Calgary Flames' mascot Harvey the Hound on the ballot for the 2025 Mascot Hall of Fame
Calgary Flames mascot Harvey the Hound is one of 28 mascots, from the world of professional and college sports, in the running for a spot in the Mascot Hall of Fame.
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Harvey the Hound stops by the Calgary Humane Society for a medical check up in September 2019. Global News
The first-ever NHL mascot, since joining the Flames in 1983, Harvey is the only nominee from the National Hockey League on this year's ballot and the sole nominee from a Canadian-based sports team.
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Calling him 'one of the most recognizable mascots in all of the professional sports,' Harvey's bio says his favourite song is 'Hound Dog' by Elvis Presley, his favourite book is Hound of the Baskervilles and his favourite television show is Scooby Doo.
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Calgary Flames mascot Harvey the Hound gestures to a fan during an NHL game in Calgary in November 2019. Brett Holmes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Voting by members of the hall of fame executive committee and members of the general public will take place between May 11 and May 24 with the winners to be announced in June.
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Historically, between two and four mascots are inducted each year.
Harvey is hoping to join two other NHL mascots who are already in the hall of fame: the Montreal Canadiens (and former Montreal Expos) mascot Youppi, and Tommy Hawk from the Chicago Blackhawks.
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Harvey the Hound joins the Global Calgary morning team broadcast to help with the weather forecast on February 16 2024. Global News
More information on Harvey and all the other nominees this year is available on the Mascot Hall of Fame website.
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