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 ...

The next night, a plastic rat was thrown onto the ice. Then, a few days later, more rats were tossed onto the surface. Eventually, it became a tradition for Panthers fans to throw plastic rats on ...

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.

Plastic rats are carried off the ice after a Florida Panthers goal against Chicago on Oct. 17, 1995. After Scott Mellanby killed a rat in the Panthers locker room on opening night, fans have begun a ...

Marchand's final home game in Boston was a loss to the New York Islanders on Feb. 27. His final game with the Bruins was March 3 in Pittsburgh. He was traded to the Florida Panthers on March 7, the ...

When Brad Marchand was traded to Florida in March, it didn't take long for him to embrace Panthers fans' longstanding tradition of tossing plastic rats onto the ice after wins.

Once the rat shrine became public knowledge, Panthers fans began throwing fake rats onto the ice -- at first only when Mellanby scored and eventually after every Panthers goal.

Fake rats are removed from the ice after the Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise on Monday, June 24, 2024. Someone threw a rat with a bottle of ketchup ...

The post Panthers fans throw rats on ice after wild 6-1 win vs. Oilers appeared first on ClutchPoints.. Plastic rats rained down at Amerant Bank Arena as the Florida Panthers dominated the ...

Panthers GM Bill Zito has re-signed 3 elements of the team's Stanley Cup championship in Sam Bennett, Aaron Ekblad and Brad ...