Nastya Ovechkina sat in the first few rows of Wells Fargo Center Wednesday as the Capitals took on the Philadelphia Flyers for the first time this season.
During the game, Nastya got her first experience with Gritty and she could not stop laughing.
Oh, Gritty. It feels like yesterday and yet forever since you first crawled out of the basement of our collective unconscious and into the Philadelphia Flyers arena.
Gritty’s accomplished a bit more than the average one-year-old: he marched in a Pride Parade, became the icon for the anti-fascism movement, and tied up a Penguins fan with an electrical cord. Oh, the memories…
Let’s take a look back at Gritty’s first year of ‘life’ and see how he’s celebrating his special day.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago
The Philadelphia Flyers are playing the Boston Bruins Thursday night. And even though former Capital Matt Niskanen got his first goal as a Flyer, the real star was off the ice.
Orange nightmare dreamboat mascot Gritty was by the glass when he met a small fan dressed up in an elaborate orange costume. Big Gritty gave little Gritty some curious pats on the head, demonstrated some dance moves, and bowed down to little Gritty’s awesomeness.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago
Flyers’ captain Claude Giroux and his wife Ryanne welcomed their first child, baby Gavin, on Monday, August 26.
Between the couple’s adorable documentation of the pregnancy process and Flyers’ mascot Gritty decorating the baby’s locker with a poker set and tiny skates, the new ‘Roux has gotten a warm welcome on the world wide web.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago
The Philadelphia Flyers lost their last hockey game of the season in April, but less than a month later, their mascot Gritty started winning the entire summer. He’s receiving awards, posing for magazine covers, and rescuing hermit crabs. In other words: he’s living his best life.
He started off with a remake of Lil Nas X’s viral “Old Town Road” music video.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago
Merriam-Webster’s word of the day on June 25, 2019 was the adjective “gritty,” which it defined as “showing courage and determination.”
The Philadelphia Flyers’ mascot–the proper noun Gritty–was on hand to make its presence felt.
Gritty and the Dictionary isn’t the celebrity couple we expected to fall in love with, but nevertheless, that’s where we are and where we’re happy to stay.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago
The Flyers didn’t get enough wins during the regular season to qualify for playoffs, but their mascot Gritty has already won the off-season.
In anticipation of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday night, Gritty dropped a music video based on the viral meme which spawned from Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” song.
If you’re not a Derby Day person, we recommend watching this repeatedly instead.
By Brennin Weiswerda 5 years ago
The Flyers’ mascot, Gritty, got in what appears to be his first NHL fight Wednesday. At intermission of Philadelphia-Toronto, Gritty tossed a goalie’s catching glove into the crowd during the mites on ice game.
The miniature-sized Flyers fan did not appreciate very much. So he chased Gritty around the ice looking for some frontier justice.
On Wednesday night, the Philadelphia Flyers played their first game at home since the Phillies signed former Nationals right fielder, Bryce Harper, to a 13-year, $330 million contract. That game just happened to coincide with Harper’s former home, Washington, coming to town.
In a move that was likely meant to rile up Capitals fans, Gritty led the charge in welcoming Harper to the Philadelphia sports family. But Capitals radio’s John Walton trolled back in epic fashion during his play-by-play of the game.
By Donya Abramo 5 years ago
The WWE’s road to Wrestlemania has been underway for over a month now. The next stop has their red brand, Monday Night Raw, in Philadelphia at Wells Fargo Center tonight.
To drum up excitement for the event, the WWE and the Flyers are teaming up to bring fans at the show a limited edition t-shirt.
Gritty is featured on the shirt while tearing it up in a professional wrestling ring.
By Chris Cerullo 5 years ago
