Idk I think he would like for his sport to go to next level. But Bill likes having his hockey. Once it's popular, which it won't be, it's not his precious band no one heard of but he's sure is better than the Stones. Getting more fans is nearly impossible for hockey. Low scoring. Hard to follow the puck. Just not going to happen. Aesthetically just not cutting it. Focus on getting more from the fans you do have.
I'm sorry but "I didn't really need to spend my life doing what I spent my life doing" isn't what Gretzky would have said. He would have said how he'd like the game to grow so it reaches more talent. Bill's bit was funny, but that's not what Gretzky wanted to say, evidenced by his entire life.
Agreed. "How can we take it to the next level" Translation: "How can we make ice hockey more appealing to the entire U.S. - including in states that have never seen a hockey rink - for the purpose of turning our multi-million dollars into multi-multi million dollars" Basketball can be played anywhere. That's why it exploded. You can't expect legions of kids who grew up in a dessert to be inspired to throw on a pair of skates. It certainly happens (ie: Auston Matthews), but it's rare for a reason. The NHL is fine as it is.
Yep. You don't need NHL to make hockey more appealing. We got a minor league team here a few years ago and now the youth leagues are all booked up and there may be a demand for another rink in our metro. It's fantastic! I saw some kids playing roller hockey in the street and almost stopped to take a picture as if I'd seen a sasquatch.
Then hockey will always be a minor sport, never on the level of baseball, football, or basketball. I am okay with that, I like hockey the way it is, but the business will eventually suffer a downturn and the owners will realize what they have to do to survive.
Notice how humble Gretzky is. He could have easily said: "Back when I was playing", but he used names of other legends instead. That's where you see integrity in people. If you want to know what someone is truly about, listen to the filler talk.
1:37..."There's guys in other sports going this guy really needs to get the shit kicked out of him.. but it never happens. In hockey it does". Perfect.
@@rogerc23 And if those soccer players can skate? Be careful what you wish for, next to non-heavyweight boxers, soccer players are the fittest athletes on the planet.
@@hd-xc2lz interesting comment but I’m wondering why you think so. Like for sure they are more fit than baseball or cricket but really more than triathletes or rugby league, or swimmers? Or even hockey. I mean hockey is a full body and mind work out. There isn’t a muscle you don’t use. So just wondering why you think that ? And I’m not saying they aren’t as some are clearly super athletes but that is in more sports really.
@@rogerc23 Gotta give it to soccer player, they got good cardio...but it wouldn't help on the ice when it's not about running for a long time but a lot of stop and go.
Ix Px it's because hes going overboard trying to be a perfect dad imo, but regardless of the reasom, give him a chance? like jesus yall were quick to turn on him
That's what makes him so great Denny. He's been my favorite comedian for about a decade now. Easily one of the best observational humorists of all time. Probably second behind Carlin...well everyone is behind him though, lol.
Well that's the thing about Carlin. He's not a joke a minute guy. He's extremely though provoking. You could remove his jokes from his standup and it's just interesting. That's what makes him the best.
Agreed you really only hear about maybe 5 different players consistently ever.. Also doesn't help that big networks like ESPN don't give two shits about hockey... Except Bucci
I'm A Nice Guy also everyone in the US has played basketball but there needs to be more people playing hockey if the nhl is ever gonna be comparable to the nba
That's mostly because some of the superstars coming up have no personality. Not saying that's wrong, or needs to be changed but it's just the hockey/Canadian culture. Look at Matthews; kid's so shy. Granted he's only 19 but I don't ever see him puffing his chest out and shit talking. It's hard to market that. But I'm happy the way hockey culture is and I personally hate the NFL/NBA style of marketing. Their players and fans look like assholes to me.
Bill Burr is the only non hockey player on the face of this planet that can interrupt the greatest hockey player of all time talking about hockey and actually say something more insightful than him.
@@bryanwray6171 and sold tons of pink jerseys. Regardless of what was said in this interview, or what we think, the NHL is chasing the money. These decisions are made by the league i.e. the owners, who are greedy old shits that don't care about the game, just the green.
@@aliceshaw8265 First off -- Jussie Smollet faked his "attack". Kaepernick never claimed to be attacked, he knelt to protest police violence against unarmed blacks, and it was only for a minute or two during the anthem. THAT destroyed the whole sport for you? The fact that he knelt? By the way - before doing that, he spoke with a number of servicemen to find out what he could do to protest that wouldn't be disrespectful, and they all said to kneel. You're an incredibly sensitive snowflake if something as minimal as kneeling during the anthem got your panties in a twist. Grow up.
@@ColinFox I agree that people should get over kneeling during the anthem. It's a pretty stupid thing to get angry about, and easy to get over; so miniscule. I just don't understand why there is so much focus on police violence when it is so rare. Waaay more unarmed men & women in black communities are murdered/victimized by other black citizens, and nobody seems to care. In short, it's not the act of kneeling, but the cause he is kneeling for that pisses me off. I don't even watch football btw.
@@aliceshaw8265 Your country's nearly religious zeal with regards to a song is the larger issue. Christ, the players only starting standing on the sidelines for the anthem in '09.
I've watched this clip at least 10 times before, but that quotation really just hit home with me because it's so true. I like metal music, too. There's never this attempt to make metal mainstream. It's so much nicer as a small community of dedicated fans. Same with hockey. It does insanely well in cold weather cities with fans who have the patience to watch a sport that is more tactical and slow developing. Stop trying to get NBA fans to appreciate it. Stop bringing outside noise into the sport. Let the sport be itself.
@@Hartwig870 Well said. I don't know why Kaepernick or the anthem even got brought up here. With that said, I've advocated for a long time now stopping the national anthem before non-international sports games. There's no reason for it, and as far as I've been told, it's a North American thing.
That's what I love about Bill man, he can just completely change your way of thinking in an instant, and what's so fun is that you never really know which angle he's gonna approach something 'cause he aint no fuckin sell out corporate shill. He's on top of his game.
Burr's right, and the older I get the more I realize that so much in our society is like the Katy Perry halftime. I don't even like to go see ball games now because I feel constantly reminded I should be doing something other than watching the game. Ok so I'm supposed to clap now? JHC just let me watch the game. Every single space of every single minute doesn't have to contain something. I would've loved to have had my future son or daughter feel the natural ebb and flow of a crowd as it responds to the game. Now? It's all a program designed to give a conditioned response. Yeah..I know...I'll probably end up in a cabin in the middle of nowhere putting tinfoil on my roof.
