How Ilya Bryzgalov Became the Weirdest Player in Hockey
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Ilya Bryzgalov, a former NHL goalie, is known for his quirky personality, philosophical musings, bizarre analogies, love for nature, memorable quotes, and unconventional sense of humor. Today he is known as one of the weirdest NHL players to play the game and he's loved for it.
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Correction: Pronger did not win a Cup with Edmonton. My mistake!
He almost did lol
:(
we wish he did
ducks
I thought for sure you were trolling us lol
The biggest meme in NHL history but in a good way.
Idk man.. Phil the thrill is pretty legendary
It was right in that era where internet memes weren’t niche anymore and they were being posted in every office kitchen and on every Facebook page
He's not weird; he's hilarious. Great sense of humour.
Ilya had a personality, something other hockey players never show
Hockey players are so awkward lmao
ya hockey players went rom being cool tough humble type to just douchey and unlikeable now.. they think the reporters are their enemy and they enjoy giving the most boring media trained no real emotion answers... their are still some with a personality but most are robots
"Bad news, I'm not playing, good news, we have a chance to win" 💀
The man had insane beef with cold cities and I respect that. He gained consciousness in Tolyatti and decided to never live in a cold place on purpose again
Yet he still signed in Edmonton lmao
@@Kjell777Iversonhe needed a job. Sometimes a sacrifice needs to be made.
Funny how a guy with a sense of humor in the hockey world is considered a “weird guy” lol I love Bryzzy hope he’s doing well these days
calling someone weird is a paradox or something. cause if you say someone's weird, or different than you, then that person would consider you to be weird cause you're different or far away from each other. but only one party calls the other weird? what's the point of saying it? the person who calls another person weird is the true weird one, cause they're both on opposite sides of some spectrum but only one is an idiot weirdo to call someone weird, cause they would both be weird to each other!! hate that LoL! if that makes sense...
Russian players like Bryz, Mikheyev, and Samsonov always give the most entertaining interviews. They speak what comes to mind and bring a sense of humor. A lot of Canadian players always say the same thing. "Yeah, we worked hard but we just need to put the puck in the net"
"It's all about banging bodies, you know; going deep on guys. Getting wood on it, and hopefully finding some holes...."
I've always had a soft spot for goalies, but even then Bryz has a special place in my heart. If there was any hockey player I could have a beer with and chat about anything with, he has to be it. Especially since I'm something of an astronomy geek myself.
He speaks directly from the heart with no filter. I honestly can't think of another pro athlete who does that.
Truly one of the goalies of all time
Bryzgalov is a fan favorite. You can't help but love the guy.
Could you imagine Trevor Zegras and Bryz on the same team? Omg the antics would be endless.
He is my role model
He’s gotta be everybody’s😂
Met bryz several times because he took his kid to play hockey at the rink I played at. Never talked to him extensively but he seemed like a cool guy
He didn't stop playing, he was just called up from the Earth Leagues to return to his home planet of Xyxuz Delta VI
I feel like this guy was just happy to be playing some hockey
I found Bryz to be a much needed breath of fresh air for the NHL! Its definitely something that is need for the league since it all seems to so stale and bland, interviews with players and other staff are so emotionless, and even if someone did have the Bryz Energy, they'd pretty much be chastised for it, and even one of the front office members of the Flyers commented about Bryzgalov's interviews saying "This isn't Comedy Central"..
I really miss Bryzgalov. Dude was so funny lol.
He lives by me in jersey and I had the pleasure to do a service at his house and he’s a very nice and down to earth guy
The duck helmet was one of my favorites of all time
The goalietism is strong in this man
"its only game, why you have to be mad? cmon.. hes a good guy.."
Great vid, posted to the hockey subreddit so hopefully that helps pick up some traction!
Awesome thank you!
My favorite thing about Bryz will always be the Sonic characters he had on his helmet.
Sitting on the bench enjoying my tea is one of my favorite Bryz moments
Datsyuk over crosby
in a two-way forward discussion i see Datsyuk winning all day
I love Bryz. He was such a genuine guy and was so open to sharing anything.
great video. when Bryz gets down on himself, it always hits so hard.
The guy is a real character. Love it.
