The internet was not impressed with the Philadelphia Flyers’ new mascot
Sep 24, 2018, 11:35 AM
The Philadelphia Flyers unveiled a new mascot on Monday. The court of public opinion — also known as Twitter — did not give the mascot its unwavering support.
In fact, it was quite the opposite.
Looking like something between the Montreal Canadiens’ “Youppi!” and the Philadelphia Phillies’ “Phanatic,” Gritty is a big orange blob of vague biological makeup. In fact, “big orange blob” is about as specific as one could get in describing just what this creature is.
It’s also wearing a Flyers jersey, black shorts and hockey skates.
It me. #Gritty pic.twitter.com/HfTMVtEAFy
— Gritty (@GrittyNHL) September 24, 2018
Join us in welcoming the newest member of the #Flyers Family, @GrittyNHL!!
Learn more about Gritty: https://t.co/eQRwTtD54w pic.twitter.com/njHQO1824b
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) September 24, 2018
The Flyers’ rival, the Pittsburgh Penguins, were among the first to chime in on the announcement.
lol ok https://t.co/3sSJcbLSfF
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) September 24, 2018
Sleep with one eye open tonight, bird. pic.twitter.com/wLmGBa0Oyh
— Gritty (@GrittyNHL) September 24, 2018
Others on social media offered their jokes and opinions:
— Marc Farzetta (@MarcFarzetta) September 24, 2018
— ♚ Brendan Page ♚ (@BrendanDrPepper) September 24, 2018
This is the worst thing in the history of hockey and I love it
— Mike (@morrissey215) September 24, 2018
— promoted tweet (@AintYourRyan) September 24, 2018
— Easy Mac With The Cheesy Raps🇧🇧 (@brooklyngohard) September 24, 2018
— Philadelphia Police (@PhillyPolice) September 24, 2018
— Steve Khan (@shk66) September 24, 2018
