Gritty
Sign in to saveGritty is the official mascot for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is a furry orange creature with googly eyes who wears Flyers gear. Gritty has been compared to the Phillie Phanatic, the mascot for the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team. He was created by Brian Allen of Flyland Designs with help from David Raymond, the first man to portray the Phillie Phanatic.
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- Country
- United States
- Country of origin
- United States
- Sport
- ice hockey
- Official website
- www.nhl.com/flyers/fans/gritty
- Image
- Gov. Wolf Joins Philadelphia Flyers Organization to Encourage Pennsylvanians to ‘Take Your Shot’ (51156977424) (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 7
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- inception
- 2018-00-00
- color
- black
- represents
- Philadelphia Flyers
- inspired by
- Phillie Phanatic
- social media followers
- 394581
- advertises
- Philadelphia Flyers
- Commons category
- Gritty
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Gritty is the official mascot for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is a furry orange creature with googly eyes who wears Flyers gear. Gritty has been compared to the Phillie Phanatic, the mascot for the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team. He was created by Brian Allen of Flyland Designs with help from David Raymond, the first man to portray the Phillie Phanatic.
Gritty was introduced on September 24, 2018. According to his official biography, Gritty emerged after construction at the Xfinity Mobile Arena, the Flyers' home arena, disturbed his secret hideout. Within the months following his debut, Gritty became an internet sensation and made appearances on several talk shows.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gritty” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.