The Interesting Truth Behind Recruiting Russian Players In The 80s | Hey Burkie

Bringing hockey players from overseas to the NHL in the 1980s was ... interesting. In this episode of "Hey Burkie", Jeff Marek takes Brian Burke to Mikhail Grabovski's banya with a few of his friends. Brian tells the guys how he recruited several Soviet hockey players like Igor Larionov and Vladimir Krutov to Vancouver and how the experience was a lot different than he expected.
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[@LexTheSteeler]

I will never get bored of this series, so glad it's back

[@MrWumbologist]

"Burkie, buy the book" incredible

[@sdeepj]

You should’ve had Chris Chelios riding the bike in the sauna

[@RoyalMela]

That is not a sauna. You are naked in sauna. And sauna is Finnish.

[@titoine1212]

@@RoyalMela ok buddy

[@justinlast2lastharder749]

@@RoyalMela You're always naked under your clothes.

[@v4v819]

No one rides a bike in the sauna... Nice fairy tale btw!

[@boltinabottle6307]

Haven't heard the ICQ "uho!" in a long time. Nostalgia.

[@RParmable]

These are so entertaining. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr Burke . Class all the way

[@ottawanuck6048]

I absolutely love this series

[@jimdraven2432]

This series should be available in it's entirety on a collection dvd or something lol what an incredible series!!

[@trickolas78]

Dvd? Were you born in the 1930s?

[@arcsine]

These are incredibly well done; love the animation and the weird stories.

[@massivecumshot]

The Alexander Mogilny defection story is a spy movie waiting to be made.

[@thylacine519]

There is a documentary on Sportsnet's channel called Defector about Mogilny coming over to Buffalo. All of the defection stories are fascinating

[@jerryczech953]

well ..Soviet communist bosses knew changes are coming ..so call democracy is comiing...They let him go in Sweden ...KGB knew about Mogilny in Sweden ,they tailed him ,but let him go ,..probbaly because commie bosses wanted some money later on..and perestrika ,glasnost was going on ...so did not want to mess with it .....but you are right .,this could be good movie.

[@BoyNamedSue4]

Never stop making these

[@asee7117]

need a full one just on Igor

[@darrelneufeldt8450]

BRILLIANT!!! So happy you’re doing these!

[@tymacdougall3140]

Sweet one I haven’t heard. My favourite thing on KZbin. Please keep ‘em coming

[@el_chino778]

that was awesome keep em coming

[@janellemaynait]

It's kinda hilarious when tarasov steals everything while funky cold Medina is playing in the background

[@ShowHero]

Man.. imagine if Tretiak actually played in the NHL.. would he have been one of the all-time greats? Very possible.

[@paulmackay7265]

Hell he is considered one of the all time greats even without suiting up in the NHL. And that is pretty rare. I'd imagine there are quite a few players who never left Sweden(just as an example) who probably could have been point a game players. But for whatever reason they decided to stay home. I mean probably not a hardship, top tier athletes don't have to worry about paying rent no matter which nation they play in, and not everyone is suited to living in a new culture. The language barrier can be hard. Trust me on this....I live in Quebec, and I knew about 10 french words when I moved here. But anyone with more than a passing interest in hockey recognizes his name right? No one knows who Sven Mc Sweederson is. Never mind that he could have played on any NHL team if he wanted.

[@bluebear1985]

The closest he got was when he was brought on as a goaltending coach in the early 90s with Chicago.

[@mest_legendarisk]

These are so great!

[@Violencegod61]

Love hearing grabo in this one! Still one of my favorite leafs!! 🇧🇾

[@Outta-hz1ej]

Miss that red haired rocket

[@bdautch20]

The stories about how the Sabres got Mogilny over here were INSANE.

[@Kwright304]

Mogilny, Fedorov, Konstantinov, and Kozlov have the most insane stories. A Soviet doctor lied about Kozlov needing some special emergency surgery and sending him to a country where he could defect from

[@rimbusjift7575]

How the Habs got Svoboda.

[@boltinabottle6307]

Indeed. The amount of risk involved (for Mogilny) really cannot be understated.

[@kevinbudzinski9576]

And how the Nordiques got the Stastny Brothers over too

[@charlie9ine]

Love these!

[@Canuckle19]

Brian Burke is a legend and very entertaining

[@tonymaglio9376]

Funny stuff I think I've seen all of these ones. Keep it up.

[@329woody]

Wow a Fredericton express jersey havnt seen one of those for a very long time.

[@bbnflpn]

OMG the old school "oht oh" from icq had me dyeing laughing. i had to re watch it cause of this... "uht oh"

[@drew_scottsdale]

I thought I was going crazy.

[@bbnflpn]

@@drew_scottsdale i will never forget that sound, i kept trying to check my messages and i havent used icq in years. lol

[@TheMetalhead35]

I was like there’s no damn way…

[@devonproductions7531]

TOP DOWN SERIES WE NEED MORE OF THIS WITH SPORTSNET MURPH AND HIS STORYS ON 2011 FINALS IN VANCOUVER

[@WyattBrauer27]

What’s with the Belleville Bulls logo in the one stall?

[@kevinbudzinski9576]

Love the ICQ "uh-oh!" incoming message notification on this video!

[@Storm-cc3id]

Баня наше все!

[@mackielunkey2205]

Is “Do Not Disturb” Gary Bettman?

[@Sin.Atonement]

Any story on why they picked the players in the beginning credits?

[@puckaround8927]

More episodes

[@coolhandmooses]

Marek makes sure his tattoo is in every one of these things

[@gladlawson61]

Also it sounds like Taylor hall is picking up jeff mareck on a dating site in the commercial. Hilarious.

