Marty the Marmot spent more than 400 hours at charitable events during the last hockey season (Facebook)
At first, it might have seemed like part of an act. But the rage was real and hockey fans on Vancouver Island are not laughing after beloved mascot Marty the Marmot was attacked by a so-called fan on Saturday.
The man, who could face assault charges, went berserk after Marty pulled an inflatable chair away during a second-intermission game of musical chairs. The man reacted by picking up the mascot and body-slamming him to the hard ice before briefly dragging him by the feet of his costume. (There is a sentence I never anticipated typing.) Police and fans want to see charges filed.
Marty isn't expected to miss any games, sparing us a unique WHL injury report ("M Marty the Marmot, upper body, day to day").
Victoria's CHEK News even editorializes, "Charges should be laid."
https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/j...-canada-mascot-attacked-during-165508738.html
At first, it might have seemed like part of an act. But the rage was real and hockey fans on Vancouver Island are not laughing after beloved mascot Marty the Marmot was attacked by a so-called fan on Saturday.
The man, who could face assault charges, went berserk after Marty pulled an inflatable chair away during a second-intermission game of musical chairs. The man reacted by picking up the mascot and body-slamming him to the hard ice before briefly dragging him by the feet of his costume. (There is a sentence I never anticipated typing.) Police and fans want to see charges filed.
Marty isn't expected to miss any games, sparing us a unique WHL injury report ("M Marty the Marmot, upper body, day to day").
Victoria's CHEK News even editorializes, "Charges should be laid."
https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/j...-canada-mascot-attacked-during-165508738.html
