Flyers introduce new mascot named Gritty

[BernieParent]

It's what I expect the homeless people to look like in Chernobyl.

 

[Colin226]

I love this stupid thing so much, I want one as a pet

I think if you stop showing for a month it starts growing on your body

 

[Sasso09]

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[Martin Skoula]

I'd like to start a petition to replace the press box with forced mascot work. Offensive zone turnover from a 4th liner? Sorry pal looks like you're Gritty tomorrow.

 

[LeafsNation75]

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I say he looks like a much scarier version of Youppi who is the Canadiens mascot.

 

[John Price]

It's so ugly

Don't recall them having a mascot before this.

 

[rfournier103]

Ok.

So many things I could say...

I guess this is what happens when there isn’t an organization-wide drug testing policy and only the players are tested. But the news isn’t all bad. Gritty could be the Flyers point man for a community outreach to warn at-risk children and teens of the dangers of drug use.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

That's some Five Nights at Freddy's nightmare fuel right there.

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

I love this stupid thing so much, I want one as a pet

That thing is nightmare fuel for kids

 

[Kamiccolo]

Pretty sure when they said they want the kids to remember their time at the game forever they didn't mean in their nightmares

 

[magnumpi]

seriously, imagine this thing staring at the opposing team's goalie during a key power play.

This could be a huge advantage

 

[valeriammm]

I say he looks like a much scarier version of Youppi who is the Canadiens mascot.

Habs mascot on meth

 

[Ozz]

That is absolutely hilarious. I hope it's a hit so everyone is hating can suffer.

 

[Iceman]

Wtf, he will scare the kids away!

 

[Paris in Flames]

Whether you like it or not, the Flyers marketing team has created a mascot that will be talked about for decades.

....in therapy.

 

[Echo Roku]

Showed him to a coworker that doesn’t follow hockey... his first response?

“Is that real?”

 

[LeafsNation75]

Tim and Sid added the appropriate music in this tweet.

 

[Bones Malone]

Frightening children + Creeping out adults = $$$

This must be the formula they went with for a successful mascot

 

[BigFatCat999]

Remember Gritty rhyems with shitty

 

[Beef Invictus]

On behalf of Flyers fans here on HF, I'd like to present an apology for our team setting the sport back decades.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Looks like Chewbacca on a crack binge.

 

[BKIslandersFan]

He looks like James Sullivan’s fat drunk uncle, who’s orange.

 

[uncleben]

This thing is so creepy, I love it. Like I genuinely really like how out there this is, and they wanted something unique and big, not just a cartoonized animal...

I wonder if they did any focus group research and test it out with audiences and kids at all though


The wild red-headed mop and face though fits perfectly on the Flyers lineup. Put Gritty next to a playoffs Voracek or Giroux, and I wouldn't even be able to tell you who was who

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

 

[LeafsNation75]

The response from the Pittsburgh Penguins.