[@NoHurriesNoWorries]

This is great. Hahaha .. hilarious stuff

[@huggi2]

"F u jeff" best sound bite

[@HotLunch4011]

McKenzie with the margarita is so fitting given his drunk & disorderly arrest earlier this month.

[@trevorlambert4226]

So according to Burke, you're not a thief as long as you want the stuff. Brilliant legal/ethical mind at work here.

[@justinlast2lastharder749]

No matter how many times I see the Intro, it will always piss me off seeing Landy in a Ranger's Sweater.

[@CNBritz]

Landeskog played for the Kitchener Rangers in the OHL

[@qwut9544]

100 degrees in your sauna? I keep mine 170 F minimum!

[@murray1978]

What is the name of the book and who wrote it?

[@alexandersedykh9280]

Tarasov Anatoly - Hockey. Ancestors and newcomers. I guess, but there is no English translation on the Internet

[@RangersFan94]

I think it's just the self-titled "Larionov", cowritten by Igor Larionov, Jim Taylor, and Leonid Reizer. Came out in 1990 and it looks like his only book, so that must be it. Can get it on Amazon for $6-10 👍

[@murray1978]

@@RangersFan94 Jeff Marek mentioned he read the book 40 times but it wasn't clear which one he was talking about.

[@lucasmurray9225]

The intro is lacking.

[@ramuelcruzada3207]

There is an orca jumping lol

[@thegadflygang5381]

Some of the greatest hockey players ever stealing cutlery and with poor dental hygiene. You cant make this stuff up

[@jerryczech953]

i think he is saying truth ....situation in Soviet Union 1989 - 1992 was terrible ......Moscow was on the brink of starvation ...country buncrupted ...they needed " so call new democratic system ".....so I wont be suprised if Tretyak stolen goalie equipment........about Krutov .I totally agree ,he was just not ready for capitalist country ,eating hambuegers ,drinking beer ... Larionov was different ,very professional

[@dmmj2774]

yeah, even in Russia bears walk down the street with a balalaika

[@jerryczech953]

@@dmmj2774 in Russia bear has better life than common people

[@dmmj2774]

@@jerryczech953 you know better

[@dmmj2774]

@@jerryczech953 I live in Russia, in a provincial town, in the 1980s and 1990s I attended a children's sports school, and we were given hockey uniforms for free. Hockey teams from the Czech Republic and Finland came to our competitions. Now, do you think Tretyak, one of the best goalkeepers in the world, had hockey equipment? PS: And no one died of starvation at that time, it's all complete nonsense.

[@jerryczech953]

@@dmmj2774 Privet....we were given Soviet oil and gaz ...hmmm :-) barter trade ...I had a great childhood in 1980s ub communist Czechoslovakia .I used to go to Pioneer camps ,I was happy .We had all the food,we were playing ..,we used to go as young pioneers to East Germany and Poland ..happy times...

[@eldingo617]

You pissed off the Russian bots. Big ups

[@achillesninja]

Mist thieves are dirt poor genius

[@jerryjanik480]

This actually may happen again with what's going on in the world

[@BloggerMusicMan]

Sigh ... It's so sad. 😢

[@nasiansin]

You also forgot to add that Krutov chomped while eating, hiccupped and belched after eating. In addition, it was necessary to clarify that Krutov had unpleasant sweaty palms and he incorrectly placed commas in sentences. Nice video, really (although it's very similar to a hate speech and a boorish excess, as if someone is looking for trouble, but still nice), just right for those burger-eaters who find it funny when the characters fart loudly in movie and computer games. That's a recognizable unique feature, moreover, that's the level, the style, the mannerisms.

[@dmmj2774]

Слишком сложно для авторов этого грязного мульт-высера

[@TylerAven10]

Never though a silly video about 1980s hockey would actually secretly be one of the best social commentaries about the failures of communism on KZbin.

[@starina.ziczag]

Интересно 🤔

[@jerryczech953]

da...situation in USSR 1989 was pretty bad

[@panasazov8200]

Отличная и правдивая история, Слава Украине

[@jumperemann2]

This series has great stories but they take far too long to get into them. One minute in before anything is said, going to lose a lot of viewers. Cute enough opening but cut the crap

[@severbox9448]

Что за бред?

[@ultraviolence3632]

классные истории же

[@ultraviolence3632]

или неправда?

[@dmmj2774]

@@ultraviolence3632 неправда

[@gladlawson61]

If putin put Ovechkin on the front line. Gretzksys records are safe. Think about it

[@jerryczech953]

he cant do it ....Oveckin is under the contract with Washington ! its a legal issue same...they cannot suspend Russian players

[@aleksplotnikov]

Третьяк - вор и поныне

[@dmmj2774]

Грязная ложь про Крутова, Тарасова, Третьяка. dirty lies about Tretiak, Krutov and Tarasov

[@jerryczech953]

i think he is saying truth ....situation in Soviet Union 1989 - 1992 was terrible ......Moscow was on the brink of starvation ...country buncrupted ...they needed " so call new democratic system ".....so I wont be suprised if Tretyak stolen goalie equipment........about Krutov .I totally afree ,he was just not ready for capitalist country , Larionov was different ,very professional

[@dmmj2774]

@@jerryczech953 yeah, even in Russia bears walk down the street with a balalaika

[@peachman1970]

Why is Wes McCaulay's voice done by a chick? Jeff Marek is 117% house league geek.

[@OhJaniceWhyOhWhy]

Hate the steam room images....no need for this setting talking about HOCKEY. Creepy....

[@Akuvision2011]

Only creepy thing is this comment