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The impetus for Gritty's creation was when the Flyers' marketing department attended the mascot events at the 2016 NHL All-Star Game in Nashville, Tennessee, and realized that they were missing out on all the marketing and community outreach programs that the league's mascots were generating for their respective teams.
In this regard, what was the Flyers mascot before gritty?
The Philadelphia Flyers debuted a short-lived skating mascot named Slapshot in 1976. It remained the only mascot in Flyers' team history until the unveiling of Gritty for the 2018-19 season. Today, the Washington Capitals use a mascot by the same name (see above).
Likewise, people ask, how did gritty happen?
The Philadelphia Flyers' mascot, Gritty, is being investigated in connection with allegations of an assault involving a 13-year-old boy, police said. The incident happened during a November photo shoot with fans and the 7-foot furry orange creature at the Wells Fargo Center.
Chris Greenwell took his boy Brandon to the Wells Fargo Center one night in November to meet the most famous person on the Philadelphia Flyers payroll: Gritty.