Defector Alexander Mogilny Story

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[@allsystemsgo8678]

Would of been nice to talk to Alex Mogilny about Alex Mogilny defecting

[@charlesmclearn4642]

Alex Mogilny hates interviews and never gives them if he had the chance

[@markphillips8097]

He shed absolutely no light on his defecting,this piece was a waste of time ,I stopped watching halfway through it.

[@flowmastaflam]

Alex Mogilny notched a 127 point season in 77 games but where is his Hall of Fame?

[@Outrageousconduct]

he Russian traitor

[@Eric-zq6sb]

I believe he should get some consideration in the near future... hopefully!

[@hemmarket]

He won a Cup in NJ, and we have great respect for him. I can still see him breaking away to score !

[@editorrbr2107]

And he’s finally getting it. He’s headlining this year’s class of nominees with Iginla.

[@enladio]

Can you turn the music up? I'm having a hard time hearing it over the story.

[@owendaboss3858]

Chad Lavallee 🤣🤣

[@jakubwidlarz]

Not me

[@mgdubya27]

What?

[@cholmakai2625]

@@tonyhoiland7481 Do you want a cookie?

[@rg6093]

Touché

[@garretthohn]

Whomever mixed the audio should be sent to the gulag.

[@VahidMusictx]

Lmaoo 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@markchristofferson5872]

Just as I got annoyed with the audio I thought to look at the comments and see how far down the list before I see your comment.

[@broadstreet21]

What do you mean? The music is perfect - supposed to sound like a thriller movie.

[@bustatron]

​@@broadstreet21the background music shouldn't be louder than the dialogue.

[@merc340sr]

Mogilny : 473 Goals 559 assists 1032 pts in the NHL. Great player. Will never forget the night he broke his leg. Can't watch the video, the break was so bad!

[@peteandrepete528]

merc340sr. Me 2 man .

[@-_-Code-_-]

all the hate in the comments about russians or the music, instead of recognizing mogilny started something that brought some of the best talents to ever grace the NHL.. and opened a door for players like ovechkin to see they too could make the NHL..

[@schmingusss]

That's because the vast majority of hockey fans are bone heads.

[@inline9jake858]

I’ve been a Mogilny freak for 20 years, I was excited to hear about this doc but I couldn’t hear half of what was said due to insane drama music full blast.

[@kevinlitton1399]

Some of the greatest NHL players of all time came from the soviet system in the 90's. Without them, the red wings would have never had their dynasty. Mogilny, federov, bure...

[@mikearam8884]

Anton Stastny-1980 , fled from Cezchoslovakia. Played 9 years in the NHL. Brother Peter played 15 years.

[@bartholomewlyons]

RC Codes speak louder, I cannot hear you over the music.

[@embassyhotel]

I'm a Toronto fan & i loved it when Mogilny played for the Leafs, he was a very strong on his skates type of player with a wicked wrist & snap shot. The Leafs had a very strong team then when Mogilny played for Toronto.

[@chrisbee9643]

it was the most awesome time for me to be a Leafs fan, to this day... Became Leafs fan in 98

[@taylormartinlucas]

A pretty interesting music video for sure.

This story reminds me the Stastny brothers defecting Czechoslovakia in 1980 to end up with the Québec Nordiques. Another James Bond episode!

[@PRYVTgomerPYLE]

Al-Mo was my favorite Maple Leaf in the early 2000's. I used to watch him play for Buff and NJ and despised them for having such a talent. When he and Cujo both became Leafs, I shit my pants. xD They will both have a place in my heart forever. A BIG part of my childhood was spent admiring these guys!!!

[@PRYVTgomerPYLE]

He and Sundin were a nasty combo. One had strength, thee other had raw skill. Took Scott Stevens and Neidermayer to stop them... -_-

[@mz610]

Federov over here looking like a Bond villain muuuahahahhahaa!!!

[@charmander777]

i though that was liam neeson

[@kevinlitton1399]

Still a great player and I hated the red wings in the 90's. As a blues fan, i felt they stole the cup from us.

[@fmaren]

The story of how Petr Klima was literally smuggled out of Czechlslovakia in the trunk of a car during the Cold War by the Red Wings should also be told.

