Florida Panthers fans have been throwing plastic rats onto the ice after home victories. Here's what's behind the tradition. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX 🏀⚽️🥇 Club ...

The rat-throwing tradition dates back to the Panthers' third season as an NHL franchise. Ahead of Florida's home opener in 1995-96, forward Scott Mellanby spotted a rat running through the team's ...

Brad Marchand Embraces Panthers' Rat-Throwing Tradition, Which Goes Back 30 Years FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — There’s a giant, gold-outlined rat emblazoned on the hat that dangles in Brad ...

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. On Oct. 8, 1995, the Panthers were getting set for a ...

Why do Panthers fans throw rats on the ice now? To celebrate! Fans have plastic rats to throw onto the ice after a victory, which there have been plenty of in recent times for the reigning Stanley ...

In 1996, the rules to throwing rats on the ice at a Florida Panthers game was simple: Toss ‘em after a goal. Since then, the NHL has changed the rules a bit. Here's what you need to know for ...

Somebody at Amerant Bank Arena put a new twist on Panthers fans’ rat-throwing tradition, attaching what appeared to be a bottle full of ketchup to the rat to simulate blood — and maybe get un… ...

Plastic rats rained down at Amerant Bank Arena as the Florida Panthers dominated the Edmonton Oilers, 6–1, in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. The strange yet beloved tradition stole the ...

The rat-throwing tradition goes back 30 years Before their 1995-96 season opener, Panthers players were waiting to take the ice in a cramped, makeshift dressing room at the now-demolished Miami ...

The rat-throwing tradition goes back 30 years. Before their 1995-96 season opener, Panthers players were waiting to take the ice in a cramped, ...

The rat-throwing tradition goes back 30 years. Before their 1995-96 season opener, Panthers players were waiting to take the ice in a cramped, ...