A skit involving the Minnesota Wild’s mascot has received negative reviews from fans and apparently got the NHL team a call from the league brass.
The Wild invited mascots from across the league to attend Nordy’s “birthday” celebration during a game against the Montreal Canadiens Thursday, and part of the fun at the intermission was having Blackhawks rival Tommy Hawk hold up a pinata for Nordy to whack.
The public address announcer told Nordy he’d get “one swing” with a baseball bat while blindfolded, and instead of striking the pinata, Nordy struck Tommy Hawk in the chest as part of the staged event.