Non-french named players that speak french in the NHL

[JesusBouillon]

Sidney Crosby used to speak French.

Yeah he was pretty good too.

 

[Sorinth]

it shouldnt be "level related", a customer speaks to you in french (or any other language), you know french, you awnser him in french. SHould be that simple.

That makes no sense. LL has no idea what her level of English is so he speaks French. She's just letting him know that he can switch over to English if that's easier. If he then continues in French then she would probably switch back to French. She's just being considerate.

 

[LeHab]

Mark Streit? Raphael Diaz?

 

[Guillermo]

Yeah he was pretty good too.

Encore une coupe de menutes... (who remembers this?)

 

[OpenIceHit]

Wayne Gretzky!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSux_ojFCZY

 

[Claimed Off Waivers]

Former Quebec Nordique Steven Finn

 

[Price My Man Crush]

Wayne Gretzky!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSux_ojFCZY

Pu capable ahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhaahaha.

 

[Brainiac]

Wayne Gretzky!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSux_ojFCZY

A blast from the past! Cetula gwassidur!

The funniest part was that they had like 4 different advertisement with the same exact clip but a different logo at the end.

For the anglos out there: we don't understand what 'Wayne' is saying either!

 

[BaseballCoach]

I was watching RDS and they were interviewing players from the WJC

I was surprised when Gudbranson came up, didn't know he spoke fluent french

Same thing with Dan Boyle a few years ago


any others?

From the old days (kind of in order of fluency):
Larry Robinson
Bobby Smith
Bob Gainey
Mike McPhee

I don't count anglo-Quebecers, it would be almost impossible for them not to speak at least some French.

 

[Ginu]

Everyone who isn't on the Habs.

 

[KerryFraser]

P.J Stock

 

[Habaneros]

Randy Cunnyworth

Saku Koivu

Arron Downey

 

[HatTricK09]

Wayne Gretzky!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSux_ojFCZY

I can't understand a thing of what he's trying to say

Quick! Everyone! Make a petition to trade for all the players mentioned on this thread!

 

[respect the D]

If I remember right Robert Lang spoke good french also.

Here in Newbie being bilingual is almsot a given being the only true bilingual province in Canada.

 

[SB164]

How about a French-named GM who may or may not speak francais?

For example, Ray Shero's full name is Rejean Shero.

 

[MTLAzzurri]

Wouldn't be surprised if pretty much all Swiss NHLers spoke French. Every Swiss person I've met has spoke at least German, French and English regardless of which part of switZerland they come from.

 

[SergeConstantin74]

Wouldn't be surprised if pretty much all Swiss NHLers spoke French. Every Swiss person I've met has spoke at least German, French and English regardless of which part of switZerland they come from.

Sven Andrighetto doesn't speak french.

 

[blasimon]

Also, Roberto Luongo and Mike Ribeiro.

 

[danyhabsfan]

Also, Roberto Luongo and Mike Ribeiro.

Theyre from Quebec

 

[DekeLikeYouMeanIt]

Woah Duncan Keith surprised me there. Didn't know. And those who are naming Quebec/French Ontario natives... come on.

 

[blasimon]

Theyre from Quebec

Did I miss the part in the OP's post where he specified non-Quebec natives? He said "Non-french named players". Nothing about where they come from.

 

[ECWHSWI]

That makes no sense. LL has no idea what her level of English is so he speaks French. She's just letting him know that he can switch over to English if that's easier. If he then continues in French then she would probably switch back to French. She's just being considerate.

she isnt actually, she's just switching to english cause it's easier for her, I mean... didnt she notice the customer did his whole thing in french ?

 

[Raskolnikov76]

milan lucic speaks some french if i recall correctly

 

[Disappearing Semin]

Derek Roy is french, so is Erik Gudbranson. There is a big french community in Ontario east from Ottawa

 

[the]

Saku Koivu!