Tony Twist talking about the role of the Enforcer
2014 ж. 15 Қыр.
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Trying to keep the spirit of "old time hockey" alive through this channel as well as my podcast. I interview former enforcers and fight fans from across the country to hear their stories and share memories of the "good old days"
Tony Twist and the power of positive thinking. Appreciate his honesty and insight.
exactly what I thought, great attitude
Definitely...
saw tony twist at my work today. his company repairs our trucks windshields. he's a really nice guy.
Same with Gino Odjick, great guy... Sasha Lakovic R.I.P he was an awesome guy to get to buddy around with
Is he still in St. Louis?
@@rolandkennedy80 yep.
@@Finn_220 yea and I'm the president of the u.s.
@@christianstokes1468 look at the shirt he's wearing. Missouri Windshields.
It's pretty cool to see how passionate some these guys get reliving their favorite moments as an Enforcer.
I remember me and my stepdad at the time would always watch the blues game when twister was with them. He was my favorite player. We won the cup this year and I thought of him. My girlfriend bought me a legit old school twist jersey. Love this guy. Alot of fond memories
Cool ...grown man wearing another mans name😂....Pathetic
There is no doubt Tony was probably the toughest enforcer in his timeframe. But Twister was also a big teddy bear. When he played for the Peoria Rivermen in the IHL, and the players came down to the fans club under the bleachers, he always took time to say hi to my then 7yo daughter and even let her sit on his lap occasionally! As tough as he was, a super class act!
In the early 2000s he opened his own bar in Missouri called twisters I played in a blues band at his bar he was super nice guy shook his hand great guy
The Reality Channel I lived literally right next door to the old twisters on imperial Main Street! Great place. Had his big ass head blown up in a picture on the side lol
Total respect completely 😮😮😮
Tony was tough as nails!
Really was a great time in Hockey with Twist and Probert and these guy's... Thanks Dudes...!!
Semenko vs Shultz Not bad either
It was good to hear from him . Great fighter .
Hung out and shopped hockey sticks with twister at Omni sports in st Louis. Super cool dude.
The old enforcers didn't play around like many of the "fighters" today. Guys like Twist, Brown, Odjick, McSorley were beasts. They doled out and took tremendous punishment for their respective teams. The guys today I don't think could handle the warriors of yesteryear.
+31terreri That's because the tough guys of today are pursuing mma not hockey.
Good point....
+Visceral Abyss I like John Scott but he is no where in the same league as Twist,McSorley or Brown ..he is a college kid who avg 5 fights a year vs nobody
The game has changed and the role of the enforcer isn't there anymore. That said the characters that came with the enforcers made the game more exciting and really created a sense of rivalry that the game has sorely lost.
I agree, well at least most players but the hardcore tough guys like Williams, Twist, Fotiu would be another story
Still standing, no scars, top of the line. In a time when hockey meant something to me, I was the happyest guy when you where traded to Québec and settle Todd Ewen case against Mtl. One night in Québec, the Nordiques where rought up and I was yelling from the top of lungs :Tony Twist, Tony Twist....an the darn coach would'nt let you the ice, lol ! U sure was a good, powerfull, smart fitghter in this game. Thanks for the good years.
Tony was a mid-level enforcer until he hit the ... cough cough .... gym in his second stint in St. Louis.
What a foughtful kinda guy Tony is. Always in a giving mood..
THE TWISTER! My favorite! Thanks for sharing the video!
I grew up with stories of the legendary Twister and man do I wish I could have watched him fight in person!
Nice to see an enforcer who is so intelligent and well spoken. Twist was one of the best of all time
im thinking about you 3 days b4... and i like it ! hahaaaa i love 90's hockey!!
Great interview.
Twist whipped out his salt and pepper shakers right after this and ate the cam corder.
