How Phil Kessel Hotdogged His Way to a Hall of Fame Career

Рет қаралды 177,980

7 ай бұрын

Phil Kessel has undoubtedly had a Hall of Fame career, but he took an unconventional route. With a diet consisting of hotdogs, Powerade, and Coca-Cola, it's wild how this man holds the NHL iron man streak.
2ND CHANNEL - @HecticHockeyPlus
INSTA - @hectic.hky

Пікірлер: 244

@MrWaifuTaker 7 ай бұрын

As a Leafs fan, I love Phil the Thrill no matter what. Hate how my Leafs went full Leafs and ran him into the ground. Least he got three rings with the Pens and VGK.

@keaters123 7 ай бұрын

I liked Kessel on the Leafs. He was traded to TO to get shots on net , and he did just that. He was 3rd in league scoring one year and led them to the playoffs. So much hate towards him , I never liked it either. Then he wins the cup and brings it to sick kids hospital in Toronto. Yeah I'm a Fan of Kessel

@chadwellington2524 7 ай бұрын

ya those were fun times in toronto having a pure goal scorer

@Outta-hz1ej 5 ай бұрын

I would've never traded him. Imagine him on a line with Matthews and Marner. Fickle fans always seem to point fingers at guys who have supposed "attitude issues" or "softness" while ignoring the real issue. I guess we're all looking for the next Wendel. I remember 2BC's Johnny talking about "we've never seen Kessel get a real chance in the playoffs he could explode" when they traded him and then he went to Pittsburgh and was the runner up for the Smythe

@blackandgold676 4 ай бұрын

Hard to believe both Boston and Toronto moved him. Both dumbbell moves. He carried The Leaves.

@ThinkingFreedom 4 ай бұрын

@@Outta-hz1ejimagine matthews and kessel on a line together. we were robbed of this. you just know those are 2 individuals who’s personalities would vibe with each other like crazy. you just know they’d be total bros. pp1 kessel nylander matthews marner rielly with nylander taking tavares spot on the pp. insane.

@jacobh9014 2 ай бұрын

Phil is a gem. Loved every second he was on the Pens. This dude was a solid contributor to the two cups and one of my favorite players. Gotta love a dude who just looks like someone’s dad who can play as well as him

@stammerchelsportshighlight3809 5 ай бұрын

He’s such a legend and so unusual (in a funny way) that ppl actually forget how good he’s been especially in big moments. 83 pts in 100 playoff games, including 22pts in 24gp when he won the cup in 2016, and 23pts in 25gp when he won the cup in 2017, in around 17 min of ice time. Very impressive

@niceneasyraps 5 ай бұрын

Great player not hall of fame level

@KamaiyahFurriends 7 ай бұрын

Hard to hate on Kessel if we are being truly honest

@ChristianStokes-nv7mh 7 ай бұрын

Speak for yourself LMFAO and that's your own opinion. Gotta love when ppl make comments like this.

@unholy7324 7 ай бұрын

it really is. he's like your friend from the bar. just an american's american. i cant explain it like i want to.

@devonfarrar6817 7 ай бұрын

@@ChristianStokes-nv7mhthen say why you hate on Phil lmao you clearly disagree with the orignal comment yet didn't say why LMFAO. Gotta love when people make comments like this.

@Ic3h0rnEt14 7 ай бұрын

Not if you're a Caps fan like me, I hate his guts.

@UngasBungus69 7 ай бұрын

@@devonfarrar6817LMFAO gotta love when people like you stand up for people who don’t even know they exist

@KamekoTsuruga 7 ай бұрын

my favourite clip of the phil is when he walks out into phanuefs interview with a cookie in hand and dion just lays into him lmfao.. "phil were gonna need to get you on the exercise bike with all these cookies ur eating bud". phil just brushes him off like "wtf is this idiot on about now.." and takes another bite of his tasty cookie. what a legend.

@ageagile1047 7 ай бұрын

I had a stroke trying to read your comment lol. The word you’re looking for is spelled exercise.

