When Games 3 and 4 of the Stanley Cup Final get underway in Boston this week, a pair of famous Canucks fans will be in attendance.
Ryan “Sully” Sullivan and Adam “Force” Forsythe, better known as Vancouver’s “Green Men” fans, will be at TD Garden in support of their hockey team.
The tandem, known for wearing green spandex body suits and mocking opposing players at Rogers Arena, received a travel package from Travelzoo Inc. that hooked them up with seats behind the net occupied by Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas during the first and third periods.
“We’re going to do everything we can to absolutely screw with the Bruins,” Sullivan said at a news conference in Vancouver on Friday. He later added he will be “shocked if I return home with all my teeth intact.”
The duo gained notoriety during the playoffs for, among other things, doing handstands and tapping the glass next to opposing players in the penalty box during Canucks games. Although the NHL sent a warning to tone down their act, the “Green Men” have become cult hits in Canada, with over 29,000 followers on Twitter and videos on YouTube with upwards of 1 million views.
This will not be the first time the pair take their act on the road. During the Western Conference Semifinal, the two were seen at a Canucks-Predators game in Nashville, where they chatted with Hollywood star Nicole Kidman and her husband Keith Urban during the game.
While the “Green Men” were met with little resistance in Nashville, Forsythe doesn’t expect the reception to be quite as warm in Boston.
“I don’t think we’ll be honored with a key to the city, but we’re thrilled to be traveling to Boston for both games and look forward to visiting — as only Green Men can,” he said.
