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The center of Seattle Kraken, John Hayden, and his pet, Boya, had a close match with a brown bear during a promotional video session in Alaska in June.
Hayden and La Boya were on a fishing excursion in the Katmai National Park when the bear approached them.
While fishing, Hayden and the buoy were accompanied by a guide, who saw the bear. The guide caused the crew to cross the shallow river.
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This image taken from the video provided by the Seattle Kraken shows a brown bear splashing towards the Mar Kraken Nhl nhl mascot known as Boya, left, next to a fishing guide during the filming of a promotional video in a river on the outskirts of Anchorage, Alaska, June 25, 2025. (Seattle Kraken through AP)
While they moved away, the bear, who had been approaching them, turned and loaded through water for a few steps before stopping and moving away.
“I want to blame the buoy,” said Hayden in the video later. “They were quite interested in their appearance.”
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The Boya of the Seattle Kraken pet celebrates on the ice after a 4-0 victory against the Vancouver Canucks in Climate Average Arena on October 1, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Joe Nicholson/USA Today Sports)
Brown bears commonly delight with salmon on the Brooks River in the Katmai National Park, swallowing them while jumping upstream on Brooks Falls to spawn. The park, almost 300 miles (485 km) southwest Anchorage and inaccessible by road, houses the annual “Fat Bear Week” contest that celebrates the Bears while gaining fattening during the winter.
“The bears are everywhere in Brooks Falls and, as, this is their territory,” said Marketing director of Kraken Partnership, Melissa O’Brochta, who also recorded the match from the coast. “They are also very accustomed to seeing humans. So I was not scared.”
The center of Seattle Kraken, John Hayden (15), looks against the Sharks of San José during the third period in Sap Center in San José on April 5, 2025 in San José, California. (Robert Edwards/Imagn images)
Hayden and Boyy were in Alaska as part of an annual trip organized by the Native Corporation of Bristol Bay in Anchorage, Alaska, with events that promote youth ice hockey. Alaska does not have its own NHL team; The closest teams are found in Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, which has the Vancouver Canucks.