Whenever an NHLer starts a reply to a question with anything but "Yeah," I immediately respect them the rest of my life. Such bores.
ahh yes, Bryzgalov, one of many I've seen come through the Coyotes Goalie Emporium(tm). "It's just a game, why you haf to be mad?" truly transcends hockey.
While he's never weird in front of the camera, I do find Crosby's superstitions so extreme that I would consider him an interesting character for that. There are too many stories to tell with how routine and lowkey OCD his life is but his obsession with his birthday and birth numbers 8/7/87 is one of the big ones. It's no secret it's why his contract is $8.7 million
"It's only game. Why you heff to be med?" I've used that as my text notification a LOT over the years. :)
He’s such a goofy guy, I love him.
"After winning a Stanley Cup with the Oilers" man that hurts.
I know! My fault 😬
Great vid, Bryz truly was a good man. My fav memory of him as an Oiler was during an oilers special event there were some kids filling the time and playing hockey. He played with them. He let them score on him and actually had fun with them on the ice. I'm sure they loved it.
@@HecticHockey Oilers fans everywhere are sobbing at that comment! LOL
The league needs more personality
How did no one get this guy on one of those celeb reality shows. His personality is so entertaining.
He's a first ballot Hall of Fun inductee.
4:46 damn I did not know the oilers won a cup in 06
I know! My mistake
It’s only game, why you have to be mad?
Classic Bryz
Bro looks for bears under his bed and his closet Before he falls asleep to the Russian national anthem
Loved Bryz
Maybe he has to watch out for the bear hug.
He deserves a good life. And what makes it even better the Flyers have to pay him out😂
I miss Bryz sooo much!!
Pronger didn’t win the cup with Edmonton get it together
This guy belonged in a southern market 😂 he was great in warm cities and crap in colder cities!
Im in love with him
I still love bryz
He's not a weird or bad guy; he's just a goalie. They're all fucked up individuals lol
He is eccentric. That's all. Da.
Pronger never won a cup with the oilers lol. He requested a trade out of edmonton after they got beat in the finals in 06
Brodeur is only the best if you consider things like, record, save percentage, championships, clutch play, moxy. big whoop.
The Joey Votto of hockey
Dude! How could you cut out the funniest part of the duck helmet clip?
Jean shjebashtchun shiguere
There are emotes in the NHL Games with some of his most memorable quotes. That tells you how much of an impact he made in hockey culture.
MILIB
Man, I love Ilya Bryzgalov
Pronger never won a cup with the oilers. He won it the next year in Anaheim
Watch the story of Gilles "Looney" Gratton
Yes! he was bryz before bryz! this was before my time, but when i learned about him, he was so funny!
Bernie Parent smelled his teammates brand new shoes, goalies are just weird in general since forever.
Do you think Bryz took the shot???
4:46 What? Where was I for this?
Does anyone remember who edmonton drafted with the 4th round pick they got for 'ol Bryz?
William Lagesson.
@@Margann1987 ah, never could stick around but showed promise.
The solar system is humungous big
Nothing weird about him. He had a personality and was entertaining. The NHL needs a few of these guys right now, and fewer reporters asking the same old questions night after night.
He was a goalie. Goalies are fuckin weird to begin with.
Oilers legend
Pronged did not win a cup in Edmonton. They lost in 7 thanks to Tommy Salo the seive
Weird is a horrible description of a lovely man. It alludes to some sort of creepiness....which I'm sure isn't the case.
❤Bryzy!
Honestly Bryz seems like a great guy who was often hard on himself. Goaltending as with pitching in baseball is mostly being able to silence the noise around you and having a short memory. Get back on the horse and try again
You could probably add (American) football place kicker to that list. Once a guy loses their confidence, it's all over.
@@boltinabottle6307 And obviously football/soccer goalies. Those are arguably in a position most resembling hockey goalies.
Brodeur playing on one of the tightest defensive team is not the best goalie ever
after winning a stanley cup with the oilers??!
My mistake!
i love him!!!!!
He got his payday, realized he wanted to do other things but he was stuck under contract. So don't try as hard, get bought out, profit.
i saw him today lol
Haha where
Pronger went to the finals but the oilers didnt win
It's not that confusing for him to complain about the cold, does he live in his cold home town?
😂
Can’t believe there exists a Russian who doesn’t like cold weather or bears
Bear is a good soul, A bad Goalie but a good soul and Hockey would be alot more fun if every team had a player like Bear.
As a Flyers fan I hate Bryzgalov. We traded away Richards and Carter so that we could sign a comedian to play goal and pay him for an extra 12 years after we cut him off. Richards and Carter go on to win 2 cups with LA where they both played a strong game.
Maybe just maybe blame the idiot gm instead
You should hate your team them. For some strange reason nothing works out for the flyers for years and years. 🤷♂️
Plus, we already had Bobrovsky, and he was coming off a great rookie season. But the management turned on Bobrovsky after one bad Playoff series and everything Flyers related has gone to shit ever since.
You hate Bryzgalov, because YOUR team paid him big money? Are you kidding me?
So it is not the City of Brotherly Love
What is weird is that everyone is to stupid to understand what he meant and how smart he is as we all run around worrying about meaningless shit. He is one of the few that truly understands everything
I agree! We as a species were simply not ready for him! We must thank the universe for such a blessing, but we are not worthy!
Everyone is too* stupid
I think it's this thing about language. Since he said those things in a second language that he wasn't on a native speaker level with, it automatically feels to native speakers like they're listening to some dumb person. Like the sentence "It's only game, why you have to be so mad?", sure "it's only game" sounds dumb. What, and I can guarantee you this without knowing any Russian, was going through his mind is "It's just a fucking game, buddy!" Imagine that with a perfect North American accent and it immediately isn't nearly as funny-sounding to people.
And also, yeah, when you see that photo on FB where it's the Milky Way and an arrow points to a small dot like "this is the Earth", there's always all kinds of likes and people are like "wow, that's so deep". He said the same thing, but again, in broken English, and it's the broken English that sounds weird to natives, and they automatically think this is some dumb dude.
@@codeP08being weird isn't a terrible thing. It's funny. It's refreshing to see someone not taking themselves so seriously.
My favorite thing about Bryz will always be the Sonic characters he had on his helmet.
One of the best characters the game has even seen
I’m glad you mentioned his playing days in Anaheim and Phoenix because a lot of people really only remember his time in Philly. Bryz was a pretty solid goalie for a while, things just didn’t work out unfortunately after he went to Philly. Really hope he will start coming around again for interviews and stuff love this guy.
My guess is he really doesn't like the cold, that's why he played well in Anaheim and Arizona but his play went down playing up north
@@85blutch hes fucking russian lmao
The NHL needs more personality like him in today's game
Great video, but Proger actually LOST the in the Stanley Cup finals while he was in Edmonton, but I'm sure it was just an honest mistake.
Ah thank you for pointing that out
@@HecticHockey the alleged story behind Pronger requesting a trade was he got caught cheating on his wife with one of the employees in the coliseum. She was from California, hated it in Edmonton, and used it as an excuse to give an ultimatum to Chris that he could either stay there or go with her.
Allegedly.
We all should be more like Ilya
He is just a player with a unique personality and actual sense of humour who knows there is much more to life than just hockey! unlike 99% of the other sheep on skates in the league
It’s not even just the league it’s the entire sport, filled with hockey droids all dressed alike
We need a solar system documentary with him narrating it
Bryz was the quintessential meme of both "crazy goalie" and "crazy Russian".
As a Bruin I can tell you with Marchand on our team we’ve seen worse😂😂😂
Every team needs a person like him to lighten the mood.
He’s awesome 🤩
I'd have Bryzgalov in my team any day of the week, he was a top class goalie on a good day and hockey without occasional fuckups is boring anyway, that's what backups are for. Feel like he's one of the few players you could have a laugh with at practice or intermission. These guys are playing for money and I don't blame any of them taking it easy after cashing on a ridiculous contract, deals like that are the result of poor management and exclusively the team's fault.
It really speaks to how simple the hockey crowd is that they mocked this guy.
EA sports...
it's just a game, why you have to be mad?
He schould be the Cover Athlete every year 😂
Maybe the best personality in hockey, definitely up there.