A Conversation With Vancouver's Green Men

by Yankee Canuck on Mar 4, 2010 12:10 PM PST in Random fun

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Back in late December, Sean recapped a 4-1 win over the Predators and made a small reference towards the end:

What in the blue hell was up with the green men in the stands? That is some funny stuff right there.

As someone who's been told by bartenders that I remind them of Charlie from It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, I loved the concept right off the bat.

Of course it got better after that night. Naturally the Preds saw them (Scatchard may still have nightmares in fact). The KB sure noticed. So did the Sun. Puck Daddy mentioned them against both Nashville and Buffalo. Eventually the Canucks marketing team couldn't ignore them. And now opposition marketing teams can't either.

So little did we know that the Nashville win would be the start of the Green Men movement which you can now follow via Facebook, Twitter and their Web site. They just fine tuned their stylish antics at the Olympics and also landed a gig modeling active wear for Agoo Apparel (I know I know, I'm kicking myself for not thinking of this too).

We fired off some questions to the Green Men - who you likely know by now are named Force and Sully - prior to the Olympic break and they were cool enough to get back to us. After the jump we explore when their concept started, their pregame rituals and what teams they really want to see parade to the box next to them. Enjoy!

NM: First and foremost, is one of you Pierre McGuire? Be honest.

Force: No, neither of us are Pierre McGuire. I could see how you could make that mistake seeing how we are both quite bald. We did however ask McGuire to be the third Greenman, but he turned us down... then started yelling something about McGuire's monsters

NM: What was your eureka moment? When did the Green Men idea come into its own and did you have any hesitations?

Sully: After watching an episode of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", which is where the Greenman originates from, we both looked at each other and I do believe we actually yelled "Eureka" at the same time. It was a little weird, but we knew it was fate. We knew we had to become Greenmen and go to a Canucks game. As for hesitations, there was a few... I mean we aren't really wearing anything so that was a concern... and the first game we went to, it was about -5, so as we walked from our car to GM Place, it was quite tempting to bail out. I'm sure glad we didn't though!

NM: Do you have any pregame rituals?

Force: Well, both Sully and I are very concerned about making sure we stretch properly, I mean, we can't be pulling hamstrings in mid routine. We both have our pregame meals. For me it is a bowl of Kraft Dinner, a slice of watermelon (No Seeds) and a glass of A&W Rootbeer. Sully usually enjoys a strawberry poptart, campbell's chunky chicken soup and a glass of Ice Tea. I personally like a game day nap... I have to make sure I'm rested up for the big game!

NM: Aside from Scatchard covering the camera, what's the best player reaction you've had from a guy in the box?

Sully: For some reason, the Nashville Predators have a real problem with us. Patric Hornqvist took a hooking penalty the second time we went to a game against the Predators. He gets to the box and we start to bug him and he complains to the scorekeeper and the penalty box gate keeper that we were bugging him. He was trying to tattletale on us! It obviously didn't work though... The Canucks scored on the PP. It is strange but everytime a penalized player even glances at us, the Canucks score, so we do our best to make sure they look. Another good player reaction was Shea Weber. He didn't say anything, but he spent the entire two minutes trying not to look at us and he had a constant grin on his face. It was pretty funny

NM: Do you have a list of players/teams you'd like to see parade to the box when you're at a game?

Force: Ideally we want to mess with teams within the Canucks division. Calgary and Edmonton especially. The Canucks crowds are awesome when we play those teams, and we would love to be there next time they play. As for players we would love to bug... I think that the so called "personalities" of the NHL would be fun to annoy... Guys like Sheldon Souray, Dion Phaneuf, Derek Boogaard would react to us. Or how about Sean Avery! He would be awesome to harass!

NM: What are your thoughts on Vancouver's season so far, from Auger to laser pointers and everything in between?

