Gritty, Flyers Alumni To Visit Ocean City

OCEAN CITY, NJ — Get ready to roll out the orange and black carpet for Ocean City's next high-profile guest. Flyers mascot and viral sensation Gritty will visit Ocean City for the Flyers' Community Caravan.

The Caravan takes place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 10 at the Ocean City Sports an Civic Center on the beach block of Sixth Street. The first half hour will be reserved for Ocean City Recreation Department morning programs participants. From 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., the program is open and free for all ages.

Flyers alumni are scheduled to attend and sign autographs. The Caravan is part of an initiative to promote the sport of ice hockey and support youths across the region. Each stop in the family-fun series includes an inflatable rink hosting alumni-run clinics and shoot-arounds, inflatable games and activities, tailgate games and more.

The Flyers introduced their new mascot, Gritty, in September. He quickly ascended from the image of your nightmares to a fan and internet sensation with over 250,000 Twitter followers.

Much has been learned about Gritty in the past year. He claims he's been around a lot longer than we know and that recent construction at the Wells Fargo Center disturbed his secret hideout, according to his official bio. He has several quirks, including eating snow straight from the Zamboni machine.

You can also learn plenty about Gritty from his social media presence, such as the following:

• He believes a hot dog is not a sandwich.
• He puts straws in his gravy on Thanksgiving.
• He can give Kim Kardashian a run for her money as a cover model.

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