Hilarious Phil Kessel Stories (Part 1)

[@Kipindahouse]

Kess telling James Neal he's a bum while single leg squatting 3 bills is exactly what I needed to hear

[@jeremyshewell2445]

The media Was so fucking tone deaf on who Kessel really was in TO. They actually said he was DROLL and HUMOURLESS. That just goes to show you how clueless and uncool for lack of a better adjective some people can be. Kess has a great sense of humour and in fact is probably one of the funniest people in the game. Those hacks just didn’t get his dryness and weren’t catching the play he thought most of them were dorks. LOVE KESSEL

[@budstik]

I'm going to go on a limb and say Neal didn't split squat that weight.

[@Aaronnpool23]

Neil didn’t even try in Calgary I’ll never forget that season with him he was absolutely trash.

[@budstik]

@@Aaronnpool23 Yeh maybe. I know he likes his nose clams. Re the split squatting: watching Arnie and Ed Corney die doing conventional back squats with 315lbs in Pumping Iron makes me think that ol' Gary Roberts is full of shit. Those guys were roided the fuck up. You just wouldnt do a 1RM split squat.

[@Phil-ur2en]

@@budstik Are you saying Arnold and Ed Corney struggled to do 315? Arnold could squat over 500 back in the day....

[@brendan9868]

Phil the Grill is the most surprisingly athletic person I think I’ve ever seen. Dude just slams junk food and looks like a 45 year old bus driver, yet is an extremely talented scorer, a graceful skater and hasn’t missed a game in over a decade. I have no fucking clue how he does it, but I love the guy. Absolute legend.

[@rossman6899]

phil the grill made me laugh, Glizzy god

[@jlove8445]

Philly cheese is one of those guys just naturally gifted. Had that good wrister but his speed and particularly his passing accuracy was really underrated.

[@turkturkleton2671]

He's the Shaq of the NHL. Lazy, bad habits and work ethic but hilarious and just stupid talented. He literally might have one of the best top 5 wristshots in NHL history. Watching Phil Kessel take a wrist shot is like watching Jordan dunk or Randy Johnson pitch. Its just so smooth and effortlessly perfect everytime that it's like he was built to do just that one thing lol

[@turkturkleton2671]

He could soooooo much better if he was dedicated hahahahaha that's what's crazy.

[@zacharylortie2786]

Honestly, I don’t know how he does it either. He’s just a machine 😂

[@07foxmulder]

Kessel’s a legend. I was genuinely bummed when he left the Leafs but also happy he won a couple Cups. Well deserved. JVR’s impression always makes me laugh.

[@johngallagher72]

Versteeg's impression was pretty good to 👍

[@sinnaever]

No one is a better natural hockey player… rolls out of bed, pounds 5k calorie drinks, cookies, hot dogs, and scores 30-40 goals. Phil is Hockey.

[@Weaponized_Poutine]

Old school hockey personified

[@gunman462]

Think of what he could be if he was as serious as everyone else lol

[@drewfla]

When I was living in Malton, ON near Pearson Airport, I went to the Mr. Sub at Goreway and Derry all the time. One day, in walked Nazem Kadri, Colton Orr, Tyler Bozak and Phil Kessel! (Life long Leafs fan, almost choked on my sandwich lol). Anyway they all order their subs, and I'll never forget what Phil ordered: foot long pizza sub with mushrooms and jalapenos. I had to try so hard not to laugh because there's a Pizza Nova next door, and I imagined Phil trying so hard to convince the boys to get pizza and they were like "Jesus Christ Phil we're pro athletes, we're not eating pizza!" So Phil said fine fuck you guys and got a pizza sub instead 🤣

[@hithere8753]

That man is an athletic paradox.

[@fingolfin9086]

Such a great way to phrase it.

[@gregharte9050]

He is a natural athlete.

[@ernie8401]

The iron man 💪🏻

[@hugh2hoob668]

His shot off the back foot is BAFFLING

[@MrJmobes]

No he is athletics.

[@jamiekoh6113]

I'm happy he was able to win his cups with the Pens afterwards. Going to make his legacy even better when looking back at these stories.

[@area.man.]

