Spittin' Chiclets Interviews NHL Superstar Nathan MacKinnon in Halifax, Nova Scotia

We sat down with Nathan MacKinnon for an exclusive interview in Halifax, Nova Scotia, just outside his hometown of Cole Harbour. Nate joined to talk about what it is like to train with Sidney Crosby, playing in Colorado, Tyson Barrie and more.
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[@zeroskyline1324]

Hard not to like MacKinnon. Great player and good personality.

[@mclub6105]

U sure about the personality lol

[@chefgoldblum1450]

@@mclub6105 what do you even mean? The dude is hilarious and genuinely nice. And 300+ people agree.

[@chefgoldblum1450]

@@mclub6105 you stupid sack of sh*t

[@Schmeichel4ever]

He's a Maritimer. It's hard not to like any of them lol

[@MattMlcc]

he’s a beauty

[@PavelBarber]

Such an honest genuine dude. Always love hearing the greatest athletes talk about their weaker moments. I think the sports psychology thing is huge. Especially at the pro level.

[@Ty-vk5do]

Hey pavel! Youve helped my game alot appretiate your videos

[@zeroskyline1324]

Have to be honest about the weaknesses in your game or you'll never improve. Shame that sports psychologists are still balked at.

[@SammieDee.]

@@zeroskyline1324 They helped Marc-Andre Fleury a lot as well. It's always nice to talk to someone when you're struggling with anything! Love Nathan, met him last summer when he was home in NS.

[@grindrickz0r]

yo

[@Pucksndeep6]

knows a few fancy tricks with a stick. Can't play hockey though

[@jasontoshach6949]

"A lot of good face to go with his head" - Line of the year

[@blubbychildblah]

"idk if you've ever seen a beach, there's these dunes" - Nate Mackinnon

[@leaf16nut]

To be fair, does Biz, Whit or RA look like beach goers.. XD

[@wannaberocker331]

"Landeskog is hot as Shit....Complete Man Rocket" lmaoooo its true though.

[@latyrx2028]

It's so great to see this interview and know that 2 seasons later Nate would finally get a Cup after all the bitter disappointment. Such great champion not mention a humble, hardworking guy. Way to go Nate!

[@zacktalbot9874]

Nathan mackinnon “ looking back now I think it was offsides but at the time it was so close that like maybe they could have just let it go” haha I love this team and this player

[@kalebthingelstad9869]

Mack complaining about getting 14 in a year and here is biz with only 7 career goals😂😂

[@m4strqwief694]

And I thought I was a die hard Crosby fan Damn Mackinnon lol

[@Mike-ix5sv]

One of the best hockey interviews/sit downs I've ever heard/seen. MacKinnon's a f'n beauty.

[@lucarossi8913]

mike cornelius I’ve watched this and the crosby one like 10x lmaoo

[@thatguyjay7914]

This one and the one with crosby is gold.

[@spencerhult4864]

Biz looking at Mckinnion for the first two minutes is the definition of stoned. Love these guys

[@stuartmcdonald5172]

How to spot a really good person - when they say everyone else is such a good person.

[@burtvilla5988]

Keep doing these kind of Interviews more often. It’s gold

[@mikem5424]

What interview people from the maritimes they're all like that lol

[@BearReportsss]

Great interview, great guy. His relationship with Crosby is unique and awesome... hopefully they get to terrify defenses on the same line some day.

[@Mephitz]

Hopefully Team Canada next-next Olympics

[@andrettitalk9535]

Honestly fuck the Olympics for hockey, it's extremely overrated. World Cup ( small rinks ) goes for better overall action and brings out the rivalry with a playoff vibe to them.

[@boomds5602]

Andretti Talk too bad they cancelled that too

[@andrettitalk9535]

Yeah they cancelled the one that was suppose to happen in 2020? Regardless of that, it was still said that's the kind of format that they want to go by for now on. Imo I could care less if the next national tournament is after 2025. As long as they continue from where they left from the World Cup of hockey than I'm good. Normal size rinks are for the best imo

[@User-12133]

2022 Olympics. I’d love a maritime line of Marchand-Crosby-MacKinnon

[@psychothof]

Like Nathan alot. I love how open he was with being a sports psychologist during the season, shows a tremendous amount of maturity that he matches with his other-worldly talent

[@fluntimes]

MacK is the best. Really open about his struggles and his top attitude coming thru. Happy Avs fan here!

