What Was It Like Being The Director Of Player Safety During The Avs-Red Wings Rivalry? | Hey Burkie

Back in the 1990’s, Brian Burke had a lot to navigate as the Director of Player Safety: Monitoring the whole league with just four VCR’s, historic rivalries that bubbled over into cheap shots and brawls, and every GM thinking he was an idiot.
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[@benmitts9272]

"never have a suspension in the first 10 minutes" *winter classic Corey Perry intensifies*

[@PhillyLeotardo25]

Ny Rangers get $250,000 fine

[@ThePolerbearproducts]

“ITS WORSE THAN THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION!” I spit my drink out

[@WamaiR6]

😂😂same! Lolll

[@Tombobreaker]

"He tried to behead him on the ice"

[@stevenc8140]

That was hysterical line!!! GULP‼️

[@stevenc8140]

@@Tombobreaker yeah it’s a “Shaving” cut! BURP‼️

[@PhillyLeotardo25]

Spin the wheel

[@kurtmooreca]

Man that Wings/Avs rivalry was something else, and what made it even more special was just the sheer talent level of the players on both teams. Such equality, the teams basically mirrored each other in every aspect. You always knew you were in for a treat when you saw the Wings and Avs lace em up to play each other.

[@user-ir3in3fr3q]

Elite equality is spot on. Sakic forsberg hejduk tanguay lining up against yzerman hull shanahan federov. Lidstrom and chelios against blake and foote and of course hasek vs roy! Such an amazing rivalry.

[@kieranperreaultdit-morin9262]

I hated Claude Lemieux but man he was a hell of a hockey player too, not just a grease gun

[@oilers4life780]

One of the greatest rivals ever. that goalie fight goes down to one of the BEST. I remember staying up late for those two periods sudden death over.

[@tawogtrailers]

Which one lol? Roy and Osgood or Roy and Vernon?

[@Deriv44]

Yea what made the rivalry so great his they where both contending team with a lot of talent that hated each other

[@PoolNoodleGundam]

Everything about this series is good, whoever's managing SN's youtube should be running the whole network

[@corey6393]

Larnell Lewis on drums, Marchand licking ice cream, and Letterkenny on the jacket. Genius! And a bunch of guys pushing a Zamboni is the icing on the cake.

[@chrisdouglas5020]

Glad I’m not the only one who noticed Larnell!

[@emilyg.4867]

Did I trick my non-hockey-loving husband into watching this by saying Larnell was in it? Yes, yes I did.

[@thinkingjack]

Nice little tribute to Mr. Lacroix at the end. Classy

[@richardtherichard26]

Being a fan of either of those 2 teams during that time was an absolute electric factory. I became an Avs fan early on in life thanks to Peter forsberg. This was still hands down the greatest rivalry I’ve ever witnessed. Keep your Yankees redsox or dodgers giants or your lakers Celtics and give me Avs wings ALL DAY

[@OlivetheDoge]

We need like actual hockey cartoon episodes with Burkie , 10 - 15 mins each cmonnnnn

[@1daddy57]

I'd like to submit my voice for voice-acing work for that.

[@OlivetheDoge]

@@1daddy57 thats fair, if it was a thing, would be cool if they did auditions

[@mayhemmayhem5858]

Without Pierre, Colorado wouldn't have the team they have today. Thank you Pierre. Colorado is in forever debt to your and your dedication to the game.

[@DrFunk-rk6yl]

Never an Avs fan (more a Nordiques fan if anything) but I think it takes real balls to trade your own son 😆.

[@Jukeboksi]

@@DrFunk-rk6yl This made me LMAO

[@allanhazle9997]

Just happened to spot usage of my VCR stock footage in the wild. I'm honored to have contributed to this series! Keep em coming

[@Licensedbeast]

Yes! Larnell Lewis! Amazing drummer. Hope he's a big hockey fan.

[@tmoore4075]

No Burkie, you gave Lemieux 2 games.....2.

