He's seven feet tall, fuzzy and orange.
He's "Gritty," the new mascot for the Philadelphia Flyers.
He'll take an active role embracing the National Hockey League team's community outreach initiatives in the Greater Philadelphia Region, according to a news release on the team website.
Gritty, the Philadelphia Flyers' mascot
The Flyers welcomed Gritty during a special event at the Please Touch Museum in Fairmount Park on Sept. 24 in front of over 600 students from across the Philadelphia School District.
Gritty was recently "found" by the team, uncovered during large-scale construction and renovations currently taking place at the Wells Fargo Center, according to the tongue-in-cheek news release.
The mascot led his first "Let's Go Flyers" chant for the children Monday morning and showed off his googly eyes, a squeaky belly button and the ability to blow smoke out of his ears.
The Flyers had a mascot named Slapshot for a brief time in 1976. This is the first time the club has introduced a mascot since, the release says.
The Flyers underwent an extensive process to develop and introduce Gritty, enlisting the help of character branding consultant Dave Raymond during the 2017-18 regular season. The process included evaluating over 100 different designs and countless hours of production and planning.
Gritty will make his game debut Monday, Sept. 24, as the Flyers take on the Boston Bruins at the Wells Fargo Center at 7 p.m.
For more information on Gritty and to request community appearances visit PhiladelphiaFlyers.com/Gritty.
Additionally, he can be followed on Twitter or Instagram @GrittyNHL.
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