NHL mascots REALLY don't like how popular Gritty is | Always Late with Katie Nolan

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  • čas přidán 26. 02. 2019
  • In the Always Late segment "Of Course You Missed It," Katie Nolan explains how her small Twitter spat with Bailey, the Los Angeles Kings' mascot, uncovered a serious beef between many NHL mascots and the Philadelphia Flyers' new sensation, Gritty.
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Komentáře • 366

  • @lozoft9
    @lozoft9 Před 5 lety +408

    You forgot the original beef between Penguin Pete and Gritty where he literally said "sleep with one eye open bird."

    • @mattgolden100
      @mattgolden100 Před 5 lety +6

      Avery Petrazzi yeah he meant Iceberg, probably a Flyers fan lmao

    • @JoshLsmith1
      @JoshLsmith1 Před 5 lety +3

      @@mattgolden100 Either that or he doesn't watch hockey and only knows the name of the only mascot worth knowing about.

    • @hugh2hoob668
      @hugh2hoob668 Před 5 lety +1

      Im not from philly but i know their guy is called the philly fanatic jesus kid penguin pete !? Lol

    • @CreightonRabs
      @CreightonRabs Před 5 lety +3

      You misspelled "Iceburgh"

    • @wowbao7635
      @wowbao7635 Před 5 lety

      Where tf did you get penguin Pete from.

  • @RavenLunacy44
    @RavenLunacy44 Před 5 lety +365

    Gritty cemented his spot when he fell on the ice and shot a dude in the back with a t-shirt gun on his first game. Lol the Scott Hartnell video is also a gem

  • @wrestlingisfakebutthetitti1687

    I swear it always sounds like its 3 people in the studio audience 😂😂

  • @johnmetzger7646
    @johnmetzger7646 Před 5 lety +111

    Mascots are jealous about how much Meth Gritty can do.

  • @PrinceLoki
    @PrinceLoki Před 5 lety +21

    This is the hard hitting journalism that ESPN needs more of. Should make a 30 for 30 about the mascot feud.

  • @MatthiaGryffine
    @MatthiaGryffine Před 5 lety +52

    When they made the Phillie Phanatic, I always wondered if they would ever come out with another version and they did!

    • @mygirlpiper
      @mygirlpiper Před 5 lety +6

      Novaura Autism Yep because in a way The Phillie Phanatic is more of a muppet than a mascot ! and Gritty was made in the same kind of image. Phillie Phanatic is fantastic and Gritty has taken root in Philadelphia Flyer land !!

  • @oyeahjustcomenting
    @oyeahjustcomenting Před 5 lety +107

    Can't believe she didn't mention grittys attack on Pittsburgh's mascot on Twitter 😂 sleep with one eye penguin

  • @dtoxnotbotox
    @dtoxnotbotox Před 5 lety +322

    Comrade Gritty is a national treasure.

    • @Manaus125
      @Manaus125 Před 5 lety +13

      I hate Flyers, but I love Gritty (And yes, coming from Pens fan)

    • @Hexstrike14
      @Hexstrike14 Před 5 lety +2

      International treasure

    • @tscars18072
      @tscars18072 Před 5 lety +3

      I’m a lightning fan I ain’t a fan of the flyers. But god I can’t resist gritty.

    • @sumdumguy2648
      @sumdumguy2648 Před 5 lety +3

      He's far from a dirty commie

    • @CKr14
      @CKr14 Před 5 lety

      Cancer*

  • @roguishpaladin
    @roguishpaladin Před 5 lety +44

    "...suddenly I'm beefing with an extremely furry lion and it's not Matt Patricia."
    Also, I'm loving the NHL mascot drama this year. I shouldn't love it as much as I do.

  • @DoBap_
    @DoBap_ Před 5 lety +22

    The only time ESPN will ever discuss hockey... yet they talk about the mascots -_-

    • @kb-tm2hm
      @kb-tm2hm Před 4 lety +1

      NBC is locked in to a tv deal with the NHL untill 2022, they have expressed interest in signing with the NHL again

  • @bluebear1985
    @bluebear1985 Před 5 lety +10

    The most notable thing that comes to mind about Harvey the Hound is the time he had his big tongue pulled out. During a game against their intra-provincial rival, the Edmonton Oilers, Harvey came too close to the glass by the Oilers bench, causing then-Oilers coach Craig Mactavish to yank out the tongue and toss it in the crowd. Unfortunately Twitter was still a few years off, so it was mostly heard about in just the hockey world.