[@MetalDetroit]

Absolutely unforgivable

[@fatboy1333]

@@MetalDetroit Yeah, 2 games for Draper having his head in the ice near the boards is way overkill

[@Vasemmalta]

@@fatboy1333 Hot take. And by "hot," I mean "moronic"

[@kyletaylor7252]

Shoulda been ZERO. That was hockey. Nothing either man can do

[@redstorm4111]

@@kyletaylor7252 it was straight up boarding. In any era of hockey, that would have been called

[@janellemaynait]

RIP Pierre Lacroix

[@danerwinde7717]

God rest Pierre Lacroix's soul - I'm an american from New Hampshire whose had the pleasure of meeting him in the past at a Can/Am tourney in Montreal I'm 33 now; and i was 12 at the time but i'll never forget his speech at the seminar conference; it was inspiring to say the least..

[@MILSPECMOM]

Geez the NHL never heard of LP on VHS tapes. lol

[@Matthews34]

Most underrated videos on yt?

[@ChrisParadise-wv5iz]

Dont know what it was like for them, but it was GOLD for me! Best Hockey Ive ever watched. LOVED every minute of it.

[@MetalDetroit]

Best hockey ever

[@HouseOfHockey14]

I’m not a fan of either team, but I really hope this rivalry can start up again. Hopefully it doesn’t take Detroit, too long to become good.

[@itspapaghost6989]

i don’t think that’s ever gonna happen today it’s more likely for a rivalry to develop against one of the better teams in the west rn like vegas

[@kevinstull8552]

The unfortunate thing about renewing that rivalry is that both teams are in opposite conferences usually, except for this season. With Seattle joining the league and its schedule, it will still be difficult to have any games between Colorado and Detroit, maybe one or two at the most. If they were to meet up in the Stanley Cup Finals someday, then perhaps that rivalry could be renewed again.

[@mayhemmayhem5858]

Unfortunately once Detroit got moved to the eastern conference, the rivalry essentially died.

[@jeremykraenzlein5975]

@@mayhemmayhem5858 The rivalry was dead before that. When the two teams met in the second round of the 2008 playoffs, Colorado's coach was asked if the rivalry was still on. He answered that to maintain a rivalry you need two really good teams, "and I don't think that we have kept up our end of the bargain". Detroit went on to sweep that series on their way to the 2008 Stanley Cup. More recently, I have seen a lot of parallels between the two teams' rebuilding processes, with the biggest difference being that Colorado started theirs a few years earlier. In the salary cap era, can Colorado remain a contender long enough for Detroit to become one again? If so, then the one thing that could bring back the archrivalry with a vengeance after all of this time, would be a head-to-head Stanley Cup Finals matchup between these two teams.

[@BOBT3AM]

We need more of those episode. Hey burkie is the best things a saw on KZbin since the pandemic

[@joshjonesworth5518]

I was at the brawl in hockey town. Best game of all time, nothing like that will ever be repeated.

[@RedRoverTW]

These are so good. Love all the stories and the little Easter eggs in these.

[@nickalter2335]

I can’t imagine being the director of player safety and watching the Penguins vs Islanders games in 2011

[@Jukeboksi]

Excellent throwback. Still remember watching that game live…was the 2nd season coming back to the NHL after a decade hiatus. Whatever happened to Zenon Konopka?! I know Michael Haley had takers even as far as just a few seasons ago at least…

[@MrOctober44]

I was thinking of that. Crazy game. It was a game changer for the Isles. They've been pretty competitive year in year out since that. Never really seen the isles get out muscled or disrespected since then

[@stevebuscemi3622]

@@MrOctober44 I miss blood orgy games like that, old time hockey

[@johnnyjoey]

Very nice tribute to Pierre Lacroix and well deserved!

[@chicagorilla4983]

As a kid these were my favorite two teams despite the rivalry 😅 i remember watching the brawl after a outta town hockey game at a restaurant...good times!!!

[@jonnyedge7094]

These are so, so good. Please keep them coming.

[@ChrisTallant]

This was really well done. Thank you.

[@MrCytree]

This series is the best thing that can be watched on any sort of screen.

[@FullyMelanin]

the score, the editing, pictures, almost got me a bit teared up on Pierre. Bravo guys! great work!

