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Blackhawks On-Ice-Skid Spills Over To Mascot

December 17, 2018 / 10:33 AM EST / CBS Detroit

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CHICAGO (AP) — The Blackhawks fall to the Jets, but the real action seems to have have taken place off the ice.

NASHVILLE, TN - JANUARY 29: Steven Lee Olsen is joined on stage by Chicago Blackhawks mascot Tommy Hawk during a performance on the Honda Stage at the NHL Fan Fair presented by Bridgestone at the Music City Center,on January 29, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images)

The Chicago Blackhawks' 4-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets was just the beginning of their mascot's woes.

Chicago police say they were called to a disturbance Friday at United Center. A fan had attacked mascot Tommy Hawk.

OTTAWA, ON - JANUARY 26: Tommy Hawk, mascot for the Chicago Blackhawks poses for a portrait during 2012 NHL All-Star Weekend at Ottawa Convention Centre on January 26, 2012 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by Matt Zambonin/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images)

But a video of the fracas posted on social media shows the festooned bird picking up and body-slamming the patron and throwing a few punches with the man on the ground.

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

A Blackhawks spokesman says team officials are gathering facts and would not comment further.

Authorities described the alleged attacker as a white male. He is 18 to 20 years old, 5-foot-5 and about 160 pounds.

MONTREAL - JANUARY 24: Chicago Blackhawks mascot Tommy Hawk skates during the McDonalds/NHL All-Star open practice as part of the 2009 NHL All-Star weekend on January 24, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Dave Sandford/Getty Images)

No arrests had been made as of Saturday night.