Tony twist has got to be the coolest fucking badass name, and I must add you're very straightforward and honest no hiding behind curtains now, that" I can appreciate &respect 🤟
Holy fuck are you kidding me ...I knew I should have turn the comments section off . If you don't like Twist why would you even click on the video ? ..who cares you are fighting on youtube ..get a clue
What did u expect
..guess i'm just old and "don't get it" but fighting and acting like a keyboard hero is something I will never understand.
You seem equally literate on either handle.
Excellent video...don't even worry about the dummies
Alot of enforcers were not goal scorers. Guys like Probert and Wendel Clark could do both! Never forget that Wicked wrist shot from Clark my favorite player. He brought Leaf fans so much joy along with Dougie
Tony was so awesome when he was in the lineup with the Nordiques. And with St. Louis. He was a monster that really never lost a tussle. 😮
He lost plenty.
He was always a ferocious fighter, but it took him "bulking up" to really be the monster he was in St. Louis on his second stint. I was at the old Bradley Center in Milwaukee at an Admirals-Peoria game and the Admirals guys (I think it was Hunt and Hawkins) handled Chase and Twist pretty well. But, man, what a duo 18 and 39 were with the Blues. Fun days.
One of the best names in hockey.
I miss these guys.
"You fighting to win or you fighting not to lose ?"
I remember when Greg Campbell was with the Bruins he was a 4th liner, so sometimes he had to go. I felt bad for him, but also admired him, because it was not on his nature. He would definitely fight not to lose, but he still lost a lot, anyway.....lol
Tony Twist is among the top 3 enforcers of all time in my book. Surely the most intimidating. The guy at his prime could seriously hurt ppl. The other two are Laraque and Boogaard.
Tie Domi, Joey Kocur and McSorely are the top 3. They were a generation before
@@knightrider693 None of them would have a positive record against those 3 I mentioned (at their prime)
Seriously? None of you list Probert in the top 3?
@@kfjdsoihf8452 You need to study up a bit.
Probert has to be top 3. I saw him beat Twist. He did lose to Laraque but that was late in Probert's career. In his prime he might've beat him.
One of the best
Twist was a fucking animal
They don’t make them like twist anymore. I saw him at latawata creek in Illinois about 3 years ago and that dude is still a beast. He was definitely a badass.
Steroids make a lot of people tough. Guy was a punching bag
I scored maybe an average of 5-6 goals a year.. but was always thee Enforcer or one of them. I agree, it was the toughest role physically but especially mentally. Most players never know the stress or the thrill of it.. ya got a broken finger, but the coach wants you to go.. you go!
Twist is a legend..
THE BEST!
He's not the best
I remember when we had both Tony Twist, and Kelly Chase on the Blues. Those guys tore some new assholes back in the day. Then Chase went to Whalers I think, and two fought each other. I remember watching that game, and fight.
@@devonjones8980 None. Went to the playoffs many times, but never took the Cup.
When he talks about his mindset going into a fight about winning the fight, hurting you bad, or even killing his opponent i keep thinking of what he did to Rob Ray
The only guy who intimidated Tie Domi. He wisely avoided the Twister throughout his NHL career. Tony was Undefeated, equipped with sledgehammer fists and weighing at 240lbs, a wise decision.
I doubt tie was afraid of him he just never got enough ice time
@@Dick_Assman_ No I was there. Tie was terrified.
My first game I went to I saw Twist score 2 goals in a 2 - 1 win.
One of my five favorite fighters. Twist, Berube, Nilan, Boogaard and Tim Hunter.
I could take him😜 take him out for beer!!!!! Seems like a real nice guy.
The enforcers are the nicest guys OFF the ice …. Tony Twist was one of the best and one of the toughest
Best fan sign ever----Cmon Probert Be A Man-Do The Twist!
My favorite fan sign ( after Check that Czech) was Cmon Probert be a man Do the Twist
Juicer.
he was but he was still one of the best fighters in the NHL.
This is why Hatcher was so great, he was one of the best D men in the league and was a juggernaut, truly vicious fighter, Twister was a true bruiser, not a bad D man, but a real known monster.
