The Careers of the Stastny Brothers

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Жыл бұрын

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@matejtrnovec9144 Жыл бұрын

There was also a 4th brother, oldest - Vladimir Stastny. He was a goalie but never left Czechoslovakia. Later he was goalie coach for Slovak National Team and was in team when they got gold, silver and bronze medal. Also great guy and very talented goalie. Unforutnetly he died last year at the age of 77.

@anone2109 Жыл бұрын

That's unbelievable. Thanks for putting that out there.

@thenatureboy1837 Жыл бұрын

I don't know if people knew how hard it was for Czech and Soviet players to come to the NHL before the fall of the Iron Curtain.

@LeSyd1984 Жыл бұрын

People know comrade! ;)

@michalomelka3408 Жыл бұрын

Not sure, if that is on purpose, but Marian is 70 today. All the best to him

@father042 Жыл бұрын

Reminder that Peter Stastny was the second most productive player of the 80s behind Wayne Gretzky

@martin9202 Жыл бұрын

Shannon, Peter is the middle brother and Anton is the youngest. Marián (1953), Peter (1956), Anton (1959). (they also have a younger sister). Otherwise, a great video Shannon. Always happy to hear something good about Slovakia 🇸🇰 , my home country :)

@SverigeiSverige Жыл бұрын

👍 Yes, and an older brother, Vladimir (1945). 🇸🇪

@shlomojesin8413 Жыл бұрын

Two older brothers actually: Vladimir (1945) and Bohumil (1947)

@alu.304 Жыл бұрын

Meeting Peter and Anton Stastny in 1981 at a morning skate/practice at the old Met Center when the Nordiques were in Minnesota for a North Stars game, I instantly became a Nords Fan. They were very cool and down to Earth. Still an Avs Fan to this day💪🏻 My best friend's dad was Carl Wetzel, a Scout for the North Stars at the time and played some Goalie in the NHL. We had an inside advantage to getting autographs and meeting players.

@humankirk9196 Жыл бұрын

The Stastny's story is truly inspirational and one of the reasons I am a hockey fan. I saw them play. It's true what they say, you never really know what you had until its gone. Stastny, Goulet, Bergie, Dale... those really were the days.

@BoyNamedSue4 Жыл бұрын

Even if they had only ever played 1 game in the nhl, their story would be an incredible one.

@rogerhorky7258 Жыл бұрын

My favorite players (along with Yan and Paul)! thank you, Shannon. Still remember that game of 22 February 1981--Peter got 4 goals and 3 assists, Anton got 3 goals and 5 assists (Marion came over the next year).

@SverigeiSverige Жыл бұрын

Didn't Peter also had 8 point...? 🤔

@larryn1929 Жыл бұрын

@@SverigeiSverige Yes. 4 goals and 4 assists. 3 of the assists were on Antons goals.

@Just_Phil_ Жыл бұрын

Really like these history videos. I had heard of the brothers but didn't know the details at all. Fantastic careers

@Jpark. Жыл бұрын

Speaking of the iron curtain, I'd recommend watching "Red Army" from 2014 . It's a good documentary about the Russian five playing in the soviet union. "The Russian Five" from 2018 is also a good documentary about how they changed the Red Wings. If there's a way to stream it I'd recommend them, Shannon.

@dixonhill1108 Жыл бұрын

The NHL should have that on their website for. Between the move of the Nordiques and the Red Wings entire run, you pretty much have the two greatest stories in nhl history.

@RIPJimmyA7X Жыл бұрын

The entire Stastny family are some of my favorite players, Paul Stastny was my favorite Avs player and then i learned the story of Peter, Anton and Marian. Incredible family. It was interesting when I realized a couple years ago Joe Sakic played with Peter, Anton and Peter's son during his career

@loismiller2830 Жыл бұрын

Great review Shannon. You are so right about young people and the Cold War. Many have no idea what it is. I was with a group of teens awhile back, watching a movie about a family who was attempting to escape from East Gremany. About 5 minutes in, we had to pause the movie so I could give them the background story. They had never heard of the Cold War. The NHL has a lot of Cold War stories including the first players from Russia. I would love to see you do a video on the players who defected from the USSR to play in the NHL. The Hockey History Guy.