  • @davesecx
    @davesecx Před 5 lety +121

    This is good content. Screw all the haters.

  • @jacksonfoley9205
    @jacksonfoley9205 Před 5 lety +13

    My favorite was a tweet by the penguin saying like haha what are you
    And gritty said sleep with one eye tonight bird

  • @709mash
    @709mash Před 3 lety +8

    Gritty is still doing great things in the fan-less season. He had his portrait painted, for real and in real time, throughout a game last week.

  • @TheJrockfreak
    @TheJrockfreak Před 5 lety +70

    lol I dont get all the hate for this show, is it cheesy sure, but thats what I like about it

    • @neocitran9996
      @neocitran9996 Před 5 lety +3

      Because there's a million other people who'd be better at it but they could never get the job because aren't hot. Imagine a woman who is hilarious, has an encyclopedic knowledge of sports but is ugly, she'd never get the job but a dude in the same position would be hired in a heartbeat.

    • @TheJrockfreak
      @TheJrockfreak Před 5 lety +9

      @@neocitran9996 you have a fair point, but are you saying she isn't funny or that she doesn't know sports?

    • @TonecrafteLuthiery
      @TonecrafteLuthiery Před 5 lety +2

      @@neocitran9996 There's no male hosts on ESPN? News to me.

    • @kamelkadri2843
      @kamelkadri2843 Před 5 lety +6

      @@neocitran9996 She's both funny and talented, i get why girls hate her because she's every man's fantasy (beauty & brain)

    • @paxtayer1355
      @paxtayer1355 Před 5 lety

      @@kamelkadri2843 ok bro she's still not going out with you

  • @cam4894
    @cam4894 Před 5 lety +24

    The Philly Union's mascot Phang was introduced about 14 days before Gritty... The poor bastard never had a chance, to be fair, he's a snake with arms... Gritty actually was in the River End at a Union game and got a warmer reaction than Phang.
    That's what happens when you let kids choose the mascot...we would've been better off with a Ben Franklin impersonator or something...

  • @HitcherWitcher11
    @HitcherWitcher11 Před 5 lety +8

    I'm here for the Love Actually jokes.

  • @piggyroo100
    @piggyroo100 Před 5 lety +12

    Looks like the unholy love child of Yukon Cornelius and the Bumbles.

  • @johnwayne6654
    @johnwayne6654 Před 5 lety +6

    *The KC Mavericks ECHL mascot dressed up as Gritty for the Halloween game...*

  • @ChristopherRamirezCalif
    @ChristopherRamirezCalif Před 5 lety +6

    "the Gila (pronounced HEE-la) monster has one of the worst reputations in the reptile world. This lizard is often feared and has been described as frightful and repulsive"

  • @marquitos_98
    @marquitos_98 Před 5 lety +27

    Don't get the hate for this show

    • @runrafarunthebestintheworld
      @runrafarunthebestintheworld Před 5 lety +12

      This show needs to be cancelled. It's not funny.

    • @dubsleffler7508
      @dubsleffler7508 Před 5 lety +6

      Her FS1 show was just as bad, yet she got hired here. Pretty girl privilege is definitely a thing

    • @topdamagewizard
      @topdamagewizard Před 5 lety +5

      Because its a lady talking about peoples sacred religion of Sports Ball. It's intolerable

    • @ranelgallardo7031
      @ranelgallardo7031 Před 5 lety +2

      Dubs Leffler It was actually funny

    • @jasonkelley9072
      @jasonkelley9072 Před 5 lety +1

      Topdamagewizard really because no one complains about Rachel Nichols

  • @belforio
    @belforio Před 5 lety +2

    love love love her and this show!

  • @vinnythewebsurfer
    @vinnythewebsurfer Před 5 lety +18

    God bless gritty

  • @aaronshahariar1745
    @aaronshahariar1745 Před 5 lety +7

    “ofcouse you missed it”
    How much you wanna bet?

  • @yungtim52
    @yungtim52 Před 5 lety +3

    Slapshot doesn't have to stoop so low to diss Gritty, hes a Stanley Cup Champion

  • @andreinybakken9252
    @andreinybakken9252 Před 5 lety

    The Rachel McAdams Mean Girls pic in the end was the funniest.

  • @hunterhoffman4160
    @hunterhoffman4160 Před 5 lety +2

    Can’t believe you didn’t mention the spat between Ej Hradek and Gritty

  • @muffinplays1923
    @muffinplays1923 Před 5 lety +1

    Every time my grandparents say Gritty is ugly “Excuse Me?”

