As the story goes, the Predators were named when construction crews found the partial skeleton of a saber-tooth cat while building their arena in downtown Nashville. It's unknown if they also found the petrified remains of an all-terrain vehicle and a T-shirt cannon. When Gnash repels from the rafters, it feels like an event.
San Jose Sharks: SJ Sharkie
A lot of mascots rappel down from the rafters, but there's something about the way SJ Sharkie does it that feels epic. A great looking mascot that's a ton of fun. Not a word if he slinks away if he gets lebanon email list hit in the nose, just like a real shark or San Jose in the playoffs.
Pittsburgh Penguins: Iceburgh
One of the silliest mascots, in a good way. Iceburgh gained fame when he became a plot point in Jean-Claude Van Damme's Sudden Death classic, Die Hard in a Hockey Arena, when a terrorist wearing the costume met his end in a large mechanical dishwasher. Hans Gruber wishes his death had been in that style.
Philadelphia Flyers: Gritty the… um, we're stumped
“Sandy” appears to be the result of a gene-splicing experiment involving the Lorax, Grimace, The Muppets’ “Animal,” Flyers defender Radko Gudas, and a Tide pod, with the resulting creature having an extra-bold Wawa coffee to stay awake for days at a time. The mania surrounding this mascot upon its introduction is something we’ve rarely seen, as fans were horrified in the morning and then basically had Sandy tattooed on their backs at night. It’s hard to judge something so new, but the googly eyes alone warrant a high ranking.
