Youppi! Round-Up

Youppi!, the former mascot of the defunct Montreal Expos, could soon be joining the Montreal Canadiens. The Expos put Youppi! up for sale before they left for Washington (something about difficulty getting citizenship papers for a giant orange mascot).

From the Montreal Gazette:"I can confirm that the Canadiens organization has shown some serious interest in adopting Youppi!," Canadiens vice-president Donald Beauchamp said Tuesday, although he did not confirm the deal was done. Other rumoured corporate suitors interested in the popular mascot were the Jean Coutu pharmacy chain and Ste. Justine's Hospital."

This news broke at the end of March, but we never got around to posting anything about it. Here are some Youppi! links:

• Wikipedia: Youppi!
  
• ESPN: Youppi! is alive and well (good pics)
• RDS: Où aboutira Youppi?
  
• EPSN: It's official: Youppi! lives!
  
• Pierre Deschesnes on being Youppi
• Youppi! pics via Google
  

Did you know:

• The original Youppi costume was a cast-off from a Jim Henson muppet production.
• Youppi! is one of three mascots in the Baseball Hall of Fame. The others are the Phillie Phanatic and San Diego Chicken.