If you would've told me that the foul-mouthed, chirping, face-less hockey player from Letterkenny would go on to his own spinoff and be one of the most wholesome characters... well, actually I would believe you because I trust Jared Keeso and Jacob Tierney.
If you've watched Letterkenny, you're familiar with Shoresy. He's known for giving Jonesy, Reilly, and the other hockey bros crap, mostly from offscreen. You never see his face on the original show because he's played by Jared Keeso (Wayne in Letterkenny, also creator of both shows).
In his own show, created due to his popularity, he's still the foul-mouthed chirper, but he's fully fleshed out into an actually pretty good dude. The series starts with Shore moving to Sudbury, Ontario to help out the Triple-A Level Senior Team, the Bulldogs after losing 20 straight games. He works on leading the team with his philosphy that it's not enough to love to win, you have to hate to lose.
The in-show team is made up of actual professional hockey players. There is also a major focus on First Nations characters. Kaniehtiio Horn (Tanis in Letterkenny) acts as a producer tasked with ensuring the characters are portrayed and written realistically.
A big part of what fans seemed drawn to with the character and show is Shoresy's dedication to impressing journalist Laura Mohr, who's he's infatuated with. Part of this is showing younger hockey players what it takes to win the heart of a woman. Whether's it's run a marathon to prove yourself. Or walking the Kingsway with your pants at your ankles to empty her dishwasher. He's the definition of "if they wanted to they would."
The show is funny, heartfelt, and full of trash talking hockey players. If you loved Letterkenny and haven't gone on to Shoresy, it's highly recommended.
