Noah Strang is a sports reporter from Vancouver, British Columbia. In the past, he has worked covering the Vancouver Canucks and Las Vegas Raiders for a variety of publications including CanucksArmy and Vegas Sports Today.

Two Vancouver Canucks players took a break from hockey to work a different job for a day.
Conor Garland and Dakota Joshua surprised some lucky fans as they spent time working at a Tim Hortons in Richmond. The two poured coffees in the drive-thru and helped serve customers who were visiting the 13020 Delf Place location.
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Bumped into Garly and DAK at their side hustle <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a> <a href="https://t.co/PJR0N7zQ29">pic.twitter.com/PJR0N7zQ29</a>
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The above photo was taken by longtime Canucks fan Allan Cruz, who got a shocking surprise when going to pick up a coffee with his wife Claudette. When he got to the window, he was greeted by Joshua and Garland delivering his order.
&#8220;Oh sh*t!&#8221; said Cruz when he saw who was serving them.
The husband and wife were &#8220;extremely shocked&#8221; but said that the players were very nice.
After calming down from the surprise, Cruz let out a &#8220;go Canucks go.&#8221; He said that the Canucks players even picked up their tab for the hot drinks.
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Cruz then tipped of his friend and fellow Canucks fan Zumana <a href="https://mobile.x.com/zoomnucks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">(@ZoomNucks on X), </a>who explained her experience to Daily Hive.
She rushed to the Richmond Tim Hortons hoping to catch a glimpse of the players before they were gone. Thankfully, they were still there.
&#8220;Conor and Dakota were extremely nice and actually greeted us at the door, which was such a great surprise,&#8221; explained Zumana.
&#8220;Meeting Conor was especially special for me, as I&#8217;ve loved watching him ever since his stare-down with a Kraken fan three years ago. I just wish I&#8217;d had my Garland jersey with me!&#8221;
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Archiving this so I can show my future short kids that they too, like Conor Garland, can make it to the big leagues 💙😭<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#canucks</a> <a href="https://t.co/BRDECD2Ub9">pic.twitter.com/BRDECD2Ub9</a>
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The players&#8217; public appearance was being filmed, so expect some sort of promotion from Tim Hortons in the not so distant future.
Garland and Joshua have not only shown a ton of chemistry together on the ice, they&#8217;ve also become fast friends away from it. The two remained in close contact this summer and were planning a visit before <a href="https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/dakota-joshua-close-returning-canucks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joshua was diagnosed with testicular cancer</a>.
&#8220;He&#8217;s one of my best friends off the ice,&#8221; said Garland about Joshua back in training camp before referencing his friend&#8217;s health hurdles. &#8220;He&#8217;s a great guy, he&#8217;s gonna get through it. We talk a lot and right now it&#8217;s not about hockey. We&#8217;re just enjoying each other&#8217;s company.&#8221;
The good news is that the bruising power forward is expected to return to the team relatively soon. He&#8217;s participating fully in practice and <a href="https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/dakota-joshua-close-returning-canucks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">looks just a few practices away from being ready for game action.</a> In the meantime he&#8217;s clearly been keeping busy with his Tim Hortons side hustle alongside his recovery.
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Vancouver Canucks players Dakota Joshua and Conor Garland surprised fans by working at a local Tim Hortons.