How two maple syrup-guzzling hosers turned stunts with hockey stars into online gold

Two long-haired, maple syrup-drinking hosers from central Alberta have had some of hockey’s biggest stars slam them in the chest with slapshots, tackle them to the ground and slay them in shootouts.

And they’ve captured it all on camera, racking up tens of thousands — and sometimes millions — of views for the videos in their online hockey advice parodies, On the Bench.

The series is the creation of two minor hockey coaches from Aidrie, Ryan Russell and Steve Campbell.

Evoking the spirit of iconic Canadian hosers Bob and Doug McKenzie, Russell plays Jacob Ardown, a former Virgin Island elite league star, and Campbell plays Olly Postanin, a former Bangladesh hockey

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