Gritty is the official mascot for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). [1] He is a 7-foot-tall (2.1 m) furry orange creature with googly eyes who wears Flyers gear. [2] [3] Gritty has been compared to the Phillie Phanatic, the mascot for …

Gritty is best known for his uniquely Philadelphian personality as well as his Flyers fandom. Standing at seven feet tall, with non-blinking googly eyes, covered head to toe in orange fur and an...

Philadelphia fans once threw snowballs at Santa Claus, so the Flyers were unsure how receptive their fanbase would be to a mascot.

Oct 5, 2018 · The Flyers say Gritty was found by the team in his secret hideout during offseason renovations at the Wells Fargo Center.

Sep 24, 2018 · Meet Gritty, the Philadelphia Flyers' new mascot. The Flyers unveiled the orange-haired, googly eyed guy to the world via social media and a public event in Philadelphia on Monday.

Gritty, the mascot of the Philadelphia Flyers is a big furry orange creature with funny googly eyes who wears a Flyers jersey. He is about 7 feet in height and was introduced by the team on...

Oct 5, 2018 · The Philadelphia Flyers' googly-eyed new mascot took the internet by storm merely two weeks ago, inspiring an immediate flood of memes about his extremely orange appearance and aggressive, yet...

Jan 12, 2019 · Gritty Philadelphia is the work of several acts of genius on the part of the Philadelphia Flyers' marketing team. Here, read the story of his inception. They set out to create a mascot.

Dec 12, 2018 · When President Trump visited Philadelphia in October, a protester raised a banner saying, “GRITTY SAY G.T.F.O. OF PHILLY.” The image went viral, and now Antifa Gritty is all over the memesphere.

Jul 21, 2022 · Gritty formally introduced himself to Flyers fans by rappelling from the top of Wells Fargo Center to kick off the 2018-19 season. Nearly four years later, the Philadelphia region has fully embraced this orange, furry, oddly lovable mascot.