@larryn1929 Жыл бұрын

The Stastny Brothers were fun to watch. If only they could have come over earlier!

@jurajkaplan5523 Жыл бұрын

When he scored a goal at 84 Canada cup against Czechoslovakia while wearing Canada jersey, it was huge moment, all canadian bench cleared and came for goal celebration, and there was biggest names in hockey, it's really great moment and nice satisfaction for Peter. Meanwhile in Czechoslovakia, game commentators had tough job, because they had an order, not to mention Stastny's name, but after he scored, they had to. My father still remembers that.

@ColonizerChan Жыл бұрын

Drinking game: take a shot every time Shannon thinks he made a video but didn't. Fr tho, love you and your wife's work on this great channel

@stephendacey8761 Жыл бұрын

Being much older than Shannon, and the vast majority of his subscribers, I will always have fond memories of watching my Boston Bruins play the Quebec Nordiques up at Le Colisee. It seemed so far up North, cold, snowy and very French. The Stasny brothers were the most exciting and best players. Back in the 70's the Bruins always played at 7PM every Sunday night. I had good memories of watching the game at my grandfather's house, on a small T.V. w/ rabbit ears, with my uncle who loved the Bruins and especially Terry O'reilly.

@JonDoe-ln6nl 11 ай бұрын

17:21 The same for me …but as a Sabres fan! Oh how I loved (and hated) the Nordiques! The Battle of Quebec was epoch! Had the honor of meeting Peter (and the Mrs) at the World Championships in Moscow (2007?) - and Paul at a reception IHO Team USA. It was SO COOL to just talk hockey. A true GREAT (and a really great guy)!

@edalder2000 Жыл бұрын

There is a book called "Breakaway" by Tal Pinchevsky of the many defections, including The Stasnys. That was the only way a player from Eastern Europe could play in North America was to defect. Risk your life and abandon everthing.

@jesperv.nielsen6090 Жыл бұрын

Great topic and video, Shannon. As far as I know Peter Stastny is the only player to represent 3 different national teams: Czechoslovakia, Canada and Slovakia. Also when being General Manager of the Slovakian national team at the World Championsship in 2005 he would have gone up against his own son, Yan Stastny, who played for Team USA, if the teams had played each other.

@danmorley8116 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed this video. The players who defected were brave souls. Another player who defected not long after was Miroslav Frycer, who played with the Stastnys in Quebec and for several years in Toronto. He described his experiences in his book "My Wild Hockey Life."

@Habebandebardown Жыл бұрын

I hope i see the nordiques one day, they have the arena i know its just time but daym

@freedomdeadincanada5216 Жыл бұрын

In my opinion Peter was the best in the 80's I'm from Brantford Gretzky yes the Goat but Peter and his accomplishments my God amazing

@froy771 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. I"m come from Quebec City, when I was young I saw the Stasny at the Colisé and it was magic. Every summer I went to Marian's hockeys school, he was so good and a respectful person. Lot of souvenirs, a time when players were so accessible in NHL.

@asimplierlife3104 Жыл бұрын

The Nordiques were my team when I was growing up. I was surrounded by Leaf and Hab fans. Never being one to succumb to the norm, Quebec became my team in the east. Oil in the west, cause Gretzky :D.

@mmusser19 Жыл бұрын

1:10 Czechs out 😋

@SverigeiSverige Жыл бұрын

😂

@dixonhill1108 Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if you heard my request, but I'm really great full you did the history of a great line and not just a single player, I really really enjoyed the story of their careers more than just the numbers. How great lines come to be and how great lines have to end is pretty much my favorite part of hockey history.

@Sokyyyy Жыл бұрын

The Greatest trio in hockey history

@SverigeiSverige Жыл бұрын

Anton is the youngest, born 1959. Peter 1956 Marian 1953

@1bert719 Жыл бұрын

I always loved the Czechs of this era especially goalie Jiri Crha who had a rough time in Toronto and they tried to trade him back behind the iron curtain. Sensibly he moved to (then west) Germany.

