willing give everything to team or win a cup and it shows whats most valuable these days big dmen,and charecter gritty forwards who can play playoff hockey when it gets tough.
Odd. To think it’s his “upbringing” or a smaller market.. nonsense I’d suggest you look at hockey Canada as a template for positive jr hockey culture(sarcasm emphasized)? Wasn’t there some major hush money and criminal allegations in the press recently? Sadly the kid can obviously play & organizations are more than happy to give him a second , third, fourth, etc chance. Oh, didn’t the defunct coyotes (and later Boston) pick up another “troubled” yoot? Regardless of what his “troubled” past was like? Remember, always- Wins & more importantly, money talks…
100% correct. And when these things are supported by governments, but the institutions do the work, it actually IS an infringement on freedom of speech and expression, it's just a loophole that authoritarian governments have discovered. They're like the mob bosses who hire hitmen to kill people. They're not actually doing the killing themselves, even though they're backing and financing it.
Dude has an attitude problem. Got suspended for too many game misconducts this last season in the USHL. Told a ref to go die in a hole. Flipped a lady off through the glass
Since when did having an opinion become illegal? Free speech is a double edged sword. It's not "some free speech is acceptable" It means all language is accepted.
Freedom of speech according to the constitution goes as far until it turns into hate speech, freedom of speech does not equate to freedom from judgement as well as actions can be made against speech that can be considered hateful
VGK does not keep prospects. This is a Vegas pick. They picked him with the 100% intention of trading him. They will develop him a bit, maybe, and trade him. He won't be around long. I believe it's a "young kids in vegas = bad" so they don't really keep prospects at this time, with the way they built the team. Vegas has massive advantages to draw in players and free agents, so I believe they use that to their advantage.
@@robotba89The problem is no other teams want him. They are gonna have a really hard time trading him. Players are starting to see how badly Vegas treats their players and are far less interested than they used to be.
The only reason I don’t like this pick is that he plays for rival team (Tri-City Storm) to my local team (Lincoln Stars) in the USHL. As a VGK fan and a Lincoln Stars fan. it’s gonna be a hard pill to swallow.
@@ClappinBiscuits bro i wasnt tryna be like annoying about it, i just think it isnt a big deal since he is still a kid who was in high school so its not like its unexpected (maybe he could have kept it off his snap story tho)
Our great sport of hockey has a way of eliminating the bad apples but unfortunately this was accepted because of his talent. His coaches and teammates over the years did him a disservice, hockey players police our own, this behavior and racism was tolerated because of his status, this is on everybody in his circle for letting him get away with this defect in personality.
people saying "he's just a kid" but that doesnt justify him being an A-hole. I was also a kid but i wasnt acused of saying racial slurs and posting nazi symbols online. :/ I believe a persopn can change and grow but that doesnt mean we should disregard what he's done. VGK fans coping fr
He doesn’t give two shits about being a better person it’s all just an act to put on so he can make it to the nhl come on I’m not stupid he’s a fake person racist, bully nah dude he don’t care about anyone but himself, no one deserves a second chance that’s like saying in a relationship I know I cheated but I want a second chance I’ll change, they always end up cheating again they don’t change
it was snap people take it as a joke like i bet the generations before were making racist jokes amongst themselves yall are acting like he killed someone
i think calling him a nazi is to jump t conclusions but yeah he posted his friend being a dipshit and made light of it and was kind of stupid. also FUCK YOU VEGAS
For what? It's not like this kid is an ANFIA terrorist..They are the biggest most violent group of fascists in the nation. This kid just made some stupid choices when we was what 15, 16 years old? Get off your high horse!
Crazy wow racist people like this get coddled like that if it was a different country or race wldnt be drafted at all but he’s American so its ok if I still played and played against him he wldnt regret every racist thing he said and did , but then again it’s not the kids fault its the parents fault they are the ones who raised him and taught him and molded him into what he is today. Good video though also a sub from this person
He was 15 lol. Let's not say you never did anything you regret at the age of 15. You aren't perfect, nobody is. Sometimes people deserve a little grace and a second chance, and he was given that. Not everyone needs to be burned at the stake for things that didn't hurt anything but liberal feelings.