[@realalbertan]

Petr Nedved walked into a Police Station in Calgary during a youth tournament

[@shananagans5]

That was a crazy time. Lots of athletes were defecting. I was pretty young and don't recall exactly when it was but we went to an exhibition basketball game in Colorado and a few of the Soviet players made a run for it in the middle of the game. The crowd opened up for the guys running and then they blocked the minders that were chasing them.

[@jerryczech953]

Petr Klima defected from hotel in West Germany ............but he was hiding doe couple weeks in Bavarian Alps ..Not that dramatic .....

[@jerryczech953]

@@shananagans5 no way ...I cant believe this ...Can you send me a link pls ?

[@kevinmalcolm1536]

good story but the editing sucks. music is full blast and always cutting away. hard to watch

[@snakeknife7518]

All the Soviet players since owe Alex.

[@PRYVTgomerPYLE]

Yep! We wouldn't have Ovi without him...

[@PRYVTgomerPYLE]

? Whatever you are on Clay, I'll take 5... 0.o

[@claydouglas2526]

Learn some history, you IGNORANT SON OF A BITCH!

[@PRYVTgomerPYLE]

Run along little troll, go back under your bridge... You are trying WAY too hard to make me "triggered." That moment, when you get knocked the fuck out cold, by a real man... Remember me. ;)

[@PRYVTgomerPYLE]

Did I say it was going to be me? Words mean nothing to me... LOL. When you walk around with that attitude, it is going to happen 100%. I bet you act nothing like this in public though, do you internet tough guy? Have a nice night Clay. You sure made mine!

[@MH-ie8dy]

0:34. Federov can't talk about it even today...almost 30 years.

[@StonyHeatbag]

would you?

[@mwbrada]

Alexander Mogilny was unstoppable in Sega Genesis' NHL Hockey 1991. Unstoppable. ^_^

[@stevielikesdick]

I have an old school Vancouver Mogilny jersey and my buddy has a Bure one. Big respect to Buffalo for doing this and starting the revolution of Russians coming over. Still pissed you guys got Perreault but oh well 😂

[@aneilp7631]

Haha, it's nice to see that missing out on Perreault is still on the radar of Canucks fans. I think that episode was ominous and basically foretold our franchise's fortunes.

[@Lawomenshoops]

Buffalo didn't start the commies from coming over. The fall of the commies, was the reason why the commies came over!

[@РождённыйБурей]

Bure-Fedorov-Mogilny the best trio in the history of hockey

[@timothyng3226]

Imagine if the Russian 5 was with bure-federov-mogilny and konstatinov and festiov instead

[@nameless_no_name]

Bossy, Trotier, and Gillies were better en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trio_Grande each won a total of 4 cups together. The Stanley Cup is 100% the hardest championship to win in all of professional sport: Canadiens, Oilers, Islanders are the TRUE dynasty holders in the annals of Hockey History and the in HHF

[@aleksthegreat4130]

Hell no),they played some seasons in Soviets under 20 team and 2 seasons in Red Army 3 or r line,could of been one the greatest line ever,but even to compare them with KLM(Krutov,Larionov,Makarov) is a blasphemy.

[@MyAlexWest]

@no name The Stanley Cup is 100% the hardest championship to win in all of professional sport: Canadiens, Oilers, Islanders are the TRUE dynasty holders in the annals of Hockey History and the in HHF ----- seems you are moron i will go easy on your w/ analogy!! imagine different countries and there are different mountains w/ different height!! saying that those guys were best cause they won something it is to say Appalachian are MOST TALLEST mountains IN WORLD!! they are not!!! they are just Appalachian !!! AND THERE IS A MOUNT EVEREST!!!!!!!!

[@MyAlexWest]

@no name TRUE dynasty holders in the annals of Hockey History and the in HHF ----- buddy!!!! hockey is played not only in fricking Canada!! there is a whole world of hoceky outside Canada!!

[@christopheryounggnomery3761]

I remember watching TV one night when the announcement came across the screen that he defected and was coming to the sabres. I had no idea who he was but figured it must be big.

[@kristenkuiper2189]

Mogliny LaFontaine Hawerchuck was the hottest line in the 92-93 season and I don't care Lemieux won the scoring title. Maaaaad respect to Buffalo for bringing him over at such a high risk!!!