Michael Thomas agree 100%. Every second of every sporting event has to be filled up with piped in music and bullshit going on and video clips. I’m at a baseball game not a concert, can you turn the goddamn music off the PA system? Why should I need to yell for the person next to me to hear me? And I don’t need instructions to be excited. We have psychologists and MDs talking about the damage that constant stimulation from TV and phones and video games is doing to kids and instead of reducing it we add more in every situation. God forbid people can be at a live sporting event and concentrate on nothing but the game in front of them.
I remember the days of going to Shea and not having canned music blaring at me between every batter. I remember going to Madison Square Garden when they had a real live organist playing music instead of snippets of canned songs. I hate the audio assault I suffer at sporting events today.
If you guys really wanted to see hockey that wasn't like the NHL, you'd go down to a local high school or college and watch every one of their games. Instead, you just complain on the internet about not wanting to watch something you voluntarily watch.
Yeah, I noticed that a couple years ago when I was at a game with my brother. I noticed in between the 2nd and 3rd period that we couldn’t even talk about the game, because the music was either too loud or there was some MC/DJ/hype man constantly yelling at the fans to get up and scream for the oversized bowling contest.
I love hockey. I play, my kids both play, I coach. To grow the game they've got to get more sun-belt kids involved. The problem is that hockey is an incredibly expensive sport. You're looking at $1k/year per kid just to play house league. Compare that to the costs of soccer, baseball or basketball and you can see that hockey is out of reach for most lower-income families. And that's not even mentioning the lack of rinks in many US communities. I'd like to see the professional hockey putting a lot more money back into minor hockey. A move to small rinks for kids under 12 that are significantly cheaper to build and operate would also be a good start.
Yeah that was always a problem for me , growing up poor native kid in Canada with a single mother and no car growing up couldn’t play my favourite sport
@@shaylelarue787Yeah I grew up in Lynn Lake, Manitoba. I played plenty of teams from reserves that were subsidized . Nelson House, Norway House, Wabowden, Sundance, etc. However , in non-reserve towns like mine, or Thompson, Flin Flon, The Pas, etc., there were very few First Nation players. Certainly not representative of our populations. The guys who were fortunate enough to be able to afford it were always happy to be there., win or lose. A big part of those subsidies were from local industry, in particular mining companies. Those are all gone now. Now that it's all been closed down or sold out to international interests, there is no investment in community from industry so it's even worse for kids up there.
I’ve followed hockey forever and Gretzky since his WHL days and never seen him laugh like this, great stuff and a refreshing glimpse, thanks Bill and Wayne.
The greatness of Bill Burr is not only can he make a theatre full his fans crack up, he's able to make Wayne Gretzky laugh with some off the cuff observational comedy truth. That's true comedic talent. He must have been nervous as hell here, and still delivered 110%. Wayne Gretzky is a living legend, but by God, so is Bill Burr. Much respect to both.
@@mmjahink FIFF was okay, it wasn't pretty bad. However, his other works are so much better than how mediocre FIFF is, so he still pretty comes out as a perfect comedian in my book. I don't know dude I don't read
Bill is so on point. "Why can't they (the owners) be happy being millionaires?" It's not a B+ game. We who watch the game know that, the playoffs are almost a different sport. The level of Hockey in a playoff game is insane. The guys skate 50% more, the plays are insane, hits are huge and happen _all_ the time. THIS is Hockey. I do understand that not all the 80+ season games can be like this, it's just physically impossible for the guys.
"This guy needs to get the shit kicked out of him and in every other sport it doesn't happen, but in hockey it does." This is why hockey is the most badass sport there is.
I’m a couple months older than Wayne and was born only a few miles from Branford, in Galt. Sadly not a penny for me to play hockey growing up where my family eventually relocated to in northern Nova Scotia when I was three. I’ve played lots as an adult but I really appreciate everything that Wayne has done in his career. Of course I only became aware of him when he became an Oiler in 79 but I’ve been able to live a hockey dream, by extension, through his great efforts. I’ve been a fan all along and debated all the haters with ferocity. I’m still a fan. Saw him play only once. In 1988 I attended his very last home regular season game in Edmonton. It was against the Los Angeles kings. The oilers won but I was mesmerized by his play. It was my first pro game to watch and while the worst player out there was 10 times better than me, the shit he did made all of them look like they belonged sitting next to me. Thanks Wayne for the many fantastic years. The GOAT!
Hockey is a great sport. I don’t like any other sport. Hockey only. Different type of fans. Different breed of athlete. Good people. All around great sport. No political bullshit involved. Not yet at least.
The only reason NHL players are not marketed the same way as NFL and NBA players because they don't pretend to be primadonna's. Look at Odell Beckham and Lebron James, these guys are out their marketing themselves with their brands. Hockey players are much more grounded in that sense, hence why the coverage on them is not as big compared to their counterparts
@not my real name LOL complete racist bullshit. I know plenty of black folk who are decent in every way and embarrassed to be associated with black celebrities. Most of the younger hockey players are Goddamned morons btw.
Oklahoma used to have a hockey team, going to those games was the highlight of my childhood. Hockey matches are so much more exciting than basketball games in my opinion. I hope hockey gets more popular and they get professional as well as college teams for all 50 states.
From the perspective of someone outside the Americas and who only watches the Superbowl and no NBA, I think one problem is that it isn't part of the american culture (like it is in Canada, Russia, Sweden and Finland for example). I think another is that it requires by far the most skill to play than any other popular sport out there. A kid needs to kick a ball, now he's playing football. A kid needs to hold a ball and tackle someone, now he's playing american football or rugby. Hit a ball with a stick. Throw a ball through any horizontal crack. With Ice Hockey, first you need to find Ice, which for some places can only be achieved with costly courts. Then you have to learn to skate, which in it's self is harder than most other sports. That is without learning to shoot a puck with a stick, both of which are harder than pretty much anything with a ball. So, having kid's grow up loving Hockey as much is difficult in certain parts of the world. Personally I think that's where the passionate love for most sports come from.
Good points. No other major sport requires you to "learn" the basic movements. They all just require shoes. Batting in baseball does involve an apparatus, but although the pitches are erratic and fast, it's always the same motion (you stand there, the ball comes to you when you are fully expecting it and you try to hit it). In hockey the stickwork is on a whole 'nother learning curve. It's also stupid expensive. Not too many poor kids make the NHL.
@@jasondashney thank you for addressing a huge problem. I lived in a small town with a working class family... my parents still put me in hockey because I loved it, even though a lot of years I had to wear second hand equipment that didn't always fit so well (I was 6 feet tall and weighed 130 pounds at like... 11 years old), but you look at someone like Connor mcdavid, from Richmond Hill... that's rich people land. He's the best player in the NHL right now, and guaranteed he lived in expensive hockey programs and was shipped to the leagues where everyone was paying more attention... nobody from my small town would have the resources available to basically pay their way whorishly into the public eye. I have known a lot of incredible young hockey players who never even had a glimmer of hope because of their family and where they came from.
