Video: The Seattle Kraken unveil their new mascot, BuoyĪfter his dramatic drop-in and introduction, Buoy enjoyed a busy night around the arena. Buoy is a big fan of the Seattle music scene." "We are rooted in the local community and everything we do is inspired by the wonderful place we live. "We are proud to introduce Buoy and mark another milestone moment for the Kraken," said Katie Townsend, chief marketing officer for the team.
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It's been featured in movies including the "Twilight Saga" movie series and "Sleepless in Seattle." The sculpture was designed in 1989 by artists Steve Badanes, Will Martin, Donna Walter and Ross Whitehead.
The 32-year-old Seattle landmark sculpture is visited by hundreds of thousands of people each year. He made it to center-ice to fly a gigantic Kraken flag for fans after he was introduced to shouts and cheers with the correct and loud pronunciation: "BOOOOOOO-EEEEEEE!īuoy is inspired by the Fremont Troll, found under the George Washington Memorial Bridge, aka Aurora Bridge in the Fremont neighborhood. Saturday night's drop to the ice was easily a 70- to 80-foot drop, piece of fishcake for a seafarer, but thrillingly dramatic for fans who arrived early to witness franchise history.īuoy was announced by the obviously super-smart, curious kids panel commissioned by the Kraken. He's six feet tall-hey, good size for a hockey player and he happens to love the sport and people. In addition, the BMW Group will be contributing its expertise in a variety of ways to achieve the goals and success of the European Championships Munich 2022.īy extension, BMW Group also becomes a top tier partner of the Munich 2022 European Athletics Championships alongside SPAR, Le Gruyère and Toyo Tires.Buoy, naturally, is blue sea troll (complete with hockey-fashion flow-style hair, wavy like the Puget Sound) living in the caverns of Climate Pledge Arena. BMW motorcycles will also be represented. Gfreidi also joins reigning European champions Malaika Mihambo and Thomas Rohler along with gymnast Marcel Nguyen and table tennis player Dimitrij Ovtcharov as brand ambassadors for the European Championships Munich 2022.īMW Group joins Munich 2022 as a Premium PartnerīMW Group is looking forward to celebrating the 50th anniversary of its company's headquarters in Munich by supporting the European Championships Munich 2022 as a Premium Partner.ĭuring the championships, BMW Group will provide, among other things, an extensive shuttle fleet, consisting of 100 percent electrified vehicles from the BMW and MINI brands. Gfreidi symbolises our Bavarian authenticity and exactly conveys the anticipation we want to stimulate in the run-up,” said Marion Schöne, organiser and managing director of Olympiapark München. Little Stephanie did a great job drawing it In addition, it is lively, fast, cunning and can climb, so it fits in wonderfully with our colourful sports programme.
The jury chose the squirrel with a ‘Bavarian touch’ because it is a popular animal common all over Europe. “The mascot competition proved a total success. Gfreidi, which is pronounced fry-dee and means ‘be happy’ in Bavarian, was chosen from more than 600 entries which were submitted and after a difficult three-part elimination process, a seven-strong jury which included German 800m champion and Class of ‘22 star Christina Hering settled on the winning entry which was designed by an eight-year-old called Stephanie from Nuremberg. Gfreidi will be keenly following the action in the Olympic Stadium and at other venues across the eleven days of competition.
Gfreidi the squirrel has been unveiled as the official mascot for the multi-sport European Championships Munich 2022 which takes place from 11-21 August.Īthletics is one of nine sports on the programme with the Munich 2022 European Athletics Championships occupying the second week of the schedule from 15-21 August.
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