Since being introduced as arguably the weirdest mascot in NHL history, the Philadelphia Flyers’ beloved monster Gritty has been taking the world by storm. From epic entrances to head-scratching tweets, the googly-eyed creature has become a global icon and has already racked up over 125K followers on Twitter. But for as many fans Gritty has, he also has a select group of haters.
One of which is the Vegas Golden Knights franchise.
The Golden Knights visited Philly for an afternoon tilt and managed to come on top with a 1-0 victory, and with that marked the last time the two teams will meet this season. Of course, they used that as an opportunity to take a small shot at their adversary’s biggest fan.
Come on! He’s not that terrifying! Or is he…
The Golden Knights can say what they want, but the guy’s a celebrity for crying out loud. He’s already appeared on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and just yesterday he made a grand entrance to a Lehigh Valley game by performing a duet with the team’s mascot.
Just beautiful Gritty!
The rest of the league should consider itself lucky that they’ll still have an opportunity to see Gritty in action this season.
(H/T Vegas Golden Knights)