Timppa 3 and that’s exactly why the nba and nfl will always be bigger no matter what because at the end of the day more kids are gonna pick up a football or shoot around a court them to pick up some ice skates around the world lol
Jason Dashney, Wayne Gretzky’s family was pretty poor, but in the northern climates there is free ice all over the place, just gotta shovel the snow and keep it clean. Those who truly had a passion played for hours and hours. Kids today don’t do enough of that. But it sure was good for Howe, Orr and Gretzky.
Absolutely right! NBA turned into acting not sports, you get guys who didn't even get hit leave for the game while in the NHL guys get 75 stitches above their eye and are back in the game 20 minutes later! NHL is awesome, keep it real
They're a perfect pair, Gretzky is immaculately composed, always says the diplomatic thing, straight as an arrow, and then Bill blows it all up with some TnTruth.
The best part is when Bill starts talking real hockey and not just business/marketing/dollars and you see Gretzky just fucking loving it. Gretzky has worked hard promoting and growing the sport, but deep down he loves hockey way more than he loves the business of hockey. You get to see that here.
One night a million years ago I was at a thing and found myself talking to Wayne, Cam Neely, and Steve Carlson (one of the Hanson brothers in Slapshot). It was one of the most hysterical experiences of my life hearing how Steve and the rest of the team used to haze Gretzky because he was the rookie.
Rickie j, When I saw Gretzky for the first time at MSG early in the '80s, he scored a hat trick. But I also saw that he would hang at the boards on the blue line to get his breakaways. Later, when Gretzky was a Ranger, I saw him score his last playoff hat trick against the Florida Panthers. When he was on the other team, I though Gretzky was a bit of a slacker on the ice but when I got to see him for those two years, I changed my opinion of him. Maybe because Gretzky was older and a little smarter, I don't know.
@Rickie j You are such an ass. The press dubbed him The Great One when he was 10. He didnt like it and had nothing to do with it. Interesting that 99% of the comments mention Gretz's class but you dont see it. Do you think they are all wrong?
@Rickie j I played against Orr's brother Dale. Loved Bobby Orr but I dont compare them nor feel I have to denigrate other players to justify a favourite. You want a negative about Orr? He was still recommending Allan Eagleson as an agent to other players after there were signs he was cheating them. Some of those players were wiped out financially. To his credit, he admitted it later.
@Rickie j He has the 4th. best plus/minus of all time. You need to learn more about the game if you are going to comment. The top guys in that category were all playmakers who controlled the puck and the game (Larry Robinson, Bobby Orr).
It's so easy to blame everything on Bettman, but the reality is he has brought hockey to many more markets and grown the sport immensely. I'm not against new blood or new ideas in the top ranks, but give credit where its due.
Stefan bettman is terrible 3 lockouts, the salary cap, the drop in scoring and fighting. Bettman is awful and i bet he couldn't even skate a lap around the rink.
Scoring is up is just more people are scoring, having a cap adds competition, and I'm fine with the decline in fighting but 3 lockouts could be a cause from the cap
Bill always talks about how much he respects Gretzky and the amazing career that he had. I'm sure if this was his first time meeting Wayne it would be one of the best days of his life. However in interviews like this Wayne has to stay diplomatic and professional where Bill doesn't. So, Bill was just saying what Gretzky wish he could. Kind of interesting dynamic. Bill saw what Gretzky was saying and then went. "Pass the puck here man, I got it!"
All games free for the markets. I can watch all of my Broncos games with basic cable, either on fox or cbs depending on the day. But Im not a football fan. How can I watch my Avs? Pay for cable with a sports upgrade, or find ways to stream the games.
Every Canadian kid who ever played in an out of town tournament knew he represented the sport, his team and his town and, as Wayne says, the name on the front of the sweater was more important than the name on the back.
Almost 5 years after this interview, every prediction these men made has has come to fruition. The NBA and NFL have just gotten more and more goofy. They're protesting in the middle of games, kneeling, playing the black national anthem, etc. The level of ridiculousness with their BLM, SJW nonsense got so bad fans simply couldn't stand it anymore. Fans have stopped watching. The NBA's ratings were down 70% last year! To my knowledge it's the only televised event in history that has dropped 70% ratings in a single season without being outright cancelled.
Hahaha when Bill gave that first side eye in the first minute of the video haha I was just waiting for him to be like “oh yeah is that so Wayne?? Huh??”
" I can't imagine the Bruins or the Flyers wearing pink ". Now the NHL is having " Pride " night. It doesn't take long for that bullshit to get under the skin.
Haven't watched hockey since around 01/02 but need to get back into it.... don't know any current players so downloaded nhl18 cheap and dam loads of team logos have changed too... who are the best players to watch out for so I can look them up?
marcelo06 I’m a little biased but Boston is a really fun team to watch. They are skilled and fast but they still can play old school and get some big hits and get into fights. For players to watch Connor Mcdavid for Edmonton is really fast and skilled. For big hits I would watch Dustin Bufflieign (I think I spelled his name wrong but when the guy hits people they literally do a flip) He’s also a clean hitter and never hits guys in the head to cause cuncussions or take penalty’s. For fights I would watch Micheal Haley, Tom Wilson, Or Adam Mcquaid. Micheal Haley literally fights in 1/3 of the games he plays in. The season doesn’t start until October though
Wayne Gretzky can credit his long healthy career to the existence of fighting in hockey, because anyone who bodychecked Gretzky knew that within 5 seconds McSorley would punch a hole through their face.
Bill chillin with Wayne Gretzky.... damn bill is doin it! Bill has come along way from we’re it all started (canton Massachusetts) and he’s spot on stop trying to fix something that was never broke. Bring back the enforcers in hockey too.
hockey is actually the "fairest" sport i have yet to see, a hard salary cap, a draft lottery with 3 rounds to determine pick order making sure nothing is rigged, and the whole cba. cant create fucking stupid "super teams" like the nba cant throw mountains of money at all the best players in the world like the yankees in baseball have done for ages and you get penalties for embellishment unlike soccer where its more about acting and trying to sell a foul than actually playing the game lol and like the other guy said, the playoffs had the lowest ratings in years because not a single canadian team made the playoffs..if the league was rigged to maximize profits then toronto and montreal would be battling for the cup every year and every team with the biggest fanbase would make the playoffs lol
But.... At the end of the game, it was be possible to throw / win a game. It is just a game, and they are professionals. Think, goalies & fg kickers. Also, paid off refs.
"I can't imagine the Bruins or the Flyers wearing pink." Last year (this would be in 2018) I went to a preseason game and they had rainbow tape on their sticks for LGBT awareness.
