Tom Larscheid Tom Larscheid is a Vancouver - based radio sports broadcaster and former football player , currently serving as the colour commentator for the Vancouver Canucks on Vancouver ' s Team 1040 radio station , alongside play - by - play partners John Shorthouse , Rick Ball , and Joey Kenward . After 45 years in broadcasting and covering the Canucks for 27 seasons , he will retire after doing one more game , the 2010 - 11 season opener . Early life and sports career . Born April 6 , 1940 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin and raised in California , Larscheid was a running back for Utah State University , where he was an All - American in 1960 . He played pro football for the British Columbia Lions ( Vancouver ) in the Canadian Football League . Broadcasting career . After his retirement from football , he became the colour commentator for the BC Lions on CKNW , working alongside play - by - play commentator Jim Cox . In 1977 , he added hockey broadcasting to his duties , joining Jim Robson in the booth for Vancouver Canucks radio broadcasts . When the Lions radio rights moved to CFUN in 1983 , Larscheid went with them and left the Canucks broadcasts . In 1984 , Cox retired and [ J . P . McConnell became the new " voice of the Lions " . In 1988 , the Lions moved back to CKNW and Larscheid resumed his work with the Canucks . Larscheid ' s duties included television as well , when the Canucks simulcasted their radio broadcasts on BCTV or CHEK - TV . From 1987 to 1990 , Larscheid did television work for football as well , working on the CFL - produced " Canadian Football Network " , where he worked as a colour commentator on the network ' s secondary broadcast team and worked four Grey Cups as a sideline reporter and field - level analyst . In 1994 , Jim Robson retired from radio and Larscheid ' s new hockey partner became Jim Hughson . In 1999 , Hughson moved back to television full - time and Larscheid was paired with John Shorthouse . All through this time , he continued to juggle both football and hockey . However , this meant frequent scheduling conflicts and in 2000 he was pulled off Lions broadcasts in order to work full - time on Canucks games . In 2006 , Larscheid and Shorthouse moved to radio station CKST ( " The Team 1040 " ) , when that station won the Canucks broadcasting rights from CKNW . In addition to acting as a colour commentator , Larscheid frequently hosts " intermission guests " between periods in the broadcast booth . In early March 2007 , Larscheid hinted that he very well might retire from his colour commentary duties at the end of the 2006 – 07 hockey season , his 30th as the colour man for the Canucks . However , Larscheid on May 15 , 2007 signed a new 1 year contract with TEAM 1040 to continue being the colour commentator for the Vancouver Canucks . Tom also makes a daily appearance on the " Canucks Lunch with Blake Price and Dave Tomlinson " radio show . On July 28 , 2010 , Larscheid announced that he would be retiring at the start of the 2010 – 11 season . His final radio call will be during the Vancouver Canucks season opener against the Los Angeles Kings on October 9th . He spent 27 seasons as the colour commentator for the Vancouver Canucks and will be replaced by Dave Tomlinson . On - air personality . Larscheid is known for his enthusiasm , frequently laughing and giggling during broadcasts . He doesn ' t hide his support for the Canucks and openly cheers for them during broadcasts . He can be very quick to criticise players and officials , including Canucks players whom he doesn ' t think are giving a maximum effort . This combination has led to a couple of incidents where he has uttered expletives on the air , for which he has later apologised . One was during Game 1 of the 1994 Western Conference Final , when Toronto defenceman Jamie Macoun speared a Vancouver player , causing an angered Larscheid to exclaim , " That ' s just bulls * * t ! " Another was during the famous incident in 2000 when Boston defenceman Marty McSorley two - handed Vancouver ' s Donald Brashear over the head , which prompted Larscheid to react in a similar way .