Chef's Kiss for that [ FIN ]al closing frame, Chris. You've been waiting your whole Mascot Mayhem series for that, haven't you? The Old Movie Nerd in me appreciates a great closing shot. Even more so as a lifelong Canucks fan. Kudos!
Thank you!! You have no idea how happy it makes me that someone appreciated that! 😊 At first I couldn’t figure out where to fit him in the overall narrative. Then I realized how the name could work if I found the right shot. Stick taps to whoever in the Canucks' video department is a huge Wes Anderson fan. 😅
Thanks for explaining why Youppi might seem out of place and off-topic to people outside of Quebec, who might not understand why the most storied hockey franchise suddenly adopted an orange mascot in 2004. I remember our most popular Expos commentator, Rodger Brulotte, being thrilled that Youppi would still be around for the kids after the Expos left in 2004. He was such an icon that transcended baseball in Quebec, making appearances in nearly every school in the province when I was young.
One thing you forgot to mention about Tommy Hawk. His name may also be a nod to longtime Blackhawks executive Tommy Ivan, who is a HHOF builders category inductee.
It's been a long time coming, but thanks for giving this ace series closure. It was absolute fun. Now we need to address the elephant in the room - why do the Rangers not have a mascot? What is stopping them from appropriating a cartoon version of Lady Liberty and making her the actual mascot? And why not call her Libby?
Mascot series has been splendid too watch. Thanks for covering this overlooked aspect of sports and giving it the quality treatment only your productions provide!
It's amazing how legendary Hunter has already become here in Edmonton, and everything about his bio is just so perfect. Team founder reference? Check. Founding year? Check. Lynx have been spotted in this region before? Triple check. And then just awesomely fearsome to boot. Bonus tidbit: Since lynx tend to occupy more heavily-forested areas and generally aren't common in the southern-Canadian prairies, using a lynx as the mascot is the ultimate choice for one you would definitely associate with Edmonton's River Valley, and would never associate with the Calgary area. 😁
The Bruins have a secondary mascot known simply as "The Bear" (as shown at the 5:03 mark in the video). The Bear is used only in promotional videos, commercials, and on the scoreboard for pre-taped in-game entertainment. The Bear was introduced around 2009, if my memory serves correct. The Bear is generally depicted much nastier than the happy-go-lucky Blades. The Bear is often depicted enforcing proper fan code of conduct and on occasion playing tricks on fans of opposing teams. The Bruins have been using The Bear a lot less over the past few years, but he is still shown on the center ice scoreboard celebrating Bruins home playoff Series wins, in particular.
Another A+++ video Chris Still in absolute disbelief when I’m looking at your subscription numbers Your channel is a must for any NHL enthusiast and each of of your videos is so well put together One of the very few channels I have the bell on for Please keep posting the amazing content that you consistently provide
My favorite series and channel right now on TH-cam. Would love to see an AHL version of Mascot Mayhem at some point!! Thank you for the work you put into this video and all of your videos!
I love these videos. The prototype series was definitely my favorite. I think it would be cool if you made some videos on other leagues like the chl. Keep up the hard work
Been waiting patiently for this!!! Let's go!!! Side note: Interesting that two of New York's most historic teams, the Yankees and Rangers, don't use a mascot. You would think that they wouldn't want to miss out an opportunity to bring on younger fans.
I know the seasons starting soon and you’ll be very busy, but it would be cool for you to do a breakdown of CHL logos/jersey history. Amazing content as always!
Haha, December is when I launched this series! Would’ve finished sooner had it not been for all the Fanatics news, but here we are. Thanks for watching, Nathaniel!
If Utah Hockey Club’s new permanent name is the Blizzard for the 2025-26 NHL season, the new mascot for the Utah Blizzard will be named Frostbite, a yeti.
@@icethetics Even a Stanley Cup Championship isn't enough for my favorite team to be ignored, lol. You still do great work and I enjoy all your videos.
@@icethetics Like for example Blades in the Early 2000's used to be more angrier but currently he's jolly. Same could be said for Tommy Hawk, Stormy and Chance.
