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Video: Flyers new mascot 91ƵGritty91Ƶ a bearded, googly-eyed terror

The Philadelphia Flyers unveiled their new mascot Monday, and as one would expect of the team that gave us the 91ƵBroad Street Bullies,91Ƶ he91Ƶs far from cuddly.

The Philadelphia Flyers unveiled their new mascot Monday, and as one would expect of the team that gave us the 91ƵBroad Street Bullies,91Ƶ he91Ƶs far from cuddly.

91ƵGritty91Ƶ is a hulking Neanderthal-like figure with a pot belly, a orange mountain-man beard and two huge, lidless googly eyes. Think Montreal Canadiens mascot 91ƵYouppi!91Ƶ after a triple espresso and four cans of Red Bull, and you get the idea.

The intense, even frightening figure flies in the face of the NHL91Ƶs more kid-friendly mascots, like Toronto91Ƶs good-natured polar bear 91ƵCarlton91Ƶ or Calgary91Ƶs lovable 91ƵHarvey the Hound.91Ƶ

According to a release form the Flyers, 91ƵGritty91Ƶ was forced out of a hermit-like existence when construction at the Wells Fargo Centre disturbed his secret hideout.

His bio also describes him as 91Ƶthe ultimate Flyers fan91Ƶ and 91Ƶloyal but mischievous,91Ƶ with a penchant for eating snow left behind by the Zamboni ice-cleaning machine.

Social media reception to the Flyers91Ƶ new mascot came swiftly, with the rival Pittsburgh Penguins simply tweeting 91Ƶlol ok.91Ƶ

91ƵGritty91Ƶ is just the second mascot in Flyers history after the short-lived 91ƵSlapshot91Ƶ in 1976.

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The Philadelphia Flyers mascot 91ƵGritty91Ƶ is seen in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout, Ben Solomon, Philadelphia Flyers




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