Harvey ranked second worst NHL mascot

[dissentowner]

Am I the only one who doesn't like mascots?

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by EVERLAST

See we need a mascot to replace Harvey that looks and acts more like Cujo.

Wear and cheer for the opposition.....sure.

Our mascot will attack you and knock you down spilling your nachos and beer and if need be will just make you feel an overwhelming feeling of belonging where you don't.

Sorry, our mascots just acting out.....he hates blue , orange and green on a jersey and you were asking for it.

He got the Tkachuk treatment after the MacTavish incident. The Flames told him to tone it down. Hasn't been the same since then.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

Wasn't Harvey a leftover from the Buckshot show? I remember seeing him as a kid before the Flames ever hit town.

Might've been on the show, but Harvey was created for the Flames.

Original Harvey was the Stampeder's Ralph the Dog, but the Stamps fired him so he created Harvey.

[Goriders]

Did not know Youppi was back on the scene.

Retirement savings from the Expos must have run out?

[Goriders]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Might've been on the show, but Harvey was created for the Flames.

Original Harvey was the Stampeder's Ralph the Dog, but the Stamps fired him so he created Harvey.

I thought they were running in parallel for a while?

[browna]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

He got the Tkachuk treatment after the MacTavish incident. The Flames told him to tone it down. Hasn't been the same since then.

To a point, that was the days before the 2004 Jumbotron and acceptable cell coverage in the Dome, so him roaming around was between whistle entertainment because people were not kinking their necks up to be slave to the Jumbotron nor heads buried in their phones.

The Flames told whoever was in the suit to tone it down when they caused disruptions by misfiring the stupid t-shirt gun and t-shirts landed on the ice before faceoffs and once I recall, during the play, circa 2007ish.

Originally Posted by Goriders

I thought they were running in parallel for a while?

They did, I think the inference from Reg is that the guy that created and wore the Ralph the Dog suit got fired and started Harvey, but Ralph continued on with the Stamps as someone else inside.


https://www.avenuecalgary.com/City-L...vey-the-Hound/

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Am I the only one who doesn't like mascots?

Occasionally you get a Gritty or Scorchy that catches some social media buzz, but for the most part don’t they exist to just to entertain kids and provide an occasional chuckle for the adults?

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by browna

To a point, that was the days before the 2004 Jumbotron and acceptable cell coverage in the Dome, so him roaming around was between whistle entertainment because people were not kinking their necks up to be slave to the Jumbotron nor heads buried in their phones.

The Flames told whoever was in the suit to tone it down when they caused disruptions by misfiring the stupid t-shirt gun and t-shirts landed on the ice before faceoffs and once I recall, during the play, circa 2007ish.


They did, I think the inference from Reg is that the guy that created and wore the Ralph the Dog suit got fired and started Harvey, but Ralph continued on with the Stamps as someone else inside.


https://www.avenuecalgary.com/City-L...vey-the-Hound/

Ralph was originally the mascot for Northhill Mall, which was a Stampeders sponsor. Which led to some cross-promotional appearances, and at some point it because the football team's exclusively.

Of course now CSEC owns both.

[troutman]

IIRC, Mr. Kelba, our PE teacher at Wise Wood was Ralph and Harvey.

[Steve Bozek]

I really liked the original Harvey played by Mr. Kelba - he was a very good athlete, and obviously had a great sense of humour. Later versions of Harvey haven’t had the same flair, but don’t deserve the low ranking

[dino7c]

seems like an Oiler and Leaf fan poll

[Reggie Dunlop]

Scorch would kill half the mascots on that list. Before puck drop.

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Scorch would kill half the mascots on that list. Before puck drop.

And then he would dance in the woods

[Scary Eloranta]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Am I the only one who doesn't like mascots?

No - I hate them! Plus my Dad was killed by a mascot. They are pure evil, just like clowns.

[Knightslayer]

Originally Posted by troutman

IIRC, Mr. Kelba, our PE teacher at Wise Wood was Ralph and Harvey.

He actually created Harvey the Hound.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by troutman

IIRC, Mr. Kelba, our PE teacher at Wise Wood was Ralph and Harvey.

"Our PE teacher"? Weren't you in high school way back in the Second World War?

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[Cecil Terwilliger]

Ralph is the worst mascot in the history of sports. I've never seen him do anything at a Stamps game except obsessively straighten out his signs when he leans them up against the sideline ads. Whoever is in that costume is getting paid too much for the work they do.

[InglewoodFan]

Originally Posted by troutman

IIRC, Mr. Kelba, our PE teacher at Wise Wood was Ralph and Harvey.

TIL. Both my kids went to Wise Wood, I met assistant principal Kelba a few times. Nice guy.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by cecil terwilliger

ralph is the worst mascot in the history of sports. I've never seen him do anything at a stamps game except obsessively straighten out his signs when he leans them up against the sideline ads. Whoever is in that costume is getting paid too much for the work they do.

D... Fence!
D... Fence!

I'll go to more Stamps games if he starts dry humping the cheerleaders.

[taxbuster]

The original "Harvey" was fantastic...incredibly athletic and engaged. He'd stand ON the top of the glass, perfectly balanced....unbelievable. Always visible and all over the Dome. (Also did a lot of business and charity visits. I ran into him at a client's location...literally...around 20 years ago.) The new, replacement Harveys have been duds IMO. Not very engaged and none of that fabulous athletic ability on display (maybe they told him to tone it down and he's like Chucky and mad?).


Oh, yah, and on my second date with my now wife, we were sitting right behind the penalty box and she asked me who the mouse was on the far side of the rink. About 15 minutes later he was sitting in her lap.....