Hurricanes Mascot Goes Viral For Sharing Surprisingly Nuanced Take On Vancouver Housing Crisis During Game Against Canucks
The mascot’s remark about Vancouver’s housing market drew attention as the Canucks played Carolina and Elias Pettersson added two assists.
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Carolina Hurricanes mascot gets political in odd troll of Vancouver Canucks fans
In many ways, a sports mascot is a lot like a court jester. Like a jester, a mascot is at a game to entertain and lift the spirits of the crowd with its antics. For the Vancouver Canucks, Fin gets the crowd going with his signature drum, designed by indigenous artist Xwalacktun, and with skits where he eats representations of the opposing team. But jesters weren’t just clowns. Thanks to their proximity to power without any ability to claim that …
Hurricanes Mascot Goes Viral For Sharing Surprisingly Nuanced Take On Vancouver Housing Crisis During Game Against Canucks
Sports mascots have a number of duties they’re expected to perform while entertaining fans, but sharing an eloquent stance on growing socioeconomic issues impacting supporters of the opposing team is not typically something they tackle. However, that’s the route Stormy, the anthropomorphic pig who does his thing for the Hurricanes, opted to go when they […]
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