Please sir, do tell me what virtuous country exists where super talented people aren't given more leeway than everyday people? I meam you said if it was a different country or different race he'd never have gotten drafted, please tell us what country is so woke they refuse to overlook mistakes made by a teenager. And I love how you said if you still played and if you played against him, he'd have regretted everything bad he said 😂😂😂 First, you could never make the USHL, NTDP, NCAA D1 or the NHL. And even if you did, I'm 100% certain you'd do absolutely nothing of the sort & Connelly would absolutely wax you in any altercation. So many internet tough guys today, it's crazy 😂😂😂
@@JNJ1014yeh I guess been 6’1 220 when I was that age so yeh ur right I wldnt do anything wldnt have to cause he wldnt be doin it in the first place, but sorry for cutting you wit that comment u must stand behind that same symbol he does if it hurt u that bad don’t worry I don’t blame u it’s how u were raised from mommas tit
Let him be, he was a kid at that time. We all change our views as we get a little more mature. Pier pressure, and hockey itself puts so much pressure on these kids these days. Let his game speak for who he truly is.
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Trolls only live to troll. They have nothing going for themselves, so they have to crap all over someone they never met.
completely agree with you
Mitchell miller should too then
@@AnaheimRob My dad caoched him and against him and he’s everything they say. Every p,Ayer hates him
What you came for is at 4:40 . Thank you, goodbye.
Thanks bro
You’re a beauty bud!
He was just being a kid, I'm not seeing the giant issue here other than possibly bullying
Honestly the fact that he owned up to it and participated in diversity training, did community service and was mentored by a rabbi shows his commitment to his apology. The fact that he has gone though something like this and now has media training this early in his career would make him an easy choice for any team in the nhl late first or early 2nd round at his age. You learn from mistakes, and he’s learned his lesson and matured from it, which is rare for boys his age in the same draft class
boo
Bro went from edge lord to first round draft pick. Never thought I’d see the day
He always respected my kid.
@6:15 To excuse this by saying "California is a non-traditional hockey market" is crazy. There are plenty of Californians playing professional hockey, and anyone who knows anything about California would know there are plenty of diverse backgrounds and positions in the state.
When he said "less exposure to diversity prospectives and experiences" I knew he didn't know what he was talking about because california is the most diverse state in the country.
I had the same exact thought lol
I was thinking the same shit 😂 southern california is so culturally diverse wtf is he talking abt
Bro are you dumb California is not a traditional hockey market anyone that actually knows hockey knows that
lol where you tripping little bro
One of the sad consequences of the new digital age: once it's on the net it's there forever. I know the 16 year old version of me did some incredibly immature stupid things
Same bruh
Me too, but you what? Mistakes and regrets are a part of life and everyone has them. It’s normal to make mistakes and learn from them
Same.
Sometimes these people act like they never did something dumb when they were young.
I dont see any past mistakes. He just gained a new fan💯
ooh wee you’re so edgy
Edge lord alert
Thanks man! I've reached out.
its not that deep
No one wants to root for a POS
Agreed
teenage boys draw swastikas and say racist stuff all the time
Agreed
Agreed
I really enjoyed this video! You just earned a subscriber. Hope you make more vids like this!
5:32 he talking about when he pooped in a black kids pillowcase ong
Yo word to my mother heard ab ts
@@carsenc6511yoooo
No way that’s it😭😭😭
Nope! He’ll always have a place with the Edmonton Oilers 😂😂😂
The sex was consensual. Wake up.
It wasn’t even him, it was apparently his friend so idk why he’s even getting hate
can you link an article?
I would think that So Cal would be more diverse than Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, or whatever.
Most of Canada tbh hahaha.. the kid is just ignorant, simple as that.. clearly just has attitude problems if he also is mentioned not behaving appropriately with teammates lol..
what was dawg doin at 3:53
it's ridiculous how these guys get punished like this for absolutely no good reason
Ryan Reeves hopes this guy gets to the NHL quickly.
Bro showed the clip that sold the gold medal game
Dude holy shit you have nothing better to report on 😂😂 trev is one of the nicest kids
Cool. Nice kid who made a mistake. He will easily come back from it. Already did.