[@TacTixHD]

The yacht story was legendary

[@duncanmacleod4496]

I love your vids dude

[@Asher-gz1lq]

@@duncanmacleod4496 simp

[@markusswift1059]

Canes

[@sunsetcliffs98]

Avs management probably had a heart attack hearing that story

[@daywalker091]

Biz looks absolutely ripped haha

[@PIERClNG]

Denim Morrison first thing i noticed wow he’s cookrd

[@BombiN0]

Guy's a fuckin' beaut, eh?

[@jackraymond9643]

duck^v^ thats the wrong ripped

[@goongoony8008]

def ripped a couple hoots

[@darryljudd7361]

You know biz tears up the rec leagues three times a week while blazing doobs and big chaws

[@stevesavoie08]

Marchand would be a great interview as well, love him or hate him! The Nova Scotia Trilogy!

[@annakaraski9171]

Yes please interview nose face killah!

[@nottoday7377]

Anthoney cry

[@Bryan-jb4wb]

@Anthoney what u said!!!

[@Zaghzackio]

902 baby we mayb be small but we’re the home of hockey

[@NooDLES411911]

@@Zaghzackio who is next in the pipe line?

[@CarolineVesper]

Always saw MacKinnon as someone quite distant... coldish. So glad I’ve watched this video, helps understand the character better. Wish he put a little bit less pressure on himself cause he’s a super player, very entertaining on the ice and seems like a very cool dude 👍👍👍

[@jimbodangle178]

im a tad late but hes acted on the TPB s11.ep7 or ep8, the animated TPB aswell as MR.D.

[@Blueicyyy]

Hard not to put pressure on yourself playing competitive hockey, i can speak from experience

[@Pyllymysli]

These interviews were golden. Nice relaxed setting, good atmosphere. Some really funny stories from both Sid and Mackinnon, and some really interesting ones too. I think it was brave from MacKinnon to share so openly about his harder patches of his career and super interesting also. From MacKinnon - Barkov pair, Sasha has always been my favorite so far being a finn and such. But I don't know anymore. Plus Nate plays for the right team. More of these please!

[@nickdiaz4961]

100

[@EckhartsLadder]

These two interviews were great boys

[@Ty-vk5do]

Hey! Big fan wierd seeing you here haha

[@joachimgonzalez4879]

Yo wtf. Didn’t expect you here

[@Yarnall541]

Wow what a crossover

[@FrenchFifi65]

I remember the pre season fan meet and greet the first year Mac was with the Avalanche, he was 18. He was asked to speak to the crowd and he turned completely red. He was such a young kid and you could tell he was super embarrassed and awkward. It has been fun watching him grow up over the years and yet still a nice kid!

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

The dude on the left looks like if Bill Burr had hair. Black hair. 19:17 Sports psychology talk. Interesting stuff. 27:40 His 99 point talk lmao. 37:16 LIL CROZ

[@SkepticHeathen]

Crazy to think of this guy having confidence issues, as a flames fan I was absolutely blown away by how he ran train all over them this year in the playoffs. Every time he touched the puck he seemed unstoppable.

[@toddmurphy390]

Has to be one of the most honest professional athletes ever. Little wonder why everyone from Nova Scotia is so proud of him and Sid.

[@barnesj]

Stoked for the Lil Croz record

[@WelcomeToJ]

*Sid and Nate. Best bromance in hockey.*

[@etheltroxell3074]

you guys NEED to make video for every interview. That will take you to the next level

[@Kaspisify]

Seconded.

[@kevintaylor7047]

This must have been filmed before Barrie got traded

[@glassbottle15]

Kevin Taylor Most def.

[@yuutokisaragi812]

I forgot he got traded until I saw your comment

[@KiNGHDx]

yeah, they submit it to the NHL teams so they can take out parts they believe will hurt their franchise or the players PR. they probably push it back until they have absolutely nothing to do.

[@TheWitchOvAgnesi]

@@KiNGHDx All NHL teams? Or just the ones mentioned during the interview? Must be just the latter... otherwise it would take forever.

[@KiNGHDx]

@@TheWitchOvAgnesi no just ones mentioned

[@ccrouch]

Every player on the Avs lowkey has a crush on Landy. Cant blame 'em

[@cren1676]

"Had a few drinks".... 30 seconds later. "Loaded, I was loaded." haha not hard to tell he's from NS.

[@KoDawgg]

Imagine if Seth Jones was drafted to the avalanche. His story is pretty cool. His dad was playing in the NBA for the nuggets and he just fell in love with hockey. And then they ran into joe Sakic and he gave him some tips on skating. It all started in Denver for Seth Jones.

