"Shoresy" takes place in the same universe as "Letterkenny," in the nearby town of Sudbury, Ontario. There, the foul-mouthed Shorsey vows to bring his senior AAA Sudbury Bulldogs to victory and never lose a game again. The series, which combines the punchy dialogue of "Letterkenny" with the ribald underdog heroics of "Slap Shot," earned a spot as one of Looper's favorite shows on Hulu, and in January 2023, "Shoresy" was officially renewed for a second season.
Star Jared Keeso, a former junior hockey player, and executive producer Jacob Tierney are well familiar with the subtleties of the sport's culture, down to the typically toothless players and their use of "flippers," partial dentures used when you're only missing a few teeth. "Looks like he wears a flipper," wrote u/canadianbairn on Reddit. "A lot of guys I know who played hockey have them." In one scene, Keeso's Shorsey does indeed pop a removable tooth in his mouth before taking it back out.
Even after learning about Keeso's oral surgery, a number of fans still believe the actor had actually previously lost the tooth in his own hockey-playing days. "I can't see someone as level headed as Keeso going that far for a role," posited u/BimmerMan87. "If I were to be a betting man I am guessing he lost a tooth in hockey, got an implant instead of a 'flipper' then had the implant removed for the show."
