Great story about Zubov smoking darts…
It was one of my first camps. I was in Dallas and I was showering and in comes Zubof and he’s rolling his um his cooler in. And he goes into the corner of the shower. He turns the two on so that the the the stream was coming like this. He turned it hot, like as hot as it could be. And then he rolled his cooler up into the corner. And then he just sat down, crossed his legs on his cooler. pulled out his his darts, his pack of darts, and then he started like he lit one up. And he’s sitting there just like this, smoking a cigarette, and he’s like, “Belie, do you like blocking shots?” I was like, “I mean, I will.” He goes, “Nah, it takes years off your career. Don’t do it. It’s stupid.” And he’s like, “Do you?” He’s like, “Do you know why I put so much like the hot water like this? Cuz it takes away the smell so nobody knows that I’m smoking.” One of the funniest things that
Zubov was a menace in the dressing room and on the ice #dallasstars #nhlshorts #nhlhockey #hockeyislife
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I did the same thing in university, it was how i got away with smoking weed in my appartment, back when it used to be illegal
😂😂😂
Crazy old school Russians 😂 Mogilny used to smoke 2-3 packs a day his entire career
Lol it does not take away the smell
he smoked while being a top tier defenseman
Zack Belle. Forgotten Oiler. Just remembered him seeing this.
I recall a article in Hockey Digest that said Chicago great Dennis Savard smoked a pack per game. 😮
It’s so the steam mixes with the cigarette smoke and doesn’t set off the smoke detectors! Figured someone would of known this trick in here.
Created his own Russian steam room
Bellesy!
I believe Guy LaFleur was a heavy cigarette smoker.
Zubov was SUPERB!
The only problem I have with this story is that it was no secret that he smoked. He’d smoke between periods so why is he hiding it around this guy?
Zubov is having what seemed to be a serious conversation about blocking shots.
Then, without missing a beat, he starts talking about smoking 😂
Blocking shots is a huge part of the game these days
That is the funniest advice from a veteran of all time. “Don’t block shots”