  • @drew10981
    @drew10981 Před 5 lety +3

    Hockey fans really don't understand why ESPN is talking about our sport. You forgot us over a decade ago when you walked away from the broadcast deal with the NHL. Why do you keep trying to come back now that the league is more popular than ever? We gave up on you long ago.

    • @CreightonRabs
      @CreightonRabs Před 5 lety +1

      And then they cut most of their adults who actually understand hockey and give us clowns like Nolan and that King Blogger they hired from Yahoo.

  • @billfelsner6429
    @billfelsner6429 Před 5 lety +4

    The red wings have one its Al the octopus

  • @cameronadamson3809
    @cameronadamson3809 Před 3 lety +2

    ALL HAIL OUR SAVIOR GRITTY

  • @11matt11
    @11matt11 Před 5 lety +1

    Katie, this is great journalism. You should talk about this on the Le Batard show.

  • @Josh-ii4de
    @Josh-ii4de Před 5 lety +6

    Youppi’s cousin he doesn’t talk about.

  • @katel141
    @katel141 Před 5 lety +2

    I appreciated the Love Actually joke.

  • @cbjgirl23
    @cbjgirl23 Před 5 lety +2

    Katie I knew about the gritty and NJ devil video

  • @sadrevolution
    @sadrevolution Před 5 lety +5

    Starting beef with Calgary by coming after our beloved municipal icon, Harvey, I see.

  • @macmacmacmac1305
    @macmacmacmac1305 Před 4 lety +1

    The world will NEVER get sick of Gritty !

  • @edenjung9816
    @edenjung9816 Před 5 lety +2

    Why does nobody mention howler or sparky?
    They are awesome too.

  • @codychapman2099
    @codychapman2099 Před 5 lety +1

    Gnash for the Nashville predators has been the top mascot in recent years. He's the only one that averages top three in respective (not fan opinionated) polls. Plus, the story of when ground was broken for Bridgestone arena they found the skeleton fossil of a sabertooth tiger. Hence why Gnash is a sabertooth for our mascot.

  • @TomSNC
    @TomSNC Před 5 lety +6

    Lmao this is hilarious

  • @davidmadison9369
    @davidmadison9369 Před 5 lety

    When did she get on ESPN?!?

  • @MagnumDB
    @MagnumDB Před 5 lety +3

    ESPN has late night comedy shows??

  • @davidparkes7741
    @davidparkes7741 Před 4 lety

    Is that hockey arena in another stadium that isn't exclusively Ice Hockey? Cause aren't most crowd stands usually right up against the glass?

  • @mattdude
    @mattdude Před 3 lety +1

    An ESPN show talking about something hockey related?

  • @Tierney143
    @Tierney143 Před 5 lety

    I can see someone setting him up like they did to Howler the Yeti . Started an altercation with him and had him scrapped

  • @captainlowhangingnuts4225

    Harvey the hound is the first mascot in nhl history

    • @JoshLsmith1
      @JoshLsmith1 Před 5 lety +1

      Be thankful for the shout out, now people will have heard of him.

    • @captainlowhangingnuts4225
      @captainlowhangingnuts4225 Před 5 lety

      Some Guy most real hockey fans know who it is

    • @Sp1n1985
      @Sp1n1985 Před 5 lety

      He has 300 followers Calgary sucks

  • @gwaptiva
    @gwaptiva Před 5 lety +1

    Massively

  • @SkaShack
    @SkaShack Před 5 lety

    I had a stare down with Gritty at the All Star Fan Fair

  • @christopherthegamer208
    @christopherthegamer208 Před 5 lety +3

    Katie Nolan must be in love with Gritty or something...

  • @cjasewell
    @cjasewell Před 5 lety +1

    Sharks mascot should be called Finley.

  • @MarioNotBros
    @MarioNotBros Před 5 lety +4

    I feel like Gritty is about to get stabbed by that Devil...

  • @getstammered7781
    @getstammered7781 Před 5 lety +2

    the reason the devils mascot made that video is because they were playing the flyers that night but, alright

  • @ryanw6074
    @ryanw6074 Před 5 lety +1

    Benny the Bull is pretty fantastic as well.

  • @LastExile123
    @LastExile123 Před 5 lety +2

    Harvey the hound was the first NHL mascot. a little respect please.

  • @chad_b
    @chad_b Před 5 lety +1

    I love gritty. As a Leafs fan I wish the Leafs had a mascot as cool as gritty

  • @harambememorialpage
    @harambememorialpage Před 2 lety

    Gritty is loved, no idea who the others are.