[@alwillk]

Hawerchuck was a center and wasnt on that line except for power plays. It was mainly mogilny, lafontaine and Andreychuk.

[@KENDZIification]

Lower the music for Christ sakes.

[@jimlastenburger2276]

I was just going to say the same thing. Who cut this together?

[@jayden2994]

Dr. Loomis, you good?

[@shakirafillion7652]

Stupid FOREground ruined a really interesting piece

[@Kalleebb]

@Dr. Loomis huh?

[@lapoose325]

@Dr. Loomis calm down ya fuckin duster

[@videocontentmarketer]

Pat Quinn said that Alex Mogilny was the best player he ever coached. Mats Sundin said that Mogilny was the best player he had ever played with. Now those two opinions should tell you all you need to know about him.

[@September2004]

When Pat Quinn was on the HoF committee. He must've fought hard for Mogilny to no avail.

[@markserour9115]

Good documentary. Horrendous background music!

[@davebarnett2474]

"What's better, A little bit dictator or a wild democracy?" haha

[@greglauren8876]

Dave Barnett theres no concept of middle ground over there. They dont know what normalcy is.

[@kw9377]

Still remember watching Bure and Mogilny play together in a canucks uniform 🔥🔥🔥

[@countof3everybodyOD]

cool, but disappointing to not see Mogil on this. God bless him wherever he is

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

There was the Army Line in the 70's, The GREAT KLM Line "Green Unit" of the 80's..the BEST complete line in hockey...the 90's would have been Bure, Federov, Mogilny, Zubov and Konstintinov. THAT would have been...OMG...

[@Lawomenshoops]

I was wondering who the two defensemen would be in the new Green Unit. That pussy Kapussritis or Zhink.

[@LegionOfPablo]

A guy that was hurt by two lockouts. Could've easily had 500+ goals and been a virtual lock for the hall of fame.

[@alwillk]

He was done by the time the second lockout hit.

[@willr2531]

Very interesting, but the constant dramatic music was way too over the top lol

[@chipgriffiths3655]

Even Mogilny et al couldn't bring the Cup to Buffalo. Now that's sad. Probably the reason Mogilny isn't in the HOF. Even sadder.

[@SEBBARU]

For those of you complaining about the music, watch it from its original source here: www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/defector-2/ This youtube version seems to have the audio "compressed". No music was added, but it sounds like it was mixed in at a higher level. This is an amazing story.

[@phillipwells2052]

Yeah he was an awesome player.

[@patmanfondu1]

Great documentary, but the pounding music made it VERY difficult to follow. It took me a week to watch it. Gave me headaches.

[@Eric-zq6sb]

Mogilny is easily forgotten for the most part. Over a Point Per Game in his career (900 something games, over 1000 points). Had it not been for his badly broken leg in 1993, it would have been even more impressive.

[@davidredacted6959]

Fascinating.

[@haroldschummer6163]

It’s like the whole 20min is peaking to go to commercial break

[@soccercanal9479]

There needs to be a movie about this for real…

[@andrewm4951]

He opened the door for all russian players to play in us. How is he not in the hall of fame!

[@avsroy]

Growing up in Czechoslovakia I just hated Soviets, especially their ice hockey team, because they were so fucking good indeed. Their 1st front line Makarov, Larionov and Krutov, backed by Kasatonov and Fetisov in defence, slaughtered anyone and I mean it! As those front three were getting older and older, they were about to be replaced by youngsters named Mogilnyj, Bure and Fedorov. Any bells ringing? :D

[@r3tr0actiongamer24]

It's really a shame he's not in the Hall of Fame Games: 990 Goals: 473 Assist: 559 Points: 1,032

[@broadstreet21]

This is quite the story. Although I am somewhat surprised at the amount of resistance Mogilny had to overcome to leave, considering that Gorbachev had installed the glasnost policy, essentially reducing the militant Soviet culture. Considering the Soviet Union was about ready to crumble, I'd thought even if they tried to stop Mogilny's escape, they'd be powerless to do so.

[@Hazel-dx7lq]

I cant hear the music 🙄

[@ianjenkins2659]

I can almost hear the interviews ! more music !