I know, someone else pointed that out and I feel terrible. 😅 That’s two uploads in a row where I basically forgot the Panthers even existed. I gotta show some respect to the rivals!
Great Video, I have really enjoyed this series and learning about each mascots history but where did Fin get his name?also Why is Hunter a lynx? and Who had made Fin? and Has Fin been there since the Canucks made there debut? and Where did Chance get his name? I would love these old mascots to maybe return or get a redesign especially Howler and Metal I also love the funny moments in these Mascot Videos like Hunter shoving Harvey I also think Carlton is Cute however I don’t think Jazz Bear would be a good choice for Utah unless they name it the Bruins, Bears, or Jazz but that is highly unlikely.
Thanks for watching! Lots of good questions. I can try to answer a few of them: FIN is named after the dorsal fin orcas have on their back-like the one on his head! Not sure who designed him, but he joined the team in 2001. There’s a big population of lynx in Alberta and since the Oilers don’t have an easy go-to animal for their mascot, they kinda followed the Hurricanes by choosing an animal common to their region. Chance is named after the “chance” the NHL took with expansion (it paid off!) and also references the games of chance in Las Vegas’s casino culture.
Come to think of it, Mr. Met is the only *long standing* mascot in the NY metro area. Yankees, Giants, Jets, Knicks - none of them have mascots so it’s not that big a deal the Rangers don’t have one.
If you want some controversy in your mascots, google the history of The Devils. They have had two different ones. Had to retire the original for a pretty gross reason.
the Canadiens mascot lore felt like a whole movie
😆 the drama of it all!
Wasn't he ejected from a baseball game?
@ZACKMAN2007 Were you not watching? 😅
@@ZACKMAN2007it’s directly mentioned at 1:21
Chef's Kiss for that [ FIN ]al closing frame, Chris. You've been waiting your whole Mascot Mayhem series for that, haven't you? The Old Movie Nerd in me appreciates a great closing shot. Even more so as a lifelong Canucks fan. Kudos!
Thank you!! You have no idea how happy it makes me that someone appreciated that! 😊
At first I couldn’t figure out where to fit him in the overall narrative. Then I realized how the name could work if I found the right shot. Stick taps to whoever in the Canucks' video department is a huge Wes Anderson fan. 😅
Thank you for finishing the series! It's been a really fun time!
Glad you've enjoyed it!
I never wanted this to end.
I may have more coming... 👀
Thanks for explaining why Youppi might seem out of place and off-topic to people outside of Quebec, who might not understand why the most storied hockey franchise suddenly adopted an orange mascot in 2004.
I remember our most popular Expos commentator, Rodger Brulotte, being thrilled that Youppi would still be around for the kids after the Expos left in 2004. He was such an icon that transcended baseball in Quebec, making appearances in nearly every school in the province when I was young.
Youppi! has a great story!
One thing you forgot to mention about Tommy Hawk. His name may also be a nod to longtime Blackhawks executive Tommy Ivan, who is a HHOF builders category inductee.
I didn’t come across that in my research, but that's a fun fact!
You nailed Youppi. Ive never been a Habs fan, but he is probably my favorite sports mascot. Just so so meaningful to the city he represents.
This is the peak offseason content we all need. Thank you, Icethetics!
Enjoy! 💙
YES IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS
Same here
It's been a long time coming, but thanks for giving this ace series closure. It was absolute fun.
Now we need to address the elephant in the room - why do the Rangers not have a mascot? What is stopping them from appropriating a cartoon version of Lady Liberty and making her the actual mascot? And why not call her Libby?
Really missed the opportunity to call him Chance the Raptor😅 "as they say in hockey...'let's do that hockey'"
Mascot series has been splendid too watch. Thanks for covering this overlooked aspect of sports and giving it the quality treatment only your productions provide!
Thank you for the kind words!
Just saw my name in the credits! First time I ever noticed that lol love being a part of this awesome channel!
Thank you for being a member!! 💙
10:12 Crater!?!?
Hahaha.