  • @topdamagewizard
    @topdamagewizard Před 5 lety +4

    Legit can't ttell if this is a work by the NHL or not.

  • @mpz0618
    @mpz0618 Před 4 lety +2

    6:27 That applies to the WNBA players too lol

  • @ColeAdams
    @ColeAdams Před 5 lety

    Get more people in the audience! Katie is very funny!

  • @paulmckenna9492
    @paulmckenna9492 Před 4 lety

    The owners of the Philadelphia 76ers also own the NJ Devils . They rent space from the Flyers owners ( Comcast ) . Was that symbolic when the Devil smashed the TV with a sledge hammer ?

  • @martinlavare1938
    @martinlavare1938 Před 5 lety

    Thanks for that.

  • @13johnnyemo
    @13johnnyemo Před 5 lety

    Okay but did any of you see the trade deadline mascot because holy shit that thing is nightmare fuel.

  • @topdamagewizard
    @topdamagewizard Před 5 lety +1

    Best Show On ESPN next to Highly Questionable. #MakeSportsFunAgain

  • @jaideepbura1936
    @jaideepbura1936 Před 5 lety +5

    Harvey the Hound is the OG, he doesn't need to worry about the frivolous nonsense that is Gritty.

  • @jacksonpugh5468
    @jacksonpugh5468 Před 5 lety +1

    The Red Wings have a mascot- the Octopus!

  • @hugh2hoob668
    @hugh2hoob668 Před 5 lety +2

    Pittsburgh has Iceburgh and Pirate Parrot
    those 2 are the scariest tag team theyll sell your organs on the deep web lol

  • @ra1nman11
    @ra1nman11 Před 5 lety

    You’re right Katie, Twitter isn’t for fun, silly beef between mascots.

  • @HusbandFatherSmartass
    @HusbandFatherSmartass Před 5 lety

    The girls behind the social media presence for Gritty are f'ing brilliant. They've got him somewhere between goofy, scary, and snarky AF.

  • @MarioNotBros
    @MarioNotBros Před 5 lety

    Gritty is my favorite thing to ever be created

  • @bubblesauce3408
    @bubblesauce3408 Před 4 lety

    5:06 So that’s TWO windows that NJ Devil can completely shatter

  • @nickcarita
    @nickcarita Před 5 lety

    Gritty is bringing a ton of attention to the NHL, especially from non-NHL fans. The league is SMART for talking about Gritty a lot because, well, so is everyone else. It's a smart PR move to put a lot of effort into showcasing what is obviously showing to be popular. The other mascots should be happy in the fact that they will get more attention because Gritty is getting attention. No need for a pissing battle unless they're trying to fabricate a rivalry that no one will care about.

  • @BloopTheNoop
    @BloopTheNoop Před 5 lety +1

    *Howler the Coyote left the chat*

  • @sindrojacques1
    @sindrojacques1 Před 4 lety

    I’m made I watched this this whole video. More importantly, I’m mad that I enjoyed watching it.

  • @jpatt85
    @jpatt85 Před 5 lety +1

    What size is that Samsung monitor?? 200 inches?

    • @paulriddle7818
      @paulriddle7818 Před 5 lety

      It's a touch screen television. 80 inches I'm guessing.

  • @Darcstarr
    @Darcstarr Před 5 lety

    Works better if you have sound.

  • @theinternetwizardssociety939

    Gritty is that dude ri now👑👑👑

  • @shuckyducky5212
    @shuckyducky5212 Před 5 lety +1

    Name of McTitty at 3:22?

    • @Quole1234
      @Quole1234 Před 3 lety

      I would love to know as well.

  • @4carhur1more
    @4carhur1more Před 5 lety +1

    You know the team's bad when all the press is about the mascot.

    • @johnschauder
      @johnschauder Před 5 lety

      The team is actually pretty hot. Check their record for the second half of the year.

  • @snowz29
    @snowz29 Před 5 lety +1

    Wow... Really throwing shade at Harvey like that, eh? She was 100% a mean girls style bully in high school.

  • @UFCMania155
    @UFCMania155 Před 5 lety

    Gritty is the kinda shit that gives kids.....and adults, nightmares for weeks

  • @Jeterfan906
    @Jeterfan906 Před 5 lety

    Jeez, back to back Dark Knight references

  • @lilliliz95
    @lilliliz95 Před 5 lety

    it's "heela" monster, katie!!