Phil cracks me up. He always looks like he is coming off a 3 day bender.

[@giancarlocorlazzoli5527]

Kessel looks like that beer leaguer who shouldn’t score goals but always finds away to score!

[@wickedx2996]

I feel personally attacked

[@notoriousluffa4928]

@@wickedx2996 you shouldn’t. You’re a bum who doesn’t score goals. (I typed this while single leg squatting 330)

[@Zraknul]

He's a fast skater. Turns out having strong legs gives you speed. He's not a bullet, but well above average.

[@RichIrving]

@@Zraknul used to be one of THEE fastest in the league. Great player and I hope he gets to the HoF - his speech will be epic!

[@proceid6709]

@@Zraknul when you single leg squat 3 bills them tree trunks could get you going pretty fast 😂😂

[@peiguy1982]

His first cup with Pittsburgh he 100% deserved the Conn Smythe. He played better than Crosby no question. Then hot dogs eaten out of the cup hilarious! Looked good on the Toronto media and fussy fans.

[@Zraknul]

People mock the diet, but Phil's 3rd all time as the ironman, he hasn't missed a game since 2009. He's 24 games behind the leader (both active), and 22 games behind Doug Jarvis' streak that ended in 1987.

[@ry-flix]

Well said, when Brian Burke was the gm of toronto, he said that phil would show up to training camp in suberb condition. Phil trains with gary roberts whose really intense

[@Laststepp]

@@ry-flix anyone who trains with Scary Gary and lives has to be a machine.

[@thomaswilson4441]

FIRST PLACE INCOMING! Yandles steak stopped today.

[@ancientkeyboardwarrior]

He's now the leading man. Hot dogs are key

[@CrialCrial]

Chiclets gotta interview Phil one of these days. Dude is an absolute legend.

[@Liefpj]

I remember doing security near the Fairmont tunnels in Winnipeg. I hold the door open for Phil JVR and Steckal. Each of them hands full, carrying a four pack of various Tim’s drinks. Phil asked me for directions so I said oh shoot I’ll just walk you there. I told him I just ran into Coach Randy at the shoeshiner. He said which way did he go, I said he went back to the hotel. He was relieved so he wouldn’t have to run into him.

[@Outta-hz1ej]

you should have slammed the door on steckle cuz he sucked lol

[@WillKlein]

LMAO

[@niggasaurusrex9482]

😂😂😂

[@caeserromero3013]

I still have my Phil Kessel Leafs shirt. Glad he finally won something when he left. It was well deserved. Thanks for the memories Phil :)

[@louforcier2549]

He is the John Daly of hockey

[@dSYNYSTERb]

Well much more toned down. John Daly is basically a walking heart attack.

[@viktorvaughn7341]

@@dSYNYSTERb If Kessel played hockey with a John Daly diet, I'd consider him the greatest player of all time lmao

[@crixy..]

The darts alone would kill his existing endurance 🤣

[@KobeLoverTatum]

@@viktorvaughn7341 Gretzky did minus the cigarettes😂

[@troywallace7011]

Speaking of Daly he just hit a hole in one a couple weeks ago lol

[@timboskie3851]

Kessel is a beauty…I still rock his jersey! Phil the thrill stories are legendary…

[@hugh2hoob668]

The voices they do are spot on😂

[@sto004]

I routinely watch these every once and a while

[@isaacwest276]

There’s a new story: with Arizona finding a new place to play, Phil characteristically chimes in: “I don’t care where we play as long as there’s good hot dogs.”

[@Awwscrewit]

That story from Gary Roberts, that is Kessel. Loves his snacks but always shows up to work.

[@puffrays6389]

Number 7 for the Leafs and number 1 in our hearts

[@bobster_883]

Phil is gonna weigh 300lbs when he retires

[@frostymusix8024]

😂 😳 😎

[@Jupichan]

Yeah, once he stops working out all the time, his snack attacks are gonna come back to bite him.

[@GetReadySetTerrible]

Going to look like big buff after he retired

[@rbrb3625]

It is best not to be Judgemental. Do YOU have 100% Squeaky Clean Health Habits? Anyway, what do you have against Pepsi?