Jesse from BarDown will never live that down.
ah, appreciate the context. i didn't know what was going on here. 😅
It's amazing how legendary Hunter has already become here in Edmonton, and everything about his bio is just so perfect. Team founder reference? Check. Founding year? Check. Lynx have been spotted in this region before? Triple check. And then just awesomely fearsome to boot.
Bonus tidbit: Since lynx tend to occupy more heavily-forested areas and generally aren't common in the southern-Canadian prairies, using a lynx as the mascot is the ultimate choice for one you would definitely associate with Edmonton's River Valley, and would never associate with the Calgary area. 😁
The Bruins have a secondary mascot known simply as "The Bear" (as shown at the 5:03 mark in the video). The Bear is used only in promotional videos, commercials, and on the scoreboard for pre-taped in-game entertainment. The Bear was introduced around 2009, if my memory serves correct. The Bear is generally depicted much nastier than the happy-go-lucky Blades. The Bear is often depicted enforcing proper fan code of conduct and on occasion playing tricks on fans of opposing teams. The Bruins have been using The Bear a lot less over the past few years, but he is still shown on the center ice scoreboard celebrating Bruins home playoff Series wins, in particular.
Another A+++ video Chris
Still in absolute disbelief when I’m looking at your subscription numbers
Your channel is a must for any NHL enthusiast and each of of your videos is so well put together
One of the very few channels I have the bell on for
Please keep posting the amazing content that you consistently provide
Thank you for the kind words!! 💙
Wow! Love this video, Chris! Ready for another!!!
Thank you!!
Thank you for finishing this series! Can’t wait to see the video of Utah once they release their branding!
I adore these videos. They’re so enjoyable and rewatchable.
Thank you so much! 💙
Youppi! is the GOAT
great series, thanks for putting it together!
Glad you enjoyed it!
My favorite series and channel right now on TH-cam. Would love to see an AHL version of Mascot Mayhem at some point!! Thank you for the work you put into this video and all of your videos!
Thank you for watching!
This was such a great series Chris! I loved every part of it! Great work!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!!
Hey, wake up. Icethetics posted another fire video.
Let's go great video keep up the great work and let's get you to 30k
I love these videos. The prototype series was definitely my favorite. I think it would be cool if you made some videos on other leagues like the chl. Keep up the hard work
Thanks for watching! And I do have a new Prototypes episode in the works! Hoping it’s ready for the fall.
Fantastic stuff as usual Chris! Learned a lot from this and genuinely had no idea the Canucks had a mascot before Fin!
That was a bit of a surprise for me too. Thanks for watching!
Another Emmy worthy video, great work Chris
Thank you for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed it.
I'm enthralled by Metal
This has been a great series! Cannot wait to see what icethetics comes up with next!
Thanks for watching!
Loved it!
2:53 That's Amon Amarth! Metal certainly has some metal bonafides lol I think their singer Johan Hegg is a big hockey guy.
Been waiting patiently for this!!! Let's go!!!
Side note: Interesting that two of New York's most historic teams, the Yankees and Rangers, don't use a mascot. You would think that they wouldn't want to miss out an opportunity to bring on younger fans.
we are so back baby
I know the seasons starting soon and you’ll be very busy, but it would be cool for you to do a breakdown of CHL logos/jersey history. Amazing content as always!
CHL would be a big undertaking. I'll take a look and see if I can put something together. Thanks for watching!
This was epic
Don’t remember the Harvey/McTavish reunion and hatchet burying.
Kind of cool, shaking the tongue
Ah, we're at THAT point in the off-season... (I say as if I wouldn't click on a video about NHL mascots in the depths of December)
Haha, December is when I launched this series! Would’ve finished sooner had it not been for all the Fanatics news, but here we are. Thanks for watching, Nathaniel!
If Utah Hockey Club’s new permanent name is the Blizzard for the 2025-26 NHL season, the new mascot for the Utah Blizzard will be named Frostbite, a yeti.
Great video. Awesome work through the whole series. I personally liked the original Tommy Hawk better.
Thank you for watching!