[@05D05]

If only he could have waited one more year but I guess the story would be different and who knows if Tihonov would be a different coach possibly we would never get the talent we received!

[@craigostopovich4860]

Thanks for the subtitles!.

[@StrangeQuark]

mogilny also held the nhl record for biggest balls

[@Mr.Bassman]

Had no idea on his backstory, I remember the mogilny, lafontaine years very well!!!

[@huckleberry6039]

Really good music video. But it was strange I felt like every so often in the back round I could hear men talking about hockey. was that just me? I wounder if its like a black Sabbath record where if you spin it backward you hear satanic messages. Im probably reaching because I didn't hear satanic stuff just hockey stuff. Oooooo shoot I might need to listen again I think i heard talk of a red army. I wounder if thats Satan's red army. O man either way cool music video Satan or not.

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

I wish I had this on DVD. A little help Swiss Habs??

[@njswampfox474]

Mogilny was an awesome sniper for the Devils.

[@LouieNJ]

Cool music video.

[@kristenkuiper2189]

At the 37th second it looked like Sergei didnt wanna piss off the powers that be

[@jeromefecto8085]

Lot of courage of selfishness because they knew that their family would pay the price for them

[@broadstreet21]

From what I'd gathered, the Gorbachev USSR was growing lax. Human rights violations weren't so much a problem, and relations with America was taking a turn for the better, but sure, the economy was lousy. That's one reason to want to leave the Soviet Union, but I didn't think he'd run into this much trouble trying to defect then. Particularly considering how the USSR would collapse within two years and he'd have no trouble then just jetting out of the country.

[@CS-ks3yy]

There should be a movie

[@666finnegan]

Is this documentary a musical?

[@seitzingermichael]

Bah ha

[@stuartmcmillan512]

Why do they have to the "background" music so bloody loud you can hardly hear what's being said?

[@stepanvelikan]

Traitors are despised everywhere. No respect for Mogilny

[@markvonschober6872]

Alexander the Great Mogilny

[@broadstreet21]

The dramatic irony of the Soviets was that they were about to collapse.

[@modi827]

Mogilny is well decorated in the NHL, including a Stanley cup. And for the 15th year in a row - he’s not good enough for the Hall of Fame. He’s better then them as far as I’m concerned.

[@stringsnare]

Holy hell this music

[@plasterdbastard]

Chicago on top of Anaheim forever!

[@chriszenko6355]

I remember him he was a great player worthy of the hall of fame its a shame a lot of great Russian players could not play in the NHL and earn big money

[@alwillk]

So Sergei makarov was allowed to play in the nhl in 1989 but mogilny had to defect? The Berlin Wall fell a month after mogilny nada his nhl debut and the ussr followed a couple years later. Sounds like an over dramatized story.

[@MedTHCOntario]

10:58 'Czech'd In.....' 😂😂😂

[@mihailsnesterovics4626]

Arturs Irbe (no 20) at 4:18

[@Samsquamsh]

Damn this shit is intense.

[@euroshfl]

1989 ? Why am I seeing Reagan and Gorbachev shaking hands? I thought Reagan was in the office until 1988?

[@SeanP7195]

The Red Wings drafted most of those guys but the NHL fucked them (like they did for decades). They refused to let the Wings draft Pavel Bure and said he didn't play enough games to qualify. Then they let the Canucks draft him.

[@Mikefilin]

Почему не слышно Короткова и Кузнецкого?

[@darrenfreeman3353]

I guess somehow they thought the music was more important than the story? Interesting.

[@dadude4960]

here i am. just to tell you that i upvoted to an upside down 666. hail satan! hail unsynced audio!

[@denys7267]

4:18 #20 Michelin Man!!!

[@SuperStrik9]

Shame on the USSR for not allowing their athletes to leave the country to play in the World's top leagues. It wasn't just hockey. Arvydas Sabonis couldn't come over and play in the NBA till the mid '90s. Sports fans were robbed of seeing him in his prime go up against the World's best. At least things are different now.

[@hiphopmastersoshutup]

He's Stanley Cup winner

[@darknessfadestolight4312]

Music was a bit overbearing but cool doc

[@romshes77]

Strangely, he defected back to Putin's Russia. I wonder if there is a film about that.

