Both Lanny McDonald and Doug Risebrough scored hat tricks and ever since Harvey has been a fixture with the Flames.
Harvey has remained a mainstay at Flames games, and at many events throughout Calgary and southern Alberta ever since.
Players squirted him with water, and MacTavish eventually reached up and ripped Harvey's tongue from his mouth, tossing it into the crowd.
[4] After the game, MacTavish preceded with a comment on the incident: "Once we got the tongue out of his mouth, we started to turn things around a little bit.
"[This quote needs a citation] The incident made headlines throughout North America,[citation needed] and led to many jokes, including having many other NHL team mascots arrive at the 2003 All-Star Game with their tongues hanging out.