What happens when a live condor gets loose at a hockey game

The Bakersfield Condors brought a live version of their mascot to the game. It escaped.(Photo: YouTube)

The ECHL’s Bakersfield Condors decided to bring out a REAL CONDOR for the National Anthem because sure what could possibly happen?

Everything. Everything could possibly happen.

A quick rundown of Things the Real Condor Did at a Minor League Hockey Game.

* Escape, not once, but twice (!) from its handler
* Try, with varying degrees of success and hilarity, to walk on the ice
* Join its fellow Condors on the team’s bench
* Delight and terrify these same hockey players
* Show itself out, through the tunnel to the locker room.

Summed up perfectly by the game’s announcers, “That didn’t exactly go as planned, but it’s all good.”

So, is the Condor the worst-case scenario for mascot on the loose? Hm.

LIVE MASCOTS, RANKED BY POTENTIAL FOR DISASTER

5. Connecticut College Camels Seems like a good idea, until they start spitting. (Fun Fact, via the San Diego Zoo^[1]: “They aren’t actually spitting—it’s more like throwing up!”)

4. Savannah College of Art and Design Bees Bees!

3. Scottsdale Community College Artichokes Gross. Just gross.

2. Bakersfield Condors Because again it’s an ACTUAL NEW WORLD VULTURE, in a hockey rink.

1. Camas High School Papermakers Sentient, angry paper-making robots? Good luck.

Got another one? Leave a comment with the worst possible live mascot on the loose, or tell us @USATODAYsports^[2]. We’ll feature some of our favorites here.

(Source: Bakersfield Condors on YouTube^[3] | Via: Deadspin^[4])

References

1. ^{^} http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-camel.html (www.sandiegozoo.org)
2. ^{^} http://https//twitter.com/usatodaysports (https)
3. ^{^} http://youtu.be/tcd3DKWlqUk (youtu.be)
4. ^{^} http://deadspin.com/5983125/this-is-the-greatest-thing-ive-ever-seen-an-actual-live-condor-gets-loose-at-a-hockey-game?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow (deadspin.com)