Mascot accused of injuring opposing player during game in Finland

A pretty unusual and crazy story is being reported out of the Finland this week as the first quarterfinal round of the 2024 Liiga Playoffs get underway.

During Game One of the series between Tappara Tampere and TPS Turku on Wednesday, TPS player Jimi Suomi suffered an injury that his team is blaming on the opposing mascot. Yes, you read that right.

According to Reddit user u/uusrikas, TPS Turku are claiming that Tappara's mascot, Tapsu, leaned on the glass causing an injury to their player, Jimi Suomi. TPS Turku say that because the mascot leaned on the glass, it wasn't able to function properly and absorb the hit on Suomi, ultimately causing an injury.






There hasn't been any official comment from Tappara Tampere or the mascot, Tapsu, following the allegations this week. It's also unclear at this time how long Jimi Suomi will be out of action for TPS Turku.

TPS Turku and Tappara Tampere will meet for Game Two of their quarterfinal series on Friday, with the latter leading the series 1-0 following a 4-1 win in Game One.