Bailey, team mascot of the Los Angeles Kings, is a cool cat. One minute, we were talking about hockey cards on Twitter. The next moment, he offered to send me some cards that I needed to help finish my set. This is the first time a team mascot has given me anything besides the creeps.
Look what I found @CassieCampbell pic.twitter.com/wrnpg2sZZc
— Bailey LA Kings (@BaileyLAKings) May 26, 2015
@BaileyLAKings @CassieCampbell @HC_Women …I still need 3 cards to finish that set.
— Sal J. Barry (@PuckJunk) May 26, 2015
@PuckJunk @CassieCampbell @HC_Women what 3
— Bailey LA Kings (@BaileyLAKings) May 26, 2015
@BaileyLAKings @CassieCampbell @HC_Women Hmmm. Checked my list, actually need 10 of the 40.
— Sal J. Barry (@PuckJunk) May 26, 2015
@PuckJunk @CassieCampbell @HC_Women how about I send you all I have? Dm me your address
— Bailey LA Kings (@BaileyLAKings) May 26, 2015
About a week later, a padded envelope from the L.A. Kings arrived in my mailbox with 24 cards inside. These are from the 1994-95 Classic “Women In Hockey” insert set.
I needed five of these cards: Hayley Wickenheiser, Karen Nystrom, Geraldine Heaney, Natalie Pickard and Cassie Campbell — the very card that drew my attention in Bailey’s tweet. Now, I’m only five cards away from finishing this set.
So I just want to give a big “thanks” to Bailey, who is hands-down the coolest mascot in the NHL.■
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The few times we’ve run into he, he’s been a lot of fun. Good to see he’s got a lions heart too!