Before their home game against the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night the Vegas Golden Knights revealed their new mascot.
I know, I know. It is going to be some Sir Lancelot looking dude riding around on a horse, or something. Right?
*buzzer sound*
Wrong.
It is this thing.
Introducing the Golden Knights mascot, CHANCE! pic.twitter.com/2VCu9H93Mu
— 🏆 - Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) October 14, 2017
Chance is apparently a Gila Monster, a venomous (but lazy!) lizard that lives in the southwestern United States.
There really is not much else to add here, is there?
Adam Gretz is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @AGretz.