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

The team was filming “experiential content” of Buoy and Kraken forward John Hayden in the scenic Alaskan wilderness, when the ...

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

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 ...

During a successful trip for a week-long youth hockey camp in Anchorage, fishing junket gets real, very real, as Buoy and SEA ...

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

A bear confronted the NHL team's mascot during a fishing expedition in Alaska, but luckily everyone skated away before anyone ...

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.

What looked to be a normal promotional shoot suddenly turned a bit chaotic, as they later saw a grizzly bear approaching them ...

SEATTLE (May 28, 2025) — Today, Seattle Kraken General Manager Jason Botterill announced that the club has signed forward John Hayden to a two-year, one-way contract extension ($775,000 AAV ...