[@paterson90]

When he retires he needs to start a hot dog company. 🌭

[@Swaggs907]

Phil the thrill. An American hero. He better be on the Olympic team or they’re not winning shit.

[@oliverjmurph]

Kessel went to pioneer HS as part of the USA Hockey program. My neighbor was his guidance counselor. She called him down to talk about his poor grades and his response was “I don’t think I’m going to need school where I’m going”

[@painteater19]

Phil the thrill!!! Love hearing about him haranguing Neal while single leg squatting a burly 330. We could all use more Phil in our lives.

[@TotalBiscuitFanBoy]

Could see Phil doing a commercial for Sonics promoting a new flavour of milkshake

[@davedunhoff497]

My three favorite things in this world 1) Penguins Hockey 2) Hot dogs 3) Phil the thrill. He’s the best. Phil is your everyday man’s hero. Eats nachos and hot dogs drinks Coke and kicks ass! The GOAT

[@blackandgold676]

The stories about he drinks and eats resonate. Having played hockey from 6 yr old through college, then in adult leagues, and sweated off so many pounds, I think how can you play at an elite level 9 months of the year and be that chunky? Apparently, cheese and frappachinos. Who knew? The first story about the light in the window? That must be well known, because in the now famous 2011 playoffs in Boston, a radio station went down at 6 a.m. with a speaker pointed up at his window and hassled him mercilessly to wake-up. All the same, he's a legend and a goofball, even a legendary goofball.

[@Mopo3oB44]

These guys can take the piss all the want but the guy plays every single game.

[@jamesanthony5681]

He played 9 seasons of 82 games, 6 in a row. How many can say that?

[@jeremyshewell2445]

Yeah . That’s what “ taking the piss “ is. They’re having fun with him AND they know he’s a straight G.

[@fouronetwo813]

Phil Billy is a legend

[@hugh2hoob668]

Greatest Sniper ever 😂

[@erictzogas2580]

I can’t remember if it was the same game JVR is talking about or just that same season but I was lucky enough to know the away team equipment manager so I got to go in when I could and meet or watch the away team players and i remember Phil came out of the room and maybe three leafs guys are running over it’s like bozak jvr and someone else and they’re just yelling PHILLLLLL all smiles and hugs

[@ernie8401]

JVR hits the P’s in Pitt funny 😂

[@joemartines3545]

I remember watching Kessel as a Boston rookie play against the Habs in the playoffs after being benched... he was operating on another level...

[@garyblanchard1084]

Real good considering Phil is one of three players who never liked playing in Boston

[@jessome5]

This video is fuc764ing great

[@jotusaini7886]

“Steiger not gunna lie felt terrible out there”

[@jasonfoss9492]

Still remember that one year he spurned the badgers and came to the U of M. Gets to play in Madison and is booed ferociously every time he had the puck... scores a 3rd period goal to put Minny up 3-1, and proceeds to skate around the rink cupping his ear to taunt the crowd. So entertaining, such a fun year. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3OpnGaPnMxjnMU

[@peterwhitty7084]

You don’t know how bad we wanted him and Skille on the same team...it was heartbreaking dude

[@travzimmerman1340]

"Minny" is something nobody from MN would say.

[@jasonfoss9492]

@@travzimmerman1340 ok Trav.

[@ichirosuzuki2252]

@@travzimmerman1340 you bob dylan's grandson?

[@gburyhockey9]

I’ll never forget my buddy playing chel and he’s got kessel with the puck and he’s yelling at the tv “come on cheeseburger phil, let’s go fat phil” and he scores and yells “atta boy hot dog phil!”

[@timmywilliams9838]

Phil kessel is legit the most pure skill player to play the game

[@Ben-fp4md]

Dudes a tank he's on a crazy ironman streak behind captain Keith yandle

[@hightidecorals7941]

fucking phil kessel ladies and gents, what a beauty

[@James_Bee]

The first time I saw Kessel,no joke, I thought it was my best friend. (Obviously I knew a pro hockey player WASN'T my best friend) The similarities in size and stature and overall look were uncanny. I immediately told my friend that I just saw him on tv playing for hockey. He was confused until I said Phil Kessel. He laughed and agreed. Been a fan ever since. The dude looks the furthest from a professional, NHL caliber hockey player but it is an absolute legend AND has an Olympic hockey team sister, too! Born to play, I guess.

