25 years ago, Masters odds favorite Tiger Woods was a media-hype sensation as a child appearing on various American sports programs to show off his insane child skills. I think the show was the Mike Douglas Show. Actually, I know so, as I just found it…
Back then, the prodigies appeared on TV. Now, online betting fans can peak at the next great ones via YouTube, of course. Swedish sniper Linus Omark is no child — he’s 22, though he is about the size of a 15-year-old — but he’s making a name for himself through online videos. In fact, he’s been dubbed the Swedish YouTube Sensation. Have a look at the moves of this possible future NHL betting star, who is an Oilers draft pick:
After watching him on YouTube, an unnamed KHL team is apparently offering him a contract for next season. Pretty cool stuff. It’s not that we online betting fans have never seen a phenom on YouTube, but this is one of the first instancesI can think of in which a team specifically used YouTube as a recruiting tool.
Could this be the way of the future (at least until the Robot Apocalypse comes)? Maybe players will even start posting their own “demo reels” featuring their best highlights. You never know…
Happy NHL betting this week! Last week of the regular season…
