Blizzard T. Husky
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Blizzard was christened via a campus-wide competition on January 31, 1997. The "T" in his name stands for "The."
Blizzard appears at Michigan Tech's home sporting events as well as other university and community functions. He is often seen skating in the hockey arena before and during home games and participating in various other activities.
Blizzard appeared at the 41st Annual GLI (Great Lakes Invitational) hockey tournament held at the Joe Louis Arena
Joe Louis Arena
Joe Louis Arena, nicknamed The Joe and JLA is a hockey arena located at 600 Civic Center Drive in Detroit, Michigan. It is the home of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. Completed in 1979 at a cost of $57 million, Joe Louis Arena is named after boxer and former heavyweight...
in Detroit, Michigan, along with fellow mascots Sparty
Sparty
Sparty is the mascot of Michigan State University. Sparty is usually depicted as a muscular male Spartan warrior/athlete dressed in stylized Greek costume. After changing the team name from "Aggies" to "Spartans" in 1925, various incarnations of a Spartan warrior with a prominent chin appeared at...
(Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
) and Joe College (the GLI Tournament). Blizzard returned this year for the 42nd Annual GLI as well.
Blizzard also travels the United States. In November 2010, Blizzard was the first mascot to visit the Kennedy Space Center. While he was there he experienced a gravity-force simulator, walked on the beach, and shopped in Ron Jon’s famous Surf Shop in Cocoa Beach, Florida.
Additionally, Blizzard enjoys spending time with other mascots. In August 2010, Blizzard helped McGruff the Crime Dog teach about crime prevention;and in November 2010, Blizzard visited Knightro, the University of Central Florida’s mascot.