In the vegas golden knights game 2 victory over the Florida panthers, mark stone broke his stick and an equipment manager came to the rescue and gave him a new one… Mark Stone scored directly after! It’s cool to see stuff like this in NHL games where people who don’t normally get the spotlight receive the recognition they deserve!
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This guy took a play from the leafs playbook. Marner has done this twice. The "guy" on the bench creates the play….
First comment?
Go knights! 2 mo
Wait. Does this mean it was DESIGNED? Did Stone break his stick on purpose so he could go to the bench and be ignored by the other players and then come roaring back to set up a play? Is it LEGAL to deliberately break your stick on the ice?
If you watch even earlier in the clip, JW grabbed the spare when he saw Stone block a shot with his stick. He knew it was broken even before Stone did, since it didn't full shatter until Stone leaned on it. Crazy stuff, a real pro.
Any insights on how he was made aware that Mark Stone's stick is about to be broken?
From the looks of it he's been holding one of Stone's replacement stick for quite some time.
lol man u didnt know? equipment manager follows the play and his finger is literally on the guys stick who has the puck or who is closest to the puck defending. why they always are able to pull the right stick instantly.
holy cow these comments………….
Not sure if all equipment managers do it, but the Leafs guy in this same role: there's a ton of footage of him during Canadian broadcasts of him watching the play and having his hands move to the corresponding sticks.
This is a great celebration of the people behind the scenes, but probably not uncommon!
Sorry, it would be nice if you broke the play down better. As is it's very unclear what happened.
i guess you don't know anything about hockey, but this is normal. maybe you should stop making videos, or make ones about dresses or your bf.
most trainers will hold their finger on the nub of the stick of the player who is holding the puck. if he seems something fishy he will grab it. trainers are something else wild breed
Who cares!!
I certainly hope Steve Dangle gives this a hat pick
I know we talk about the equipment manager but HOW NO INTERFERENCE ON THE PLAY
So Stone just interferes with a Panther player who does not have the puck? And no penalty called?
That man is a goddamn HERO!!!! LOL
How did Stone not get 2 mins for interference? It doesn't much more interfering than that.
I've heard that the equipment managers often have the sticks all lined up for every player on the ice at any given time. They watch for a broken stick and can easily grab one of the sticks without much delay.
Proactive anticipation is SO important, not just in this sport… but career, work, life. It makes the difference between being just OK (Reactive) … from being Excellent (Proactive). This is only learned from experience and a training your mind to work with others to continuously seek improvement instead of status quo.
Go Vegas go,2more,and then we see MT,cry!!!!!lol
Dude this was all over the news and Sports Network. Everyone knows about this 😂
The good equipment managers will usually have their hands near the stick of the player whos closest to the puck just in case a break happens.
It is amazing but that is their job, if you watch them during the game they will literally put their finger on the spare stick of each player that has possession of the puck for moments just like this. As they get better they will not even have to look at the sticks and will just keep going back and forth touching the stick of whoever has possession.
That guy deserved an assist!
Don't forget moms and dads do this all the time for 30+ years of your life still!! (all the little things we never thank them for).
That man needs a raise
loved seeing this and loved seeing Stone's fist bump even more. Great recognition, great leadership.
I ran crews in Construction and Cannery's and that is a Well Trained Crew Member. That is Why Practice makes Perfect No Matter How Corny it Sounds.
Kadri is a deal breaker
pfff illegitimate "winners"
Stone is such a boss. Love him so much! Go Knights Go!
I guess this explains why Kucherov went bat shtt crazy last year when his replacement stick wasn’t ready pdq vs Avalanche.
It reminds me of the assist that the TBL equipment coach gave Stamkos two years ago. Exciting stuff.
Is there a camera filming the behind the bench action during the whole game?
If so, they should use it more on t.v replays. Thanks 👍
I watched the split clip and broke it down FOR YOU…
Stone blocked the shot almost off camera. That was my original confusion for how the bench guy knew so quickly. I'm assuming it bent, or something, to indicate that the puck broke or damaged the stick on the shot. Because that's when the equipment guy initially and immediately grabbed the new stick.
Plus, other players probably shouted something about Stone's stick (if the audio were there). Then Stoney further bent it enough to totally split it in order for the bench to positively see that he needs a new one. Which is also probably why there was a wait before the equipment guy ran it out for the hand-off (because he didn't positive know for sure it was broken until Stone purposely snapped it). So the thought in Stone's head when he fully snapped it, was a communication to that equipment guy, saying "prep a stick now, if you didn't already notice."