In honor of Erik Karlsson’s upcoming 1,000th game on April 13, 2024, PensTV had a chance to follow Karlsson around as he enjoyed his pregame meal.
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How you doing? I’m Chef Bob, executive chef
to Pittsburgh Penguins here. we feed the team at the practice facility
and downtown here on game days. So we’re here to discuss a little bit
Erik Karlsson’s pregame meal. The big key to that is a nice big old plate of ranch dressing. special ranch sauce. Zohorna – special? yeah. It’s like actual regular ranch. ahh… i don’t want to watch this. it is upsetting. I followed suit
a little bit early in the year. I got like a plate on the side with chicken
and ahh, and ranch. but I think he takes the ranch part
to a whole ‘nother level. What? What are your opinions on
Karl’s pre-game meal? You’re filming me. I’m gonna keep my opinions to myself. He loves it. he’s jealous. i don’t think anybody’s jealous of that. pasta. alfredo. meat sauce. raw onion. hot sauce. and ketchup. a little salt and pepper. Yeah, I think first time anyone sees it, it’s uh… I get a comment on it. Usually not the most positive. and then we muck it. no friends for the one-thousandth time. all by yourself. I’ve got to keep it consistent. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I like it. It’s worked for me for, ah, 15 years now. I’m sticking with it as long as I can. And I eat this any game day. So whether it’s a 12:00 game
or like tonight, 8:00 game. And this is the only thing I eat today. you think this is the secret
to a long career in the NHL? No, it’s not. I should probably eat something different, but still working for me,
so I’m still doing it. I’m sure one day it will, uh… …not.
48 Comments
about as much culinary as defensive judgement
That's truly horrible. What a monster.
Ketchup 🤢🤢
Richard Mille while eating pasta karlsson is the goat
Imagine his breath.. lol
What the ….
Utterly revolting
my old room mate made something similiar we called it ghetto ghetti
All while wearing an RM lol
That meat sauce looks pretty damn good.
Based off the results of this past season, he should try something else and somewhere else.
He eats all that raw onion so that anyone gets into a corner with him, he just breathes at their face and they give him the puck.
He's Swedish what do you expect lmao
Well he might want to change up his routine because it's not working.
Karlsson just needs a little creamy pesto and he’ll ditch the ranch.
Looks good to me.
that is GNARLY 😂
playing italian tune in the back while erik hurting italians with his version of pasta😆
bro im a ketchup freak but thats ridiculous
And he graps the fork like a toddler
Proteins, carbs , and fats. And Onion for circulation? Seems like a winner to me.
He butchered the pasta 😂😂🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤢🤢
had me up until the ketchup lol
That's the grossest combo of food I have ever seen
White pasta is extremely bad for metabolism. I really wonder why almost every ice hockey player eats it before a game.
Outstanding. Where does he find the stomach lining for this? I almost don't believe it.
My stomach’s bubbin’, lord have mercy!
I'm just imagining Karlsson getting traded to the Pens and awkwardly having the conversation to the staff that he needs a big cup of ranch dressing for 1 piece of chicken every day! haha
WTH, this isn’t in the hockey cookbook that Erin Phillips released in Ottawa (defenceman chris Phillips’ wife), haha.
R.I.P
Sometimes we enjoy some food with our sauce.
// Sweden
I’m gonna buy one of his cards that’s how I eat
"And then we muck it…." words to live by for every NHL defenseman. 🙂
The pregrame ranch flood may have caught up with this guy.
He had me until the ketchup. Noooooooooooooooooo….that's just wrong.
the stereotype that swedes love their food swimming in sauce must be true
That is heinous
this CANNOT be real there are actual tears in my eyes
im high asf and I would destroy that rn
"and then we muck it"
That was honestly psychotic… whoa
Go back to Ottawa they need you. Just kidding
I never would have thought pro athletes really have such poor diets.
Wait so the team pretty much feeds the players. Do they ever need to cook at home or eat out?
When they travel to play other teams will the other teams prep 3 square meals for them, or does their own teams culinary staff travel with them?
THEN WE MUCK IT
Remember that ‘pasta alfredo’ is only a thing in the United States.
Horrific meal. But he's loading up on protein and carbs and calories before a game. Can't bash his tastes! Oh well sure I can haha Get the hot sauce and ketchup out of there, my man! I can live with the onions but jeeze hahaha