Kulstad Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 I have no idea what happened to the Guardian Project of a couple years ago (http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=66928), but apparently someone else has decided to create new cartoon mascots. Apparently sponsored by BarDown ("It's time to Bar Down".....whatever the hell that means), you can view them here: Atlantic Division --> http://www2.tsn.ca/bardown/Story.aspx?NHL%2bCartoon%2bMascots%253a%2bAtlantic%2bDivision&id=464526 Metropolitan Division --> http://www2.tsn.ca/bardown/Story.aspx?NHL%2bcartoon%2bmascots%253a%2bmetropolitan%2bdivision&id=463731 Central Division --> http://www2.tsn.ca/bardown/Story.aspx?NHL%2BCartoon%2BMascots%253a%2BCentral%2BDivision&id=463932 Pacific Division --> http://www2.tsn.ca/bardown/Story.aspx?NHL+Cartoon+Mascots%3A+Pacific+Division&id=464415 Or, you can view them all here --> http://epoole88.tumblr.com/ Some of them are not bad, some of them are cringe-worthy. Then there's ours..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Wow, the Oilers don't even have an animal figure to represent them. How about the Tar Sand Beetle? I guess they need to have something tough about their team. Some of the East Coast and Central ones are hideous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invin Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Congratulations to Tampa Bay on their new banana! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarkRaving Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 One man's 'hideous' is another man's 'hilarious'. I literally laughed out loud at some of these. I love the rats on the Panthers character. What's the significance of the Yosemite Sam-meets-Lanny McDonald character for the Habs? What is the Hurricanes character a pig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kulstad Posted October 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 What's the significance of the Yosemite Sam-meets-Lanny McDonald character for the Habs? To answer this, a brief history lesson first (http://proicehockey.about.com/od/history/f/canadiens_habs.htm)... Question: Why are the Montreal Canadiens called the Habs? Answer: Habs is an abbreviation of "les habitants," the informal name given to the original settlers of New France, dating back to the 17th Century. So it's a natural fit for the The Montreal Canadiens, established in 1909 and marketed as a French-Canadian hockey team. Having said that, the nickname might have been the result of an error. According to NHL.com, the first man to refer to the team as "the Habs" was Tex Rickard, owner of Madison Square Garden, in 1924. Rickard apparently told a reporter that the "H" on the Canadiens' sweaters was for "Habitants." Not true. The distinctive C-wrapped-around-H logo stands for "Club de Hockey Canadien." Now, if you run with the "Les Habitants" answer, the Yosemite-Sam-meets-Lanny-McDonald character would be a throwback/stereotype to the Jacques Cartier, Upper Canada/Lower Canada era (birchbark canoes up and down the St Lawrence, etc). OK, I'll stop being a smarta$$ now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 One man's 'hideous' is another man's 'hilarious'. I literally laughed out loud at some of these. I love the rats on the Panthers character. What's the significance of the Yosemite Sam-meets-Lanny McDonald character for the Habs? What is the Hurricanes character a pig? North Carolina is renowned for pig farms. That is the only connection I can understand. There are 2000 hoggeries with a total of about 10 million pigs. Can you imagine the smell in some places? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DL44 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Quote North Carolina is renowned for pig farms. That is the only connection I can understand. There are 2000 hoggeries with a total of about 10 million pigs. Can you imagine the smell in some places? Mmmmmm... bacon. I thought the pig connection was cuz Deliverance was filmed there. he he. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyerfan52 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Is that Flipper from the old tv show as the Vancouver mascot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarkRaving Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 I appreciate the responses. Thanks for clearing things up. I thought maybe the Habs were the 'rootinest, tootinest, hardest shootinest team in the league'. I assume Carolina didn't get any creative input for their character. Hog farms... Sheesh. As for Tampa's new banana, I thought it looked like someone hooked booster cables up to Earthworm Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDeeds Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 I have no idea what happened to the Guardian Project of a couple years ago (http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=66928), but apparently someone else has decided to create new cartoon mascots. When Atlanta moved to Winnipeg I send him a message asking if he was going to do one for the Jets . I never got a reply so I assume if there is no money in it then no more updates or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invin Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 As for Tampa's new banana, I thought it looked like someone hooked booster cables up to Earthworm Jim. Earthworm Jim, he's such a groovy guy, Earthworm Jim, he rockets through the sky! As for the Habs one I just assumed it had something to do with Youppi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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