Shorty Then-> Shorty Now (feat. Dave)
SHORTY-ISMS
(an incomplete list of Canucks play-by-play announcer John Shorthouse’s common - or quirky - phrases)
“Double-doink”
“Who was having none of that”
“[Player] passes to [other player], who wasn’t expecting it”
“Fans calling for a penalty; they won’t get one/there’s none coming”
“Mama said there’d be days like this” … “Help me, Dave” (“Godspeed, Shorty”)
4:20 or 69 mentioned
“Couldn’t negotiate that pass”/”couldn’t take it cleanly”
“He’ll take the whistle, we’ll take a break!”
“[Player] was up-ended”
“He has words for the referee”
“Four of them through centre!”
“Canucks have a 2-on-1 if they hurry!”
“[Player] was tripped, but play goes on”
“Canucks fans are all too familiar with [player who scores a lot against the Canucks]”
“[Comment about how long Quinn Hughes’s shift has been] - but that’s normal for him”
“How did that not go in?!”
“Shot blocked by [player] and that hurt!”
“Unable to steer it on goal”
“Ripped it wide”
“Dangerous pass”
Courtesy of @captainlexapro @hughesybear @atwhughesversion @petey-cubed from this post
Feel free to submit more to add to the list!!!