I too have been following hockey since the mid-late 80s and there is nothing wrong. It is actually more interesting now than it ever has been and has a wider audience. I watched the NHL finals with my wife and kids for the first time two years ago and my wife, who knew almost nothing, could not believe how exciting it was...hooked.
Watching this back years later now, it has grown exponentially since this video. I think especially with the explosion of more American superstar players have really helped grow the sport
Met Gretzky in a restaurant bar in Westlake Village, CA, where he lives. He is a very sharp dude. Didn't talk about his daughter and Dustin Johnson -- apparently a sort spot with Wayne Anyway, when he said, : "I can't image the Bruins and Flyers wearing pink" my thought was Neither can I brother, neither can I.
100% agree with Burr. Hockey is great as it is. Do I wish more people enjoyed it? Absolutely. But not if it means changing the sport in silly ways to bring in a 'wider audience'.
Haha I love how Bill Burr stepped in and said what Gretzky wanted to say but couldn't. Then Gretzky got to just sit back and laugh. That was great.
Mason G absolutely
Idk I think he would like for his sport to go to next level. But Bill likes having his hockey. Once it's popular, which it won't be, it's not his precious band no one heard of but he's sure is better than the Stones.
Getting more fans is nearly impossible for hockey. Low scoring. Hard to follow the puck. Just not going to happen. Aesthetically just not cutting it. Focus on getting more from the fans you do have.
You can’t follow the puck!??!
Hahaha!!
You douche... ur don’t follow the puck, you follow the play.
Mason G couldn't have said it better if I tried
I'm sorry but "I didn't really need to spend my life doing what I spent my life doing" isn't what Gretzky would have said. He would have said how he'd like the game to grow so it reaches more talent. Bill's bit was funny, but that's not what Gretzky wanted to say, evidenced by his entire life.
Burr nailed it. The NHL should stay what it is. It's fine. It doesn't need to be the NBA or the NFL. That would weaken it, not strengthen it.
Agreed.
"How can we take it to the next level"
Translation: "How can we make ice hockey more appealing to the entire U.S. - including in states that have never seen a hockey rink - for the purpose of turning our multi-million dollars into multi-multi million dollars"
Basketball can be played anywhere. That's why it exploded. You can't expect legions of kids who grew up in a dessert to be inspired to throw on a pair of skates. It certainly happens (ie: Auston Matthews), but it's rare for a reason. The NHL is fine as it is.
Yep. You don't need NHL to make hockey more appealing. We got a minor league team here a few years ago and now the youth leagues are all booked up and there may be a demand for another rink in our metro. It's fantastic!
I saw some kids playing roller hockey in the street and almost stopped to take a picture as if I'd seen a sasquatch.
And never take fighting out of the game.
Then hockey will always be a minor sport, never on the level of baseball, football, or basketball. I am okay with that, I like hockey the way it is, but the business will eventually suffer a downturn and the owners will realize what they have to do to survive.
Dan Kelly downturn from what though? They’re making a profit, this point is that if it’s not broken don’t try to fix
Notice how humble Gretzky is. He could have easily said: "Back when I was playing", but he used names of other legends instead. That's where you see integrity in people. If you want to know what someone is truly about, listen to the filler talk.
Agreed. Truly good people don't spend time dwelling on their own goodness.
There’s a camera there. Of course he’s humble.
@@MM-qi5mk - Gretzky is well known for being a stand up guy.
you are new to hockey? they are all doing this, they never talk about them self.
That's called being Canadian.
1:37..."There's guys in other sports going this guy really needs to get the shit kicked out of him.. but it never happens. In hockey it does". Perfect.
Imagine neymar in nhl thats a dream to football fans xD
@@diegosotomiranda4107 putting soccer players on the ice is a dream to every hockey fan.
@@rogerc23 And if those soccer players can skate? Be careful what you wish for, next to non-heavyweight boxers, soccer players are the fittest athletes on the planet.
@@hd-xc2lz interesting comment but I’m wondering why you think so. Like for sure they are more fit than baseball or cricket but really more than triathletes or rugby league, or swimmers? Or even hockey. I mean hockey is a full body and mind work out. There isn’t a muscle you don’t use. So just wondering why you think that ? And I’m not saying they aren’t as some are clearly super athletes but that is in more sports really.
@@rogerc23 Gotta give it to soccer player, they got good cardio...but it wouldn't help on the ice when it's not about running for a long time but a lot of stop and go.
I'm convinced Bill Burr is the god of common sense
And counter-pc culture
He's now pussy whipped so... No !
Ix Px it's because hes going overboard trying to be a perfect dad imo, but regardless of the reasom, give him a chance? like jesus yall were quick to turn on him
@@Sam-um9nu Jesus, who is Bill, Jobs?
He's like George Carlin in that way. They just says what the f*cking deal is, without sugarcoating.
The great one alongside Gretzky
lmaoo
Great comment. Awesome to see Bill make Wayne crack up laughing. That's memorable.
hehe........
You got me man, I full on laughed out loud at that!
Bill is such a natural, he could get anyone to laugh.
Haha. Two legends in their own genre.
God bless Bill Burr. Please take care of yourself sir. You are the last voice of sanity in this country!
Aaaaannddd he's gone.
I thought Louis CK is ...
@@derpyc.hoovesIV lol, california subsidizes most of the shitty poor red states in the US, but ok
“If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.”― Oscar Wilde, The Nightingale and the Rose
Fucking Bill Burr is the best... He doesn't give himself enough credit for how intelligent he is.
That's what makes him so great Denny. He's been my favorite comedian for about a decade now. Easily one of the best observational humorists of all time. Probably second behind Carlin...well everyone is behind him though, lol.
I agree. I absolutely love the Q&A he does on the podcast, love hearing his insight on situations. He is just so fucking awesome...
Well that's the thing about Carlin. He's not a joke a minute guy. He's extremely though provoking. You could remove his jokes from his standup and it's just interesting. That's what makes him the best.
Denny Mc maybe that's a good thing.....Kanye on the other hand..........
yes, i think he definitely has humility, which i love of about him.
Holy shit did Wayne love this. He was laughing so hard, all things that he couldn’t say too even though he wanted to
Reminds me of Jordan talking about Barkley, something along the lines of; he says the things we're all thinking but none of us would ever say.
NHL needs to do a better job marketing its players. The sport itself is in great shape.
Agreed you really only hear about maybe 5 different players consistently ever.. Also doesn't help that big networks like ESPN don't give two shits about hockey... Except Bucci
I'm A Nice Guy also everyone in the US has played basketball but there needs to be more people playing hockey if the nhl is ever gonna be comparable to the nba
Start by letting them actually speak their mind in interviews.