Force: We are at the three quarter mark for the season and we both have been pretty impressed with how the Canucks have played. To sit in first in their division is pretty impressive especially because most "experts" had them pegged hovering around the 7,8,9th spots of the conference. And considering our injury depleted blueline we have done pretty well. I'm glad that Henrik Sedin finally proved he didn't need his brother to perform. Hopefully the NHL will finally start to take notice of the twins. We are also impressed that even with a new contract in hand, Alexandre Burrows continues to perform at a high level. He is perhaps, the best bargin in the league.

Looking at some of the negative things that have surronded the Canucks... I thought the league definitely swept the Toronto Maple Leaf tampering incident underneath the rug. We might come off sounding like we have a westcoast bias against the Leafs, but if any other team had of tampered like they did, it would have been a much bigger incident. The Auger fiasco has been talked to death, but a quick thought on that.... we think we were somehow involved in that. We were at that game, we were distracting him and he took it out on the Canucks. So we apologize to Burrows and the Canucks, but ever since that incident we have been getting favorable reffing so there you go.

The last little note.... the green laser was NOT us. That rumor floated around the internet right after it happened, but not only were we not at the game, but it was on the wrong side of the ice. What we do is harmless fun, the person with the laser was doing something that was potentially dangerous. The guy is a goof who we don't want at the games!

NM: Unless things go horribly awry, are you planning any changes to your craft once the post season starts?

Sully: No plans to change our craft. We look forward to supporting our Canucks down the home stretch and playoff time. I'm sure we will think up some new and innovative moves. We have to keep it original, especially in a long seven game series. If the players in the penalty box get bored of our routine, we are not doing are job and helping the Canucks win. The Greenmen are drooling over a potential matchup against the Flames in the first round. Can you imagine the Greenmen harassing the Flames for three or four games over two weeks. They will go crazy. I'm smiling just at the thought.

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Awesome.

by Nuuuuugs on Mar 4, 2010 9:35 AM PST reply actions

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by missy on Mar 4, 2010 10:41 AM PST up reply actions

OK, I’ll pass both incidents along to support. Thanks.

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by Yankee Canuck on Mar 4, 2010 11:00 AM PST up reply actions

IE = The Devil!

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by Sean Zandberg on Mar 4, 2010 11:28 AM PST up reply actions

I get a warning from time to time if I’m on my work laptop (with hyper sensitive corp AV) on any SBN site, not just this one. It’s keying on an iFrame with a URL link to something.ru:8080. Haven’t seen it in a while but the link is usually in the FanPosts or FanShots section I think. Probably something in someone’s sig. And Chrome is where it is at!

by Max Currie on Mar 4, 2010 12:51 PM PST up reply actions

Google Chrome FTW.

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by Chuckles Canuckles on Mar 4, 2010 2:14 PM PST up reply actions

Ay-greed.

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by eightyseven on Mar 4, 2010 2:33 PM PST up reply actions

Sweet interview, Mike! These guys are so comedic gold.

The Greenmen are drooling over a potential matchup against the Flames in the first round. Can you imagine the Greenmen harassing the Flames for three or four games over two weeks. They will go crazy. I’m smiling just at the thought.

Haha! Me too

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by Sean Zandberg on Mar 4, 2010 11:29 AM PST reply actions

hey wankers!

Take off the silly costumes and stop bothering people. Those seats aren’t cheap and people are not paying to watch you makes asses of yourselves.

You’re both doing more harm than good, imo.

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by Temujin on Mar 4, 2010 11:31 AM PST via mobile reply actions

Definitely not making asses of themselves. And they should be able to do whatever they want because those seats are so damned expensive. At least it takes away from the graveyard feel of GM Place at times.

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by Sean Zandberg on Mar 4, 2010 11:39 AM PST up reply actions

asses!

And green penises too. Wear cups next time, wankers.

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by Temujin on Mar 4, 2010 12:01 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

There are many different ways to be a fan. Who are we to judge how other people express their love of the Canucks?

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by Section 312 on Mar 4, 2010 12:03 PM PST up reply actions

yeah, I’m sure the suits are 1/2 of what the damned jerseys cost

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by Sean Zandberg on Mar 4, 2010 2:46 PM PST up reply actions

Curmudgeon alert!!!!!!!!!

by Section 312 on Mar 4, 2010 11:40 AM PST up reply actions

“Hi, my name is Temujin and I’m addicted to bullshit”

[GROUP RESPONSE] “Hi Temujin!”