@funonoldwheels7150 7 ай бұрын

@@ageagile1047 haha, you didn't know now what he was saying? You were genuinely confused? Lol, someone correcting Grammar and spelling in a KZfaq comment section really is the most insufferable form of human life in existence. Kudos to you, sir.

@CoyoteIslander 7 ай бұрын

I've got my Phil Kessel Arizona Coyotes jersey framed and hung up on my wall, as a native Wisconsinite who was born 20 minutes outside Madison WI I've always loved Phil The Thrill

@letstrythisagain5096 7 ай бұрын

Do you have your moms dildo framed as well 😂😂😂

@scottyoung9365 6 ай бұрын

Dude, awesome 👍

@seppokuusinen8595 7 ай бұрын

Apparently, he’s a monster at the gym so he’s done something else than just eating hot dogs… I forgot which Vegas player it was who told the story about their laughing at his lack of exercise. He then totally destroyed them in the leg press before sauntering on to another hot dog. 😂

@lightlybatteredjustcrispy 5 ай бұрын

Legend

@kylemelenka7549 5 ай бұрын

Nothing gets between him and his glizzies lmao

@YesHiThereHello 3 ай бұрын

@@kylemelenka7549they are called hot dogs

@YesHiThereHello 3 ай бұрын

@@kylemelenka7549you sounds like a fucking idiot. “Glizzies” grow up

@kyleguittard3234 7 ай бұрын

Loved him in Toronto. Glad he got some cup rings. Was pure class with the Leafs. One of the few Leafs players jerseys I own.

@biggbluh 7 ай бұрын

I never get tired of seeing that Kessel snipe from the Right Wing!! Simply poetry in motion!

@NESADDICT 7 ай бұрын

Pens fan here and we loved when Phil was a Penguin!

@griffinemerson8475 6 ай бұрын

Phil is always welcome in Pittsburgh and can have as many hot dogs as he wants.

@sports2hedz542 7 ай бұрын

Great video! Kessel is a great guy, wish he had more playing time last year in the playoffs.

@whaaatno7439 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely loved watching him play for the pens. H B K line was amazing!

@shugies 7 ай бұрын

I honestly thought there would be more discussions around his love for hot dogs. For example: Does his superstar status cut down on his appearances at the local Costco food court?

@tyguy85 6 ай бұрын

That iron man streak is so impressive!

@jonathandurand8640 5 ай бұрын

iron man after cancer , crazy

@tryhardfinessedyou 6 ай бұрын

I loved every second of Phill Kessel when he was with the Pens! Get that man a hotdog!!!

@propstick 7 ай бұрын

Phil is absolutely loved in Pittsburgh. Phil the Thrill!

@DropthePuckHockey 7 ай бұрын

Great video man, kessel is an absolute legend of the game

@anthonycorreia3017 Ай бұрын

Phil “The Thrill” is one of my favorite ex-Bruins - I just love the guy. Great vid!

@painteater19 6 ай бұрын

Phill the Thrill!!!! What an animal. The story of him yelling at and making fun of James Neal while single leg squatting well over 300lbs is gold.

@kdiggity1 6 ай бұрын

Great job on producing this content.

@sempcast 6 ай бұрын

Kessel, absolute beauty! Great video on his ironman career.

@Zobrisdj01 7 ай бұрын

As Peter Griffin says "Dere's juice in hotdogs"

@tjp1451 7 ай бұрын

Phil is an absolute gem.

@Bangiohoho 7 ай бұрын

Great video man! I've just discovered your channel and I like your vids. I just want to let you know that when you stats about points per season etc, it would be nice if you can put it on the screen as well. It's gonna be easier and more pleasant to watch. Anyway you gained a sub!

@HecticHockey 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info!

@dhunter1133 6 ай бұрын

Like in Toronto, Phil was scapegoated in Pittsburgh. The claim is that he was traded to "send a message" to the locker room, but the reality is that Sid didn't want him on his line, Geno didn't want him on his line, and Phil wouldn't play the defense necessary from a member of the 3rd line - infuriating Sullivan - who was so frustrated with Phil that assistant coach Rick Tocchet earned the nickname, "The Kessel Whisperer," because he was the coach who could "get through to Phil."