That's mostly because some of the superstars coming up have no personality. Not saying that's wrong, or needs to be changed but it's just the hockey/Canadian culture. Look at Matthews; kid's so shy. Granted he's only 19 but I don't ever see him puffing his chest out and shit talking. It's hard to market that. But I'm happy the way hockey culture is and I personally hate the NFL/NBA style of marketing. Their players and fans look like assholes to me.
erick103 Matthews isn't Canadian
At firsts was like 'Bill Burr with the great one wtf?' But then it was awesome and I've never seen Gretzky laugh like that
Bill not being able to keep himself from cracking a smile when Wayne is talking about the Habs not making the playoffs is the best part of this video.
Habs got the two best rivalries in all of sports (except maybe some soccer rivalries I know kothing about)
Bills a super Boston fan boy lol
@@hardroadtotravelon1733 Yeah FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid is something else hahaha
Bill Burr is the only non hockey player on the face of this planet that can interrupt the greatest hockey player of all time talking about hockey and actually say something more insightful than him.
Only because he can just be real and isn't the face of a sport
Naa, I could do it as well. I just need to get to one of those chairs. Wahi' Valleys
Insightful? That fans like fighting? Everyone kind of knows that already, including the NHL.
Mind you, Wayne did say I can't imagine the flyers wearing pink. They tried that
@@bryanwray6171 and sold tons of pink jerseys. Regardless of what was said in this interview, or what we think, the NHL is chasing the money. These decisions are made by the league i.e. the owners, who are greedy old shits that don't care about the game, just the green.
Waynes such a gentleman...
Dude, you gotta be keepin' closer tabs on your ladies.
Can't have them using The Great One as shampoo, man.
Get your shit together.
ll Kasper ll she wasn't my girlfriend, she's a friend who is a girl
he is a great person.
The G.O.A.T.
Yeah, but he doesn't "jerk off and tell", so that makes him a gentleman and you a piece of shit.
Pay attention kids.
"When you try to become super popular, it goes off the rails."
@@aliceshaw8265 First off -- Jussie Smollet faked his "attack". Kaepernick never claimed to be attacked, he knelt to protest police violence against unarmed blacks, and it was only for a minute or two during the anthem. THAT destroyed the whole sport for you? The fact that he knelt? By the way - before doing that, he spoke with a number of servicemen to find out what he could do to protest that wouldn't be disrespectful, and they all said to kneel.
You're an incredibly sensitive snowflake if something as minimal as kneeling during the anthem got your panties in a twist. Grow up.
@@ColinFox I agree that people should get over kneeling during the anthem. It's a pretty stupid thing to get angry about, and easy to get over; so miniscule. I just don't understand why there is so much focus on police violence when it is so rare. Waaay more unarmed men & women in black communities are murdered/victimized by other black citizens, and nobody seems to care.
In short, it's not the act of kneeling, but the cause he is kneeling for that pisses me off.
I don't even watch football btw.
@@aliceshaw8265 Your country's nearly religious zeal with regards to a song is the larger issue. Christ, the players only starting standing on the sidelines for the anthem in '09.
I've watched this clip at least 10 times before, but that quotation really just hit home with me because it's so true. I like metal music, too. There's never this attempt to make metal mainstream. It's so much nicer as a small community of dedicated fans. Same with hockey. It does insanely well in cold weather cities with fans who have the patience to watch a sport that is more tactical and slow developing. Stop trying to get NBA fans to appreciate it. Stop bringing outside noise into the sport. Let the sport be itself.
@@Hartwig870 Well said. I don't know why Kaepernick or the anthem even got brought up here. With that said, I've advocated for a long time now stopping the national anthem before non-international sports games. There's no reason for it, and as far as I've been told, it's a North American thing.
Bill Burr's never awry. Dude is my role model.
He's a guy's guy.
Nobody's never awry, but the point is taken.
Your photo makes you look desperate
@@accountemail9712 Just what you're looking for, eh?
That's what I love about Bill man, he can just completely change your way of thinking in an instant, and what's so fun is that you never really know which angle he's gonna approach something 'cause he aint no fuckin sell out corporate shill. He's on top of his game.
Bill is spot on about the fighting. Fighting is just as much a part of hockey as jabs are a part of boxing, and it should stay that way.
Looking good so far this year
Hockey fans stand two times during a game.
When there's a goal scored, and when there's a fight. Great sport.
Also Wayne talking about not liking to fight. Nobody on his team would ever let him
Shout out to Bill Burr for always keeping it 100.
Burr's right, and the older I get the more I realize that so much in our society is like the Katy Perry halftime. I don't even like to go see ball games now because I feel constantly reminded I should be doing something other than watching the game. Ok so I'm supposed to clap now? JHC just let me watch the game. Every single space of every single minute doesn't have to contain something. I would've loved to have had my future son or daughter feel the natural ebb and flow of a crowd as it responds to the game. Now? It's all a program designed to give a conditioned response. Yeah..I know...I'll probably end up in a cabin in the middle of nowhere putting tinfoil on my roof.
Michael Thomas agree 100%. Every second of every sporting event has to be filled up with piped in music and bullshit going on and video clips. I’m at a baseball game not a concert, can you turn the goddamn music off the PA system? Why should I need to yell for the person next to me to hear me? And I don’t need instructions to be excited. We have psychologists and MDs talking about the damage that constant stimulation from TV and phones and video games is doing to kids and instead of reducing it we add more in every situation. God forbid people can be at a live sporting event and concentrate on nothing but the game in front of them.
I remember the days of going to Shea and not having canned music blaring at me between every batter. I remember going to Madison Square Garden when they had a real live organist playing music instead of snippets of canned songs. I hate the audio assault I suffer at sporting events today.
If you guys really wanted to see hockey that wasn't like the NHL, you'd go down to a local high school or college and watch every one of their games. Instead, you just complain on the internet about not wanting to watch something you voluntarily watch.
Yeah, I noticed that a couple years ago when I was at a game with my brother. I noticed in between the 2nd and 3rd period that we couldn’t even talk about the game, because the music was either too loud or there was some MC/DJ/hype man constantly yelling at the fans to get up and scream for the oversized bowling contest.
Welcome to the club.
"in sports youre like this guy needs to get his ass kicked, well in hockey it does !" - RIP me
I can think of at least a dozen players in the NBA - if I knew I was going to see them get their a** kicked, I'd start watching for sure.
I love hockey. I play, my kids both play, I coach. To grow the game they've got to get more sun-belt kids involved. The problem is that hockey is an incredibly expensive sport. You're looking at $1k/year per kid just to play house league. Compare that to the costs of soccer, baseball or basketball and you can see that hockey is out of reach for most lower-income families. And that's not even mentioning the lack of rinks in many US communities. I'd like to see the professional hockey putting a lot more money back into minor hockey. A move to small rinks for kids under 12 that are significantly cheaper to build and operate would also be a good start.
