Teammates who didn’t like one another

[JianYang]

I remember him having a grand opening for his website and brand or something and no teammates showing up.

Yeah, I think you are referring to that $10,000,000 pledge he made to a hospital in montreal. Nobody from the Habs were present for the unveiling.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

his website and brand or something

I think you are referring to that $10,000,000 pledge he made to a hospital

this is a very good encapsulation of the perception vs reality of pk subban

 

[Brodeur]

Dmitri Khristich randomly came to mind:

50 Forgotten Stories: Khristich States His Case | Los Angeles Kings

Dmitri Khristich explains his complex history during his time with the LA Kings

www.nhl.com

During practice, Potomski struck Khristich in the eye with his stick. Khristich's right retina was partially torn and required laser surgery.

"No way did [Potomski] mean to hurt him," team captain Rob Blake told Lonnie White of the Los Angeles Times then. "There are always fights on a team with the players."

"Are you kidding me?" asks Robinson. "If you took that as something...

"That happens. It's a physical game. It's emotional. Guys are fighting for their job. Once in a while, you're going to lose your temper."

Khristich counters, "Fights do happen in practices. But that wasn't a fight at all.

"I don't think everybody saw how it started. Maybe they assumed something happened to start a fight.

"But it wasn't a fight at all."

To this day, he has no idea why his teammate struck him. They never saw each other again. Potomski passed away from a heart attack in 2011. Khristich's injured eye is still weaker than the other.

"Before drills started, [Barry and I] just went into the corner, getting ready.

"I think he thought maybe I threw the puck at him [earlier]. But I was just throwing the puck at the boards.

"He didn't like it and he turned around and just hit me with the stick on the head.

"It came out of nowhere."

If there was any enmity between Khristich and Potomski before the clash, it went unnoticed by Khristich.

"Before that, we didn't talk much."

Khristich missed seven games. Potomski was banished to the minors. But the story didn't end there.

Helene Elliott of the LA Times reported that none of the other Kings "stepped in because they considered Khristich selfish and a loner.

I recall another anecdote later in his career, Khristich scored a nice goal in practice and a frustrated teammate yelled "Why don't you ever do that in a real game?"

 

[NyQuil]

Yeah, I think you are referring to that $10,000,000 pledge he made to a hospital in montreal. Nobody from the Habs were present for the unveiling.

this is a very good encapsulation of the perception vs reality of pk subban

No, it was the reality of the reality. Maybe give me a little more credit next time.

He doesn’t only launch his website — PKSubban.com — he throws a glitzy bash at a St-Laurent Blvd. nightspot to promote the start of the site. The site is not only about hockey — with sections devoted to his philanthropy, his fashion and his businesses.

École Privée, a club that opened in July, was jam-packed Friday night for the launch party. Most there were friends and colleagues of the various partners involved in the website. His sisters Natasha and Natassia were on hand for the party, as were his parents. Canadiens owner Geoff Molson was also there.

But, as of 9:30 p.m., none of his Canadiens teammates had swung by to show their support.

In an interview at the event, Subban admitted his big personality can create friction.

“Nothing great ever comes without a little adversity,” Subban said. “There might be people who look at what I do and they may not like it. But the fact of the matter is I’m going to continue to do what I think is right, not only for my fans but for the P.K. Subban brand and the game of hockey. As a player, along with the other 700-plus guys in the league, it’s our job to continue to help grow the game and put it in a better position for the next generation of players. And to do that, sometimes you have to change the game. That’s something I trademark — changing the game, whether it’s philanthropic, whether it’s business, whether it’s how you play the game on the ice, or how you behave as a person, how you treat others.

P.K. Subban launches website with glitzy St-Laurent bash

P.K. Subban superstar launches his web site.

montrealgazette.com

I don't really care one way or another, just in the context of this thread I thought I would bring it up.

 

[Theokritos]

I don't think they genuinely didn't like each other, but away from the ice Petrov and Mikhailov were constantly bickering and arguing with each other.

After Yevgeni Mayorov had lost his spot on the Soviet national team in December 1964, his long-time linemates Boris Mayorov and Vyacheslav Starshinov were not happy to play with his replacement Anatoli Ionov. Boris, in particular, was so upset about the dismissal of his brother that he basically acted as if Ionov didn't exist.

Speaking of the Mayorov brothers: they certainly didn't dislike one another (see Boris' reaction above), but nevertheless they were often squabbling with each other. On one occasion, they even started swinging sticks at each other on the bench of the Soviet national team.

 

[OKR]

Mikhail Grabovski and Sergei Kostitsyn we’re teammates for Belarus but couldn’t stand each other for some reason.

Rumours of Tyler Sequin and Nathan having strong dislike for each other we, allegedly because Sequin had slept with Horton’s wife.

 

[crobro]

Borje Salming and Carl Brewer

 

[Bear of Bad News]

Anyone cover Patrick Roy's altercation with Mathieu Schneider yet?

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Eddie Shore and Billy Coutu?

 

[Peat]

Just re the Malkin/Kessel thing alluded to on P1

Most of the media stuff after Kessel leaving Pittsburgh affirmed that the two were friends. Hell, the media said everybody loved Phil as a person.

Where the sourness came into it was that Mike Sullivan would get on Kessel's case as a player, and that Malkin often found himself in the middle in his last season there, and didn't care for it.

 

[JianYang]

Ribeiro had a scuffle with someone during practice in Montreal. I think it was kovu if I remember correctly.

