A nice logo, and a fine idea, but we want a team that isn't on the verge of going extinct and requires us to sign 100,000 new players each year just so we can have 23.
NFR Kraken Mascot
- Thread starter Wadin' Boot
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Well you don't get called Wheedle the Needle for nothing.... betting there's a reason they retired him.
Plus Gritty, the Flyers mascot, looks like they are definitely on some stimulant of some kind. I can respect Gritty because it is legitimately nuts, Buoy seems like he was over-market researched
jaredoconnor
Peabrain Chub
What about Seattle Cutthroats? Too violent?
Seattle Rainbows would be on-brand, but it might not appeal to the NHL demographic.
FinLuver
Native Oregonian…1846
Damn…ya beat me to it.
For Seattle…Crackheads with a blue-haired toothless mascot IS more fitting.
Dustin Chromers
Legend
We felt that the mascot should be gender ambiguous and embody the spirit of Seattle. The missing teeth is a nod to the rich vibrant street culture we have in the city. The blue hair depicts the artful inclusive nature of our citizens. They's residence in the bowels of the Climate Pledge Arena living a low carbon footprint houseless lifestyle indicative of our hopes for the citizenry. Cutthroat is way way too violent and aggressive.
Also some in SE Washington in the Blues....
Dustin Chromers
Legend
I think it's safe to say moose only exist where the stereotypical Seattle dweller does not. Isn't a mariner a sea going chap of salty sorts? It's also an outboard motor and what a mascot that would make. Wrong colours I get it but you could have the other team trying to pull start that stubborn bastard and the mariner outboard just enjoying the hell out of getting his crank yanked by the pull cord. Now that's a mascot that really embodies the spirit of the once great city of Seattle.
And the answer is no. I will not stop making fun of Seattle because they keep putting the ball on the tee. You have to be dead inside not to see the humour in about everything the patron saint clown city of Washington does. I love Seattle. The zoo, the circus, and that's just downtown.
Dustin Chromers
Legend
There's probably more moose on Seattle than steelhead at this point.
DanielOcean
Fart! : )
Well I always wondered what ever happened to this baby!
That belongs on the blunt end of a pencil.
And Evan, don't get me started on the orange leprachaun - a town that gifts games to the Jets, pays a pot o' gold to massage parlor sex offenders, renames it's mlb team the Guardians, cheats at Walleye tournaments, etc., etc., deserves what they get (or "we" since i live here)
Gyrfalcon22
Legend
Totally agree. Huge miss.
Nancy Wilson of HEART from the 80's MTV big hair video age for a mascot. Look, isn't that perfect?
Beach Coconut, and Sultry beach Siren are 2 and 3 on my list.
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I really wish all the mascots would suit up for a little mascot scrimmage match, that would be awesome....
nomlasder
Smolt
Gyrfalcon22
Legend
Those Kraken games are very focused on very young kids and under-18 instagram heroes. Same with Tacoma Rainiers games. And the Spokane Indians game I attended this summer. Haven't been to Mariners games in a decade. Probably no different. It is ok I suppose. I am not the target audience and they need to get $ into those seats, and no better than a family of 4 dropping north and far north of $800-$1000 for a Kraken game.
wanderingrichard
Life of the Party
"Those Kraken games are very focused on very young kids and under-18 instagram heroes."
Must have hired the marketing team for the WNBA. Their games are geared that way too. Storms games are very family oriented
But, no way would it cost a family of 3 that much for a WNBA game .
Must have hired the marketing team for the WNBA. Their games are geared that way too. Storms games are very family oriented
But, no way would it cost a family of 3 that much for a WNBA game .
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They could have come up with something cool and unique, but created papa smurf's tweaker cousin instead.
Anything without tentacles was going to be a loser in my opinion.
What happened to Gritty?
A- Was "all over" shaved by Eagles fans after their 2017 super bowl win/riot
B- Tough course of Chemo after developing cancer from exposure to all of Philadelphia's 44 Superfund sites
C- Alopecia Areata developed after the ghost of Slapshot (1976-1977 Flyers Mascot) and/or the Jersey Devil scared the bejeezus outta him and the Phillie Phanatic during a drunken Halloween night excursion to New Jersey's Pine Barrens
D- After Leaving Build-A-Bear, mascot division, Gritty's makers worked with Tri state tweaker/hockey zealots on mascot development whereas Wheedle's management, aka Howard Schultz, in an ominous foreshadowing, screwed over the kids with a lack of vision, cheaping-out with purchase of "Orange mascot, basic, unadorned"
E- Spent a winter at Valley Forge (including contracting dysentery and tertiary neurosyphilis) in a miserable log hut on his sabbatical given his hard-core after-work dedication to Revolutionary War re-enactments
Independent of the 1976 Bicentenary celebrations, Slapshot and the Phanatic's relationship was the talk of Delaware, less than a year later, Gritty arrived. Pretty sure we need a podcast on what really happened in the Pine Barrens that night...
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You know, I myself have never cared about cheerleaders (well, past when I was 14 or so). I don't need showgirls mixed in with my sporting events. I watch sports to watch sports. If I wanted to see showgirls dancing around, I'd go to vegas.
To each their own. Everyone should enjoy sports how they want to enjoy sports. Be that through mascots, tailgating, cheerleaders, fan band participation, or just watching the sport itself. I just can't say that I would give any shits about cheerleaders disappearing from the sidelines. They seem like kind of a relic to me.
Another in agreement here. And with a small "set"; perhaps on rollers, you could have the terrifying Kraken and a chained 80s MTV big hair babe. And the Kraken gets the babe when they win!
Wait a minute, that's blue polyester hair and fur. Shouldn't it be sustainable dyed horsehair and/or moss?