@Outta-hz1ej 5 ай бұрын

Tocchet, actual NHLer over a thousand games over two thousand penalty minutes over 400 goals could get through to players while fringe NHLer Sully couldn't... interesting. Look how Pittsburgh's doing without Tocchet and look at Vancouver with him

@dhunter1133 5 ай бұрын

@@Outta-hz1ej - I don't read anything deeper in Tocchet's ability to "get through to" Kessel during the Cup runs beyond "right person, right place, right time." Yes, Tocchet has Vancouver firing on all cylinders this year, but his previous coaching record is pretty mediocre, plus the two years he coached Kessel in Arizona were subpar years for Kessel. I do think Sully has lost the room in Pittsburgh, however. Would they be doing better if Tocchet was still on staff? I think so, but that's the way it goes.

@MarkWongMD 7 ай бұрын

Phil and Ochocinco have me rethinking my nutrition plan. Maybe hotdogs and McDonald's are the secret to ultimate performance.

@ctaylor8003 6 ай бұрын

Usain Bolt too

@mor9n243 5 ай бұрын

Yes

@mikaelahlzen8172 7 ай бұрын

I realy love this guy, he dont care what other think about him , he goes his own way.

@Conada1002 7 ай бұрын

Because of PHIL… What a beauty

@parmenidesofelea9092 6 ай бұрын

A beautiful skater with one of the most lethal releases in the history of the game. When he was buzzing he was a joy to watch. He belongs in the hall of very good but he definitely isn't a hall of famer in my books.

@jaylenbarnes2.079 Ай бұрын

Awesome Video

@rezzyoffical8504 6 ай бұрын

we love him because hes a beer leaguer that made his way to one of the top names in the show, fucking love that man. wanna have a hotdog with him one day

@adam-se6js 7 ай бұрын

Phil the thrill, what a legend

@mediumdoubledouble9012 7 ай бұрын

As a Toronto fan, I hate Toronto hockey media, they did Phil dirty. He’s a beauty for sure.

@erat91 7 ай бұрын

Phil the thrill! You can't hate this guy.

@gellerhockey1213 22 күн бұрын

Great video

@VangeliRock 7 ай бұрын

I love Phil Kessel, from a Toronto fan.

@UOttawaScotty 6 ай бұрын

Phil is a Legend.

@claya.bishop5356 7 ай бұрын

Phil the Thrill, Penguins legend

@snixtah 4 ай бұрын

I LOVE Phil Kessel!

@nep401 6 ай бұрын

"Let the game do the talking" -Phil Kessel

@Outta-hz1ej 5 ай бұрын

Gretzky said he drank a coke before every game too, hard to dump on Kessel's diet when the greatest of all time did it too

@DimWit15 7 ай бұрын

Even Joey Chestnut uses water whilst housing glizzies, Phil's a beast!

@iCycle086 6 ай бұрын

What a legend.

@stevenkunzer9027 6 ай бұрын

I love a negative narrative was built up against Kessel and then he absolutely owned the moment in the Pens two cup runs and rode that to having a special career. He just made the doubters look foolish.

@itchybhole 7 ай бұрын

The true Great Ate!

@nep401 6 ай бұрын

Remember kids Kessel only uses a 65 flex stick.

@supareuben 4 ай бұрын

Phil Kessel is the man of the smart people!

@Tjd1982 7 ай бұрын

As much as I chirped him for that mugshot, he was talented.