I know this comment was 5 years ago, but California, Arizona, and Florida have been producing a lot of talent these last few years!
Yeah that was always a problem for me , growing up poor native kid in Canada with a single mother and no car growing up couldn’t play my favourite sport
@@shaylelarue787Yeah I grew up in Lynn Lake, Manitoba. I played plenty of teams from reserves that were subsidized . Nelson House, Norway House, Wabowden, Sundance, etc. However , in non-reserve towns like mine, or Thompson, Flin Flon, The Pas, etc., there were very few First Nation players. Certainly not representative of our populations. The guys who were fortunate enough to be able to afford it were always happy to be there., win or lose. A big part of those subsidies were from local industry, in particular mining companies. Those are all gone now. Now that it's all been closed down or sold out to international interests, there is no investment in community from industry so it's even worse for kids up there.
I’ve followed hockey forever and Gretzky since his WHL days and never seen him laugh like this, great stuff and a refreshing glimpse, thanks Bill and Wayne.
The greatness of Bill Burr is not only can he make a theatre full his fans crack up, he's able to make Wayne Gretzky laugh with some off the cuff observational comedy truth. That's true comedic talent. He must have been nervous as hell here, and still delivered 110%. Wayne Gretzky is a living legend, but by God, so is Bill Burr. Much respect to both.
Bill Burr was basically Wayne's anger translator in this bit, saying what Wayne couldn't
Man I love Michael Jordan but THE GREAT ONE HAD RECORDS THAT WILL NEVER EVER BE TOUCHED
Gretzky's numbers blow everyone elses out of the water on a level that even Jordan, Babe Ruth, Walter Payton or Pele could understand.
If Gretzky would of never scored a goal in his entire career he would still have the most points ever
Scotty Smulder is this true!? Holy Christ!!! Lol I knew the fucking guy was a sporting god but that’s ridiculous!!
Tony Almonte He has over 1,200 assist
I read this comment in a Kanye West voice
Bill Burr and Wayne Gretzky. Great combination and wonderful conversation. Thank you.
Of course it's Bill Burr who makes Wayne Gretzky himself laugh his ass off.
A comedian made someone laugh?
@@mmjahink Apparently
@@mmjahink Not any comedian. It's Bill Burr ffs
@@RickSanchez-um4ku Bill Burr is pretty great with his standup, but F Is For Family is pretty bad. So he's not exactly perfect.
@@mmjahink FIFF was okay, it wasn't pretty bad. However, his other works are so much better than how mediocre FIFF is, so he still pretty comes out as a perfect comedian in my book. I don't know dude I don't read
Bill is so on point. "Why can't they (the owners) be happy being millionaires?" It's not a B+ game. We who watch the game know that, the playoffs are almost a different sport. The level of Hockey in a playoff game is insane. The guys skate 50% more, the plays are insane, hits are huge and happen _all_ the time. THIS is Hockey. I do understand that not all the 80+ season games can be like this, it's just physically impossible for the guys.
Bill Burr is fantastic.
"This guy needs to get the shit kicked out of him and in every other sport it doesn't happen, but in hockey it does."
This is why hockey is the most badass sport there is.
Ah yes NHL. Or as I like to call it: slippery UFC
Not anymore. Instigation penalty pretty much killed fighting.
I’m a couple months older than Wayne and was born only a few miles from Branford, in Galt. Sadly not a penny for me to play hockey growing up where my family eventually relocated to in northern Nova Scotia when I was three. I’ve played lots as an adult but I really appreciate everything that Wayne has done in his career. Of course I only became aware of him when he became an Oiler in 79 but I’ve been able to live a hockey dream, by extension, through his great efforts. I’ve been a fan all along and debated all the haters with ferocity. I’m still a fan. Saw him play only once. In 1988 I attended his very last home regular season game in Edmonton. It was against the Los Angeles kings. The oilers won but I was mesmerized by his play. It was my first pro game to watch and while the worst player out there was 10 times better than me, the shit he did made all of them look like they belonged sitting next to me. Thanks Wayne for the many fantastic years. The GOAT!
I met walter at Duncan Macintosh arena at Churchill park. Born, raised and still live in galt in Cambridge.
Once Again . . Bill refuses to disappoint me !! " Well spoken also Wayne "
I don't give a fuck about sports but Bill Burr makes me want to get into it.
Same here
Hockey is a great sport. I don’t like any other sport. Hockey only. Different type of fans. Different breed of athlete. Good people. All around great sport. No political bullshit involved. Not yet at least.
Bobber Life that sounds awesome. I think I'm going to give it a go. You could never go wrong with good people.
The only reason NHL players are not marketed the same way as NFL and NBA players because they don't pretend to be primadonna's.
Look at Odell Beckham and Lebron James, these guys are out their marketing themselves with their brands.
Hockey players are much more grounded in that sense, hence why the coverage on them is not as big compared to their counterparts
The players have giant personalities off the ice, but they're programmed to "Get pucks deep, 110%" their stupid interviews. I hate it.
HISHAM931 if they acted like that they would be put in their place so fast
Well most hockey players are white so lol
@@Jiff321
"Well most hockey players are white so" what?
@not my real name LOL complete racist bullshit. I know plenty of black folk who are decent in every way and embarrassed to be associated with black celebrities. Most of the younger hockey players are Goddamned morons btw.
Mr. Burr never gets old and he's spot on with NHL
Bill Burr and Gretzky sitting next to eachother talking about hockey and Bill just being himself is something I never thought I’d see
0:27 I'm thinking "I love hockey and I love Bill Burr, but man wth are you doing in there?" But the second he opens his mouth I go "aaaaaaaa".
Oklahoma used to have a hockey team, going to those games was the highlight of my childhood. Hockey matches are so much more exciting than basketball games in my opinion. I hope hockey gets more popular and they get professional as well as college teams for all 50 states.
I am Canadian. A little confused how Wayne got it wrong and the “god” of comedy, Mr. Burr , gets it right! You tell em bud!
I love how Wayne is laughing along. Video made my day, thanks for posting.
From the perspective of someone outside the Americas and who only watches the Superbowl and no NBA, I think one problem is that it isn't part of the american culture (like it is in Canada, Russia, Sweden and Finland for example).
I think another is that it requires by far the most skill to play than any other popular sport out there.
A kid needs to kick a ball, now he's playing football. A kid needs to hold a ball and tackle someone, now he's playing american football or rugby. Hit a ball with a stick. Throw a ball through any horizontal crack.
