Minnesota Wild Mascot

Many people joked that the reason the Minnesota Wild finally adopted a mascot was either because the fans and team members could not appropriately define what a Wild was, or because the Minnesota Wild administration was just too lazy to find or name a Minnesota Wild mascot.  Nonetheless, it was exciting to many fans and residents of Minnesota when the creation and adaptation of a mascot was announced in the latter part of 2008.  At first, the Minnesota Wild would not give anyone an idea of what their mascot would be.  They invited everyone out to the October 5, 2008 Sunday pre-season game in order to see the unveiling of the new Minnesota Wild mascot.  However, eventually they did reveal that their long awaited Minnesota Wild mascot would be a member of the animal kingdom.  This did not narrow down the possibilities of the Minnesota Wild mascot for many spectators.

In the end, this Minnesota Wild mascot description did not really do the “animal” justice.  Nordy, the first ever Minnesota Wild mascot, is not one animal, but rather a hybrid of many animals, including what appears to be a bear and a fox.  Minnesota’s hockey team administration has refused to say exactly what type of animal Nordy is. 

The legend of Nordy states in his official “biography” that the Minnesota Wild mascot was born in Eveleth, and that he resided in the Iron Range area.  Their Minnesota Wild mascot, who sports a mullet, wears the number 18,001 and has a large, green “M” imprinted on his forehead.  The Minnesota Wild mascot will not just make appearances at home games; he will also attend a variety of community events and make hospital visits in the area. 

Minnesota Wild Jersey

You probably are not familiar with a Minnesota Wild mascot.  After forming and first performing during the 2000-2001 NHL season, the Minnesota Wild went many years without any official Minnesota Wild mascot.  While there were many YouTube videos offering the National Hockey League team a potential mascot in Wally the Walrus, he was never the Minnesota Wild mascot in any official capacity.  He was more or less a fan favorite and an amusing inside joke to those who supported the Minnesota Wild team.  Officially, however, the team soldiered on without a mascot or any type of real representation.  The team went eight seasons, into 2008, without a mascot they could call their own.  However, in October of 2008, the team finally decided to announce their long overdue Minnesota Wild mascot.