The best viral NHL videos of 2022
Joe Biden's "Batman" slip up, Kodak Black's big night, and Auston Matthews breaking down his crossbar collision headline our top NHL videos of the year.
There was no shortage of fine, viral NHL content for fans to sink their teeth into the past 12 months, so with 2022 in the books, it's time to take a trip down (recent) memory lane and relive some of the best clips from the year that was.
In no particular order (though this first one hits extra hard) here are the 15 best NHL viral video clips from 2022, starting with that time U.S. President Joe Biden accidentally called NHL commissioner Gary Bettman "Batman" during the Lightning's White House visit.
Joe Biden calls NHL Commisioner Gary Bettman “Gary Batman” and one of the players on the Lightning standing behind him starts cracking up.
pic.twitter.com/KHUZrs8Mux— Greg Price (@greg_price11) April 25, 2022
When Blues goalie Jordan Binnington tossed a water bottle at Nazem Kadri, who was in no mood for child's play:
"Not sure if he just threw a water bottle at me" 😳
Nazem Kadri appears to have a water bottle thrown at him while discussing the collision with Binnington 🔎 pic.twitter.com/6XLbAdxEEm— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) May 22, 2022
That wild fan brawl at a Coyotes-Bruins game where some dude got a chunk of his finger bitten off:
Insane crowd fight at the Coyotes-Bruins game last night. Excellent work from the cop in the foreground! pic.twitter.com/BQhFXtHG9g
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) December 10, 2022
That time Seattle Kraken minority owner and former NFL star Marshawn Lynch took the Zamboni out for a rip, bud:
Marshawn Lynch driving the #SeaKraken Zamboni is absolutely incredible. 😂
(🎥: @SeattleKraken) pic.twitter.com/fFSOQmPkCz— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 18, 2022
When Jack Eichel saluted the Sabres crowd amid a revenge game for the ages in Buffalo:
Jack Eichel scores and then gives it to the Buffalo crowd 😨😳 pic.twitter.com/hTTEAAkCFW
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) November 11, 2022
That time Auston Matthews — clearly thrilled with this question — had to explain why he ran into the crossbar:
TO Media: "What happened with the altercation between you and the cross bar Auston?"@AM34: ☠️☠️☠️ pic.twitter.com/SPqDHGbmzP
— Missin Curfew (@MissinCurfew) February 20, 2022
When Kraken fan and soon-to-be medical student Nadia Popovici potentially saved Canucks equipment guy Brian Hamilton's life:
Hockey fan Nadia Popovici, a soon-to-be medical student, made a potentially life-saving diagnosis by alerting Vancouver Canucks assistant equipment manager Brian Hamilton to a mole on the back of his neck. As a thank you, Popovici received a $10K scholarship for medical school. pic.twitter.com/hmVyg0FU9Q
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 4, 2022
When Avalanche enforcer Kurtis MacDermid took a brutal tumble with the Cup:
SONKKKK Kurtis down @spittinchiclets @BizNasty2point0 @Avalanche #avs #cup #dent? pic.twitter.com/oEwlslFQCQ
— Mags (@mlongenecker99) July 1, 2022
When police tried to kick Avs defenseman Bowen Byram out of his own Stanley Cup parade after mistaking him for a fan:
A Denver police officer didn’t know who Bowen Byram was.🤣
(🎥: IG/genn_stroud) pic.twitter.com/2mfj6QXFgh— TSN (@TSN_Sports) June 30, 2022
That time Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz had a meltdown over a reporter's questions about sexual assault victim Kyle Beach:
“NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.” 😳
That’s what Blackhawks Chairman Rocky Wirtz had to say to a reporter who asked about the Kyle Beach sexual abuse scandal. (WATCH BELOW)
FULL STORY: https://t.co/PIhR4W3M4I#blackhawks #rockywirtz #hockey #NHL pic.twitter.com/K8K5P7uKFP— CBS Chicago (@cbschicago) February 3, 2022
When Brad Marchand tried to decapitate Tristan Jarry a couple times:
This isn't good from Marchand in the final minute of the game. Punch + stick swing on Jarry pic.twitter.com/yrq9Ek8o4i
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) February 9, 2022
When rapper Kodak Black became a meme legend at a Florida Panthers game:
Kodak Black brought his own entertainment to the Panthers game @spittinchiclets @mworthofgame pic.twitter.com/u2GPtx4ikD
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) January 12, 2022
The time Thomas Chabot accidentally slashed his own Senators teammate in the face:
Chabot swings his stick into Hamonic on the bench pic.twitter.com/lqPKDKGjVj
— Kevin Lee (@BringBackLee) December 10, 2022
When a Calgary news anchor served up the one-liner of the year after Johnny Gaudreau left the Flames for Columbus:
Take me with you Johnny! pic.twitter.com/B53ewPilrz
— Andrew Brown (@browncbc) July 15, 2022
And finally, when Trevor Zegras pulled off this absurd, physics-defying breakaway challenge move during the ASG skills comp:
Trevor Zegras is a gift. pic.twitter.com/gWfJ3TG0NG
— Shayna (@hayyyshayyy) February 5, 2022
Here's to more exceptional viral hockey content taking over the internet in 2023.
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