OT: General OT Thread #33: In Memory of Sergei Zholtok

[Avder]

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[W75]

 

[Jarick]

Bought a car battery charger and ate fondue tonight.

 

[tyratoku]

I worked with a guy a few summers ago with a funny story about Zholtok.

When the guy first came over, the Wild brass wanted to introduce him to the fans in person, so they scheduled a three hour autograph/Q&A session somewhere and invited anyone and everyone to come.

My coworker was the only one that showed up. So he and Sergei chatted for the entire three hours. Coworker explains he works at a factory and likes to go fishing a lot. Sergei says he would like to experience Minnesota fishing first hand and gives coworker his phone number.

Coworker, thinking it was a joke, said (paraphrase) "Yeah, ok. If you want to go fishing, like for real, call me." and gave Sergei his phone number. Sergei crumpled it up and put it in his pocket, so my coworker really thought it was a joke. Like, why would an NHLer want to go fishing in a crappy boat belonging to a guy who made 30k a year?

He got a call the next weekend to go fishing. Sergei brought Wes Walz or Darby Hendrickson(can't remember which one) and someone else(can't remember), and the four of them went fishing together on my coworker's boat.

Cool story.

 

[Avder]

I worked with a guy a few summers ago with a funny story about Zholtok.

When the guy first came over, the Wild brass wanted to introduce him to the fans in person, so they scheduled a three hour autograph/Q&A session somewhere and invited anyone and everyone to come.

My coworker was the only one that showed up. So he and Sergei chatted for the entire three hours. Coworker explains he works at a factory and likes to go fishing a lot. Sergei says he would like to experience Minnesota fishing first hand and gives coworker his phone number.

Coworker, thinking it was a joke, said (paraphrase) "Yeah, ok. If you want to go fishing, like for real, call me."

He got a call the next weekend to go fishing. Sergei brought Wes Walz and someone else(can't remember), and the four of them went fishing together on my coworker's boat.

Cool story.

That sounds ****ing awesome.

 

[W75]

I worked with a guy a few summers ago with a funny story about Zholtok.

When the guy first came over, the Wild brass wanted to introduce him to the fans in person, so they scheduled a three hour autograph/Q&A session somewhere and invited anyone and everyone to come.

My coworker was the only one that showed up. So he and Sergei chatted for the entire three hours. Coworker explains he works at a factory and likes to go fishing a lot. Sergei says he would like to experience Minnesota fishing first hand and gives coworker his phone number.

Coworker, thinking it was a joke, said (paraphrase) "Yeah, ok. If you want to go fishing, like for real, call me." and gave Sergei his phone number. Sergei crumpled it up and put it in his pocket, so my coworker really thought it was a joke. Like, why would an NHLer want to go fishing in a crappy boat belonging to a guy who made 30k a year?

He got a call the next weekend to go fishing. Sergei brought Wes Walz or Darby Hendrickson(can't remember which one) and someone else(can't remember), and the four of them went fishing together on my coworker's boat.

Cool story.

Amazing story.

 

[Jarick]

Awesome story, thanks for sharing!

The Sergei death is really sad.

 

[Jarick]

story about Sergei from wild.com

 

[W75]

Oh, and yes Zholtok was actually Latvian.

I'm truly sorry if someone finds that Leningrad Cowboys clip (A Finnish band with Russian Red Army Choir) offensive or insulting. It wasn't the meaning at all.

The message of the song is still the most important to me.

 

[Avder]

Zholtok was the one that set Brunette up on his series winning goal against Colorado.

 

[NHL1674]

2013 can go #!$& itself. Especially this past month. Good riddance.

 

[Northland Wild Man]

2013 can go #!$& itself. Especially this past month. Good riddance.

Yep, there needs to be a lot more good news this year.

 

[tyratoku]

Anybody got any worthwhile resolutions for the coming year?

And by worthwhile I mean no "lose weight" or "find true love" bs.

The only one I can think of right now is finishing this damn book I started in November of 2011. I burned through about 100 pages in the first two months and then slowed down. A lot. I haven't added to it in probably 3-5 months. I'm sitting at 191 pages and am roughly 2/3 through the story I want to tell. Just have to actually finish it.

 

[mezcal]

Happy New Year all.

2013 was terrible for me, and it seems it wasn't good for all. Let's all look forward to a new year for us and a new year of hockey!

Remember to stay safe, don't be a dumbass.

 

[Avder]

Anybody got any worthwhile resolutions for the coming year?

And by worthwhile I mean no "lose weight" or "find true love" bs.

The only one I can think of right now is finishing this damn book I started in November of 2011. I burned through about 100 pages in the first two months and then slowed down. A lot. I haven't added to it in probably 3-5 months. I'm sitting at 191 pages and am roughly 2/3 through the story I want to tell. Just have to actually finish it.

A few years ago I made a resolution to not make any more new years resolutions.

It is so far the only resolution I have ever kept.

 

[Fel 96]

Happy new year, I guess.

 

[NHL1674]

Wild are undefeated this year!

 

[Northland Wild Man]

Happy New Year!

 

[vitogor]

A few years ago, I was at Panera Bread in Eagan with a friend of mine (who still posts here once in a blue moon I think). Since we are both originally from the former USSR countries, but have lived here for a long time, we are sitting there talking in our own weird language, a mix of English and Russian. Then this kid comes over to our table who is an employee at Panera, and starts talking to us in Russian. His name tag says Eddie, very nice kid. We ask him where he is from originally, he says Latvia, but his family moved here when he was little. He said they moved around a lot because of his dad's job, lived in Boston, Ottawa, and Montreal. We chat about nothing for a little while longer, not thinking much of it. Then my buddy calls me a few days later and says, remember that Eddie kid from Panera? I bet his last name is Zholtok. It was Sergei's oldest son Edgar, or simply Eddie for short, that we unknowingly met that day. Nice kid, and I hope everything is going well for him and his family.

Anyway, that was my Zholtok story.

 

[Dampland]

I drank beers with Modano once at the Loon Café in Mpls. HE was an ass, but the chicks were ALL OVER him the whole time.

Never met any of the current Wild franchise players.

 

[TZM]

Happy New Year to everyone! Hyvää uutta vuotta kaikille!

 

[Engebretson]

Happy New Year everyone!

 

[Namejs]

Oh, and yes Zholtok was actually Latvian.

I'm truly sorry if someone finds that Leningrad Cowboys clip (A Finnish band with Russian Red Army Choir) offensive or insulting. It wasn't the meaning at all.

The message of the song is still the most important to me.

Well, not that it's important, but as his name suggests, he was an ethnic Russian. His parents were immigrants and he grew up in the Soviet Union, so he's Latvian only as far as his citizenship goes.

Great stories, btw. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Sharppi]

Anybody got any worthwhile resolutions for the coming year?

And by worthwhile I mean no "lose weight" or "find true love" bs.

The only one I can think of right now is finishing this damn book I started in November of 2011. I burned through about 100 pages in the first two months and then slowed down. A lot. I haven't added to it in probably 3-5 months. I'm sitting at 191 pages and am roughly 2/3 through the story I want to tell. Just have to actually finish it.

1920x1080 minimum, 4k preferred.

 

[Puhis]

So, I had beer, champagne and different vodka-based drinks last night and went to a club last night. The music was crap, most of the people were barely worth the air they breathe, I never got drunk yet I overslept and I feel hung over.

Happy ****ing new year.