Upper Deck unveiled an official NHL rookie card for Gritty, which will be released in early November in its 2018-19 Series 1 packs.
(Photos courtesy: Upper Deck)
Gritty has only been in existence for a little over a week, but he's already the NHL's most followed mascot on Twitter with more than 114,000 followers, according to Underground Sports Philadelphia.
Broken Goblet Brewing announced that it will be releasing a cream ale called "Nightmare Fuel" in honor of Gritty, who was introduced to the hockey world Monday.
The Flyers' website describes Gritty as "loyal but mischievous; the ultimate Flyers fan who loves the orange and black, but is unwelcoming to anyone who opposes his team."
EA Sports appears to have included a tribute to the fallen members of the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team in the latest trailer for NHL 19.
Following the team's April bus crash that left 16 dead and 13 others injured, people - including several current and former NHL players - left hockey sticks on their doorsteps as a sign of support for the Broncos and their community. A scene from the NHL 19 trailer released Friday shows sticks left out on a porch.
Built in 2012, the Chateau Fleur de Lys - as the property is known - is located on the flank of Mont-Tremblant in Quebec and overlooks Lake Tremblant. It includes eight bedrooms, nine bathrooms, 17 fireplaces, a home theater, a tennis court, a gym spa, and antique columns imported from an 1800 Indian castle.
A 37-year-old man is facing charges after police say he posed as the owner of the Boston Bruins.
Jeffrey Jacobs, a native of White Plains, N.Y., who lives in Wilton, Conn., is accused of impersonating 78-year-old Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs to get out of paying a tree service company, according to Pat Tomlinson of The Hour.
The owner of the tree company, who told police he's an avid Bruins fan, was called to Jacobs' home during a storm last year after a tree fell on the house. He later sent a bill for $5,100 to Jeremy Jacobs.
Wilton police were made aware of the incident in May 2017 after receiving a call from Delaware North, a hospitality and food service company chaired by the Bruins owner. Jacobs was already known to police, as he allegedly told a similar lie while trying to get out of a traffic ticket.
Jacobs was arrested July 20 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. after police pulled him over for using his phone while driving. He was charged with criminal impersonation and released on $5,000 bond.
Survivors of the Capital Gazette shooting got to spend some time with the Stanley Cup on Tuesday.
Washington Capitals assistant equipment manager Craig "Woody" Leydig brought the Cup to the temporary office where staff of the Annapolis, Md. newspaper have been working since a gunman opened fire on the Capital Gazette newsroom on June 28. Leydig completed a phone interview with The Capital just prior to the shooting, which left five people dead and two injured.
"I turned to my co-workers and told them I just got done doing an interview with a reporter who might be in that building,” Leydig told The Capital's Bill Wagner. "I was absolutely stunned and extremely upset."
The newspaper's staff spent about 45 minutes with the Cup.
"We want to thank Craig for coming in with the Stanley Cup. It was clearly a big morale boost for everyone, particularly the hockey fans in the newsroom," Capital Gazette editor Rick Hutzell said. "The number of selfies that came out of this was huge and will be treasured forever."
Leydig, who has worked for the Capitals for the past 29 seasons, also brought the Cup to the U.S. Naval Academy and the City of Annapolis Office of Emergency Management.
Had a special visit today from the Stanley Cup! Thank you to Capitals trainer and Annapolis resident Woody Leydig for sharing your day with us! pic.twitter.com/cjeB6lpAK4
Former Edmonton Oilers right winger Normand Lacombe is asking for the public's help after his Stanley Cup ring was stolen from his vehicle Saturday night.
Lacombe, who was a member of the Oilers' 1987-88 championship team, told CTV News he took the ring off before playing golf near his home in Spruce Grove, Alberta, and left it in his car overnight.
"(I'm) sick to my stomach," he said. "It's obviously sentimental value. My name is on it, my number.
“You can't replace a Stanley Cup ring. (It's) probably one of my favorite memories playing in the NHL. Everyone dreams to win a Cup and I did and I have a ring, and I'd like it back."
30 years after hoisting the cup, former @EdmontonOilers winger - Norm Lacombe - has his Stanley Cup ring stolen. Help this guy out & keep an eye out for it. It has his last name & player number on it. #yegpic.twitter.com/bvjxhZMSWR
Lacombe was selected 10th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1983 NHL Draft. He was traded to the Oilers in 1987 and went on to play 133 games for the team.
Spruce Grove RCMP is investigating the theft of the ring and is offering a cash reward for its return.
"I'm very optimistic," Lacombe added. "That's my nature anyway. I'm optimistic someone will bring it back."
A couple who survived the mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas named their newborn baby girl after Golden Knights right winger Reilly Smith.
Lauren and Brad Sugars welcomed their daughter on May 18, according to The Associated Press. They initially had the name Austin in mind, but settled on Riley instead.
"We know a lot of other friends that went through the same experience and had a lot of trouble moving on, and I think we got a very clear reason to move on straight away," Brad said.
Fifty-eight people were killed and hundreds more were injured when a man opened fire on the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival on Oct. 1. The Sugars found out two weeks later that they were expecting a child.
"Route 91 was a very big negative, but our city turned it into a really big positive, and I think the Golden Knights has been a really big part of that," Brad said. "It's helped immensely to have something positive to focus on."