[@RawDogTV]

deep

[@StonedSpagooter]

A year Later after watching the playoffs that man is my favorite D man in the league, I would put him on any line against any team and any player at any time and have 10000% confidence. Rare fucking breed. Reaves in size and a offensive hunger to skate with the puck like Bobby Orr, strong in the corners on the boards and in front of the net like Big Buff. His number will be retired by the Jackets if he stays. I cant wait to see Jones face Canada in a gold medal game this decade, I wouldnt feel like it was a real win or loss unless he was there to face us.

[@nickdiaz4961]

Sooooo fucking glad we didn’t an took Nate dogg

[@BungholeScape]

No shame in needing help, you can tell how much its helped him in his game and even just how he talks about it, so calm and knowledgeable.

[@chrissavory1858]

Mack made an excellent guest. I keep trying to trade for him in my fantasy league but he's so damn expensive :(

[@waleah4855]

Expensive means he can be sold. Trade for him no matter what honestly. Dont over board it to much but say if there askin (for example) pastrnak, holtby, 1st rd pick. Or if u dont have draft then say a b. Schenn or some. U get it

[@kennethguzman4053]

DRAISAITL FOR MACKINNON GO AVS GO! Sorry Drai, MACKINNON’s TOO GOOD

[@EPiche09]

Great talk. He scares me when he plays my team but he seems like a good guy.

[@ryan_chandler]

Love coming back to this interview and seeing Nate & Cale slay teams

[@randnev]

Amazing interview. The personal/professional struggles that were talked about... amazing.

[@PittsburghFan]

These interviews are great. It’s really entertaining to get the players point of view and see that they are actually human

[@james_d_eaton]

Love these interviews! When it's hockey players interviewing hockey players, the guys open up and talk.

[@barnesj]

Biz enjoying that legal Canadian weed.

[@nickbezanson3549]

Best hockey interviews I've ever watched!

[@vampire94]

Loving these casual interviews. Just like Sids, another fun video. At the same time sucks knowing about the trades and watching this.

[@jameswyatt6076]

I've heard of Spittin' Chiclets only from the Steve Dangle Podcast referencing you guys, completely unaware of where to find it or anything. Watching this because it popped in my suggestions and thought what the hell, how much more time per week can I waste listening to hockey talk? (as it turns out, all of it) So I'm geeking at MacKinnon giving a candid interview and about the 20 minute mark I slowly began realizing who was interviewing him. "Is that ...Paul Bissonnette?" [wide shot] "Shit, that's Ryan Whitney."

[@theshannan59]

He's a remarkable man. He's so open and honest about his personality issues. So direct and honest . Driven on a compulsive level. Look where it got him . What an athlete.

[@henrygates4670]

This is unbelievable to see and hear. FANTASTIC interview. Want to share this with all the younger guys who are struggling with expectations.

[@GoAvs-yp6ys]

I wanna meet him even more now, he seems so down to earth

[@Choongulrich]

Big Fan from Germany of Sid and Nate😊

[@boozy1]

3 years later he is one of the best in the league, hats off to Nathan so sick to see him achieve all he has achieved

[@ThaMediator]

Honest he was top 5 3 years ago anyway

[@mikaelengstrom6639]

Damn this was a fantastic interview. I didn't really have any thoughts on mackinnon, good or bad, but I definitely started liking him now. This and the interview with Crosby are just great videos.

[@bradystevens1349]

Biz is absolutely ripped 😂😂

[@sayeedmansouri76]

One of the best interview I've seen

[@erikhalvorseth3950]

These Halifax interviews has just been a treat to watch..now dated 04.03.

[@guitarriffscliffyc8382]

Love the show. Biz always loved you as a player. The Sid interview n specially the Domi. Keep it up

[@geesuslookatthatalpaca7471]

Not an Avs fan, but I can’t dislike this guy. Amazing player, and seems like such a cool dude. Great interview! Couldn’t keep the smile off my face:)

[@commandershepard1838]

What he said about when he wasn’t doing well on the ice how it affects how you view yourself as a person, it’s so true. Whenever I struggled at a practice or game I would get real down until the next time I skated. I thought myself as less of a person or I had less value as a person. It’s tough to get over but being young you don’t really know how small sports is in life. Yes it can be a career. But it’s still only a career for a fraction of ppl for a portion of their life.

[@adamvrobel3543]

Don’t know a thing about hockey and I can still love watching this😂😂😂

[@thricecrazy33]

beeeauty. love MacKinnon.... what a gem.

[@TheColdFlame13]

My favorite interview to this day

[@ottorosado602]

Awesome interview. Keep up the great content!

[@johnhoward2481]

What a fabulous young man. Nathan shows how great Syd is too. I sure hope he wins a Stanley Cup. Nice guys can finish first. Thanks for the interview. Awesome!!

