What's not to love about customs and traditions in the NHL? Every team has its own rituals, either before puck drop or after ...

So, when Tinkler was at a mall a few days later, he spotted a rubber rat in a Halloween store, purchased it and placed it in the locker room where the actual rat had died, per NHL.com. Once the ...

After his first game with the Florida Panthers, Brad Marchand made sure to grab a couple of the rubber rats that hit the ice ...

Within the next couple weeks, fans began throwing rubber rats on the ice following every Panthers goal. The rest, as they say, is history. Florida went on an epic run all the way to the Stanley ...

Less than a week later, at a home game against the Ottawa Senators on Oct. 13, 1995, someone threw a rubber rat on the ice. And the rats, as they say, is history. Two days later, the ...

Since 1996, Florida Panthers fans have taken to throwing plastic rats on the ice after the club's victories.

So, when Tinkler was at a mall a few days later, he spotted a rubber rat in a Halloween store, purchased it and placed it in the locker room where the actual rat had died, per NHL.com. Once the ...

About two weeks later, after Marchand scored his first goal with his new team, Barkov and fellow forward Evan Rodrigues celebrated with Marchand by pelting him with a rubber rat that fans throw ...

No other way best describes him. He's a pest you want to stomp out when he's your opponent. He's a pest you want to embrace and, well, fire rubber rats at when he's on your team. So when Marchand ...

“It’s not often you get to be part of a group like this.” On his way off the ice, the 36-year-old grabbed two rubber rats that were thrown onto the ice by fans. Panthers fans traditionally ...