Hockey Prompt:

I think by far the most interesting thing about all history books and records related to not only Hockey but pretty much any sport that exists is how the different eras of the game and how it is played compare to one another. You can even see this occur today across how even hockey today have different rink sizes that can really change how the game is played and how the eventual stats are racked up by a player. The biggest one in the news right now is obviously Ovy going for the great ones goal record, which in and of itself is absolutely insane to think about. Gretzky and his ilk played in such a different era of the game, where some players were racking up multi point games AVERAGES over the course of many seasons, something which was looked at as being all-star standard now but just doubling or tripling it. Just the idea that a player could impact the game so much back in the day is hard to imagine if you weren't watching since then and seeing the game change in front of you. I can't even imagine how the NHL was to watch where some players were so dominant and so different than your baseline. The only hockey I have ever known really is lower scoring with a lot of physical play and goalies with massive pads and great agility. That is really what is so special about these records, you can have someone looked at as the best to ever do it, and feels like unexpectedly we now have this singular player who has such a weird or unique stat spread compared to his peers in the same era going for a record most people would feel safe betting their life savings on never being broken. I don't think anyone will ever be able to reach the overall points record in the NHL, the goalies are just that much better that it will just never happen again most likely, especially with baseline players being so much better now as well, but just the idea that a player who had like a 1% or less chance to even getting in the top 2-3 in goals was able to even come within striking distance despite the era just really goes to show you how special some players are, and how they can somehow fight against the game itself to break a record that was set in a much more favorable era.