@ hell yeah 100p
@ check out my recent edit of him on my page
What’s so bad about him?
He's White.
@@Leroy-df3ee and
@Leroy-df3ee oooh boiii how dare you be white. Get outta here
Hockey is a white sport..
Americans and Canadians are soft, so much for freedom of speech and expression!
yea i dont him behind bars right now so, not sure where you are a seeing a restriction of freedom of expression
Maybe so, but you're not legally obligated to let someone on your team despite past issues.
Freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom from judgment, as much as he’s free to say what he wants, people are free to judge him for what he says. Freedom of speech goes both ways, it’s not one sided dude. I agree that it’s a bit soft to write someone off just because of a stupid joke but this has nothing to do with freedom of speech
What does this have to do with freedom of speech? It's not like he was censored.
Freedom of speech ≠ freedom from judgement.
You’re F up in the head
Great story
Im sure this gets said plenty but I just dont see his game translating very well over to the NHL.
Any kind of therapy that's done under duress is worthless. He knew that he had to do all of those things or he was dead in the water. Do them, say the right things, and the problem will go away. He did them, he said the right things and he was drafted in the first round by Las Vegas. He also cost the US the gold medal in the recent U18 tournament. He had the opportunity to take an unnecessary cheap headshot at a Canadian player when the US had a comfortable lead, and he did so. The resulting five minute penalty led to three Canadian goals, and a Canadian victory. It seems that in times of stress it's all about him, and what he wants to do in the moment. He may well turn into a great teammate, hockey player and human being. All I know is that I wouldn't have drafted him in the last round never mind the first. My prediction is that he won't learn, and he will create more unneeded turmoil. He will score lots of goals but ultimately he will still be bad for his team. Then someone else will take a chance ... Rinse and repeat.
Comfortable lead? Since when is 3-2 a "comfortable lead" in hockey? Lol. That was the score when Connelly threw his cheap shot. USA was far from having that game in the bag. With or without that penalty...
So the kid has the right idea. Ah okay I see.
Fans never forget
Fans are morons.
Yeah California is not diverse, what a terrible take.
Obviously no, since he still was taken 19 overall. If you have talent and happens in the past. A sport professional organization will take a chance on you.. I forgot that, because I bet who will be taken higher. Connelly (19) or Liam Greentree (26). I bet Greentree heavy, with Connelly past and it screwed me.
Did I miss about his unforgivable mistake that make junior team USA lose the title?
say what now
He’s 18. He wasn’t on the USA world juniors team, and hasn’t been involved with the world juniors yet. USA won gold last year.
The “world junior A challenge” is a different tournament entirely.
@@ClappinBiscuits It was the U18 World Championship (not the World Junior Championship), but yes.
In the gold medal game, the U.S. was leading Canada 3-2 with just under 11 minutes left. Canadian player Ryder Ritchie was battling (with a different American player) to get the puck out of his defensive zone when Connelly threw an elbow directly to his head.
If you're not familiar with IIHF hockey, their officials are known to have absolutely zero tolerance for head hits. Connelly was assessed a 5 minute major and game misconduct, ending his game and his tournament.
On that 5 minute powerplay, Canada would score three times - the latter two goals within a minute of each other - to take a 5-3 lead.
Canada would go on to win 6-4, taking the gold medal.
This is something that is a hockey thing...
NHL/Hockey in general is woke the minute a person had conservative views they are vilified like Provorov and many players followed suit Staals/Reimer ect when it shouldn't matter diversity,whether LGBT Is forced upon kids,immigration it's more accepted in states someone come from Russia,or likes Trump than here. Politics should stay out of sports I remember people saying because Putin started war never mind IIHF play no Canadian team should take Russians look now Demidov,Chibrikov,Podkolzin. Even the NHL kicking Rodewald/Leipsic out NHL isn't right to me I get saying things about teamates players was wrong but it's not a law broken.