[@Belgium2001]

Pierre brought Colorado it’s first championship. Great tribute at the end.

[@knomies227]

Thinking of this after the Tom Wilson incident with the Rangers

[@PrivatelyHanging]

The '95-'03 Detroit Redwings is the greatest era of hockey ever.

[@juiceboxhero9147]

To bad they suck now

[@yuh7610]

Facts, 14 Hall of Fame players on the 01-02 red wings alone

[@amazinmets8439]

@@yuh7610 There were not 14 Hall of Fame players on the 02 Wings. There were 9. Still a high number, though.

[@DrFunk-rk6yl]

Hard NO on that one.

[@yuh7610]

@@amazinmets8439 correct, my memory failed me, but still pretty crazy

[@beauwallbridge5490]

Yeah, Larnell Lewis!

[@Underdogbassist]

:12 nice call-out to Larnell, somebody involved has good musical taste

[@fobo8027]

Bruh that Larnel Lewis song in the background!! Insane

[@redhorse523]

With the documentary coming out. Makes me reflect on that insane rivalry.

[@DEATHBYJOKES01]

Loved this time in hockey...

[@jerryjanik480]

Kids growing up in the 90s for fans like me the Detroit Red Wings versus the Colorado Avalanche rivalry was like the Battle of Alberta it made you love hockey if you want a fan of either team

[@brianruddock2250]

As a new NHL fan these videos are awesome, funny ways to quicky learn some lore. Well done!

[@adamkerdi5076]

Hella underrated

[@thebeebyboys1751]

Made me cry at the end

[@rolandkennedy80]

Keep these coming!!!

[@Irvini64]

Larnell Lewis background music. Excellent choice.

[@bradslade3722]

This was an awesome rivalry, old time hockey at its best

[@nathansnyder1595]

Didn’t expect to see Larnell Lewis here

[@michaelloh5108]

Love these videos

[@Rptvrr]

I like these! Burke's stories are always entertaining! MORE!!!

[@justanotheruser6252]

0:11 Go Moose Go!

[@JoE-kx7dw]

Is that Brad Marchand licking a ice cream cone in the background of the pub?

[@kyledavidson8712]

These memories are forever burned into my mind. "Trust Pierre" was our motto. Go Avs.

[@MetalDetroit]

Best hockey ever

[@garrettnewman7438]

My man Larnell Lewis in the corner

[@swintintin]

I really enjoyed this video!

[@ImsoUT1]

Awesome videos

[@joelhartung3776]

Love these.

[@screenheads3812]

Marchand in the back licking ice cream 😂

[@Jay9999]

This is awesome

[@killianhackenschmidt4987]

Brad Marchand in the background licking an ice cream cone.

[@LeSyd1984]

I was under the impression Director of Player Safety was a position created after the last lockout...

[@Tarquin21723]

Right at the beginning, they said "you had the job that we now call the Director of Player Safety." It was called something different, but the function was still the same.

[@maxpowr90]

I would love to hear Burkie's interactions with Mike Milbury when he was GM of the Isles.

[@FaustoTheBoozehound]

Nonstop shouting

[@PeteNice29]

That jacket 🤣

[@easternsasquatch]

Wait, I'm so OOTL so what's with the Mooseheads sign (I'm local so seeing my local Q team always boggles my mind)

[@warrengauthier4699]

Lmao @ a shaving cut. 😂

[@sdot5389]

It’s hard to believe but at this time i actually owned more VCRs than the NHL did. First class organization.

[@philhemenway3503]

The Boston Bruins jersey guy licking the ice cream cone. 🤣 Number 63 anyone?

[@AlexFantasy88]

ahhhh the 90s

[@quinchienpro-prietaire7409]

that was unbelieblblblbll

[@andygorel]

I've heard Burkie tell the VCR story like 4 times now and it never gets old.

[@BigCam.31]

Burkie is an amazing story teller and that tribute was classy.

[@TheBulbasaurKing]

I actually own the article that says Dastardly Deed Must Wake Up Avs somewhere.

[@Trapper50cal]

Dude? Larnell Lewis?!! Snarky Puppy "We like It Here" Lewis? Nice...

