SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Kraken ahead John Hayden and the group’s blue-haired troll mascot had an in depth name with a grizzly bear throughout a promotional video shoot in Alaska.
Hayden and the mascot named Buoy had been on a flyfishing outing in Katmai Nationwide Park as a part of a visit selling youth hockey when the bear approached, video launched by the group reveals. Knee-deep in a shallow river, they wore waders and different fly fishing gear. Hayden had been fishing, however a information shortly took the rod from him.
The bear charged towards the mascot, splashing water, however turned away earlier than making contact as Hayden, Buoy and the movie crew walked again to shore, wading via the light stream.
The NHL group mentioned it didn’t intend to contain the bear in filming, however included it in a video posted on X.
Grizzlies generally feast on salmon within the river close to Brooks Falls within the park. Organizers had employed guides for security.
“Bears are all over the place at Brooks Falls and, like, that is their territory,” mentioned Kraken Partnership Advertising and marketing Director Melissa O’Brochta, who additionally recorded the encounter from shore. “They’re additionally tremendous used to seeing people. So I wasn’t scared.”
A troll might need been a special story.
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“I need to blame it on Buoy,” Hayden mentioned on the video afterward. “They had been fairly keen on his look.”
The run-in with the grizzly occurred on June 25 as a part of an annual journey organized by the Bristol Bay Native Company in Anchorage, Alaska, with occasions that promote youth ice hockey. Alaska doesn’t have its personal NHL group; the closest groups are in Seattle and Vancouver, Canada.