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  6. article_body => "<p>Flyers vs. Penguins.<\/p>\n<p>Outdoor hockey.<\/p>\n<p>Lincoln Financial Field.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, you knew Gritty had something up his sleeve (or fur?) for Saturday night's Stadium Series at Lincoln Financial Field.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, we had a warning:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ready to stunt on the haters. Literally. Don&#39;t miss what <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrittyNHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GrittyNHL<\/a> has planned for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StadiumSeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StadiumSeries<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GKyhfCbV01\">pic.twitter.com\/GKyhfCbV01<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLFlyers\/status\/1098666164316626944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n \n<p>Well, Gritty did not disappoint.<\/p>\n<p>The guy actually came down from the roof of the Linc, lit up like a Christmas tree, as you can see in the video above.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What an entrance!<br><br>Gritty just flew in from the ROOF! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StadiumSeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StadiumSeries<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XatNyUHCH4\">pic.twitter.com\/XatNyUHCH4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSPhilly\/status\/1099475088422899712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You ever had that dream where you&#39;re dressed as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrittyNHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GrittyNHL<\/a> and you zipline off the roof into <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StadiumSeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StadiumSeries<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AgAKUt6vwF\">pic.twitter.com\/AgAKUt6vwF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NHL (@NHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHL\/status\/1099484415443509248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gritty brought the roof down (get it?) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6fQiAEUQ3r\">pic.twitter.com\/6fQiAEUQ3r<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1099474731986759684?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A group of legends.<br><br>(Photo courtesy of Flyers PR guru Zack Hill.) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tb52l0gXiA\">pic.twitter.com\/Tb52l0gXiA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1099480554163060736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Simply incredible. <br><br>The atmosphere is rocking at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StadiumSeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StadiumSeries<\/a> game! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TDFwnLnQpq\">pic.twitter.com\/TDFwnLnQpq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSPhilly\/status\/1099475754050572288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">About 70,000 hockey fans. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b9cKAy2GJw\">pic.twitter.com\/b9cKAy2GJw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSPhilly\/status\/1099485342149812224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p>Oh, and Gritty was not done. He got loose during a break in the second period.<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">worth it<\/p>&mdash; Gritty (@GrittyNHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrittyNHL\/status\/1099503133875683328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is the ideal Grit body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StadiumSeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StadiumSeries<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lkn4JEQvvI\">pic.twitter.com\/Lkn4JEQvvI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLFlyers\/status\/1099507550133936134?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gritty, the Flyers mascot, is detained by security personnel after going streaking at the 2019 NHL Coors Light Stadium Series game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NIFZMlplyY\">pic.twitter.com\/NIFZMlplyY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mike Darnay (@MikeDarnay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeDarnay\/status\/1099503433286123520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You\u2019ll never unsee it. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrittyNHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GrittyNHL<\/a> goes streaking! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StadiumSeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StadiumSeries<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/efY9YKqy4t\">pic.twitter.com\/efY9YKqy4t<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NHL (@NHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHL\/status\/1099498630120202241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chaos broke out during a stoppage as a huge Flyers fan was streaking down on the field. <br><br>Gritty. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WC8irOi2dW\">pic.twitter.com\/WC8irOi2dW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSPhilly\/status\/1099498449526030337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gritty is loose. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AWp95QMifp\">pic.twitter.com\/AWp95QMifp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1099497535058657281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p>This is Gritty's first outdoor game. He'll have many more, but this one will be&nbsp;especially memorable for the orange fella.<\/p>\n<p>There's been plenty of other Gritty fun, too.<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All the way up <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrittyNHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GrittyNHL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StadiumSeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StadiumSeries<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N0Nr8dDvjy\">pic.twitter.com\/N0Nr8dDvjy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NHL (@NHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHL\/status\/1099338177054158848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n \n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Two mascots will enter. One will prevail! The ultimate <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StadiumSeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StadiumSeries<\/a> showdown!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLFlyers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NHLFlyers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/penguins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Penguins<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrittyNHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GrittyNHL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/upeWVmbpue\">pic.twitter.com\/upeWVmbpue<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLNetwork\/status\/1099330793132814336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n \n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How weird would it be if <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrittyNHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GrittyNHL<\/a> could speak? The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLFlyers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NHLFlyers<\/a> respond. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StadiumSeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StadiumSeries<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k556FBN6jQ\">pic.twitter.com\/k556FBN6jQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NHL (@NHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHL\/status\/1099436315781808128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n \n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/washington\/myteams-nbc-sports?utm_tags=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a>&nbsp;to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/carter-hart-hid-pregame-injury-played-through-it-vs-montreal\">Hart hid pregame injury, played through it vs. Canadiens<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-vs-penguins-2019-stadium-series-remains-scheduled-nhl-releases-weather-contingency-linc\">Key weather-related things to know as Stadium Series is still on at Linc<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-rookie-carter-hart-miss-minimum-10-days\">Turns out, Hart will miss time during critical stretch for Flyers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-penguins-2019-stadium-series-everything-know-hell-night\">Sights, sounds, notes and quotes before Flyers, Penguins create \u2018hell of a night\u2019 <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/young-flyers-can-lean-james-van-riemsdyk-outdoorsman\">Young Flyers can lean on JVR The Outdoorsman<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"
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The700Level

The700Level

Flyers vs. Penguins.

Outdoor hockey.

Lincoln Financial Field.

Yeah, you knew Gritty had something up his sleeve (or fur?) for Saturday night's Stadium Series at Lincoln Financial Field.

In fact, we had a warning: 

Well, Gritty did not disappoint.

The guy actually came down from the roof of the Linc, lit up like a Christmas tree, as you can see in the video above.

Oh, and Gritty was not done. He got loose during a break in the second period.

This is Gritty's first outdoor game. He'll have many more, but this one will be especially memorable for the orange fella.

There's been plenty of other Gritty fun, too.

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