The Hockey Guy

Shannon Skanes, better known online as The Hockey Guy (THG), is a Canadian YouTuber based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, known predominantly for his daily videos on the National Hockey League.
Shannon is well-known for owning over 250 hockey jerseys from various teams, as well as his distinctive video style. Shannon's videos are not edited and are always filmed in one take (with occasional pause-cuts), and usually prominently feature a whiteboard filled with notes, as well as many custom-made magnets, which serves as the graphical and informational backdrop for his videos. This format, and the fact that he does not have to spend any time on video editing, allows Shannon to upload extremely frequently, usually at least two or three videos in a single day, and sometimes as many as five or six.
Shannon produces videos every day throughout the entire year, even during the NHL off-season, voluntarily choosing to never take any days off. Even though Shannon strives to provide an unbiased view of all teams in the NHL in his videos, he openly admits that his three favourite teams are the Vancouver Canucks, Boston Bruins, and Dallas Stars.
In 2018, after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, Shannon and his wife Yvonne decided to create a yearly tournament fundraiser. They named it after one of the victims, Brody Hinz, who was also a subscriber to the channel. The money raised from the tournament will help children from Hinz's high school attend university.https://fansided.com/2018/04/19/youtube-the-hockey-guy-humboldt-broncos-brody-hinz/
==Series==
===News of the Day===
In these videos, Shannon covers the latest news from the NHL and the hockey world at large, such as minor trades, injuries, player signings, waivers and recalls, interesting player stats, suspension hearings, notable news from non-NHL leagues, and more.
It is worth noting that player-related news are usually only included in News of the Day videos if they are relatively insignificant; news about more notable player trades and signings usually get separate videos to themselves.
===NHL Previews and Reviews===
These series run on a daily basis while the NHL season is underway. In the "Previews" series, Shannon previews the NHL games that are to take place on that day, evaluating the match-ups between teams and giving up-to-date stats to compare them. Alongside the standard, daily series of game previews, Shannon also runs a similar series during the playoffs, in which he does an in-depth analysis of every playoff series that is set to take place, comparing the two opposing teams extensively.
In the "Reviews" series, Shannon recaps NHL games after they have concluded, going through the progress of each game, pointing out notable events within the games and summarizing some basic statistics from each game, such as shots by period, power play efficiency, and goaltender performance. Shannon watches as much of every single NHL game as he can, so that his review videos can be as accurate and authentic as possible.
===Power Rankings===
In Power Rankings videos, Shannon ranks all thirty-two teams in the NHL. While the NHL season is underway, he makes weekly Power Ranking videos which rank the teams based on their general performance over the past few weeks. In contrast to his usual whiteboards, Shannon uses a custom-made wooden board for his weekly Power Rankings, on which he displays team pucks instead of the usual magnets. Occasionally, Shannon also makes Power Ranking videos based on other metrics, such as team expectations, misery, and fanbase panic (these are often called the "Panic Index"). 
=== Career videos and THG Hall of Fame ===
Shannon occasionally makes videos that commemorate and explore the career of a single, current or former, NHL player. In these videos, usually titled "The Career of (player name)", Shannon lays out the player's career year-by-year, documenting how it progressed. Players that are Shannon's particular personal favourites also get inducted into the "THG Hall of Fame"; this category very often includes players that would not be considered for the real-life Hockey Hall of Fame.
=== Prospect videos ===
Every year, when the NHL Entry Draft starts approaching, Shannon starts a series in which he takes a look at the projected top prospects for the upcoming draft, pointing out their strengths and weaknesses and guessing at which positions they might land in the draft.
=== Livestreams ===
During big NHL events such as the NHL Draft Lottery and the NHL Entry Draft, trade deadline day, or the first day of free agency, Shannon usually runs livestreams, during which he documents the progress of the events live and also answers questions from viewers. For these livestreams, Shannon is usually joined by his wife Yvonne, who assists with the streams mostly by reading out superchats for Shannon to answer.
==References==
Category:Commentary YouTubers
Category:News YouTubers
Category:Sports YouTubers
Category:Canadian YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2015