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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

Tennessee Health Department inspectors performed hundreds of health inspections in Shelby County in May. Here's what they found.

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.

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’s behind what skidded across the ice as time ran out on the Panthers 6-1 Stanley Cup Final win. Was a real, bloody rat thrown on the ice after the Panthers Game 3 win? Skip to main ...