NHL mascots receive their fair share of appreciation for the work they do all year round to build the atmosphere during games ...

Video showed the bear charging toward the mascot, splashing water, as a person on the crew could be heard saying "Oh my God" ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Kraken forward John Hayden and the NHL team’s troll mascot had a close call with a brown bear during a ...

Sometimes, things can get a little carried away, though.

Kraken forward John Hayden and Buoy, the team’s blue-haired troll mascot, had a close call with a grizzly bear during a ...

Between stunts and interactions with the general public (including "well-hydrated" and opposing fans), they often find ...

Seattle Kraken forward John Hayden and team mascot Buoy were being filmed in nature when nature decided to interrupt.

The Seattle Kraken’s mascot, Buoy the sea troll, recently had a close call while fly fishing with the team at Alaska’s Katmai ...

A brown bear charged the Seattle Kraken's mascot, Buoy, and forward John Hayden during a promotional fly-fishing trip in Alaska in June.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KOMO) — The Seattle Kraken hockey team and their sea troll mascot Buoy had quite the heart-racing ...

Grin and bear it - A grizzly bear targets Seattle Kraken forward John Hayden and the team mascot while fishing ...

Members of the Seattle Kraken hockey team were fly fishing in Alaska's Katmai National Park when their mascot, Buoy the sea ...