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 the official mascot of the Philadelphia Flyers. Gritty is best known for his uniquely Philadelphian personality as well as his Flyers fandom.

Feb 3, 2021 · Mark Zarthar, the senior vice president of marketing for the Flyers and Wells Fargo Center, came to Philadelphia in 2020, well after Gritty had already become one of the most easily...

Jan 27, 2025 · The Flyers have just unveiled a new retail space at the Wells Fargo Center: Gritty’s Chaos Factory. This isn’t just any store — it’s a shrine to the most unhinged mascot in sports history ...

Oct 5, 2018 · Gritty's been loved and lampooned, swept into politics and become more than just an orange face that turned into a No. 1-trending hashtag. There's little need to play 82 games this season to...

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.

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.

Jan 11, 2025 · Philadelphia sports fans like to think of themselves as “gritty.” In Philadelphia, grittiness can be defined as a working-class ideology that thrives on being the “ underdog ” and emphasizes...

Oct 8, 2018 · Gritty is the new Philadelphia Flyers mascot. He looks a little like Animal from “The Muppet Show,” if Animal gained some weight and got super into hockey and ketamine. Other than that, he seems pretty unremarkable to me, which is why it has been weird to find the whole damn country going mad for Gritty.

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.