NHL mascots are some combination of adorable, cute, creepy, and downright scary. Let’s take a look at the cute, the cuddly, and the creepy in this week’s NHL Power Rankings of mascots.
One of the best parts of going to an NHL game is seeing a cute and cuddly creature get the crowd pumped up. This week’s NHL power rankings will take a look at the mascots around the league and put them in tiers.
For this list, we looked at several factors. First of all, how cute and cuddly is the mascot? Secondly, originality matters. Thirdly, is the mascot truly meaningful to the team or the city? Some teams are at a huge disadvantage there, so we’ll factor that in if necessary.
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Currently, there are two teams who should be shunned because they don’t have a mascot. Let’s take a look at them and give them some free ideas on what they should do about it.
Too Boring To Have A Mascot
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are one of the proudest organizations in hockey. They’re an Original Six team and have won many championships. However, the Red Wings are also the least fun organization in the NHL because they don’t have a mascot.
Their unofficial mascot used to be an octopus. However, there are two problems here. First of all, the Wings recently got rid of it, leaving them with nothing. Secondly, it was not a real mascot, as it wasn’t some human being in an oversized costume.
Potential mascots: Detroit isn’t really known for anything. But they already have a lion and a tiger. So why not complete the Wizard of Oz trio with a bear? Since they are the Red Wings, maybe a bird would make sense. Anything but an octopus, which is neither cute, cuddly, or cool looking.
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers have never had a mascot. This has always made them a bit weird since part of going to a hockey game is seeing a funny-looking anthropomorphic creature.
Potential mascots: A green statue would be a good idea because of the Statue of Liberty. But let’s be honest – the Rangers already have an unofficial mascot. Here’s their team dog.
Forget about people wearing silly costumes. Every team should have a good boy or girl as their mascot.