[@ronthibeau2862]

Again loved this interview

[@liuliwuyugmail]

That Jamie Benn reference is just so outta left field god how did I missed this!

[@swing4blood143]

This is the best podcast going!!!!

[@MrMooMoo89]

Just discovered this channel, love it.

[@dankifyy]

This is our year nate. Go get that cup!!

[@thebigsalad2000]

19:49 Biz hammering that mangled shnozz

[@toma6829]

Great guy. Introspective and willing to share. Love the interview

[@unbiasbruinsfan7330]

Not really a great guy after what came out

[@andrewmoore2355]

Best part is at 43:30 when biz is like "that's a stroke off if I've ever seen one" when mackinnon is just greasing makars wheels.

[@alp2169]

Great interview boys ... Nate is a beast.

[@andrewndify]

Another great interview.

[@pu89ck]

Fantastic interview.

[@marksibley4546]

Proud of a great maritimer awesome interview

[@justbleedprod.9414]

43:17 nailed it Whit

[@honestyprofessorcaesarreal5091]

Nate: "I've been waiting for you Sid, the circle is now complete, when we last left Cole Harbor together I was but the learner, now I am the master" Sid: "Only a master of the regular season Nate"

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

lol this is funny

[@user-tt7nc5oh1j]

Underrated comment right here

[@joseph7696]

Go Avalanche. So happy to see him win this year. Great conversation/interview

[@galaxyjuicetv9543]

Awesome interview!

[@jasontoshach6949]

I can't wait to watch Cale Makar this year. I wonder if he can get to the offensive level Karlsson has..

[@Mk7Poorsche]

Willing to bet he will be better.

[@NBACoDGaming]

Byram too, man. They're gonna tear it up. Let's not forget about Girard.

[@thatguyjay7914]

Makar will knock karlsson oit the water, holy shit hes golden

[@itstomis]

@@RawDogTV thoughts now?

[@ethanholm8800]

Bro these two videos with Nate and Sid are both hilarious like biz and Whit were cracking left and right🤣

[@c.9914]

Aw, 12:10, 46:20 he's a good sport. Refreshingly honest introspection throughout. Sweet that he's such a huge Crosby fan lol hope Cap's giving him solid advice.

[@eggstu]

Great interview. I really wish you guys would get MacKinnon and Crosby together next time

[@Tsarmanderi]

"I don't think littleler is a word" LMAO

[@Tegan4114]

Blues/Ave's will might be the new NHL rivalry to watch. Solid, solid clubs.

[@MrHelp-yd4kn]

I doni't know how this is commercial. But its the best stuff I have ever seen on the internet.

[@alexgunn1991]

Awesome stuff

[@AeyoWolf]

Dude’s pure Halifax. Sounds like every conversation I have with the boys at home..Minus the yachts and 50k watches 😂❤

[@tylerdowd]

YOUNG GOAT

[@jennac9411]

This is awesome

[@raymondjames8219]

That last game when the guys were just feeding him the puck for 100pts was hilarious. They would double and triple team Nate, and the avs would still pass to him. It was great!!!

[@sammyers6278]

Love how Nate got so tight when they started talking about ccm

[@drew10981]

Coming out of the Sharks series with Colorado, it was pretty damn hard not to like several of those guys. Especially Landeskog.

[@leukocyteofdoom]

loved the canes bit and the sand dune story lmao also, was sid just sort of hanging out there thorough the interview?

[@daxg3540]

so good

[@professorC0x]

Welp, this is the best podcast I’ve watched from you guys. Maybe the microphones works!

[@350oven4]

its dope how close these guys are two superstars

[@ryana3679]

You can tell that Mac crushes the drinks on the reg.

[@etankcam5406]

wym?

[@MyName_Jeff]

@@etankcam5406 he means you step on every free drink someone gives you

[@ryana3679]

MyName Jeff yeah that’s what I meant. Hahaha yeah let’s go with that.

[@GoAvs-yp6ys]

@@etankcam5406, there's no way this is actually MacKinnon eh? Avs are kickin ass this year, I think it's our year!

[@dinIdol1]

A Small town in Sweden called ”Örnsköldsvik” Made players like Peter forsberg, Markus Näslund, the Sedins and Victor Hedman + other NHL players.. But Sid & Nate storys cool too 😌

[@boostyification]

Biggest beauty in the known universe i must say

[@DjRawkOfficial]

lil Cros! dying & crying thanks Nat

[@anthonyvessio7800]

Great video!

[@steelers_editz1329]

now hes got the cup on his resume sounds a bit better now😁