For year a 5'6 160pound kid could never make NHL but now smaller kids make it when they take fighting,hits,out of game same in NFL new rule changes making league soft but imo Xhekaj and Rempe are bringing excitement old time hockey back. It leads to another issue getting worse youth lack of wanting to win demand things like Mcgroarty,PLD,Gauthier ect yes you can go back and say lindros did it but it didn't happen for years/players still preferred cold/original6 markets trying their best. Now they care less more about money,points,and location taxes/hot. Not willing give everything to team or win a cup and it shows whats most valuable these days big dmen,and charecter gritty forwards who can play playoff hockey when it gets tough.
Odd. To think it’s his “upbringing” or a smaller market.. nonsense
I’d suggest you look at hockey Canada as a template for positive jr hockey culture(sarcasm emphasized)? Wasn’t there some major hush money and criminal allegations in the press recently?
Sadly the kid can obviously play & organizations are more than happy to give him a second , third, fourth, etc chance. Oh, didn’t the defunct coyotes (and later Boston) pick up another “troubled” yoot? Regardless of what his “troubled” past was like?
Remember, always-
Wins & more importantly, money talks…
but deangelo is still allowed to play?
Forced diversity training is more evil than anything this kid ever did.
100% correct. And when these things are supported by governments, but the institutions do the work, it actually IS an infringement on freedom of speech and expression, it's just a loophole that authoritarian governments have discovered. They're like the mob bosses who hire hitmen to kill people. They're not actually doing the killing themselves, even though they're backing and financing it.
Dude has an attitude problem. Got suspended for too many game misconducts this last season in the USHL. Told a ref to go die in a hole. Flipped a lady off through the glass
Oh noo the middle finger put him behind bars like tuffen tf up snowflake
Is that it?? Poor kid leave him alone just let him play...
Since when did having an opinion become illegal?
Free speech is a double edged sword. It's not "some free speech is acceptable"
It means all language is accepted.
you’re a disgrace to all Americans
It's not illegal, but it's also not illegal to not want someone on your team for those reasons.
yall acting like he’s in jail lmao
what did he say that was an "opinion"? 😂
Freedom of speech according to the constitution goes as far until it turns into hate speech, freedom of speech does not equate to freedom from judgement as well as actions can be made against speech that can be considered hateful
Who cares 😂 almost everyone did some wild things in their teens
That’s nothing in comparison to some shit I’ve seen
sooo he made an edgy joke as a 16 year old? The only people who could possibly get mad at this have Blue Hair and pro-nouns
the worst mistake in VGK history
VGK does not keep prospects. This is a Vegas pick. They picked him with the 100% intention of trading him. They will develop him a bit, maybe, and trade him. He won't be around long. I believe it's a "young kids in vegas = bad" so they don't really keep prospects at this time, with the way they built the team. Vegas has massive advantages to draw in players and free agents, so I believe they use that to their advantage.
@@robotba89 no one is trading for this bum, everybody knows he's not making the league
The worst mistake in Vegas history is their franchise being granted
@@robotba89The problem is no other teams want him. They are gonna have a really hard time trading him. Players are starting to see how badly Vegas treats their players and are far less interested than they used to be.
Trading Suzuki? 😂
Think this is bad? Make a video on Mitch Miller
i go to bishops courney
The only reason I don’t like this pick is that he plays for rival team (Tri-City Storm) to my local team (Lincoln Stars) in the USHL. As a VGK fan and a Lincoln Stars fan. it’s gonna be a hard pill to swallow.
What race is Gary Bettman?
Hey man! I'm interested in a Collaboration.
u could of made this video 1 min
boooo woooooooo cry about it. kids a stud
Bro chop chop get to the point this could’ve easily been a video under 5 mins
buddy didnt do anything
IMO agree. A lot of woke clowns sure have an issue with anything to do with a swastika.
@@ClappinBiscuits bro i wasnt tryna be like annoying about it, i just think it isnt a big deal since he is still a kid who was in high school so its not like its unexpected (maybe he could have kept it off his snap story tho)
Bros gonna get decked his first game
Our great sport of hockey has a way of eliminating the bad apples but unfortunately this was accepted because of his talent. His coaches and teammates over the years did him a disservice, hockey players police our own, this behavior and racism was tolerated because of his status, this is on everybody in his circle for letting him get away with this defect in personality.
