First of all, it is the Phillie Phanatic's birthday celebration on sunday. The Phanatic usually flies in a few of his close mascot buddies to party with him... Here is a photo from last year's birthday! who are you excited to see at his birthday this year!? I personally like Kirby the Krimpet (who really hates being called a 'Twinkie') and the phanatic's mom, Phoebe! HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHANATIC!!!!
Second, the Philadelphia Flyers now know that their opponent will be the NJ Devils in the NHL 2012 Eastern Conference Semifinals. Here is a photo of the phanatic and the devil's mascot, cleverly named "NJ Devil" from a couple of years ago. I sure hope the phanatic does not include the NJ Devil on his birthday invite list for this year!!! Boooooo Devils!
Some info on the NJ Devil's mascot.....
The current mascot is "NJ Devil", a 7-foot (2.1 m) tall devil who plays into the myth of the Jersey Devil (The Jersey Devil is a legendary creature or cryptid said to inhabit the Pine Barrens of Southern New Jersey, United States.) NJ Devil keeps the crowd excited, signs autographs, participates in entertainment during the intermissions, skates across the ice, throws t-shirts, and runs throughout the aisles of the arena to high five fans.
Prior to 1993, the NJ Devil's mascot was "Slapshot", a large Devils hockey puck that interacted with the fans.
However, the man inside the costume resigned after he was accused of touching three women inappropriately while in costume. The lawsuit and all charges were dropped as nothing could be proven. However, to remove the stigma of the lawsuit, Slapshot was retired and has not returned since.what do you think slapshot is doing now? do you think the story about him is true??? Should the flyers hire him to beat up on the devil during the playoffs? GO FLYERS!!!!
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