[Pavel Barber’s Client] 11 Year old Japanese Hockey Prodigy AITO IGUCHI [Part 1]

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I’ve been making videos of Iguchi Aito for over a year now. Iguchi is from Saitama Japan, and his work off the ice helps him be that much better than everyone else. It’s always exciting talking…

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Andy Roidable says:

sorry , but you can find kids as good as him everywhere in North America,
Russia, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland and many other
european countries. He is good, but like many others, tons of others.

kroJg says:

Aito, lol it’s Finnish and means Real. This kid is definitely gonna be good.

Is there any stats available?

How To Hockey says:

I love how his teammates know to go back door, and even though he could
snipe it himself he sends them the tap in passes.

OnlineXLegend says:

The one thing I can’t stand about video’s like this is that everyone is too
focused on pointing out flaws. I don’t get why everyone doesn’t just enjoy
the video for what it is instead of saying they’re way better.

Logan Troy says:

damn all these haters below me sound like the people that down talked PK
Subban, Gordon Hayward, Nazem Kadri, Jeremy Lin, Wayne Simmons, or any
other athlete that got doubted because of his or her background.

BruinsCupChampions says:

great player, should be playing against better kids though, will definitely
benefit him for the future!

D. Larsonov says:

For all of you saying he will get destroyed once hitting is implemented,
that doesn’t mean he won’t succeed. There are plenty of small players in
the nhl who are very good. Sure the kid will have to learn to how to use
his body, but you don’t see St. Louis getting thrown around. He will just
have to change his game. He is already a better skater than everyone else,
as well as better vision. He has all of the tools besides size, which he
can figure out. He has a bright future ahead of him. 

Brandon Gilmore says:

I love how he can skate better than the refs


James Hong says:

Amazing! Slick! Smooth! Great passing and dekes

TheJacquesinator says:

Wow, not only an excellent player, but an excellent passer as well, this
could has a future ahead of him

PurdyThePenguin says:

That’s awesome! He must of had lots of training… Do you know what he did
to get those good hands or is he just born with them?

Freakzt says:

I kinda like how all the other videos you’ve uploaded on him has been
called “Iguchi Aito” and you even typed that in the description but this
video he’s called Aito Iguchi lol, must be a mistake..

xxThePoorGamer says:

Wow this kids nasty.

beeceebee1 says:

Pavel, I used to live in Japan and played a lot of hockey there. There is
some impressive talent in that country, but not enough opposition.
That kid is special though, his hockey IQ is sky-high. You think there`s a
chance he might “go far” or is that too early to tell? I wish somebody
would send him to North America to perfect his learning, cause that kid be
something. Or maybe our assessment is skewed because of the lack of
opposition?

Spunky_Bruiser says:

Wow, the pass at 0:44 was amazing lol Damn,.. Right now as we speak,.. Wee
after i speak,.. I am applying for the JET program, It will be amazing to
be over there and heck may even see if I can catch one of his games or get
schooled by him in open ;)

TheHockeyDangler91 says:

kids got some major talent

Nick Medica says:

this kid is fucking unreal! idc where he plays. he can play better than me
and i play jr c

Freakzt says:

Wow. When I first clicked on the video I thought he was going to do it all
by himself, not passing anyone, but thankfully I was wrong! This kid is
very talented and he made some sweet passes too. Hopefully we’ll see this
kid in the NHL in the future, would be sick!

BonesOnDemand says:

Hes got the name and the hands. and This kids gonna be a stud. 

PyroVVVGames says:

Now I’m no hockey expert, but this kid does seem really good. Yes; there
are probably lots of other kids who can perform close to this skill, but I
don’t think that’s everything. He clearly has a tight grasp on what he
needs to do and doesn’t seem too fazed in any situation. What I like the
best though, is that even though he could obviously score on a lot of
shots, he still passes to the other players for them to get a chance.
Sportsmanship is always a plus for me, since it’s still a big part of any
sports. 

RawHim9591 says:

not to sound like a bigot but I don’t think he will be the next prodigy.
The average Japanese males height is from 5’6 – 5’8 from what I have heard.
NHL is a pretty tough and big contact sport. I realize he may have the
skill but I wonder how his game will convert to a smaller ice surface and
defenders that are more tight and limit his time and space and with contact
hockey. It’s very hard to convert your talent to North American NHL style
hockey. Sure there is ONE Martin St. Louis in the league but how many
people are there his size or smaller that are prodigys?? I don’t think
there are many today.

Here’s a list of the 27 shortest NHL players. Maybe 10 are successful NHL
players. Desharnais Gionta Gerbe St. Louis Bouillon Atkinson Zuccarello T.
Fleury Gibbons Gaudreau.
http://www.sportingcharts.com/articles/nhl/shortest-players-in-the-nhl.aspx

None of these guys are prodigys except for 2 and maybe 3. A lot of these
players have lit up minor leagues and AHL level competition so they clearly
have the skill but just couldn’t convert as well at the NHL level. For
example Nathan Gerbe.

Until unless this kid finds a way to grow taller than 5’10 the odds of him
making the NHL are still there but odds of being a prodigy become that much
more limited. Just my 2 cents.

Ken Lynch says:

Not all kids with pure skill make it big. Bobby Schremp proved this. Kid
should be playing against MUCH better competition. 

Tyler Horsman says:

It’s also hilarious that this is considered high skill. The kid plays in
Japan. NO ONE in Japan is good at hockey. My friend in high school on team
BC (womens) went to Japan to help train the WOMENS NATIONAL team (because
they sucked so bad). 

xTech Gaming says:

First overall pick in 2021? 