Here we go
Al the Octopus for Redwings
Yep, covered him way back in Episode 1 ▶️ th-cam.com/video/UDiu-tyIwUA/w-d-xo.html
@@icethetics 👌🐙
At 9:01 you absolutely diss Stanley C Panther. A Panther definitely qualifies as a “Big Cat”
Sir you are absolutely right! 😅 I am so sorry. What is it with me and completely ignoring the Panthers in the last two videos? 🤣
@@icethetics Even a Stanley Cup Championship isn't enough for my favorite team to be ignored, lol. You still do great work and I enjoy all your videos.
I sure hope Metal comes back for the Habs
Crater i mean Chance is pretty cool I think love Bernie and Wildwing since those are my teams
Where is the mention of the Anaheim Ducks’ Wild Wing?? 😳
Way back in Episode 2! ▶️ th-cam.com/video/dolikGLwhaE/w-d-xo.html
I think wildwing is gonna be a summon in kingdom hearts
Do the CFL next!
haha, sorry but football is not my forte 😅
It seems to me as time goes on. The mascot costumes get a little bit weirder😂
Haha, yeah they have to keep one-upping the ones that came before. 😅
@@icethetics Like for example Blades in the Early 2000's used to be more angrier but currently he's jolly. Same could be said for Tommy Hawk, Stormy and Chance.
I now you're a Lightning fan, but you left Stanley out of the big cat mascots
I know, someone else pointed that out and I feel terrible. 😅 That’s two uploads in a row where I basically forgot the Panthers even existed. I gotta show some respect to the rivals!
To me (NYR fan) i cant think of what our mascot would be.
Great Video, I have really enjoyed this series and learning about each mascots history but where did Fin get his name?also Why is Hunter a lynx? and Who had made Fin? and Has Fin been there since the Canucks made there debut? and Where did Chance get his name? I would love these old mascots to maybe return or get a redesign especially Howler and Metal I also love the funny moments in these Mascot Videos like Hunter shoving Harvey I also think Carlton is Cute however I don’t think Jazz Bear would be a good choice for Utah unless they name it the Bruins, Bears, or Jazz but that is highly unlikely.
Thanks for watching! Lots of good questions. I can try to answer a few of them: FIN is named after the dorsal fin orcas have on their back-like the one on his head! Not sure who designed him, but he joined the team in 2001. There’s a big population of lynx in Alberta and since the Oilers don’t have an easy go-to animal for their mascot, they kinda followed the Hurricanes by choosing an animal common to their region. Chance is named after the “chance” the NHL took with expansion (it paid off!) and also references the games of chance in Las Vegas’s casino culture.
Your Welcome Good to know, thanks
Three of those are not really questions their just ideas and opinions
I love your quality on all of your videos its the best quality I’ve ever seen on TH-cam
I don’t believe you about Lois
Metal should be the Blues mascot
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You forgot Buoy of the Kraken!
You must've missed the first episode! Covered Buoy way back then ▶️ th-cam.com/video/UDiu-tyIwUA/w-d-xo.html
@@icethetics whoops! I completely forgot!
4:40 so thats why they haven’t made it past the first round
Come to think of it, Mr. Met is the only *long standing* mascot in the NY metro area. Yankees, Giants, Jets, Knicks - none of them have mascots so it’s not that big a deal the Rangers don’t have one.
I wish the Bruins would switch to The Bear.
Nyisles would kick all their asses.
😆 haha! ... I only laugh because I think Nyisles was the only mascot in any of these videos where you actually see him getting knocked on his ass. 😅
10:27 or a rapper
Where’s Gritty?
Covered Gritty back in Episode 1 ▶️ th-cam.com/video/UDiu-tyIwUA/w-d-xo.html
If you want some controversy in your mascots, google the history of The Devils. They have had two different ones. Had to retire the original for a pretty gross reason.
Yep, you could also watch Episode 3 of this series, where that does get covered 😬 yikes ▶️ th-cam.com/video/sbKezgnemnA/w-d-xo.html
@@icethetics I had missed that episode. Just watched the part about Slapshot. Thanks for the link to catch it.
Mascot creators are just fursuit makers and therefore Mascots are thier fursonas. Change my mind.
Beauty way to end the series
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