The Flyers are getting Gritty

Yours, mine, and our Philadelphia Flyers had been teasing something for a week. Our super sleuths thought it may be a mascot and even started to guess what it may look like. Today it was revealed that it is essentially a cartoon form of Scott Hartnell — a “seven-foot, orange, fuzzy creature” named Gritty.

The Philadelphia Flyers introduced today a new official team mascot named Gritty, a seven-foot, orange, fuzzy creature, who will take an active role in embracing the Flyers community outreach initiatives in the Greater Philadelphia Region.

The Flyers officially welcomed Gritty during a special event at the Please Touch Museum in Fairmount Park today, in front of over 600 students from across…