Tony is the fkn man. South side native
I'm glad they have these enforcer interviews since in 10-20 years the role too often turns their brains to mush. Fighting is exciting; watching is exciting; these guys are really tough guys, but would it be worth it to you?
Jo Z well every guy who fought doesn't have head issues
Hell yesss
Just for reference. Tony Twist was a -23 for his career. Played 445 NHL reg season games
5 minutes would be a good night for him lol. I used to read the boxscores in the newspaper everyday back then and Twist was always in the 2-3 minute range. The dude pretty much never hit the ice until an opponent needed correcting.
He almost lost his life in a motorcycle accident. I liked this guy. He had a pair of fights with Gino in Vancouver , came game. in the box he has this big grin on his face. Him and Gino liked each other.. Gino potted 16g that year, and The Twister got his first ever goal in that game against Vancouver.. He and Murray Baron both have that honor, the other is that they both played in Prince George. I think Tony had 2 goals that year
Tony saved his career after his days in Quebec when he lost almost every fight he was in...Then He decided to use Steroids during the 1994 lock out and gained 40 lbs of muscle and water retention...And became one of the most feared enforcers in the NHL.
He actually had a decent record in Quebec. Including a complete knockout of Mike Peluso.
The Twister!!! One of the greatest enforcers ever, Him, Rob Ray, Mcsorley, Breshear, Kocur, Probert,and Laroque were all great. It's just a different game today, and probably for the better.
No way is it a Better Game, Bettman blew it
Rob Ray was a punk who cheated with his equipment coming off.
Loved Twist and my hometown boy/3rd cousin Kelly Chase.
Watch them both when they played in Peoria il for the riverman great times
Very well spoken. A little surprised. Liked Twist.
+ironhorse127 why are you surprised ? Because he was an enforcer he is supposed to be a dummy ?
"dont get him riled up!" :D.. yeah.. that is better, for you..
This isn’t widely known but the motorcycle accident Tony referenced in this interview came hours after getting notified by the Blue’s he’d been released. The team pulled every single string in their front office to kill the story with local news stations since the press release hadn’t been sent out yet, despite news breaking about the two events and the speculation that the two might have been connected. The Blues had a very shady period under Mike Keenan but apart from that the organization as well as the Twister are class acts!
Saw an interview regarding Keenan by Hull , said he will never forgive Keenan for some of the shit he did while there. Flyers players hated him as well but he was fairly successful everywhere he went just a douchebag. Should have had his first Cup in Philly instead of NYR
keenan was the only coach that gave him a regular shift! and he didn't deserve to play any more than he did in any other year! i love the rough stuff and especially this era, was a collector myself back in the day but this guy was as one dimensional as it gets! he wasn't nearly as intimidating as he thinks of himself! he hardly played and could hardly skate! most of the league ignored him!
@@DrunkenGuitarGuy you’re thinking of Darren Kimble who could barely skate. 😉
@@mikemike9404 twist had 28 points in 445 games. kimble had 43 points in 311 games, who was the bigger plug??
@@DrunkenGuitarGuy the biggest shame about this agreeing to disagree is that Bob Probert isn’t around any longer to tell us which of those two enforcers he was more cautious of. Not saying Probert was scared of either one but if you ever talk to a legit tough guy in depth long enough about fighting they’ll tell you how they get almost violently sick to their stomach and feel like they have to throw up from the adrenaline rush that comes along in the seconds before the fight or flight when it doesn’t get converted into kinetic energy that gets spent by making use of it. And for the record I certainly don’t pretend to be one myself I just always found that first hand description utterly fascinating. I guess it’s like Tyson once said. Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. And that quote comes from a guy who used to cry before every fight. There’s something to it. I realize I’m wandering off point but after all we’re both talking about being fans of the enforcer role so it has some small correlation.
Twist was a touch guy but I was always an Islander fan Mick Vukota was always my favorite player
You mean, "When I'm getting my ass kicked go for the wrestling takedown Vukota". That guy?
Twist and Vukota are great friends and have driven their motorcycles cross country together.