[@magicmc23]

Such a sniper too.

[@jeffreypeterson3238]

Takes ballz of steel

[@Bah56]

What's the point of the interviews if your overly dramatic action movie music drowns them all out?

[@jfb.8746]

The Mogilny story... without Mogilny???

[@Ryan63d]

Do they have the music so loud to piss off the Russians?

[@m.alexanderzagorski3868]

It's such an INJUSTICE not to see Mogilny in the NHL Hall of Fame!

[@alexanderwingeskog758]

Hmm.. could have been better with out all the drama since track... Never new he actually defected to Canada in Sweden...

[@alexanderwingeskog758]

Or US?

[@dashcan8479]

Jamir Jagr they shot at him to leave CZECH.

[@NordicDartfrog]

Intressting story, god damn annoying loud music.

[@ziggymorris8760]

He goes from the country that was the armpit of the world, to the city that is the armpit of America lol

[@faunbudweis]

and now Fetisov is putlers lackey..

[@vicentepadron767]

The music just kills the pleasure, drives u crazy. Unwatchable

[@blackbeanburger3357]

why is the music so fucking loud

[@rimas.palcus3779]

Mogilny zapomny ty padla predatel i mraz ( takih kak mogilny ne proschayut . UBLYUDOK . )

[@Yousemimight]

Idk mr Russia I think the wild democracy canadians keep beating u at hockey and their neighbor to south at everything else

[@chefgoldblum1450]

The music is ridiculous

[@irondraak960]

Infart hehe.

[@rg6093]

2-1 Chi Vs ANA.. Chi wins! Background music loses.

[@rg6093]

#buybipcoin

[@Mikefilin]

Они лучше п финалу МЧМ

[@needmoreramsay]

Infart. Lol

[@curvenut]

f... loud music ...

[@robertstroud7561]

george bush sells his own country out but saves a Russian hockey player: typical american

[@countof3everybodyOD]

Robert Stroud fuck you

[@smithnwesson990]

Oh look its the anti american troll What did you defect to saint Petersburg after ypu got denied your sex change operation?

[@PRYVTgomerPYLE]

^ And this is why American politics are a stalemate. Nobody can have a conversation without being an obtuse prick, that includes "Robert Shroud." (Who isn't even American, yet passes judgement and includes himself in the matter.) Left wing, right wing, democrat, republican, independent. WHATEVER... Right is right, wrong is wrong. PERIOD!

[@robertstroud7561]

You are correct, gomer.Who ever said I wasn't american? Born and raised in this piece of plastic shit. My dad was an officer in the military for this piece of shit, Funny you say what you did. When I was younger I never remember the gov't (pronounced government) shutting down. Now? I think they schedule it as holiday. usa is DEAD completely. Yet, everyone acts as if all is well. Watching the news in usa today is like when Walter Cronkite used to show russia and talk about how fucked up Russia was. Well. now it's here. Obtuse prick? This country, usa, sack of shit, has GROWN and MATURED SO much men can now use women's restrooms if they "feel" like a woman and vice versa. "Everybody Wins!" "Nobody Left Behind!" That's what america has become. They have hockey leagues and baseball leagues for kids where they don't keep score cause they want to show the kids "nobody" loses. american politics is at a stalemate cause the gov't (pronounced government) has become the rigeme. Rights is nothing more than a word in america. I hope you have kids and I hope something happens to one of them so just maybe you'll realize the country you believe so much in is nothing more than Hitler's plan modern day. How come the boys and girls got to play in the 80 Winter Games but no the summer 80 games? Talk to Johnny Bumphus, Alex Ramos, Tony Tucker, ask these guys about american politics. Cost these guys millions, literally cause the gov't (pronounced government) refused to let them pursue a dream they had chased a life time. Bottom line is, gomer, usa is a plastic, fake, bogus, piece of shit and I hope I'm alive when it becomes, say United States of China Corp, and everyone has to learn a new language and a new way of life. Yeah. I'm an american. That's why my favorite hockey player is Russian and I wear a Canadian National jersey to show my support

[@robertstroud7561]

Canada is a shit hole too They're just a little more reserved and a LITTLE BIT more cooth