‘Mullet man’ thrills Ottawa Senators fans during Thanksgiving game [Video]

Gatineau-based Ottawa Senators fan Jay Trepanier never thought attending the Thanksgiving Day game at the Canadian Tire Centre would result in the creation of his new alter ego.

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“I’m just trying to enjoy a crazy game, and people are texting me nonstop,” Trepanier recalls of the day.

It was a wild victory, with the Senators beating the Los Angeles Kings 8-7. But the attention of the television cameras could not be pulled away from Trepanier.

Sporting jeans and a denim jacket, also known as a Canadian tuxedo, a flowing mullet haircut and enacting a contagious goal celebration, Trepanier was as much a part of the day’s entertainment as the on-ice action was.

“I thought they probably put me on TV just like one or two times, and then I come to realize I’m on it …