Video Shows Seattle Kraken Mascot Being Charged by Grizzly Bear While Fishing

Bear charges Seattle Kraken mascot, player during social media shoot. See what happened

John Hayden, a Coachella Valley Firebirds mainstay the past three years, and Seattle Kraken mascot Buoy were fishing in a stream when a bear appeared.

For a Second There, It Really Looked Like Seattle Kraken's Mascot Was Going to Be Eaten By a Grizzly Bear

In the mascot business, that's what we call a consummate professional. Seattle Kraken's "sea-troll" mascot, Buoy, remained calm, cool, and collected for the duration his grizzly bear encounter. Not on...

Seattle Kraken mascot, player interrupted by bear during filming

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

Kraken Mascot Goes Fishing, Gets Charged By A Grizzly Bear While Fishing

It's the NHL offseason, which means it's the offseason for the mascots and social media and video teams, too.  So, the Seattle Kraken's had a plan for a lighthearted video in which their mascot goes fishing with center John Hadyen.I suppose the gist of the video was that the Kraken mascot, Buoy, was going to hang out with Hayden during the offseason, with Hayden, who, apparently, likes to fish.It seems like a harmless, albeit not particularly ex…

Video shows Seattle Kraken mascot being charged by grizzly bear while fishing

The video then shows the bear charging at Buoy and everyone else with its back turned before slowing down and eventually leaving them be.

Seattle Kraken mascot Buoy has ‘close call’ with bear while filming content in Alaska

Seattle Kraken mascot Buoy, center John Hayden, and members of the club’s social media team were nearly the subjects of a potential “Grizzly Man” sequel after avoiding an aggressive bear while shooting material in Alaska. “While we were fishing, we had a pretty close call with a couple bears,” Hayden described to camera shortly after the alarming incident, which was documented and posted to Bouy’s instagram account on Thursday. View this post o…