@wareqo9768 Жыл бұрын

I kinda wanna see a video where you look at when teams trade a player on a big line like the 3 brothers and the result, if the team does better or if it does worse and/or key factors to that

@anone2109 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely one of your best Shannon, well done.

@killgil1322 Жыл бұрын

Love this. Thanks. I’d hope they’d be more Stastny sons playing in the NHL besides Paul. Amazing talent they were.

@jaquongaines6551 Жыл бұрын

I was one of the people said he never did a video of Peter stastny to me one of the most underrated player ever and think you for this video love your videos the hockey guy

@earheadsix4119 Жыл бұрын

I liked those Nordiques teams, back to their WHA days. Tardif, Cloutier, Bouchard, and a resurgent Jacques Richard made them fun to watch.

@Robert-ki7bz Жыл бұрын

Unbelievable to have 3 brothers on one team. I get the sense Marian was playing the best with what he had with Toronto in that last season.

@McDraivid Жыл бұрын

Great video as always and I really love the Quebec Jersey

@J_Aaron_L Жыл бұрын

Great careers! Great video!

@giotrapani7852 Жыл бұрын

+thehockeyguy Shannon not to sound like a tool but Anton stastny was the youngest you’re right on Marian He’s 3 years older than Peter born in 1953, Peter was born in 1956, Anton in 1959.

@michaelpodgurney8010 Жыл бұрын

This was a great video, on e of my favorite Career videos. I like that there is a lot of context and a kind of narrative here.

@follower1409 Жыл бұрын

Great video finally,hoped that once i will see our legends on your channel.Thanks from Slovakia.

@LordCrota Жыл бұрын

Another awesome vid here's a career video idea Tomas Kabrale I can't remember any video about him and thought it might make a cool vid.

@Toxic_Male_Minimalist Жыл бұрын

Nice! Waiting for this. Also, a Sutter bros video would be amazing.

@dom2009 Жыл бұрын

Paul Stastny will needed to be added soon. The 4 Stastnys, 3 bros, 1 son.

@jdeighan Жыл бұрын

YES!!! I love learning about players I wasn't alive or old enough to see!

@kurtwpg Жыл бұрын

Kind of puts in perpective, doesn't it when people say "Well Gretzky played in a higher scoring era". Yes, and Peter was 2nd in the league 80 points behind him.

@MrOctober44 Жыл бұрын

Great idea. They're so important to the history of the league. Peter was a fantastic player. Anton was very good as well.

@JPMadden Жыл бұрын

Anyone wondering how the heck many goals the Nordiques scored in the '80s should know that there was a 4th great offensive player -- Hall-of-Famer Michel Goulet. He joined the Nordiques one year before Peter Stastny and left at the same time. In his 11 seasons with the Nordiques, Goulet had 456 G, 490 A, and 946 points. He had 4 consecutive 50-goal seasons, and scored 49 and 48 goals in the next 2 seasons.

@PenguFIN Жыл бұрын

Would be nice to see more of these type of videos with multiple people.. Maybe do like iconic/dominant lines stats videos? Don't need to have their full careers, just stats during the time they played together

@theibault32 Жыл бұрын

THANKS!!!

@ryguy6577 Жыл бұрын

Yeah this video would have needed wayyyyy too many little Nordiques magnets hahaha

@SverigeiSverige Жыл бұрын

😃

@XaviRonaldo0 Жыл бұрын

As someone who was born in late 83 I of course knew about the communist states of eastern Europe. I didn't know at the time their was such an iron curtain. All I remember is the fall of the USSR and there suddenly being new countries competing in sports. Then of course the breakup of Yugoslavia happened a few years later.

@pensfandrew6022 Жыл бұрын

Great video

@dgib1694 Жыл бұрын

I remember Peter was saying that Marian was the better player of the three brothers, but was too old to perform at his best in the NHL, if you consider that adaptation is easier when younger. The brothers, specially Peter and Anton, were very well integrated in the Quebec City community.