Ribeiro also came on a podcast about a year ago and basically accused koivu of being selfish. He said something like even if they would win but saku didn't get any points, he would be upset about it... Basically questioning his leadership as well.

Putting it all together, I don't think koivu and Ribeiro got along.

 

[The Panther]

Anyone cover Patrick Roy's altercation with Mathieu Schneider yet?

What happened?

 

[Claude The Fraud]

Patrick Roy didn’t like Turgeon. Stemmed from when Turgeon stayed on the bench during the bench clearing brawl in Piestany where Roy’s brother was double teamed by two Soviets. When Turgeon was named captain of the Habs by Tremblay, Roy was not happy.

I’ve heard Gary Roberts and Corson couldn’t stand eachother since their Junior days.

Speaking of Roy. Him and Tremblay hated each other as teammates and it carried over to when Tremblay coached

do we know this for a fact, or is this just us collectively putting two and two together from that line in gare joyce’s book about iirc “a former canadiens star” anonymously making a comment about snowpeas?

In fact, according to Mathias Brunet’s unauthorized biography of Mario Tremblay, Roy and Tremblay were roomates when they played and they would get along very well.

Same with Pierre Turgeon. He and Roy were pretty good friend.

 

[Albatros]

Ribeiro had a scuffle with someone during practice in Montreal. I think it was kovu if I remember correctly.

Ribeiro also came on a podcast about a year ago and basically accused koivu of being selfish. He said something like even if they would win but saku didn't get any points, he would be upset about it... Basically questioning his leadership as well.

Putting it all together, I don't think koivu and Ribeiro got along.

They did fight and it then quickly became a language issue, Koivu's leadership was questioned by the media because he didn't speak French and the next game he was booed by the fans whenever he touched the puck. Knowing what we know about Ribeiro now it probably wasn't all about Koivu's lack of character, but certainly they didn't fit the same room.

 

[Nerowoy nora tolad]

For Colorado, it was speculated by the Denver Post that Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly weren't on speaking terms in 2013 after O'Reilly held out for part of season due to a contract dispute. In was speculated in 2016 by the same DP writer (Mike Chambers) that those fences never mended by the time O'Reilly was traded to Buffalo.

Steve Downie was rumored to have been traded (for Max Talbot) due to a pre-season indecent with Gabe Landeskog. From Friedman:



From The Denver Post:



Colorado was off to a 10-1-0 start and out of the blue makes a trade that they clearly lose on paper. I think we have the evidence above.

I recall both Downie & Landeskog from their time with the Kitchener Rangers in junior. Couldnt happen to two nicer people.

I had to look it up to be sure, but they didnt play in kitchener at the same time. Downie was 2006-07, Landeskog 2009-11

Landeskog I just remember one specific incident of him fighting a teammate in practice, which I find dumb at the best of times, but it was a thorough beatdown of a sixteen-year old callup from junior-B, which made him look like a tool

Downie though, he was one of those guys who makes you breathe a sigh of relief once he retires, just a ticking time bomb with lots of out-of-control moments

 

[The Panther]

A few Oilers'-related ones:

Glenn Anderson was picked on by the veteran Edmonton Oilers when he joined the club from the 1980 Olympic team. Anderson was quiet and inscrutable, and nicknamed 'Mork' by teammates. Anderson would always go his own way---he was sometimes seen reading at the U of A. library in free time (incomprehensible by 80s' hockey standards!)---but after he started scoring, and was accepted into the "young leaders" fraternity of Gretz, Mess, etc., the taunts and insults died down.

There must still be much more to tell about the Jimmy Carson situation in 1988-1989. Surprisingly, Mark Messier went into some detail about it in his autobiography recently, regretting that (as first-year captain) he hadn't been more open to talking to Carson about his issues. As Carson had interests outside of the team and the veteran Oilers were scarred from the Gretzky trade and banding together, Carson was frozen out. Still, he told Charlie Huddy during training camp in Sept. 1989 that he was excited and ready to go... and then he quit on the team 4 games into the season.

Shayne Corson again... the worst captain in Oilers' history. I believe Craig Simpson had some issues with Corson, but then again who didn't?

Evander Kane has surprisingly kept his nose clean with Edmonton so far, and seems to fit in pretty well, socially. Maybe age has mellowed him, or maybe the fact that he was bankrupted caused him to re-think his priorities. Still, I wouldn't be surprised if that blows up at some point....

 

[EpochLink]

Bo Horvat and JT Miller

 

[Moose Head]

Ribeiro had a scuffle with someone during practice in Montreal. I think it was kovu if I remember correctly.

Ribeiro also came on a podcast about a year ago and basically accused koivu of being selfish. He said something like even if they would win but saku didn't get any points, he would be upset about it... Basically questioning his leadership as well.

Putting it all together, I don't think koivu and Ribeiro got along.

Ribeiro needs help. I wouldn’t believe anything he says.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

Bo Horvat and JT Miller

bump

add pettersson

i mean when you have mike keenan and pavel bure commenting on vancouver locker room dynamics in the non-local media…

 

[DaaaaB's]

The story doesn't add up. Barnaby played with Dangle in Victoriaville in 1992-93. Before Daigle had been drafted or had signed an NHL contract.

He also managed 11 points in just six playoff games that spring. Almost double what Barnaby posted.

That's because Barnaby is a moron who took way too many punches to the head in his career. All well deserved mind you.