U.S. newscast mispronounces ‘Canucks’, ‘Boudreau’; internet reacts

The Vancouver Canucks’ recent coaching changeup is making some headlines online for an unexpected reason.

On Sunday, the club made the long-awaited decision to fire head coach Bruce Boudreau, replacing him with Rick Tocchet.

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That news made the cut for a broadcast by FOX 5 in Washington D.C., where Boudreau was once the head coach of the Washington Capitals.

However, when the story was read, fans pointed out some key mispronunciations made.

In a clip of the story that has been making rounds online, the newscaster is heard calling the former Vancouver coach Bruce “Bow-dreau,” the Canucks the “Can-nukes” and new bench boss Rick Tocchet’s name, “Tew-ket.”

According to Fox 5 DC, the Vancouver "Can-nukes" made a coaching change Sunday. Have to watch out for those Canadian nukes, whether under control of Bruce "Bow-dreau" or Rick "Tew-ket." pic.twitter.com/A6AJAHXJSJ

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 23, 2023

A follow-up clip posted an hour later from the same news channel saw the newscaster correct her pronunciation of Boudreau’s name, but not the pronunciations of the Canucks, and Tocchet’s.

This came up again in the next hour, with the same (for the most part) mispronunciations. pic.twitter.com/6kuxiN3OJN

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 23, 2023

Needless to say, Canucks fans had a field day with the announcing gaffes.

One person’s response to the video said, “We are all Cah-nooks.”

We are all Cah-nooks. #Canucks

— Surrey Ryan (@RyanChand) January 23, 2023

“Who Ca-new we’ve been mispronouncing Canucks all this time?” posted another person.

Who Ca-new we’ve been mispronouncing Canucks all this time?

— “Rosie” (@pokethebear38) January 23, 2023

Others took aim at the mispronunciation suggesting Vancouver was home to nuclear weapons. “Vancouver is a Nuke-free zone,” a Twitter user wrote.

Vancouver is a Nuke free zone.

— Orange Clarke #Gino #botch #RYP37 #Team1040 (@orangeclarke98) January 23, 2023

In that same vein, another person joked, “In her defense, the Canucks are bombing.”

In her defense, the Canucks are bombing

— jibble puss (@JibblePuss) January 23, 2023

And others got more creative, with one writing “It’s the start of a new era; Rick Tookoot’s Canooks.”

It's the start of a new era: Rick Tookoot's Canooks

— Greg Hoekstra ????️ (@greghoekstra) January 23, 2023

Boudreau was fired as head coach of the Canucks on Sunday after spending just over a year in the role. Tocchet now becomes the third coach the Canucks have had in the past three years.

Read More: What can Canucks fans expect in the Rick Tocchet era?

Tocchet’s first game behind the Vancouver bench will be on Tuesday when the Canucks host the Chicago Blackhawks.