[@gunman462]

He looks like he shouldn't be able to move his arms and shoulders much, he has the anti athlete look but happens to be one of the most talented players in the game.

[@TACT1LE]

Hot Dog Phil. Absolute Legend

[@Blackhawknickc]

Get him on the pod

[@matthewritchie4042]

Versteeg has the best kessel impression

[@vestaxwax]

The NHL needs more Kessels

[@robertaBooey69]

I would be friends with Phil

[@greggburke7796]

Good ole Phil Kessel. Philly Cheesesteak.

[@3cs3hs]

he ate a lot of hot dogs in Toronto

[@Gypsyalchemy333]

"Pop" lolol

[@WonkoTheSane99]

Must be all the hot dogs 🌭

[@edbiller8455]

Thanks for the Cups, Hot Dog.

[@carterclonts5110]

IVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR A CHANNEL LIKE THIS FOR 3 YEARS YESSSSSSSSS

[@slimrick]

love the one ball wonder

[@johngallagher72]

The 'The James don't forget who made you a player ..' comment is epic.

[@jonathannavarro6679]

Kessel is a fuckin gem.

[@damonp5363]

Man ive played some of my best football games growing up sick as a dog

[@ry-flix]

Nice!

[@ichirosuzuki2252]

playing football in the cold or hockey always helped me when I had a cold. Cleared out all of the sinuses, heated the body up nicely, etc

[@razor606]

Lol. Phil Is too funny

[@alexx9252]

i bet he drank a pop before that one legged squat

[@williamosmun8646]

If there's a more Wisconsin hockey player in the world than Phil Kessel, I'd like to meet them.

[@kolptroop9983]

LEGEND

[@thexcoreissilent]

biggest beauty in the league

[@DeygudBoyes]

Gold mine

[@ugna2773]

Kessel can score man. Imagine if he took care of his body. Wow

[@emmettrego9719]

If CaseOh played hockey

[@phillip357]

The true glizzy gladiator 🧀

[@joebob5170]

THE COMMENT WE ALL NEEDED BUT NOT THE ONE WE DESERVE A TRUE KING

[@hermajestythemoon8961]

Where’s the Pierre “breath mint” interview? That one kills me.

[@rainmaker3274]

"pop" so Canadian

[@Proxyy7]

Better than the monsters that call every soft drink coke down in some states 🤣

[@orangesharpy]

@@Proxyy7 Nah, we call it soda

[@Proxyy7]

@@orangesharpy oh believe me- it's a thing in some places. Most confusing drink order of my life

[@johnkidd1226]

Yep, we drink pop while lying on our couch under our own roof and watching the game on TV.

[@houseadams4841]

No shit… Michigan boy… We always call it “pop”

[@jlove8445]

No NHL’er in history pumped in more goals, assists and street meat Hot Dogs and sausages than Phil Kessel He was like a walking trash can that could skate, pass great and shoot well. A unique player, certainly

[@michaelfrazia4569]

Awesome

[@JudgeHolden13]

A beauty

[@jeremyrafuse5330]

JVR stills looks like he's 15 years old

[@monkeyshines11]

The next Ironman, he will break Yandles record.

[@isaacdeans4294]

Did this just pop in everyone else’s recommended too?

[@mayalauzon6242]

James don’t forget who made you. Lol

[@r3tr0actiongamer24]

Yeah real Hilarious

[@Hatedepot]

Probably credit this to the people that got the interviews

[@B.sacamano]

PHIL'S A JETS FAN!

[@johngallagher72]

I'm watching this video because I haven't forgotten who made me a fan of hot dogs.

[@tonyg6059]

Phil Kessler lol

[@Ralphman21]

HIm and bosey have host a couple shakers in their toronto pad

[@JM-gj7de]

Funny stuff, lol. Just imagine if Kessel would've actually applied himself.