Great guy like all old enforcers but never talked about is John Kordic who straightened out all these guy's RIP John Rambo Kordic.
Cool dude.
when i see tony twist fights what comes to my mind is damb what kind of fight it would of been if tie domi would of dropped the gloves with him i guess we'll never know all we can do is imagine
Cool looking guy ! He could be in a Hollywood movie.
Leroux was smart to tape his hands 😅🤣
The guy was a beast! I always had the feeling that should he drop the gloves he was most likely to seriously injure his opponent.
doesnt he remind you of vince vaughn????
@@Cutlerypotato him and everybody else. Twist is one scary guy for sure!
I didn't think that at first but I can definitely see it haha
You gotta think twice about dropping the mitts with a guy who actually cracked a helmet with a punch. 😆
This guy would have been destroyed by Dave The Hammer Schultz
Twist can go down too
Hey numbnuts I don't have Corona virus I'm speaking facts. Can you stand up to Twist if not shut the fuck up
@Stu FF lol right that 80,s batch of enforcers were the toughest group of fighters to ever come into the league bigger an meaner than ever schultz was great but wouldve had a very tough time against the enforcers of the 82 thru 89 period
@@anthonycothran352 Shultz win against Twist??? 1 out of 10 maybe. _Maybe._ So...you're not a hockey fan. What else are you a piss-poor authority on?
I’ll tell you what if twist was taller with more reach he would have destroyed everyone!
If
Tony was a beast. He could really bust guys up. I remember watching him beat up Troy Crowder so badly and then he destroyed Alexander Semak. Definitely was no joke.
He didn't beat up crowder. He took him down to the ice. Didn't land a punch
I remember the beating he laid on Rob Ray. He broke a bunch of bones in Ray's face.
every time
Willie Gordon , guess you did not see all of their fights
for all! just respect all those players who choose career like enforcers its nothing wrong about that ,they also take care in their star players in their team so ,,who others can take the job than enforcers
The guy must have a 20 inch neck. I love when he said “ I love to fight” My kind of guy.
Twist was one tough hombres
He made an analogy of an "A" student in high school in high school during the day then having to fight when school was over for the day/everyday.. Someone who only scored 10 goals in his entire career would be an "E" student of hockey..And it's not that his value to the team was all that terrific either come playoff time.The Blues and the Nords did squat with this guy in the line-up... John Ferguson,Clark Gillies,Dave Semenko have nothing to worry about
He was not there to score goals, he was there to protect the skill players, make sure the other team didn't take liberties and intimidate the other team. He was one of the best at that, if you got out of control out there you knew you were going to have to face the music. There were very few guys that could fight like he did and score goals...
Trev Mac The role of an enforcer or a grinder is not to score goals, it's to clear the way for someone else to do that. Also, to smack the shit out of anyone who fucks with the goal scorers. You might as well say goaltenders are useless because they don't score or assist they just stand there
Twister!!!!!
Twister is looking more like Frank Caliendo or Barney Rubble these days
No more roids to keep him looking chiseled.
I was thinking more like Vince Vaughn
Would still feel like a Mack truck if you were hit by him
Terry O’Reilly was tough as well
He was great in wedding crashers
Rudy & Twist in St.Louis..... look out
Twister ….
twist was the first of his kind the best pure fighter in the league whose job was solely to fight. mcsorely, probert, nilan and even domi fought so that they could play hockey. twist fought so he could fight some more.
Compared to Probert ,he was a novice. Probie was an all star who played a regular shift,Twist was a liability on the ice,
Probert was the only enforcer who played a regular shift he was a good hockey player who made all star,also the best fighter in NHL history
He's straight Cobra Kai.
Tony Twist.......classic goon :-)
I like to see how he would do if he fought people like Dave the Hammer Schultz or Terry O Reilly or like a John Ferguson or anyone else on the Philadelphia flyers broad street bullies. Those guys would have destroyed Twist and had him intimidated I guarantee that
@@anthonycothran352 Twist at his prime would beat all of them.