Just kidding muffins :)

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by Yankee Canuck on Mar 4, 2010 11:57 AM PST up reply actions

and you.

Don’t even get me started on you. ;)

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by Temujin on Mar 4, 2010 12:02 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

Uh Oh

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by Yankee Canuck on Mar 4, 2010 12:06 PM PST up reply actions

and I thought I was the grumpy old man around here ;)

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by Kent Basky on Mar 4, 2010 12:10 PM PST up reply actions

Temujin = Green Man?

They did say they were going bald, so is Temujin! PROOF POSITIVE!

by Jesse Taylor on Mar 4, 2010 12:37 PM PST up reply actions

going bald?

Lol… How about ‘is bald’

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by Temujin on Mar 4, 2010 2:26 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

Actually those seats are free to them… I was on the seabus one day during the games and saw this older couple dressed in olympic duds, as was I. We started talking, and he mentioned that he won gold medal tix in the lottery, but because he’s not a hockey fan (!!!) gave (!!!!!) them to his brother , who has seasons nucks tickets. He then had a Eureka look, and said “oh yeah…the green guys…that’s my brothers son and his friend…they sit in my brothers’ seats”. So there u go.

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by GAHHHHH! on Mar 4, 2010 12:57 PM PST up reply actions

WHY SO SERIOUS

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by Chuckles Canuckles on Mar 4, 2010 2:15 PM PST up reply actions

Sorry but this dress up in these silly sausage casing costumes is old and tired. Next thing you know some guy will be dressing up in an astronaut outfit…

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by Carl Putnam on Mar 5, 2010 6:44 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs

Ha!

Rec’d.

Where do you think that guy got that anyhow? It sure looks like a real live NASA suit.

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by vancitydan on Mar 5, 2010 6:46 AM PST up reply actions

Glad to see Tobias Funk is doing well for himself these days.

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by Jibblescribbits on Mar 4, 2010 11:35 AM PST reply actions

best. show. ever.

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by Yankee Canuck on Mar 4, 2010 12:00 PM PST up reply actions

I’m afraid I prematurely shot my wad on what was supposed to be a dry run if you will, so I’m afraid I have something of a mess on my hands.

by Section 312 on Mar 4, 2010 12:04 PM PST up reply actions

Well done!

Great job landing the interview Mike! Love the Pierre Maguire question.

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by nucksandpucks on Mar 4, 2010 12:44 PM PST reply actions

not a nucks fan but im not gunna lie,

green man is the shit

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by stlAJ on Mar 5, 2010 4:54 AM PST reply actions

just wanted to point out

This story is front page on NHL.com this morning, underneath the 3 stars.

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by Kent Basky on Mar 5, 2010 8:26 AM PST reply actions

niiiiiiiiiiice

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by Yankee Canuck on Mar 5, 2010 9:08 AM PST up reply actions

yup, it’s a good day for us, eh? I re-tweeted the story mentioning that as well…

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by Kent Basky on Mar 5, 2010 9:10 AM PST up reply actions

SBN has its perks!

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by Yankee Canuck on Mar 5, 2010 9:13 AM PST up reply actions

damn straight… I gotta get my podcast up and running, but the puppy got another headset the other day, that’s 5 now, she turns 1 on the 11th grrrr

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by Kent Basky on Mar 5, 2010 10:04 AM PST up reply actions

Is there no Korean restaurant you could, um, ‘donate’ the puppy to?

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by Smoboy41 on Mar 5, 2010 10:27 AM PST up reply actions

OMG

As much as she pisses me off, I couldn’t even think of it

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by Kent Basky on Mar 5, 2010 10:34 AM PST up reply actions

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by Kent Basky on Mar 5, 2010 10:34 AM PST up reply actions

D'awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Let’s go with basic questions… name/breed?

