NHL Biggest Hits 2013

      With the first week of the NHL season underway, there have been many highlights so far. One of favorite highlights for everyone is hitting. There are at least a few players who do get "wrecked" every week. Because the NHL season is still young, there isn't a video yet on the "biggest hits" of the 2014 NHL season; however, I did manage to find a video from last year. Every hit shown in this video is perfectly legal. It just so happens that these hits were conducted with perfect form, and with the use of great strength. Drew Doughty is seen twice in this video, with both hits included in the top 5 of last season. 

     Studies have shown that NHL players are 20 percent smaller than football players, but their hits are 17 percent harder than football players. Hitting isn't used as showing off, trying to "wreck" people all the time. It is used as a tool to move the opponent of the puck. Most hits aren't that eye catching, but it just so happens that some the hits shown on these videos involve a bit more bone crunching hits. Most people think that the biggest hits happen on the boards, but in this video, most of the hits happen in the open ice. These hits are the hardest ones to actually perform. The only time you can perform this hit is when the opposing players has his head facing down. If you want to see more top 10 videos on my blog, just let me know, but for now enjoy the 2012-2013 NHL season's biggest hits.