The customary rain of plastic rats on the Amerant Bank Arena ice after a Panthers win featured a deep cut poke at Edmonton superstar center Connor McDavid. Both McDavid and his Robin, Leon Draisaitl, ...

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 ...

And it didn’t end there. When Aleksander Barkov scored later to make it 3-1, the Panthers were handed their second rat-related penalty when more were thrown on the ice.

Origin of plastic rats at Panthers games It stems from the 1995-96 season when Florida’s Scott Mellanby killed a rat in the old Miami Arena. He scored two goals that night, which a teammate called a ...

After the Panthers won Stanley Cup Final Game 3, a fan used the plastic rat toss to reference Edmonton superstar Connor McDavid’s aversion to ketchup.

We were ducking for cover everywhere.” Right wing Scott Mellanby then grabbed his stick and one-timed the rat into the wall. The rodent went flying across the dressing room. It died as soon as it hit ...

In 2007, the Panthers hosted an alumni reunion for the 1996 team, dubbed the “Year of the Rat,” and sold plastic rats to fans to raise money for the Florida Panthers Foundation.

No penalties — well, not yet. "Great win but fans, we cannot throw rats during the game," Panthers President Michael Yormark tweeted Saturday night after the win. "This has become a serious issue." ...

The customary rain of plastic rats on the Amerant Bank Arena ice after a Panthers win featured a deep cut poke at Edmonton superstar center Connor McDavid. Both McDavid and his Robin, Leon ...

Right wing Scott Mellanby then grabbed his stick and one-timed the rat into the wall. The rodent went flying across the dressing room. It died as soon as it hit the wall.