Is this the first time in history there are 2 NHL teams with the same type of Mascot?
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Nope. Not even the first time in history the Sabres and another team have the same type of mascot.
Anaheim - Wild Wing - Duck
Boston - Blades - Bear (brown bear)
Buffalo - Sabretooth - Tiger (temporarily Moose - Moose)
Calgary - Harvey - Dog (hound)
Carolina - Stormy - Pig
Chicago - Tommy Hawk - Bird (Hawk)
Colorado - Bernie - Dog (St. Bernard)
Columbus - Stinger - Yellowjacket
Dallas - Victor E. Green - Alien
Detroit - Al - Octopus
Edmonton - Hunter - Lynx
Florida - Stanley C. Panther and Viktor E. Rat - Panther and Rat, respectively
LA - Bailey - Lion
Minnesota - Nordy - Miscellaneous Wild Animal
Montreal - Youppi! - Asylum Seeker (fr, not sure what Youppi is. Maybe he's Sami Zayn.)
Nashville - Gnash - Tiger
NJ - NJ Devil - Devil
NYI - Sparky the Dragon - Asylum Seeker, also Dragon
NYR - No Mascot
Ottawa - Spartacat - Lion
Philly - Gritty - Anthropomorphic Personification of Chaos
Pittsburgh - Iceburgh - Penguin (real original, guys.)
SJ - SJ Sharkie - Shark (see above)
Seattle - Buoy - Troll (not the internet kind)
STL - Louie - Bear (polar bear)
TBL - Thunderbug - Lightning Bug
Toronto - Carlton - Bear (polar bear)
Vancouver - Fin - Orca
Vegas - Change - Gila Monster
Washington - Slapshot - Eagle
Winnipeg - Mick E. Moose - Moose
So, Boston, St. Louis, and Toronto have bears, Buffalo and Nashville have tigers, Seattle and Philly have trolls, Calgary and Colorado have Dogs, Ottawa and LA have Lions, there's several.