Jay Baruchel on Best Fighters in Hockey History

THIS MOVIE, YOU DIRECTED THE SEQUEL TO GOON. GOON IS ABOUT HOCKEY FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW. >> HOCKEY HAS A STRANGE ROLE, A POSITION THIS IT. THAT IS GOING TO THE WAYSIDE. THAT AIR PASSED, BUT IT'S THE ONLY PROFESSIONAL SPORT IN NORTH AMERICA THAT ALLOWS FIGHTING TO HAPPEN. >> Jimmy: EXCEPT FOR BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. >> YEAH. IT'S THE ONLY NONCOMBAT SPORTS IN NORTH AMERICA THAT ALLOWS FIGHTING AND IT USED TO BE FOR A TIME THERE WAS AT LEAST ONE ROSTER SPOT FOR A GUY WHO WAS GOOD WITH HIS FISTS AND THAT WAS FERTILE GROUND. >> THIS WAS SUPER POPULAR AMONGST HOCKEY PLAYERS. >> IT SEEMS TO BE. I DON'T KNOW ALL 700 PLUS NHLORS, BUT THE FEW I HAD CONTACT WITH -- THEY SEEM TO KNOW IT AND REFERENCE IT. THEY ARE WEARING HIGHLANDERS HATS AND THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GOOD WILL. >> Jimmy: WHO IS THE NUMBER ONE GOON? >> THE SINGLE GREATEST HOCKEY FIGHTER. CHRIS DIDN'T WATCH MY MOVIE FOR YEARS BECAUSE OF THAT. WE TRIED TO REPURPOSE IT. >> HE WATCHED THE MOVIES THE GOONIES WHEN HE CAME OUT? >> HE WAS IN THE APEX OF HIS HOCKEY CAREER AT THAT TIME. JIM THEY LIKE TO BE ENFORCERS OR HOCKEY PLAYERS. >> AND IF YOU HAVE TO SPECIFY ENFORCER. >> I SEE. WERE THERE GUYS THAT EMBRACE? I ASSUME LOTS OF THEM LIKE BEING GOONS. >> A LOT OF THEM LIKE GETTING TO DO IT. >> Jimmy: DID THEY ASK YOU TO BE IN THE SEQUEL? >> I WAS VERY -- WE KNEW ONE THING AND WIE WOULD DO THE SECOND ONE. WE WANTED TO POPULATE IT WITH AS MANY GUYS THAT PLAY HOCKEY AS WE CAN. WE STARTED RECRUITING GUYS LIKE BRANDON AND GEORGE AND COLTON. WE GOT AN E-MAIL FROM A GUY CALLING HIMSELF MEL THE MANGLER WHO JUST E-MAILED US WHO SAID I THINK GOON IS BASED ON MY LIFE. I KNOW FOR A FACT IT ISN'T. MY FIGHT IS STILL REGARDED AS THE BEST OF ALL TIME. SHE LITERALLY LIKE A FIREMAN AND AN EMS GUY. GREAT. YES. IN OUR MOVIE, THEY TOOK A WEEK OFF. >> Jimmy: EVEN IF HE DIDN'T, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO SAY THEY DID A GOOD JOB. >> ABSOLUTELY NOT. EVERY MAN THAT CAN KILL ME TO SAVE AS MUCH FACE AS POSSIBLE. WHAT'S COOL WHEN YOU PUT SORT OF NON-ACTORS ON SCREEN WITH ACTORS, THEY MAKE EACH OTHER BETTER. EVERY ACTOR WANTS TO SOUND AS REAL AS THEY CAN AND EVERY NON-ACTOR WANTS TO DO A GOOD JOB. THAT ENDS UP BEING A COOL THING. >> Jimmy: WE HAVE TO GUILTY YOU INVOLVED IN THE TRUMP-NORTH KOREA SITUATION. YOU COULD POTENTIALLY SOLVE THAT. >> NO THANK YOU. >> Jimmy: THE MOVIE IS CALLED GOON, LAST OF THE ENFORCERS.

Channel: Jimmy Kimmel Live

Views: 164,377

Rating: 4.8989763 out of 5

Keywords: jimmy, kimmel, live, late, night, talk, show, funny, comedic, comedy, clip, comedian, movie, hockey, fighting, nhl, sports, jay baruchel, good:last of the enforcers

Id: Jl2g4Y571RM

Length: 4min 5sec (245 seconds)

Published: Fri Aug 11 2017

Reddit Comments

[u/thisisyourbestoption]

Angelstad vs Hordichuk fight: https://youtu.be/hkh2ooymuYM

[u/ChocolateAlmondFudge]

This reminds me of how Chris Nilan was an all star game selection in 1991 thanks to his wonderful coach Mike Milbury.

The NHL stopped letting coaches pick all star selections after that.

[u/finfinfinfin1234]

Coming from a habs fan like Baruchel, not surprising. Nilan was one of the toughest, but best or greatest? No chance.

[u/sinkwiththeship]

Name the five greatest fighters of all time.

Nilan, Nilan, Nilan, Nilan, and Nilan.

[u/TheGreenBastards]

The 30 for 30 documentary film "The Last Gladiators" about him was excellent. I can't imagine playing for your cities most hated rival, then playing for your hometown...all the while fucking beating up both sides. Like not only to be hated for playing, but literally punching both sides...I don't respect many Boston or Montreal players, but he is the exception.

[u/lechuck333]

Best fighter in habs history, maybe. Nilan wasn't even the best fighter of the 1980s.

[u/xBastiann]

Of course he is bias, but come on... McSorley, Probert, Domi?

[u/bhawk91]

Pound for pound... I give it to Rick Rypien.

[u/jshare]

He says it at 1:13