With Ice Hockey, first you need to find Ice, which for some places can only be achieved with costly courts. Then you have to learn to skate, which in it's self is harder than most other sports. That is without learning to shoot a puck with a stick, both of which are harder than pretty much anything with a ball.
So, having kid's grow up loving Hockey as much is difficult in certain parts of the world. Personally I think that's where the passionate love for most sports come from.
Good points. No other major sport requires you to "learn" the basic movements. They all just require shoes. Batting in baseball does involve an apparatus, but although the pitches are erratic and fast, it's always the same motion (you stand there, the ball comes to you when you are fully expecting it and you try to hit it). In hockey the stickwork is on a whole 'nother learning curve. It's also stupid expensive. Not too many poor kids make the NHL.
@@jasondashney thank you for addressing a huge problem.
I lived in a small town with a working class family... my parents still put me in hockey because I loved it, even though a lot of years I had to wear second hand equipment that didn't always fit so well (I was 6 feet tall and weighed 130 pounds at like... 11 years old), but you look at someone like Connor mcdavid, from Richmond Hill... that's rich people land. He's the best player in the NHL right now, and guaranteed he lived in expensive hockey programs and was shipped to the leagues where everyone was paying more attention... nobody from my small town would have the resources available to basically pay their way whorishly into the public eye. I have known a lot of incredible young hockey players who never even had a glimmer of hope because of their family and where they came from.
Timppa 3 and that’s exactly why the nba and nfl will always be bigger no matter what because at the end of the day more kids are gonna pick up a football or shoot around a court them to pick up some ice skates around the world lol
Jason Dashney, Wayne Gretzky’s family was pretty poor, but in the northern climates there is free ice all over the place, just gotta shovel the snow and keep it clean. Those who truly had a passion played for hours and hours. Kids today don’t do enough of that. But it sure was good for Howe, Orr and Gretzky.
Absolutely right! NBA turned into acting not sports, you get guys who didn't even get hit leave for the game while in the NHL guys get 75 stitches above their eye and are back in the game 20 minutes later! NHL is awesome, keep it real
The NHL has a fantastic product.
Wayne played in such an amazing Era of hockey. He's sees both new generation and generations before him very well
Wayne & Bill would make great buddies
waynes hungout with some crazy mofos in the 80s lol
I think both men were genuinely glad to meet each other here.
Looks like Wayne was enjoying Bill's company
Anyone know if there is a longer segment with Burr and Gretz? I've always wanted to see the whole show.
They're a perfect pair, Gretzky is immaculately composed, always says the diplomatic thing, straight as an arrow, and then Bill blows it all up with some TnTruth.
I dont know why but that TnTruth killed me. well said.
There's something just satisfying having these two talk about hockey together.
The best part is when Bill starts talking real hockey and not just business/marketing/dollars and you see Gretzky just fucking loving it. Gretzky has worked hard promoting and growing the sport, but deep down he loves hockey way more than he loves the business of hockey. You get to see that here.
One night a million years ago I was at a thing and found myself talking to Wayne, Cam Neely, and Steve Carlson (one of the Hanson brothers in Slapshot). It was one of the most hysterical experiences of my life hearing how Steve and the rest of the team used to haze Gretzky because he was the rookie.
I can't imagine the Bruins or Flyers wearing pink... This aged well LMFAO
Bill Burr - Makes even the great Wayne Gretzky throw his head back with laughter. Comic genius. You da man, Bill!
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"...and the Montreal Canadians aren't"
Bill smiles... LOL
THE most dominant athlete in his sport of all-time. Just look up his numbers compared to the every other player of all-time in hockey. Scary dominant.
Rickie j, When I saw Gretzky for the first time at MSG early in the '80s, he scored a hat trick. But I also saw that he would hang at the boards on the blue line to get his breakaways. Later, when Gretzky was a Ranger, I saw him score his last playoff hat trick against the Florida Panthers. When he was on the other team, I though Gretzky was a bit of a slacker on the ice but when I got to see him for those two years, I changed my opinion of him. Maybe because Gretzky was older and a little smarter, I don't know.
@Rickie j Bullshit. You dont know the game if you dont appreciate the talent he had as a player, a leader and now as am ambassador for the game.
@Rickie j You are such an ass. The press dubbed him The Great One when he was 10. He didnt like it and had nothing to do with it. Interesting that 99% of the comments mention Gretz's class but you dont see it. Do you think they are all wrong?
@Rickie j I played against Orr's brother Dale. Loved Bobby Orr but I dont compare them nor feel I have to denigrate other players to justify a favourite. You want a negative about Orr? He was still recommending Allan Eagleson as an agent to other players after there were signs he was cheating them. Some of those players were wiped out financially. To his credit, he admitted it later.
@Rickie j He has the 4th. best plus/minus of all time. You need to learn more about the game if you are going to comment. The top guys in that category were all playmakers who controlled the puck and the game (Larry Robinson, Bobby Orr).
"What needs to happen for the NHL to make the leap from a B+ to an A- or an A?"
Easy, get rid of Bettman.
I wanna like this comment a thousand more times!!! That guy is a tool!
It's so easy to blame everything on Bettman, but the reality is he has brought hockey to many more markets and grown the sport immensely. I'm not against new blood or new ideas in the top ranks, but give credit where its due.
Stefan bettman is terrible 3 lockouts, the salary cap, the drop in scoring and fighting. Bettman is awful and i bet he couldn't even skate a lap around the rink.
Scoring is WAY UP the past two years, is that a joke? Multiple 100-pt players
Scoring is up is just more people are scoring, having a cap adds competition, and I'm fine with the decline in fighting but 3 lockouts could be a cause from the cap
I love how Bill Burr look totally unimpressed sitting next to Wayne Gretzky. He almost doesn't let Gretzky cut in whiles he's talking.
Bill always talks about how much he respects Gretzky and the amazing career that he had. I'm sure if this was his first time meeting Wayne it would be one of the best days of his life. However in interviews like this Wayne has to stay diplomatic and professional where Bill doesn't. So, Bill was just saying what Gretzky wish he could.
Kind of interesting dynamic. Bill saw what Gretzky was saying and then went. "Pass the puck here man, I got it!"
''he almost doesn't let gretzky cut in while he's talking'' that's called a normal conversation
Loved this. Thanks for posting!
I am just realizing.. Wayne Gretsky is fucking BIG!!
Great clip. 2 Legends here in the field they work in. Bill Burr and the ultimate legend himself, Wayne Gretzky.
All Stanley Cup Finals games should be on NBC instead of being split between NBC and NBCSN
All games free for the markets. I can watch all of my Broncos games with basic cable, either on fox or cbs depending on the day. But Im not a football fan. How can I watch my Avs? Pay for cable with a sports upgrade, or find ways to stream the games.
