Scorchstack Presents: Best in the Biz feat. Igor Larionov II
Igor x Scorchstack
It finally happened! We put our investigative journalism boots on and proved Igor Larionov II is in fact, a real person, and not just some social experiment conducted by an Ivy League to try and convince us hockey players are interesting people. There actually is a cool and interesting hockey player! Who thought this day would ever come?
In this interview, unfortunately, Mike and Floob could not make it, and Tibs just listened in due to allergies, so we have Konnie, Nathan, and Ramz asking the hard-hitting questions, like why he chose #69, One Direction, playing in Russia, Iggy power rankings, and much more! It’s all here:
Timestamps (we talked a lot):
1:08 - Iggy power rankings
3:24 - His Tweets surrounding social issues
5:10 - Is there irresponsibility among other players for not speaking out?
6:30 - Does he feel like the culture in the locker room is changing a little?
7:55 - What is the Igor method of creating dialogue in the locker room?
9:28 - One Direction/ Harry Styles conversations
I just want to mention that he very nonchalantly brought up that BOTH his sisters were on American Idol? We definitely should have asked more about this.
12:16 - Top tracks on his workout playlist and his next tattoos
13:38 - His favourite tattoo
15:00 - Women’s hockey
17:36 - Players he looks up to
19:38 - Playing in China/Playing in Russia
21:20 - His Russian connections/Russian background
23:30 - The differences between Russian and North America hockey that many don’t pick up on
27:05 - Igor’s hockey development history, his injury setbacks, and how he sees a path to the NHL
35:08 - Why he wears #69
36:25 - Being entertaining in hockey
38:23 - Playing under Alexei Kovalev
41:52 - Skills competition ideas
46:20 - Has he faced any blowback from hockey men from speaking out
48:46 - Are hockey players becoming more expressive/Konnie’s very good Don Cherry impression/Shitting on Don Cherry
52:04 - Hockey players’ thick thighs and huge asses
55:25 - How beauty is subjective
57:40 - His favourite team to play against in the KHL and where he liked playing the most/Who he’d love to play for in the NHL
59:05 - A player he looked up to + fashion and modelling
1:03:00 - What’s something he loves when fans do during a game
Thanks again, Igor! We’ve officially peaked and everything from here on out will be much worse than this moment. Go buy his merch here.