There’s a giant, gold-outlined rat emblazoned on the hat that dangles in Brad Marchand’s locker. The scrappy NHL veteran has ...

Florida Panthers fans have been throwing plastic rats onto the ice after home victories. Here's what's behind the tradition.

Florida Panthers fans have a long-standing tradition of throwing toy rats on the ice after wins. Here's how it began.

No, not the real rodent. It's sort of related to the tradition of Panthers die-hards throwing plastic rats on the ice after a ...

Somebody at Amerant Bank Arena put a new twist on Panthers fans’ rat-throwing tradition, attaching what appeared to be a ...

Marchand has long been affectionately known as a rat on the ice. Well, that affection really is dependent on the opponent and ...

Florida Panthers fans revive their iconic rat-throwing tradition after a dominant 6-1 win over the Oilers in the Stanley Cup ...

The Panthers reached the Stanley Cup Final in 1996 season while playing at Miami Arena in Overtown. But a sparkling new ice ...

So when Marchand was traded from Boston to Florida back in March, it didn’t take long for him to embrace Panthers fans’ longstanding tradition of tossing plastic rats onto the ice after wins.