@pouetance Жыл бұрын

Marian is the one still living in the Quebec city region. He had a golf course and an hotel for many years. He had to sell it couple years ago because he was diagnosed with Parkinson's.

@davideaston6944 Жыл бұрын

One of my favourite players of all time too... Peter Stastny; and he wouldn't get the crappy xenophobic "Euro-trashed" by Don Cherry, as he was A BEAST playing the game, too. Great memories, great Nordiques teams overall in the early 80's, but due to our being in Vancouver, we just never saw enough of them on TV, which is the saddest part. 🥰

@DBSG1976 Жыл бұрын

I think the consensus was the Soviet Hockey Team was the equivalent of an NHL All Star Team, so Czechoslovakia beating them is a huge deal.

@ezio9010 Жыл бұрын

Love the jersey!!! And also bring back the nordiques!!!

@MySundin13 Жыл бұрын

Another EXCELLENT career video Shannon 🏆

@scotsaul Жыл бұрын

As a Habs fan, at the time I disliked the Stastny brothers. Its years later that Ive come to appreciate them... a little. LOL

@kalaupun Жыл бұрын

Legendary

@chrisalfano589 Жыл бұрын

Freaking love that jersey. Joe Sakic fan forever

@Mansini77 Жыл бұрын

Peter took a young Joe Sakic under his wing, and years later Joe took Peter’s son, Paul, under his.

@LivinLifeLifeless Жыл бұрын

So how about a career video of PJ Axelsson?

@shlomojesin8413 Жыл бұрын

Actually, Peter is the middle one (1956). Anton is the elder (1953) and Marian is the youngest (1959)

@jeffpedler6094 Жыл бұрын

Yo have Marian and Anton's birth years reversed.

@shlomojesin8413 Жыл бұрын

@@jeffpedler6094 I stand corrected

@artystaar Жыл бұрын

Can we finally get the STEVE DURBANO career video?

@jimmykarlsson2567 Жыл бұрын

Hello 👋 Sweden 🇸🇪 here. I think it's absolutely a travesty that they had to move the Quebeq team. In my opinion, the more Canadian teams the better 💪💪💪

@aprev039 Жыл бұрын

Is that the fanatics Nordiques jersey? If it is, I hate it. Can’t stand mine.

@AdamKurta Жыл бұрын

Btw "stastny" means happy in Slovak :)

@The_Omegaman Жыл бұрын

And the son Paul had a decent career too.

@tomashajdu4683 Жыл бұрын

Just for the record, i always thouught that Anton was the youngest….

@simonlemerveilleuxdelisle3779 Жыл бұрын

Anton was the youngest one of the three and Peter the mid one actually.

@THE_bchat Жыл бұрын

@LikeNobodii He's right, Anton is younger than Peter by three years.

@simonlemerveilleuxdelisle3779 Жыл бұрын

@LikeNobodii Congratulations on telling people to check their sources when you dont even do it yourself. Peter was born in 56 and Anton in 59.

@smithryansmith Жыл бұрын

@LikeNobodii hey, if you cant publically humiliate yourself in youtube comments then whats the point of them, eh?

@THE_bchat Жыл бұрын

@LikeNobodii What source are you using?

@simonlemerveilleuxdelisle3779 Жыл бұрын

@LikeNobodii wow, still wont admit you were wrong, incredible. Answer these questions. What year was Peter born? What year was Anton born? Yeah, that's right.

@peterolbrisch8970 Жыл бұрын

46+26+35=107 not 118.

@TheHockeyGuy Жыл бұрын

Meh, still a great line.

@peterolbrisch8970 Жыл бұрын

@@TheHockeyGuy Yes sir.

@smithryansmith Жыл бұрын

Sadly, their name is still mangled by commentators. There is a hook over the first S so it should be pronounced "sh". Peter was the first player to represent 3 international teams: Czechoslovakia, canada and Slovakia.