The triumphant return of the two most famous Canucks fans was so perfectly timed, itB次元官网网址檚 like they planned it down to the whistle of a penalty call.
Those bodysuit-wearing Green Men went missing from Rogers Arena eight years ago, after terrorizing opposing players who sat in the penalty box during the Vancouver teamB次元官网网址檚 best years, a decade ago.
Adam B次元官网网址淔orceB次元官网网址� Forsythe, the larger guy in the lighter green, and Ryan B次元官网网址淪ullyB次元官网网址� Sullivan are pals who became folk heroes among hockey fans for their sign-waving arena antics, then quietly tucked away those skintight outfits and got on with their lives.
Staff in the CanucksB次元官网网址� game-presentation department had pitched the idea of the Green Men returning for a game, for the nostalgia trip, and it finally happened Saturday, Feb. 24, during an overtime win over old foes from Boston.
B次元官网网址淎t the start of the season we saw the Bruins game on the calendar, and that was tempting,B次元官网网址� Forsythe recalled. B次元官网网址淪o we said to them, B次元官网网址榃e donB次元官网网址檛 want to be paid, weB次元官网网址檝e never been about that, but would you fly Sully out?B次元官网网址� So they (the Canucks) covered the flight and hotel, and it all fell into place.B次元官网网址�
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Sullivan now lives with his young family in Saskatoon, while Forsythe and wife have their own busy lives in Surrey, where he was born and raised.
B次元官网网址淲hen we started this, we were both single and had lots of time to do whatever we wanted,B次元官网网址� Forsythe noted. B次元官网网址淣ow people are saying, B次元官网网址極h, youB次元官网网址檙e just bandwagoners,B次元官网网址� because of how good the Canucks are again. No, I go to games a lot, just not in the green suit. I just want to get that out there B次元官网网址� IB次元官网网址檓 a hardcore Canucks fan and donB次元官网网址檛 miss games.B次元官网网址�
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That was an epic night! A HUGE thank you to every single fan that welcomed us back. We canB次元官网网址檛 even begin to describe the feeling.
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Their Green Men reunion was so hush-hush, they only told family members about it.
B次元官网网址淲e wanted to come back the right way, in grand fashion like we did, with the lights and the Stone Cold wrestling music,B次元官网网址� Forsythe beamed. B次元官网网址淲e had the Al Murdoch intro, the voice of God (announcing). We werenB次元官网网址檛 sure it would all work, but then it worked perfectly, with the Bruins taking a penalty just when we were about to enter (the lower bowl of the arena).
B次元官网网址淚 never get nervous in the green suit, but my mouth went dry, the curtain opened and adrenaline took over,B次元官网网址� he added. B次元官网网址淭he person holding the curtain says, B次元官网网址極h, I think the Bruins just took a penalty!B次元官网网址� You see in the video, I sprinted down the stairs to the penalty box and SullyB次元官网网址檚 high-fiving people. I canB次元官网网址檛 really see out of the suit but apparently JVR (Bruins forward James van Riemsdyk) was laughing. It was awesome.B次元官网网址�
Then the waffles started flying.
Wait, waffles?
B次元官网网址淔ull credit to Sully, our most famous bit was the waffles back before the 2011 run (of the Canucks to the Stanley Cup Final),B次元官网网址� Forsythe explained. B次元官网网址淚 told him it wouldnB次元官网网址檛 work, but it did, and now itB次元官网网址檚 the GIF that comes up if you search B次元官网网址楪reen MenB次元官网网址� (on the internet). The Maple Leafs were horrible in that era, and a fan in Toronto threw a waffle on the ice. To this day, nobody knows what that meant B次元官网网址� maybe a form of protest because theyB次元官网网址檙e losing.
B次元官网网址淎nd then a week later we went to the game against the Leafs, and we decided to buy a box of waffles at Costco and throw them, and it went off,B次元官网网址� Forsythe continued. B次元官网网址淲e didnB次元官网网址檛 really even know what it meant. So then because it was our most famous bit, we had to do it again (during the Bruins game Saturday). We had all our props lined up but then 20 minutes before, we needed waffles and ran across the street to Costco and got them. WeB次元官网网址檙e still waiting for that sponsorship angle, for them to hook us up with waffles.B次元官网网址�
Forsythe met Sullivan at broadcasting school, and the Fleetwood-raised South Surrey resident now works in media relations. On Tuesday nights he can be found hosting Green Man Trivia at Clayton Pub on 188 Street.
B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 straight-up pencils and paper, always general questions that I come up with,B次元官网网址� he noted. B次元官网网址淚 donB次元官网网址檛 do theme nights, and a lot of people show up here every week, which is great.
B次元官网网址淚t wasnB次元官网网址檛 my idea to call it Green Man Trivia, and I donB次元官网网址檛 wear the green suit, no,B次元官网网址� Forsythe added. B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 fun, and the casuals who come in ask about it, and yeah, thatB次元官网网址檚 me, the guy who wears the green outfit to Canucks games.B次元官网网址�
Not surprisingly, that green bodysuit fits a little more snug eight years later.
B次元官网网址淲e started this when we were 21, and weB次元官网网址檙e both fairly fit,B次元官网网址� Forsythe said. B次元官网网址淪ully is around five-five, 140 pounds, born with a six-pack. He eats a diet consisting of fast food and doesnB次元官网网址檛 gain a pound. Meanwhile, IB次元官网网址檒l have a sip of this water and gain five pounds. ItB次元官网网址檚 just the way itB次元官网网址檚 always been, so standing next to him, itB次元官网网址檚 a bad look from the jump.
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Sadly, the Bruins game will probably be a one-off reunion for the Green Men, given their locations and busy lives.
B次元官网网址淚t was so fun, and totally just a nostalgia thing, yeah,B次元官网网址� Forsythe said with a smile. B次元官网网址淢y wife was a collegiate softball player in the States from, like, 2011 to 2015, and she never really experienced Green Men, so that was also motivation of wanting her to see it live, not just all the videos on the internet.
B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 funny because we go to parties and meet people and then the host would introduce me, B次元官网网址極h, this is one of the Green Men,B次元官网网址� and IB次元官网网址檇 have to explain it, and she didnB次元官网网址檛 really get it. Well, now she gets it.B次元官网网址�
