San Jose Sharks Mascot Scares Young Fan
A viral video shows mascot Sharkie's playful prank leaving a child in tears.
A video circulating on X shows Sharkie, the mascot for the San Jose Sharks, giving a young fan a scare that left her traumatized.
During an interaction, the mascot playfully lunged at a young girl, who was wearing a Sharks shirt, and appeared to pretend to bite her head. The girl, startled and frightened by the mascot's actions, immediately began to cry and ran back to her parents.
The video, posted Saturday morning, has garnered significant attention online, with hundreds of thousands of views and numerous comments. One comment referenced an older image of Sharkie seemingly attempting to "stuff a baby down his mouth," with the user remarking, "Some things never change."
Despite the momentary fright, the video concluded with the girl eventually overcoming her fear and posing for a family photo with Sharkie.
In other news, the San Jose Sharks began their season with a 4-3 overtime victory against the Florida Panthers on Thursday. Will Smith contributed two goals and the game-winning assist in that game, which saw Luca Cagnoni score the decisive goal. The Sharks are scheduled to play the Los Angeles Kings in their next home game.