Two Sea Dogs Love To “Party Rock”

No matter who you asked on the Saint John Sea Dogs, forward Danick Gauthier was their pick as their class clown – or, as captain Mike Thomas put it, “the funniest guy on the team.”

But what makes Gauthier so funny is not that he’s a prankster or that he sometimes mixes his English with his French – which some have been known to call Franglais.

No, it’s his post-game celebrations and online videos that have had his teammates laughing hysterically on many occasions throughout their MasterCard Memorial Cup championship season.

“He’s not afraid to dance after games,” Thomas went on to say.  “You can check out some of his videos on Facebook and Youtube.  He’s got some sick dance moves like the robot going on as well.”

Zack Phillips agreed with his captain’s assessment of the 19-year old.

“Gauthier can take any situation or anything he has and turn it into a funny thing to make the boys laugh,” he said.  “He’s one of the funniest guys I’ve ever played with.”

While Thomas said that he felt Gauthier’s go to move was the robot – including how he made a robot head for one particular video – Gauthier gave another opinion on his favourite dance step.

“The running man is my best but I don’t think I have it really good,” he said.  “I made it [the robot helmet] because of the LMFAO video.  I just created one and put it on my head.

But the curiosity in me wanted to know more, and asked him if the public could see the video.

“Yeah, it’s on Youtube.” he said.  “There’s a part where me and [Nathan] Beaulieu are in the car singing Party Rock.  It was a lot of fun.”

So another cat is out of the bag.

While Gauthier is busy being the funny man of the team, apparently he has a dancing accomplice in Beaulieu.

“I like to dance every now and then, especially on the rides to the rink,” the 18-year old and NHL prospect Beaulieu said.  “Party Rock just gets me going a little bit.  My legs start moving and my body starts grooving.”

And not only is he an avid dancer – in which he says his go to move is the shovel – but he also loves to rap and has branded himself with a slick nickname.

“My rap name is Wizzy Natedog,” he said.  “I can’t give you a rap right now because I’m still working on a deal and it’s against my contract.  At a later date I will because I need [Jonathan] Huberdeau for a beat, he gives the best one.”

But overall, it’s Gauthier who is the ultimate funny guy, and along with his solid dance moves, mixes in a little “Franglais” just to change it up a bit.

“He yells things in the middle of his dance moves in French, but I don’t understand what he’s saying,” said Phillips.  “He’s funny in no matter what language he’s talking.”

Whatever the case may be, after their championship victory, you know that they – and the whole team – will be party rockin’ into the off-season.

If you missed the link above to the video, check it out here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozqYqbjwiXY