You’d be hard-pressed to top Scorch, Calgary’s AHL affiliate’s flame mascot that “overpowered” a firefighter. mascot for the Oilers affiliate Bakersfield Condors — an “oil drop superhero,” because oil and endangered bird species go really well together. But there is just something unsettling about the Edmonton Oilers’ first-ever mascot, unveiled on Monday — a lynx named Hunter. The team surveyed more than 2,200 children from kindergarten through Grade 9 to find a mascot that was “approachable and huggable,” according to the Edmonton Sun. The mascot is named after Bill Hunter, who founded the franchise in 1972, and wears number 72.

Source: National Post September 26, 2016 17:39 UTC