The triumphant return of the two most famous Canucks fans was so perfectly timed, it91裸聊视频檚 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 team91裸聊视频檚 best years, a decade ago.
Adam 91裸聊视频淔orce91裸聊视频� Forsythe, the larger guy in the lighter green, and Ryan 91裸聊视频淪ully91裸聊视频� 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 Canucks91裸聊视频� 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.
91裸聊视频淎t the start of the season we saw the Bruins game on the calendar, and that was tempting,91裸聊视频� Forsythe recalled. 91裸聊视频淪o we said to them, 91裸聊视频榃e don91裸聊视频檛 want to be paid, we91裸聊视频檝e never been about that, but would you fly Sully out?91裸聊视频� So they (the Canucks) covered the flight and hotel, and it all fell into place.91裸聊视频�
The Green Men are SO back! 馃煝
91裸聊视频� Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks)
Welcome home, !
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.
91裸聊视频淲hen we started this, we were both single and had lots of time to do whatever we wanted,91裸聊视频� Forsythe noted. 91裸聊视频淣ow people are saying, 91裸聊视频極h, you91裸聊视频檙e just bandwagoners,91裸聊视频� 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 91裸聊视频� I91裸聊视频檓 a hardcore Canucks fan and don91裸聊视频檛 miss games.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频� RELATED: .
That was an epic night! A HUGE thank you to every single fan that welcomed us back. We can91裸聊视频檛 even begin to describe the feeling.
91裸聊视频� Green Men (@TheGreenMen)
What a win! Canucks fans91裸聊视频� you were the difference makers! Let91裸聊视频檚 keep it rocking in to the playoffs!
Their Green Men reunion was so hush-hush, they only told family members about it.
91裸聊视频淲e wanted to come back the right way, in grand fashion like we did, with the lights and the Stone Cold wrestling music,91裸聊视频� Forsythe beamed. 91裸聊视频淲e had the Al Murdoch intro, the voice of God (announcing). We weren91裸聊视频檛 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).
91裸聊视频淚 never get nervous in the green suit, but my mouth went dry, the curtain opened and adrenaline took over,91裸聊视频� he added. 91裸聊视频淭he person holding the curtain says, 91裸聊视频極h, I think the Bruins just took a penalty!91裸聊视频� You see in the video, I sprinted down the stairs to the penalty box and Sully91裸聊视频檚 high-fiving people. I can91裸聊视频檛 really see out of the suit but apparently JVR (Bruins forward James van Riemsdyk) was laughing. It was awesome.91裸聊视频�
Then the waffles started flying.
Wait, waffles?
91裸聊视频淔ull credit to Sully, our most famous bit was the waffles back before the 2011 run (of the Canucks to the Stanley Cup Final),91裸聊视频� Forsythe explained. 91裸聊视频淚 told him it wouldn91裸聊视频檛 work, but it did, and now it91裸聊视频檚 the GIF that comes up if you search 91裸聊视频楪reen Men91裸聊视频� (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 91裸聊视频� maybe a form of protest because they91裸聊视频檙e losing.
91裸聊视频淎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,91裸聊视频� Forsythe continued. 91裸聊视频淲e didn91裸聊视频檛 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. We91裸聊视频檙e still waiting for that sponsorship angle, for them to hook us up with waffles.91裸聊视频�
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.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 straight-up pencils and paper, always general questions that I come up with,91裸聊视频� he noted. 91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 do theme nights, and a lot of people show up here every week, which is great.
91裸聊视频淚t wasn91裸聊视频檛 my idea to call it Green Man Trivia, and I don91裸聊视频檛 wear the green suit, no,91裸聊视频� Forsythe added. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 fun, and the casuals who come in ask about it, and yeah, that91裸聊视频檚 me, the guy who wears the green outfit to Canucks games.91裸聊视频�
Not surprisingly, that green bodysuit fits a little more snug eight years later.
91裸聊视频淲e started this when we were 21, and we91裸聊视频檙e both fairly fit,91裸聊视频� Forsythe said. 91裸聊视频淪ully is around five-five, 140 pounds, born with a six-pack. He eats a diet consisting of fast food and doesn91裸聊视频檛 gain a pound. Meanwhile, I91裸聊视频檒l have a sip of this water and gain five pounds. It91裸聊视频檚 just the way it91裸聊视频檚 always been, so standing next to him, it91裸聊视频檚 a bad look from the jump.
91裸聊视频淟ast week I was in Mexico, and the whole time I91裸聊视频檓 thinking, 91裸聊视频極K, I want to enjoy myself but I know I have to fit in this freaking suit.91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�
Sadly, the Bruins game will probably be a one-off reunion for the Green Men, given their locations and busy lives.
91裸聊视频淚t was so fun, and totally just a nostalgia thing, yeah,91裸聊视频� Forsythe said with a smile. 91裸聊视频淢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.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 funny because we go to parties and meet people and then the host would introduce me, 91裸聊视频極h, this is one of the Green Men,91裸聊视频� and I91裸聊视频檇 have to explain it, and she didn91裸聊视频檛 really get it. Well, now she gets it.91裸聊视频�
