NHL mascots receive their fair share of appreciation for the work they do all year round to build the atmosphere during games and help with marketing, but after a recent scary incident, the appreciation should increase.

The Seattle Kraken’s blue troll mascot, Buoy, and forward John Hayden have gone viral after a close encounter with a brown bear during a fly-fishing promotional shoot in Alaska. The pair were at Katmai National Park promoting youth hockey and fishing when a bear came out of the trees and into the

Kraken forward John Hayden and Buoy, the team’s blue-haired troll mascot, had a close call with a grizzly bear during a promotional video shoot in Alaska.