[@Swim2TheMoon]

Yeah, playing in every single game and winning 2 cups is definitely not applying oneself. GTFOH

[@kingjoseph5901]

Pure American

[@Aaronnpool23]

As a Calgary fan that last part of the video is gold😂 he was a bum dude for real barely tried all season even Lucic is better than neil is in Calgary

[@houseadams4841]

Can you imagine if Phil took his health seriously… Bet he’d be even better… He’d have to be… right ?

[@houseadams4841]

Although, I don’t know… Sometimes guys like that thrive on being a dickhead..

[@fouronetwo813]

The processed sugar and cheese give him his powers.

[@jonokiller]

@@fouronetwo813 CHEESE

[@ichirosuzuki2252]

who knows dude. I heard that Dwyane Wade and a few other NBA guys lived on a diet of candy and pastries and shit for years and played at an elite level, lol

[@macseamus835]

if kessel was born 100 years earlier hed be the goat. babe ruth of hockey

[@rbrb3625]

ButterBean, Kirby Puckett, George Foreman, Buster Douglas.

[@brady3491]

Lmao this feels like he died wtf

[@go4a24]

I wasn't sorry to see him leave Toronto, the team had to be blown up but he definitely should have received the mvp of the playoffs with his first cup win.

[@bobgrenier5867]

I love Phil. Out of shape but he gives no fuck.. He's just got natural talent. Imagine if he actually did hit the gym .. how much better he'd be.

[@ayayronburgundy608]

Anyone watching this after this 1000th consecutive game?😂

[@huntertheparmesancheesesmo1232]

PHIL THE THRILL

[@brucethomson168]

Kessel was misused and poorly coached in Toronto. Good player.

[@bobgrenier5867]

Didn't he score 30+ goals a few times in Toronto? I'd hardly call that misused or poorly coached

[@waynecameron4579]

Whats the real reason he left Pittsburgh

[@tanneryoho559]

Who’s here from 2bc?

[@ar-whelan8588]

Bolsyyyyy

[@facetiousmonkey5322]

How good would Phil Kessel be if he actually gave two shits about his diet?

[@Stark_Industries3000]

He would instantly become the worst hockey player in the world and get demoted down to the AHL

[@James_Bee]

@@Stark_Industries3000 Absolutely

[@ryangilchrist56]

I know he probably never gets it. But i think he deserves the hhof

[@pedrowoolson4273]

Toronto media ran the guy out of town... the narrative started BEFORE training camp and just kept building. You'll never win a cup with Phil Kessel... LOVED how he stuck it to them playing in Pittsburgh. That said, you can see how the same stubborn streak that makes him great has got him playing in Arizona with zero chance to win and zero fcuks given

[@MontyQueues]

they were right, they never got anywhere with the guy and wasted rebuilding for it

[@x2xtreme360]

All hilarious but there's no way Phil can do a 330lb split squat

[@AprehamLincoln]

Apparently the guy is an absolute tank. Always does well in fitness tests too... Somehow

[@x2xtreme360]

@@AprehamLincoln I mean, if he really can that's a very impressive split squat

[@AnDy-qv2ks]

@@x2xtreme360 i get it. Thats good for a back squat. For a hockey player. But to split squat with that is insane. Idk how this is possible but i can squat that but when i attempt to split i shake with 30 lb dbs in each hand. Need stupid balance and strength to do 330.

[@x2xtreme360]

@@AnDy-qv2ks I'm about Phil's size. 5'10 205lbs with visible abs. A self proclaimed bodybuilder with 10 years experience. I ass to grass squat sub 400lbs with great form. I can split squat 175lbs but 330 for a guy his size is just a tad unbelievable.

[@AnDy-qv2ks]

@@x2xtreme360 share the same experience as you. I don't believe it myself. Been lifting for 20 years now. Since i was 15 and ive seen some big lifts but never a aplit squat like that. Worst is the guys who say they're natural and you know damn well that they're not. So much hogwash out there.

[@rolandkennedy80]

If he took his health serious he might have 2 balls instead of one 🤗

[@rbrb3625]

Envious nasty award of The Day.

[@Southboundpachyderm]

I suspect 100% of these stories are massive over exagerations. People, please dont be so gullible. They're just telling a good story, it doesn't mean it's actually accurate and I'm pretty sure most of you realize that, but don't wanna say it out loud because it's not as memey to do so.