Jokes are not allowed anymore thanks a lot snowflakes
people saying "he's just a kid" but that doesnt justify him being an A-hole. I was also a kid but i wasnt acused of saying racial slurs and posting nazi symbols online. :/ I believe a persopn can change and grow but that doesnt mean we should disregard what he's done. VGK fans coping fr
Who cares.... Everyone has said mean things. 😅 Get over yourselves
OMG, a swastika! Gimma a break.
Free, Free Palestine
Free, Free Palestine
Toot, toot, to.. to.. toot!
He doesn’t give two shits about being a better person it’s all just an act to put on so he can make it to the nhl come on I’m not stupid he’s a fake person racist, bully nah dude he don’t care about anyone but himself, no one deserves a second chance that’s like saying in a relationship I know I cheated but I want a second chance I’ll change, they always end up cheating again they don’t change
it was snap people take it as a joke like i bet the generations before were making racist jokes amongst themselves yall are acting like he killed someone
Bro he was I kid when he did these things get over it, I’m 15 and me and my friends say the most racist shit every and no one gives a shit about it
Leave it to Vegas to draft a Nazi..
i think calling him a nazi is to jump t conclusions but yeah he posted his friend being a dipshit and made light of it and was kind of stupid. also FUCK YOU VEGAS
@@verskudoesthings people against him have never been kids
@@obamafan6949 Most of us never had a nazi phase..
@@LivingNed No one has ever said/done something stupid, incensitive, racist when they were a dumb kid?
@@LivingNed he made a few posts as a joke
"Mentoring from a rabbi." LMFAO!!!!!!!!!! oy vey
Kids do stupid things it’s not that deep
agreed.
Another Mitchell miller
Can’t wait for Adam fox jake Walman he’ll even Quinn Hughes to give this guy a good old fashion fuckin hit
For what? It's not like this kid is an ANFIA terrorist..They are the biggest most violent group of fascists in the nation.
This kid just made some stupid choices when we was what 15, 16 years old? Get off your high horse!
i hope fox fights him
@@TheJimmyStDenisShow LOL, Fox doesn't care. He knows leftist witch hunts when he sees them.
@@TheJimmyStDenisShow Fox wouldn't fight Jack Hughes dude, he's not fighting anyone
connelly deserves everything that comes to him
Even if this guy was the projected first overall pick, i would not take him
anybody but with half brain cell who has also been 15 before would
Man you're soft ood was making a joke
Crazy wow racist people like this get coddled like that if it was a different country or race wldnt be drafted at all but he’s American so its ok if I still played and played against him he wldnt regret every racist thing he said and did , but then again it’s not the kids fault its the parents fault they are the ones who raised him and taught him and molded him into what he is today. Good video though also a sub from this person
He was 15 lol. Let's not say you never did anything you regret at the age of 15. You aren't perfect, nobody is. Sometimes people deserve a little grace and a second chance, and he was given that. Not everyone needs to be burned at the stake for things that didn't hurt anything but liberal feelings.
Please sir, do tell me what virtuous country exists where super talented people aren't given more leeway than everyday people? I meam you said if it was a different country or different race he'd never have gotten drafted, please tell us what country is so woke they refuse to overlook mistakes made by a teenager.
And I love how you said if you still played and if you played against him, he'd have regretted everything bad he said 😂😂😂
First, you could never make the USHL, NTDP, NCAA D1 or the NHL. And even if you did, I'm 100% certain you'd do absolutely nothing of the sort & Connelly would absolutely wax you in any altercation.
So many internet tough guys today, it's crazy 😂😂😂
Word salad.
Bloviating.
What a dumb comment
@@JNJ1014yeh I guess been 6’1 220 when I was that age so yeh ur right I wldnt do anything wldnt have to cause he wldnt be doin it in the first place, but sorry for cutting you wit that comment u must stand behind that same symbol he does if it hurt u that bad don’t worry I don’t blame u it’s how u were raised from mommas tit
Hey man! How do i contact you asap via mail.
About?
@@ClappinBiscuitshe'd like too talk about your extended car insurance 😅
Wtf are they putting in the water in tri-city 😂