Erik Gudbranson Played GOALIE in SOCCER Growing Up ⚽️🏒 | Huntington One Lap with Jody Shelley
I’m Jody Shelly and this is one lap presented by Huntington and today we’re with 13-year NHL veteran Eric good Branson Eric how we doing good thanks for your time thanks for having me you ready for one lap let’s go all right let’s do it so yeah 13 years in NHL you got a young family in Columbus you think about this journey you’ve been on yeah what comes to mind o just uh the highs and lows and everything in between it it’s you know I was actually having a chat with my wife the other day and just remembering stuff that happened in the past that was kind of tucked away in the vault that uh you know doesn’t come to mind too often so there’s been lots of uh really good experiences some really bad experiences and uh all for the better now with your young family here in Colombus you enjoy settling down in this part of your career yeah it’s time for sure 32 years around a little bit yeah yeah for sure we uh we bounced around quite a bit and that was a busy few years I think it was six teams in three years and uh my wife was very happy that we able we were able to settle down here um and and you know raise a family so it’s been really nice what do you like about the area everything everything I mean certainly for my stage of Life we’ve uh you know hunkered down bought a house and and settled in we we love our community um lots of activities and whatnot for the kids and and uh and then I mean just being in this building this is this is as good as it gets in the NHL I agree with you now what about growing up cuz you grew up with a big family right yeah there’s four of us and you were wearing that P the old you’re the oldest of four the oldest so you led the way tried to tried to for sure any other sports did you play played soccer for a long time I was a Goan soccer for boy yeah for a good decade loved it what’ you love about that that seems it was it was the closest thing in hockey or sorry in soccer that was close to hockey the a goalie yeah yeah cuz you could kind of when you’re in the 18 yard box you can kind of run into stuff and get away with it you can be more physical yeah yeah yeah you always enjoyed that part of the game have you yes yes I think it’s it’s a main stay in hockey that’s the fun stuff that’s the 50/50 battles that’s the the mental Warfare that goes on too yeah you know what I always remember when I played you become the older guy in the locker room and it changes what how you you know how people view you what’s that been like for you here uh I mean it’s been great they they’ve given me uh I mean they they’ve given me some responsibility that I on other teams I didn’t have um and it it was presented to me as a challenge and and uh to take a lot of pride in it and um you know we’re trying to get this thing going in the right direction and and you know show these younger guys how it is to be a pro on a day in day out basis and um I’m very fortunate to have that that opportunity well good well you’re doing a good job with it you’re a big asset to this team thanks for the one lap thanks man appreciate it Erica Branson one lap presented by honey
13-Year NHL Veteran, Erik Gudbranson, reveals which sports he played growing up and shares his favorite parts about living in Columbus while taking One Lap with Jody Shelley, presented by Huntington Bank.
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We love you Guddy
Link him up with Zadorov again 🙏
Guddy has earned his contract.