Q & A: Brandon Sugden

[mike56]

if he works as hard on his hockey skills as he does on fighting he ll make it.good luck.

[davesakiller]

great interview. i have had the privelage of watching sugar for a couple of years when he came to rochester for games. i tend to disagree with him a little on mcmorrow but i will take his word for it. i have seen some of his stuff on videos and the guy does have a pretty big right hand. i wish i could have seen him drop some guys first hand, but i have a feeling i still will. i love the part where he says he would go to quebec and play and fight until he's 50. it's great to see a guy who knows and loves his role. too many times you see players kinda fizzle out from fighting over the years. sugar seems to want to do it for a long time. i have alot of respect for him.

[ovydell]

Great interview, thanks !

[LAKINGSNUT]

great interview VF! good on Brandon for doing this for the site as well.

[cnypete]

Thanks for a great interview with a player who shows up to work every time!
The difference in opposing teams when Brandon Sugden is on the ice is apparent.
I've got a lot of respect for what he does and what he's accomplished.
I'd like to see him get a chance in the big show sometime soon.

[Ornskoldsvik]

Originally Posted by Humpzilla

Doesn't the Tampa Bay Lightning have a message board, because you'd probably be more suited to discussing thread topics like "Which Euro has the coolest visor"....

Lol

[SeaCloutierFan]

I've always had a fascination with Brandon Sugden since his epic feud with McMorrow that was talked about so much on here. I really wish we could get his games out here in Seattle because I really want to watch the baddest mother****er playing hockey today

So cool to hear from the man himself. I love this website, you guys keep getting interviews with players and personalities I'm really interested in hearing from and knowing more about.

[ewen21]

Good interview, but Sudgen comes off like a jackass.....
"George Laraque, George Laraque, George Laraque?"
Is he calling out BGL here on HF??
Great. I hope he winds up like Brantt Mhyers.

The guy gets in fights off the ice and then talks them up here.....then he makes comments about posters....sounds like any old dude you talk to here...and then he says he's a 'professional athelete'....

If he fancies himself a 'professional' he'd better start acting like one off the ice.

[AndyBezeau]

I like the interview. All enforcers seem to end up fighting guys in bars, and most have a drinking problem. It is a shame Sugden is stuck behind Shelley.

[ewen21]

Originally Posted by AndyBezeau

I like the interview. All enforcers seem to end up fighting guys in bars

OK, I can accept that.
But his barfights are something he should probably not discuss so openly. It sounded like he was proud of laying out a bunch of guys in bars.
I'm not too keen on that.

[AndyBezeau]

Originally Posted by ewen21

OK, I can accept that.
But his barfights are something he should probably not discuss so openly. It sounded like he was proud of laying out a bunch of guys in bars.
I'm not too keen on that.

Neither am I. Gaetz use to talk about fighting in bars, he arrived at the NHL Draft with 2 black eyes.
I remember Brashear talking about a street incident in Montreal one time, I think it is better left for private.

[ewen21]

Originally Posted by AndyBezeau

Neither am I. Gaetz use to talk about fighting in bars, he arrived at the NHL Draft with 2 black eyes.
I remember Brashear talking about a street incident in Montreal one time, I think it is better left for private.

Exactly. We all know about his exploits. He didn't need to talk them up. Plus, the whole "George Laraque, George Laraque, George Laraque" think was kinda dumb.

I understand he wants to make a name for himself, but he has not played at the NHL level and he's already calling out Laraque. That makes for good theatre, but he's probably never gonna face Laraque....he's gotta make it first.

[VodkaFish]

ewen, I think you're reading into it a bit much. As for the bar thing, he was just talking straight about how it used it be, and because it's all past tense since he's been clean for some time, I think there's no reason to sugar coat it.

As for the Laraque thing, it's just an answer to the question. I asked who he'd want to take on, make his mark against. He considers Laraque the best and wants to take on the champ, nothing more to it. He didn't duck the question or give some generic answer, can't ask for much more than that IMO.

[cowboy]

Originally Posted by VodkaFish

Attached are some Sugden fight calls by Kyle Schultz from his Tallahassee days.

I miss Kyle Schultz

[Spyder06]

This was a great interview. I have talked with Sugden a few times when he was a scratch, and he seems to be a class act. He may have had his problems in the past, but he is great with the fans in Syracuse.

Last year I was sitting right behind the penelty boxes for a Sugden/Mcmorrow throw down, and it was anything but a throw down. It was all Mcmorrow hugging and scratching. When Sugar came to the box, his face was covered in cat scratchs.