@gabrielidusogie9189 7 ай бұрын

I need a Kessel Pens jersey asap. Would love to see him play a season in MN before he retires

@its_bean_ice6336 7 ай бұрын

The vessel Phil Kessel

@toxiccake3409 7 ай бұрын

im proud to be from the same city as this guy

@johndoe-fq7ez 4 ай бұрын

I started watching hockey as soon as Phil was starting on the Bruins and I was in that market, been a fan ever since, the guy is sick, terrible diet not in great shape and still just naturally skilled guys a legend

@HavingAnAverageWeeke 3 ай бұрын

He's a freak of nature, like Ovi

@Outta-hz1ej 5 ай бұрын

I wonder if Boston would still be lamenting 2013 and 2019 if they kept Kessel

@mor9n243 5 ай бұрын

LEGEND 🇺🇸🗽🦅

@HaydenDom 7 ай бұрын

awesome video

@lebradyskywalker5761 6 ай бұрын

Phil is a true beauty

@justinlast2lastharder749 6 ай бұрын

Phil Kessel is the Real Life JJ Frankie JJ.

@apagoogootwo7552 7 ай бұрын

well here's what i remember about kessel the leaf: he struck me as the kind of guy who would get the fourth goal during a 5-1 victory. but never the guy who got the third goal in a 3-2 win. that said, if a team can't motivate a guy with a knack for putting the puck in the net to do so when it matters, the blame ought to be shared.

@mikedginter 4 ай бұрын

People were just so mad that a man could pound hot dogs snd soda but still skate like the wind. The Toronto Media blamed him for everything, yet he was easily the biggest factor every night

@ajm1268 5 ай бұрын

Love Phil Kessel was sad to see him leave the leafs 😊

@djrondo1224 7 ай бұрын

All BS aside the guy was a clutch player and did what is harder than anything else in hockey (score goals) especially a clutch one better than 98% of the guys in the league his career was remarkable and he is probably underrated. Don’t let all the silly talk fool you the guy had powerful legs/core that led him to the puck and have an uncanny release resulting in 413 goals and 992 points. Hope someone signs him and he can hit the century mark.

@hunterrepko8487 5 ай бұрын

Loved Phil when we he was with the Pens and we treated him like family here

@scottyoung9365 6 ай бұрын

Way to go Kessel, he's not the prettiest or one of the smarter players out there, but I remember a reporter busting his balls about the then Captain of Toronto Leafs. He responded with "you guys blame him way too much. We win as a team and lose as a team. Disgusting what you guys write and say about him." That will be my respect golden moment with guy. Cheers man, congratulations on the 1000 consecutive games played. 🤘

@joer8854 7 ай бұрын

There's always some fans who need a scapegoat. Justin Holl may not be the greatest defenseman ever but played the hardest minutes on the team, led the pk, and 20+ min a night the majority of it started in the defensive zone. Fans attacked him constantly, yet now that they got what they want the leafs defense is worse, their pk is bad and they are back to outscoring their problems. Isn't it great Holl is gone?

@Outta-hz1ej 5 ай бұрын

Justin Holl is a healthy scratch on the outside looking in Red Wings, he sucks dude

@joer8854 5 ай бұрын

@@Outta-hz1ej That's what you got out of that huh.

@DirtyDan77 7 ай бұрын

If he didn't play with a guy named Sidney Crosby, he probably would have won the Conn Smyth

@MbisonBalrog 7 ай бұрын

Hockey Ironman more impressive than baseball Ironman Cal Ripken.

@michaelwoods9052 5 ай бұрын

New fan to hockey just a curious question what’s the difference in goals and points? One would think they are the same but clearly they aren’t. 😅

@HecticHockey 5 ай бұрын

Points is the total of goals plus assists

@chadmurray1963 5 ай бұрын

Love Phil. I was so happy when Pitt got him. He was such a good addition and it showed that he obviously wasn't solely responsible for the leafs being a crap team. And then won back to back cups. Couldn't write a script better than that.

@Ruuku1 7 ай бұрын

also he looks like he never works out but he demolishes his teammates in fitness testing

@irafair3015 7 ай бұрын

He's a lot stronger than he looks too.

@Thunderclapp_64 6 ай бұрын

bruh that thumbnail💀🤑

@SonOfTamriel 7 ай бұрын

My fav American born player all time!

@3_Mjr 6 ай бұрын

Theres definitely something to not being injured hardly and also not eating only on a strict diet. Chad ocho been telling us for years 🤷🏿‍♂️

@Heatedr6 6 ай бұрын

phil blessed boy

@4xpaul 7 ай бұрын

Tell me his dad is smoking a dart in his card pic. The whole family are legends.

