Randeep Janda

As a player, John Garrett didn't really register for me until well after the fact when I was looking up the All-Star game and all of the games that he played and all the moments he had.

From a broadcasting perspective, guys,

He was big, right?

He informed me as a fan growing up in the city, first and foremost.

He was a part of my story as a hockey fan.

And, you know, that trio of Murph, Cheech and Shorty, for everybody in the city, if you watch Canucks hockey, even internationally, they had a role in it.

So first and foremost, you know, just bringing that

Fun to the game, which is so important.

Sometimes I think we overthink the game.

This is supposed to be fun.

And Cheech reminded us that you can think hockey at the highest of levels, but at the same time, this is supposed to be

When I stepped into the gondola for the first time, you know, to call games, it's an intimidating experience because, you know, being somebody from this market, you know what that Jim Robson broadcast gondola means.

It's named after the goat in the city, but also, you know, Shorty, Larshide, obviously Cheech, Jim Houston, go through the names of people that worked in there.

It's an intimidating place.

When you step in there and John was one of those individuals that, you know, we had a bit of a relationship before we do the radio shows, we chat over the phone, but in person, I didn't know him that well until I took that role.

And what I loved about John was that, you know, I'd get there maybe a couple hours before puck drop and he,

I remember one time he just basically said, Hey, come on, let me show you how my system works.

Like I didn't ask for it.

He didn't, he didn't have to, but he just, he showed me his handwritten system every single night.

He'd sit there, watch highlights for half hour, 45 minutes with his granddaughter.