Twist was one solid tough guy, ask Brett Hull what he meant to his career? He can't say enough good things about this guy.
game face on when I played hocky I didn't no how to fight soo I we took there shit n played hocky n played 3rd place
Wow
There were faster punchers, there was more technically sound punchers, but no one, and I mean, no one, punched harder than Twist.
Joey Kocur could challenge that feat as the hardest puncher
Miss the Twister...
‘’Jacked up’’.... to say the least.
The Twister
Twist and Laraque best enforcers of all time
They are both great. All time? Not so sure about that
Tony was a bad ass yes. He played in the nhl 10 years. Who knows how things would've ended up if not for his accident. Years 1-6 Tony was a 1 dimensional fighter. He was mediocre. Throwing right handed bombs at all times. When he came into the 95-96 season he was a different fighter all together and had a extra 20lbs of muscle. Twist from here on was a beast. Was pounding and dominating players. Prime twist was a monster. Just wasn't around long enough
BOB PROBERT
You obviously never saw Probert lol
Joe Kocur by far
I've seen more hockey enforcers more devastating than Twist in the past.
like who
Joey Kocur and Derek Boogaard and Colton Orr damaged a lot of ppl
How bout Dave the hammer Schultz, Terry O Reilly,John Ferguson,even Bobby Orr of the Bruins. Do you have any idea what certain players on the Flyers ( broad Street bullies would have done to Tony Twist if he had of played in that era? A lot of players in the NHL during the Twist era weren't good fighters.
The players I have mentioned would have torn Twist apart
@@anthonycothran352 Probert,Dave Brown ,Kocur,Laraque ...yeah terrible fighters ....Bobby Orr ? wtf ..give it a rest
The "twister" is here hes gonna break your body.
took the tournament once
Kocur and Twist, by far the scariest guys to have ever dropped the gloves.
an enforcer said dichotomy...wow
role in hockey doesn't dicate intelligence
uuuuuuummmmmm i like tony hes actually a nerd whos just nerdy about un nerdy stuff......juste like me cheers tony i use to hate u growing up.....go habs go hahaha #teamkordic
Too bad Tony Twist isn't playing now. He would crush Tom Wilson..... I also wish Twist was around the Phil Broad Street Bully days. He would destroy Schultz & Kelly.... Tony Twist and Bob Gassoff would have been a great pair for the Blues back in the day. As a long suffering Blues fan until they finally won the Cup I hated when they got rid of two other guys who could fight Bob "Battleship" Kelly who beat up Dave Schultz and Steve Durbano..... #RIPBobbyPlager
Hey Twist... I'll fight you...beat you...and raise your rent lol... Kelly Chase quote: When Twister rented Chasers house the day of the game they played.
Plot twist. What?
did Twist ever cross a blue line in his carrer?
+Robert Boyd didn't need to wasn't his job his was there to enforce and he was one of the best at it
Yeah, just following some some guys named Wayne Gretzky, Brett Hull, Al MacInnis.. Heard of them maybe?🙄
Wow, he looks so different. The last game he played he still looked like a 16 year old beating up on adults.
I liked twist ppl can talk all the shit they want about steroids and blah blah blah fact of the matter is he would knock you out on or off the ice and feel no regrets about it. And guess what? He played in the NHL...what have you done?
ricter29 I've met him at my job several times when his guys would come to do windshield repairs. Shaking his hand made mine look like a baby hand. Steroids or not the man had boulders on the end of each arm. Always a great guy to be around too. He likes to fight yes but that didn't mean he was hateful. Even now he's still in great shape considering most retired players live a fairly laid back way. Still a scary sight of you're on his bad side.
Thats why he is fat, all those stereoids
@@gamesoldier7038 Twister was an amateur boxer also. Just because they are enforcers doesn't mean they did steroids ffs. I'm not saying they didn't, but no one really knows for sure. You're just throwing crap at the wall knowing others will see it and repeat it
@@kbehrends1950 sure...