@DunkCanzGaming 6 ай бұрын

dude has a wicked snap shot

@BeaudiereLabs 3 ай бұрын

“Good one Randy”

@gavin7772 4 ай бұрын

Chicago and bedard need him now more than ever, fr tho Phil is like th John daly of hockey

@markg2307 15 күн бұрын

Hated him when he first came to Toronto but definitely learned to like him.

@coplini 7 ай бұрын

Nobody ever said he would never be a winner. Just by playing in Toronto made it hard for him to be a winner.

@Nick-NY 4 ай бұрын

Phil the thrill!

@thomasskinner8600 4 ай бұрын

the GOAT

@donmoroz5502 7 ай бұрын

In his last year with the Leafs it looked like Phil was wearing a flak jacket under his sweater!

@s.w9935 7 ай бұрын

I wonder where he is going to sign next? A Toronto reunion (I know, I'm dreaming 😢)

@alphadog1961 7 ай бұрын

Edmonton or a Western City would do good to pick him up.

@freiflug83 7 ай бұрын

For context: the Hot Dog story started with Toronto Star "journalist" Steve Simmons. During Kessel's last year in Toronto he apparently saw Kessel at a hot dog stand The same year there was articles about his weight and videos of him being exhausted on the exercise bike

@newttella1043 7 ай бұрын

The Toronto press likes to teardown the Leafs players by making up stories. Glad to see Kessel get the last laugh...Gawd, three Stanley Cup rings!

@funonoldwheels7150 7 ай бұрын

Steve Simmonds is the kind of person that chain-swallows Twinkies while attacking someone else's eating habits, all while accomplishing a tiny fraction of what those guys do.

@slasher1087 5 ай бұрын

Honestly surprised nobody picked him up. He had just under 40 points last season on a $1.5 million contract. That's worth it. On top of that I'm sure he would be willing to go down to $1million. Especially if it meant him hitting 1000 points.

@cpnstbn1266 3 ай бұрын

Yeah he still scored 14 goals last year but it’s like he was famously scratched during last years finals so it like hurt his stock

@aberamagold7509 6 ай бұрын

When he was on the Spitten Chiclets podcast Phil said he doesn't like hot dogs, and it was the photographer who put them in the cup not him.

@aegontargaryen573 7 ай бұрын

I was expecting more info on how he gobbles glizzies and funnels coke and Gatorade. Highly disappointed.

@chrisleinhart 5 ай бұрын

idk about hall of fame career. Ppg player for only 4 seasons, 2 seasons above ppg with 52 in 48 games and 92 in 82 games as his career high. Never reached 40 goals. Not known or his 200 ft game either. The only thing that distinguishes him from a lot of other guys that haven't got in the HoF is his iron man streak and I highly doubt that does it.

@darksaga80 7 ай бұрын

FYI your highlight of Phil playing for the Gophers needs some explanation. All of the WI faithful were PISSED when their hometown kid decided to go to Minnesota instead of staying in his home state. The first game the Gophs played WI at home, he was booed very loudly every time he touched the puck. That is, until he scored and then he taunted the WI fans by holding his glove up to his ear. Here's what the Minnesota local call sounded like: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fr99h7Ciys-ZcY0.html

@nunyabidnis5407 7 ай бұрын

Iron man..never hurt.

@sanborghini 7 ай бұрын

Leads legand!!

@steve8803 7 ай бұрын

A team needs to sign Iron Man! He needs 1000 points.

@hotdog4698 4 ай бұрын

YOOOO MY GUY

@aj1604 6 ай бұрын

Toob Steaks - Philly Kessel

@davetechme 7 ай бұрын

Hey, that guy's in my beer league.

@turkeyman631 6 ай бұрын

Phil did the 'natural immunity' strategy. He's become so accustomed to feeling like shit, it just is normal for him. So when someone is not feeling too well and sit out that game, Phil is like 'bro you only threw up 3 times before this game, you a pussy?'