Hockey is well known for being a violent sport.<\/p>\n
But so are the mascots?<\/p>\n
A video of the San Jose Sharks mascot, Sharkie, has gone viral on X, where he left a little girl traumatized.<\/p>\n
As the young girl who was wearing a Sharks shirt went to hug the beloved mascot, she immediately regretted it as Sharkie moved his mouth to her head, pretending to eat her.<\/p>\n
San Jose Sharks mascot leaves young fan traumatized. X \/ @macklinism<\/p>\n
Once she realized what was happening, she immediately started running back to her parents, left in fear, screaming at the top of her lungs.<\/p>\n
When she left Sharkie, all he could do was look at her and nod his head towards her.<\/p>\n
The video ended with a family picture gathered around Sharkie, as the little girl overcame her fear of the mascot.<\/p>\n
Since it was uploaded on Saturday morning, the video has garnered 714,800 views with 1,800 saves, 1,100 reposts, and 81 comments.<\/p>\n
Luca Cagnoni and Will Smith of the San Jose Sharks celebrates after Cagnoni scored the winning goal in overtime against the Florida Panthers. Getty Images<\/p>\n
In the comments on the post, @wheresquietmike, showed an older image of Sharkie attempting to stuff a baby down<\/a> his mouth, with the caption, \u201cSome things never change.\u201d<\/p>\n The account @deerdovie commented on the post and said<\/a>, \u201cI actually cannot breathe rn omg\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\u201d<\/p>\n While playing the role of Sharkie is a job, @Alf3k was left wishing that was their job<\/a>, commenting, \u201cThat\u2019s gotta be the funnest job in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n Will Smith of the San Jose Sharks skates with the puck against Brady Tkachuk of the Florida Panthers in overtime. Getty Images<\/p>\n