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Nov 10, 2013; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens mascot Youppi checks a net and sports a red moustache for Movember during the third period against the New York Islanders at the Bell Centre. The Canadiens defeated the Islanders 4-2. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports
10. Youppi! (Montreal Canadiens)
Originally appeared in 1979 for Montreal Expos of the MLB, Youppi! is the only mascot to switch from the MLB to NHL. He was adopted by the Canadiens in 2005 after being left in limbo when Montreal Expos moved to Washington, and Nationals adopted their own mascot.
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Interesting Fact About Youppi!:
"“Youppi! was the first mascot to be thrown out of a Major League Baseball game: On August 23, 1989, in the 11th inning, while atop the visitors’ dugout, Youppi! took a running leap, landing hard and noisily on its roof, and then sneaked into a front row seat. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda complained to the umpires and Youppi! was ejected, though he later returned, confined to the home team’s dugout roof, as Montreal eventually lost 1–0 in 22 innings.” Youppi! was designed by Bonnie Erickson, formerly a designer for Jim Henson, and the designer of Miss Piggy, Statler & Waldorf and other Muppet characters."
The concept itself of “Youppi!” is a tad perplexing as the character itself has never had anything to do with either team it represents.
Basically an orange hairy giant, “Youppi!” is a legend among mascots having survived so many years. He’s one of only a few mascots to have been inducted into the baseball hall of fame.
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