Dyllzey says:

Glitch goals. He’s gotta stop cross creasing. 😉 

SoberFoe37 says:

Bring this kid to Minnesota and watch him get embarrassed by the average 10
year old. I saw no defense in this video whatsoever for kids that age.
Kudos to the kid being above and beyond at that age in Japan but this is
really not that extraordinary. 

John Epic says:

I would crush this guy along the boards

thomas walsh says:

ive seen hundreds of kids like this at that age,often thier abilities do
not carry over when checking starts…….

K MANINGTON says:

They’ve been injecting him with maple syrup. The natural Canadian steroid.

MyHeadAsplodes says:

I’ve seen a bunch of videos similar to this one… The most recent was
about Mathias Emilio Pettersen from Norway. The comments are always the
same. The vast majority of them can be separated in two:

1: Some people will put the kid down and say he has nothing exceptional,
won’t make it, etc. To all of them: Just shut up. He’s just a kid for
Christ’s sake. He is good, like many other kids of his age. At this age,
they stand out from others and that’s a very normal thing. It happens even
here in Canada in any team which has players around 10yo. All “-16yo teams”
will look unbalanced when players like this one are on the ice. It’s not
because he’s playing in Japan. At this age, playing in Canada, Japan or
Australia only makes a very tiny difference ( if not at all ) because they
are mostly developping their own skills – puck handling, skating, etc..

2: Other people will see too much potential and talk about the upcoming NHL
draft. Truth is, at this age, they are too young. You can’t tell if they
will become NHL material. When they reach 15/16 you start to see whether or
not the kid will make it. Unfortunately, hockey has evolved in a way that
talent can’t be the only asset. I don’t think his size would be a problem.
Think Martin St-Louis. Plus, the new NHL is clearly a league where speed
will be more and more important. But, if he keeps playing, one day he will
play against teams which will use systems designed to neutralize talented
players. That’s when the pros are forged and when most players “give up” on
their dream.

Even though I’m Canadian and I am, like most of us, very proud of what my
country has achieved in this sport, I believe that nowadays Sweden has the
best hockey-learning program in the world. That’s where I would send him in
a few years from now. Unfortunately, it would cost a lot of money and his
parents would have to make thousands of sacrifices. I’m not sure we will
see this kid in the NHL or KHL or any other pro-league given the fact that
he lives in Japan, probably won’t travel far enough to compete against
better teams and will eventually reach a competitive “limit” in his area,
but it’s good news for the future of the sport. Some decades ago you
wouldn’t even see Japanese kids playing ice hockey.

h91yama says:

Im japanese and i play hockey as well, great to see fellow countrymen
playing hockey. Hope he can make a career out of this insane talent

TheSexyPuppy says:

I saw the first few goals and I thought “wow he’s not a team player” but
then I watched the rest and it was just amazing. I do agree that he should
be put against better kids though. See ya in Canada kid! :)

Kenny V. says:

sure he’s skilled. skills are half the battle. he’s too small, he’ll get
destroyed once they start hitting. and above all u have to factor in luck
as well. only those who have all 3 truly make it.

George Cole says:

He’s playing in a country where hockey is as popular as American football
in Nigeria 

kayak1965 says:

The kid has serious skills HOWEVER wait till checking starts…. Its a whole
new game

Ryan Trnavsky says:

Head to North America. Hands are great. But if he’s playing high level
minor hockey here and he tries putting it through his legs it might not
turn out too well. Treat to watch though!

catseatpoodoyou says:

I agree that this kid is amazing but I think that if some of the defensemen
played better positioning he wouldn’t be as great. He also seems kind of
small so If the defensemen played the body he wouldn’t be able to get by.

Ken Dopson says:

I enjoyed watching this video . Iguchi sure has a lot of talent and skill .

glorg says:

+Pavel Barber Any idea if he is considering a move to Canada or the States
for more exposure or development? He definitely has the tools – would be
amazing to see what he could become with the proper direction and
instruction. Great work sharing these videos as well!!

Malcolm Davis says:

Size has nothing to do with becoming a professional hockey player . I
started playing organized hockey at 12 years old . I played over 100 NHL
games and was MVP in the AHL in 1985 . 15 years worth of pro hockey . My
secret was passion for the game ,I would read ,study players and do
whatever I could to make myself a better hockey player ,if it was training
,shooting improving skating I did it . I enjoyed every minute of it
growing up . I didn’t miss out on anything by enjoying my sport growing up
. I learned early not to listen to people that criticized things that
could bring you down but did listen to my coaches who constructively
criticized an aspect of my game that needed improving. The best coach I
ever had was the type that gave me confidence by saying if you keep working
at your game you will play at the pro level some day . I meant gordie howe
in 1963 he inspired me to be a hockey player . So what I am saying is this,
kids if you love doing something and it makes you feel good do it .
Hockey is not a natural sport think about it , . The only thing that comes
easy is hard work . Mario ,wayne ,Sid are not natural athletes they made
people, think they were . These guys work there ass off improving their
skills for hockey playing on outdoor rinks and honing movements that they
saw former players do . They took advantage of ice time no matter where it
was .
That kid in Japan ,if he continues to improve could easily play pro hockey
later on .


Aiden MacIntosh says:

Sick player loved watching him wish there were more highlights! Hopefully
more soon

XDpurplemonkey says:

Search it up, he played in a tourney in Ottawa and his team beat one of the
Canadian teams 9-1 where he got over 6 goals..

Nhlpro91 says:

I love this kid because he has some serious dangles but he does not try to
go coast to coast every time, he passes the puck. I hate one man teams, so
yes thats why i like him. If your seeing this keep it up man, really nice
moves and assists.

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