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Jun 8, 2024 · Why do Panthers fans throw rats on the ice? The tradition of the rats goes back to the 1995-96 NHL season, Florida's third year in the league after being added as an expansion team.
5 days ago · Panthers fans celebrated their team's first Stanley Cup championship by throwing fake rats onto the ice. Here's why. It was raining fake rats after the Florida Panthers Panthers won the 2024 ...
Mar 17, 2019 · The tradition returned in 2012 when the Panthers made the playoffs for the first time in 12 seasons -- fans happily threw rats back onto their home ice after Florida beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 during the first round of the playoffs.
6 days ago · As the legend goes, the next night, a fan threw a plastic rat on the ice. The following night, a few more rodents found themselves sliding across the playing surface.
Jun 18, 2024 · While waiting to take the ice in the locker room, Panthers fan favorite Scott Mellanby spotted a rat scurrying across the locker room floor. Mellanby took his hockey stick and one-timed the...
Jun 9, 2023 · Florida's faithful picked up on the trend and began throwing plastic rats -- purchased at gas stations, convenience stores or even at the rink itself -- onto the ice after Panthers goals.
The rat trick was a celebration performed by fans of the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL) during their 1995–96 season, in which plastic rats were thrown onto the ice to celebrate goals. The term, a play on hat trick, was coined by Panthers goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck after teammate Scott Mellanby killed a rat in the ...
Jun 3, 2023 · Why do Panthers fans throw rats on the ice now? To celebrate, of course! Fans are given plastic rats to throw onto the ice after a victory, which there have been plenty of in these playoffs.
Jun 10, 2024 · Here's how the unique, yet beloved, hockey tradition of Panthers fans throwing fake rats onto the ice after victories started.
Jun 11, 2023 · Rats did hit the ice after Florida’s second goal by Sasha Barkov, but there was a quick announcement asking fans to stop tossing them and risk the Panthers a penalty kill.