[@quizwheats]

You never have a suspension in the first 10 minutes. Kyle Clifford: Hold my beer.

[@cartermlb]

Shouts out to Larnell Lewis on the drums

[@scottwallace33]

Is this not from the spittin chiclets podcast with the other voices dubbed? Edit: first half only

[@mikestettenbenz8743]

I'm so glad I had the pleasure of meeting Pierre Lacroix

[@jimieljoseph2322]

Was that Brad Marchand licking the ice cream

[@kimbanj3703]

Where

[@kimbanj3703]

Oh lol

[@kevinstull8552]

At least he wasn't licking any players lol.

[@marie2274]

Omg looks like him..😁😅

[@stevenc8140]

What a Class Act 👏for the NHL! RIP Pierre🙏

[@mrpurple33]

Halifax Mooseheads logo in the bar.. what's the connection?

[@fatcoco699]

This was fuckn hilarious!!

[@mattt1631]

Is cartoon Marek rocking London, the Littlest Hobo merch?

[@johnnyjoey]

Wow! A multi billion dollar corporation and they had four VCR’s to record the whole league!

[@demilishing]

Was hoping they would touch on Lemieux getting kneed in the face but oh well, great video!

[@yettiwhacker6909]

These rock

[@maiden4life303]

Halifax Mooseheads!!

[@tonygeinzer6034]

Burkie, I wonder if how would a Potential Avs- Red Wings Stanley Cup Finals in the Future play out?

[@biodrummindieseler]

Here's the Larnell Lewis tune that was in the background: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJrXap96nb12h5o

[@CoastalBrake]

You are a saint.

[@mjc-jones3750]

Oye, haha funny good cartoon adaptations. 👍🎬storytelling NB.

[@Gamesapexfortnite]

Old hockey fights are better more hits and more fights

[@TheBlazersfan22]

Best rivarly ever. You will never see that style hockey.much anymore.

[@DrFunk-rk6yl]

Bruins vs Canadiens in the 70s or Bruins vs Flyers were far more insane.

[@tomace194]

Not sure what it was like. But they did a good job. Hockey is soccer now.

[@jakestoko2544]

watching this the day after Clifford was given a game ejection and a 1 game suspension 6 minutes into a game

[@orcanuck]

i'm still pissed off that aaron rome was suspended for 4 games in the 2011 final... what bullshit

[@fordprefect4728]

why was it bs? horton was a 1st line winger and had some big goals in the playoffs that yr while rome was a bottom 6 d who didnt even play every playoff game for the nucks even before he was suspended.

[@emeraldtaco]

LOL A virgin Purple Viking would just be sprite with sour mix and lime juice. And it wouldn't be purple. I love the little jokes in these.

[@markboychuk717]

It's from Cheers.

[@emeraldtaco]

@@markboychuk717 Technically the Cheers version is a Screaming Viking.

[@markboychuk717]

@@emeraldtaco damn. You're right. It was the bruised cucumber that threw me. Thanks for straightening me out.

[@emeraldtaco]

@@markboychuk717 I think you're right though. The Purple Viking is a real drink that probably stems half from that Cheers episode and half from Minnesota Vikings fans. But the funny part to me is the Purple Viking is a drink that's like 90% spirits (like a Long Island Ice Tea) all Marek would be getting here is like a bit of Sprite, Sour Mix and Lime Juice with a bruised cucumber, and that tickles me.

[@adamchapman3922]

Virgin Purple Viking with the cucumber bruised. Awesome Cheers callback.

[@marie2274]

I will be cheering the loudest when Mr. Lacroix is inducted in the "Hockey Hall of Fame". Hopefully it's soon

[@showtim3]

IT WOULD'VE BEEN EPIC IF BEAVIS AND BUTTHEAD MADE AN APPEARANCE.....UH HUH HUH HUH😅

[@kto1201]

watch this after tom wilson vs panarin

[@kenryu364]

RIP Pierre.

[@chasegreen1790]

RIP Pierre

[@jonathanduplantis1403]

He's like my Irish uncles.

[@ccdrums5312]

Oooooo :) larnell lewis