Police say the Chicago Blackhawks mascot was attacked by a man on the concourse of the United Center Friday, but Tommy Hawk didn’t go down without a fight.
The Chicago Sun-Times, which posted video of part of the brawl, cited police as saying that the mascot was attacked by a white male between 18 and 20 years of age who was estimated to be be 5-feet-5 inches tall and 160 pounds. No arrests had been made as of Saturday night.
Blackhawks mascot Tommy Hawk was attacked at the United Center by a fan, @madkenney reports. https://t.co/SxfFKvmeXd pic.twitter.com/ljlYDrmb4T
— Chicago Sun-Times (@Suntimes) December 16, 2018
The video does not show the initial encounter but does show Tommy Hawk body-slamming the man and getting in a couple of punches. Eventually, he pushes the man across the concourse.
The Blackhawks said they are investigating the matter.
“We are gathering the facts and will have no further comment at this time, pending our investigation,” a team spokesperson told the Sun-Times.