    • @LadyLarkAvin
      @LadyLarkAvin Před 5 lety

      Nice to know I'm not the only one who cringed on that one

  • @howhomer5052
    @howhomer5052 Před 3 lety +1

    6:50 is what I did with the pats

  • @Chocokaylarobin
    @Chocokaylarobin Před rokem +1

    Love Gritty 💕

  • @trillville3503
    @trillville3503 Před 5 lety +5

    They just jelly because Gritty runs Fur County now!!!

  • @andrewwaller6231
    @andrewwaller6231 Před 4 lety +1

    5:02

  • @user-do2ev2hr7h
    @user-do2ev2hr7h Před 2 lety

    Bailey's from LA, he should know the star always gets special treatment.
    Seriously though, the reason Gritty has been treated the way he has by the league is because he's more popular than the other mascots. I can see how that rankles a lot of the other teams/mascots, but it is what it is. (and the Flyers aren't even my team)

  • @noot6230
    @noot6230 Před 5 lety +5

    Umm technically the redwings do have a mascot the big ass inflatable octopus, al. Technically it’s not a costume but still they have one, the rangers are the only team without a mascot

    • @paulmissthenet590
      @paulmissthenet590 Před 5 lety +3

      Not anymore the red wings sold all the octopus to the highest bidder

    • @larurentius
      @larurentius Před 5 lety

      Why an octopus? Why not any kind of red winged creature? Smh

    • @noot6230
      @noot6230 Před 5 lety +2

      Laurentius their fans used to throw octopi on the ice so it just kinda stuck

    • @Darth_Kermit26
      @Darth_Kermit26 Před 5 lety +4

      Laurentius Back during the original 6 you only needed 8 wins to win the Stanley Cup so each leg represented a win. The Red Wings just went with it and they have been throwing Octopi ever since

    • @joshspektor4389
      @joshspektor4389 Před 5 lety

      Larry the Lobster there were two though, they sold the one at the Joe. I think it fetched like $7k?

  • @andrewndify
    @andrewndify Před 5 lety

    Well when the best part of your city is a mascot...

  • @philly_sports1558
    @philly_sports1558 Před 5 lety +12

    Gritty needs to check his privilege.
    That was a joke.

    • @themosh54
      @themosh54 Před 5 lety +2

      I'm triggered

    • @johnschauder
      @johnschauder Před 5 lety +1

      Gritty doesn't give a flying F about offending anybody. He has a retainer with the same legal council that the Phanatic uses.

  • @Murph_.
    @Murph_. Před 4 lety

    This is the funniest thing ever! Poor mascots, not getting enough attention? THEN DO SOMETHING WORTHWHILE AND INTERESTING!! 4 days a week, during this quarantine, Gritty does a 15 minute, USUALLY interactive, live chat on Instagram. What are you doing to keep your fans motivated? What are you doing for your fans, PERIOD? Gritty is the best mascot because he DOES stuff.

  • @seancosgrove1
    @seancosgrove1 Před 5 lety +3

    I'm just glad my guy Nordy is above all of this.

  • @Rawkuz99
    @Rawkuz99 Před 4 lety

    My only beef with Gritty is that if he's allowed to be around the NBA should've let the REAL Pierre the Pelican prosper.
    Instead he was retconned and replaced with Launchpad McQuack: The College Years.

  • @dougswamprat5275
    @dougswamprat5275 Před 5 lety +1

    It's good to see everyone has moved off discussing Katie's appearance. I like these clips, I think they're a good change of pace to all the Herd, FTF and such.

  • @ranelgallardo7031
    @ranelgallardo7031 Před 5 lety

    Anyone knows the purpose of a sports mascot?

  • @TBCLaker
    @TBCLaker Před 4 lety

    Please bring slapshot back he was the goat !

  • @conbomb4877
    @conbomb4877 Před 4 lety

    That’s our mascot!!! Lol that’s funny (devils mascot)

  • @SuperJohn12354
    @SuperJohn12354 Před 5 lety

    I mean I just see a 22 bullets type scene where gritty goes into a parking garage and there all waiting for him, with Italian music playing as they shoot him up. czcams.com/video/P7oIyTCJEuk/video.html , please Always Late with Katie Nolan remake this with gritty and the other mascots.

  • @isaacwerner2231
    @isaacwerner2231 Před 5 lety

    Well she put the #AskingFor28 in their place.

  • @enriquemoranmartinez6706

    This is so Philadelphia if You ask me.