What's a "NBC"? 🤨
love this conversation with the Great One and Wayne Gretzky.
Hockey ain't rigged or fixed or scripted
Nice work with the " Gretz" Bill. Great input. I know You are not Canadian. Great to hear from American Fans. You are Funny, Keep it up....
Burr is playing it cool, but you know on the inside he's freaking out to be sitting next to Gretzky.
No f ing doubt.
Great interview with great guests. The great one had some great insight here, and Gretzky was pretty cool too.
"cant imagine the bruins or the flyers wearing pink" 5 years later and they're wearing rainbows! LOL
Yeah f sissy woke drones
Every Canadian kid who ever played in an out of town tournament knew he represented the sport, his team and his town and, as Wayne says, the name on the front of the sweater was more important than the name on the back.
Almost 5 years after this interview, every prediction these men made has has come to fruition.
The NBA and NFL have just gotten more and more goofy. They're protesting in the middle of games, kneeling, playing the black national anthem, etc. The level of ridiculousness with their BLM, SJW nonsense got so bad fans simply couldn't stand it anymore. Fans have stopped watching. The NBA's ratings were down 70% last year!
To my knowledge it's the only televised event in history that has dropped 70% ratings in a single season without being outright cancelled.
Bill Burr and Wayne Gretzky; weird combo. It works.
Bald head, beard. Nice look Bill.
...I love you.
I'm not sure how it took 5 years for me to see this but: thank you TH-cam algorithm.
too bad burr didn't say "pride night and green day"
he was pretty close though with "pink and Perry"
Hahaha when Bill gave that first side eye in the first minute of the video haha I was just waiting for him to be like “oh yeah is that so Wayne?? Huh??”
" I can't imagine the Bruins or the Flyers wearing pink ". Now the NHL is having " Pride " night. It doesn't take long for that bullshit to get under the skin.
Haven't watched hockey since around 01/02 but need to get back into it.... don't know any current players so downloaded nhl18 cheap and dam loads of team logos have changed too... who are the best players to watch out for so I can look them up?
marcelo06 I’m a little biased but Boston is a really fun team to watch. They are skilled and fast but they still can play old school and get some big hits and get into fights. For players to watch Connor Mcdavid for Edmonton is really fast and skilled. For big hits I would watch Dustin Bufflieign (I think I spelled his name wrong but when the guy hits people they literally do a flip) He’s also a clean hitter and never hits guys in the head to cause cuncussions or take penalty’s. For fights I would watch Micheal Haley, Tom Wilson, Or Adam Mcquaid. Micheal Haley literally fights in 1/3 of the games he plays in. The season doesn’t start until October though
God I can only imagine how excited Bill was to sit there
Never knew I needed this so good
Wayne Gretzky can credit his long healthy career to the existence of fighting in hockey, because anyone who bodychecked Gretzky knew that within 5 seconds McSorley would punch a hole through their face.
I love how it escaled quickly the good way, the moment Burr stepped in.
1:58 Bill nailed it on that whole rant. Poor Gretzky didn't see the rainbows coming for the NHL 2:11
Bill chillin with Wayne Gretzky.... damn bill is doin it! Bill has come along way from we’re it all started (canton Massachusetts) and he’s spot on stop trying to fix something that was never broke. Bring back the enforcers in hockey too.
Make the Great One laugh *checks box*
Wayne Gretzky didn't make bill burr laugh tho?
Why isn't this on HBO Max? Does HBO not have rights to its own content?
The only Canadian sport that needs fighting to be interesting is curling. Let's make that happen.
Those brooms are made for cross checking.
If we do Women's curling as well im all for it!
0:36 Love how Wayne casually shut him down 😂
fuck.. I thought they were going to talk about actually how the sport is 'fixed' for certain teams and ratings etc. ha
Really? Because they NHL made way, way less money last playoffs than they normally would.
hockey is actually the "fairest" sport i have yet to see, a hard salary cap, a draft lottery with 3 rounds to determine pick order making sure nothing is rigged, and the whole cba.
cant create fucking stupid "super teams" like the nba
cant throw mountains of money at all the best players in the world like the yankees in baseball have done for ages
and you get penalties for embellishment unlike soccer where its more about acting and trying to sell a foul than actually playing the game lol
and like the other guy said, the playoffs had the lowest ratings in years because not a single canadian team made the playoffs..if the league was rigged to maximize profits then toronto and montreal would be battling for the cup every year and every team with the biggest fanbase would make the playoffs lol
Patchy Pirate And the number of people involved keeping it secret...
But.... At the end of the game, it was be possible to throw / win a game. It is just a game, and they are professionals.
Think, goalies & fg kickers. Also, paid off refs.
Patchy Pirate doesn’t take but one rogue guy to try and change the outcome of a game man.
Bill Burr’s general point can be said about so much in life
"I can't imagine the Bruins or the Flyers wearing pink."
Last year (this would be in 2018) I went to a preseason game and they had rainbow tape on their sticks for LGBT awareness.
I too have been following hockey since the mid-late 80s and there is nothing wrong. It is actually more interesting now than it ever has been and has a wider audience. I watched the NHL finals with my wife and kids for the first time two years ago and my wife, who knew almost nothing, could not believe how exciting it was...hooked.
Bill Burr is correct, McDonald"s is the most popular does it have the best food ?
It has the best food in its category.
@@SamueldeChampagne Not even close, In n Out is currently outside your window with a knife in it’s teeth.
@@tonyattardo9350 And people are still waiting in line for McDs. The fries are the best.
@@RickSanchez-um4ku Their fries are top notch I’ll give you that.
@@tonyattardo9350 Nah. They’re a regional chain. Totally different category.
Watching this back years later now, it has grown exponentially since this video. I think especially with the explosion of more American superstar players have really helped grow the sport
Lol, "I can't imagine the Bruins or the Flyers wearing pink" FFW to 2023...
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lol I was thinking the same, sad but true 🤢
My brain almost exploded when I saw the title. The 2 great ones together
when you have to take a loan out to take your kids to see a game is when im not watching anymore
Golden Billy! You nail it every time. Canada
They don't wear pink, they wear rainbows in 2023.
Met Gretzky in a restaurant bar in Westlake Village, CA, where he lives. He is a very sharp dude. Didn't talk about his daughter and Dustin Johnson -- apparently a sort spot with Wayne
Anyway, when he said, : "I can't image the Bruins and Flyers wearing pink" my thought was
Neither can I brother, neither can I.
Consistent Refs would help.
You can say the same thing about NBA refs.
100% agree with Burr. Hockey is great as it is. Do I wish more people enjoyed it? Absolutely. But not if it means changing the sport in silly ways to bring in a 'wider audience'.