Mascot Madness!

Youppi (Yippee! or Hooray! in French) is the official mascot for the Montreal Canadiens. From 1979 to 2004, Youppi was the mascot of the Montreal Expos baseball team. When the Expos left Montreal, Youppi was adopted by the hockey franchise, becoming the first league-switching mascot in major league sports history.

Wildwing is the mascot the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. He is an anthropomorphic duck similar to characters in the animated series Mighty Ducks.

Tommyhawk is the mascot for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League. He is a hawk who wears the Blackhawks famed 4 feathers on his head, along with a Blackhawks jersey and hockey pants.

Thunderbug is the mascot of the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League He is black and yellow and wears a jersey with the number 0. He usually walks around the stands launching T- shirts to fans. Due to its financial difficulties, the Lightning has so far fired 27 employees in 2009 including Matt Hitchcock who impersonated Thunderbug. However, the organization assured that the mascot is still part of the team.

Stormy is the mascot of the Carolina Hurricanes hockey team. He is an anthropomorphic ice hog, who wears the number 97 (Shortened for 1997- the year when the Hartford Whalers moved to North Carolina to play their first game.) The reason for a hog mascot is because of the abundance of hog farms in eastern North Carolina.

Stinger is the hornet mascot of the Columbus Blue Jackets .

Stanley C. Panther is the mascot of the Florida Panthers. He is named for the Stanley Cup. At the beginning of the 2007-08 season, the Panthers added another mascot that is half the size of Stanley, hence the name "Mini Stanley". Due to Mini Stanley's smaller size, he is a mascot that caters more to children.