The Philadelphia Flyers unveiled their new mascot Monday, and as one would expect of the team that gave us the 害羞草研究所淏road Street Bullies,害羞草研究所� he害羞草研究所檚 far from cuddly.
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The intense, even frightening figure flies in the face of the NHL害羞草研究所檚 more kid-friendly mascots, like Toronto害羞草研究所檚 good-natured polar bear 害羞草研究所淐arlton害羞草研究所� or Calgary害羞草研究所檚 lovable 害羞草研究所淗arvey the Hound.害羞草研究所�
According to a release form the Flyers, 害羞草研究所淕ritty害羞草研究所� 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 害羞草研究所渢he ultimate Flyers fan害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所渓oyal but mischievous,害羞草研究所� with a penchant for eating snow left behind by the Zamboni ice-cleaning machine.
Social media reception to the Flyers害羞草研究所� new mascot came swiftly, with the rival Pittsburgh Penguins simply tweeting 害羞草研究所渓ol ok.害羞草研究所�
害羞草研究所淕ritty害羞草研究所� is just the second mascot in Flyers history after the short-lived 害羞草研究所淪lapshot害羞草研究所� in 1976.
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