Mascots from around the country visited the Empire State Building and met NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman at the League's New York City offices on Wednesday.
The Chicago Blackhawks' Tommy Hawk, Coachella Valley Firebirds' Fuego, Colorado Avalanche's Bernie the St. Bernard, Columbus Blue Jackets' Stinger, Dallas Stars' Victor E. Green, Lehigh Valley Phantoms' meLVin, New Jersey Devils' N.J. Devil, Philadelphia Flyers' Gritty, St. Louis Blues' Louie, Tampa Bay Lightning's ThunderBug, Vegas Golden Knights' Chance and Washington Capitals' Slapshot were all there to explore the Big Apple.
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