Can anyone tell me why, in florida people would throw dead rats on to the ice during a hockey game, I know the reason for the octopus in detroit, and I also know why catfish in Nashville, but why rats?
2007-01-31 05:10:52 · 10 answers · asked by Patrick 5 in Sports ➔ Hockey
On the 1995-96 home opener a rat was in the players dressing room and Scott Mellanby killed it. That night he got 2 goals and the phrase a "rat-trick" was started. After that the fans threw rubber rats onto the ice when the Panthers scored.
2007-01-31 05:19:46 · answer #1 · answered by mapleleafskickass 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
According to wikipedia:
On the night of the Panthers' '95-'96 home opener, a rat scurried across the Florida locker room. Mellanby reacted by "one-timing" the rat against the wall, killing it [1]. That night he scored two goals, which Vanbiesbrouck quipped was "a rat trick". Two nights later, as the story found its way into the world, a few fans threw rubber rats on the ice in celebration of a goal. The rubber rat count went from 16 for the third home game to over 2,000 during the playoffs. In a freak coincidence, 1996 was also year of the rat according to Chinese Astrology.
As far as I know, only rubber and plastic rats were ever thrown- no actual dead rats (unlike the actual dead - and sometimes living - octopus tossed in Detroit).
2007-01-31 08:01:31 · answer #2 · answered by Siren61 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-23 23:07:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
During the 1996 playoffs Florida's captain Scott Mellanby killed a rat in the locker room with his stick. That night he scored 2 goals, and goalie John Vanbiesbrouck reffered to it as a "rat trick". Once the Florida fans caught wind of it, they started throwing rubber and plastic rats on the ice during the Panthers games.
I believe they banned it after that season.
2007-01-31 05:22:51 · answer #4 · answered by hockeydude25 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I heard before a game acouple years ago the Panthers were about to go on the ice and in the hall way one of their players saw a rat and swung his stick at it and killed it.
2007-01-31 05:16:20 · answer #5 · answered by Boondocksaint 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because Scott Mellanby is the man.
2007-01-31 05:47:27 · answer #6 · answered by echc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Florida Panthers. Panthers are felines, or cats, and cats are known for catching mice. So they throw mice.
2007-01-31 05:14:14 · answer #7 · answered by Super Jerry 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because its tradition man. no one cares how it gets started. U think anyone cares how super bowl partys got started??? nope
2007-01-31 07:49:34 · answer #8 · answered by golfer 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
thats kind of gross
2007-01-31 05:13:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE ARE PLAIN PERV, EEEEEEEWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-01-31 05:19:25 · answer #10 · answered by Lil' Gay Monster 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