Mascots are actually pretty recent (first one in the '80s), but I'm going to go with either s.j. Sharkie because he likes to eat fans' children or a very recent addition: Thrash. The renegade bird mascot recently imprisoned for stealing a zamboni.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.