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by GoodKeith on Mar 5, 2010 10:37 AM PST up reply actions

Ahhhh, she’s so cute, how could I have suggested such a thing. I’m a heartless bastard. Waaaaahhhhh……sob.

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by Smoboy41 on Mar 5, 2010 10:37 AM PST up reply actions

Maybe you need....

The Dog Whisperer!!!

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by Smoboy41 on Mar 5, 2010 10:38 AM PST up reply actions

Dog: Terrified, not smiling.

Dude above dog: Smiling and terrifying all at the same time.

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by GoodKeith on Mar 5, 2010 10:45 AM PST up reply actions

Nice work Mike!!

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by Sean Zandberg on Mar 5, 2010 1:58 PM PST up reply actions

Ur famuz!

"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"

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by eightyseven on Mar 5, 2010 2:00 PM PST up reply actions

What do they mean ‘SB Nation talks’? It was our very own Yankee Canuck, representing Nucks Misconduct. Typical EMM sumbitches.

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by Smoboy41 on Mar 5, 2010 2:30 PM PST up reply actions

Don’t let Temujin see this he is going to freak out again……

by Section 312 on Mar 5, 2010 2:42 PM PST up reply actions

lol
her name is Chyna and she is a zuchon (bijon friese/shih tzu) dad is a zuchon, mom is zuchon with a touch of poodle as well…

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by Kent Basky on Mar 5, 2010 10:40 AM PST reply actions

"We once mixed a bull dog with a shih tzu..."

That’s awesome, man. Dog like that expected to grow to about 25 lbs?

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by GoodKeith on Mar 5, 2010 10:42 AM PST up reply actions

The dad is about 15, she’s lucky if she’s 10 lbs, she stopped growing early. Some of the other pups from that litter and the previous one got close to 25 though

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by Kent Basky on Mar 5, 2010 10:46 AM PST up reply actions

I’ve seen some pictures before of a Chyna. Very revealing pictures of aChyna.

That, sir, is not a Chyna. ;)

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by Yankee Canuck on Mar 5, 2010 10:42 AM PST up reply actions

Watch out for the low blow.

by marcness52 on Mar 5, 2010 3:38 PM PST up reply actions

Not the cutest one we ever had though...

This is Henrik (and yes he had a twin named Danni)

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by Kent Basky on Mar 5, 2010 10:57 AM PST reply actions

cute, but I’ll be honest..I hate small dogs. To each their own.

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by Sean Zandberg on Mar 5, 2010 1:54 PM PST up reply actions

That face can get him anything his heart desires.

"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"

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by eightyseven on Mar 5, 2010 2:01 PM PST up reply actions

Until he puts a deuce on your keyboard

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by Sean Zandberg on Mar 5, 2010 3:09 PM PST up reply actions

Haha, don’t tell you’ll still be mad seeing that tilted face of cuteness after the fact.

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by eightyseven on Mar 5, 2010 3:16 PM PST up reply actions

No I would make a sandwich outta the mutt! ;)

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by Sean Zandberg on Mar 5, 2010 10:35 PM PST up reply actions

Hatechu.

"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"

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by eightyseven on Mar 6, 2010 3:20 AM PST up reply actions

Gesundheit.

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by Smoboy41 on Mar 6, 2010 7:55 AM PST up reply actions

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Canucks Stats

Stat	Forwards	Defense
Points	H. Sedin (52)	Edler (34)
Goals	D. Sedin (20)	Edler (7)
Assists	H. Sedin (41)	Edler (27)
Shots	D. Sedin (159)	Edler (131)
Hits	Lapierre (136)	Edler (97)
Blocked Shots	Kesler (38)	Edler (72)
ES TOI/G	H. Sedin (14.45)	Bieksa (17.75)
PP TOI/G	D. Sedin (3.56)	Edler (3.60)
PK TOI/G	Malhotra (2.63)	Hamhuis (3.08)
Corsi Rel QoC	Burrows (0.975)	Bieksa (0.951)
Zone Starts (OPCT)	D. Sedin (80%) Malhotra (13%)	Edler (58%) Tanev (36%)

Updated: January 22

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