Gritty was videoed bringing Wally the alligator out and holding him for the "Lion King Cam" portion of the NHL hockey game at the Wells Fargo Center Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE.

Gritty is the official mascot of the Philadelphia Flyers. Gritty is best known for his uniquely Philadelphian personality as well as his Flyers fandom. Standing at seven feet tall, with non ...

The retired Philadelphia Eagles center is sharing his theory that the famed Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty was actually based on his likeness. “I will take this to my grave. Gritty was ...

The Philadelphia Flyers could replace their chaotic mascot Gritty with Totoro from My Neighbor Totoro. Totoro would offer a calm, whimsical touch while still engaging fans. He could wear a Flyers ...

The original post called Kelpie a West Coast Gritty, claiming it was a rip-off of the Philadelphia Flyers popular mascot. One commenter on Reddit called Kelpie "Nightmare Fuel." "This is what ...

Another is Gritty, the Philadelphia Flyers mascot who so deeply embodies the insanity of Philly sports fans that he created a cult internet following that exists far outside the world of hockey.

The Newark Police Department has a new community mascot.

Jack Callahan, a little boy who's fighting a rare kind of cancer, wrote a letter to the Flyers mascot saying that all he wanted for his fourth birthday was a Gritty cake. Jack got his wish -- and ...