Rat Florida Panthers Mascot

On the night of the panthers home opener a rat scurried across the team s locker room.

Rat florida panthers mascot. Cheese do you see a smile on my. The mascot participated in activities at imagine chancellor charter sc. The panthers were named after the large species of endangered puma native to the state of florida. The mascot would be introduced as stanley c.

Scott mellanby reacted by one timing the rat against the wall killing it. Panther was named in 1995 by darrel ambrosini and is an anthropomorphic florida panther hence the name of the team. Back on april 20th 1993 the florida panthers were officially named and brought into the nhl through expansion. A native specie to the state the big cat was a perfect fit.

The tradition still continues today just not as. The rat trick was a celebration performed by fans of the florida panthers of the national hockey league nhl during their 1995 96 season in which plastic rats were thrown onto the ice to celebrate goals the term a play on hat trick was coined by panthers goaltender john vanbiesbrouck after teammate scott mellanby killed a rat in the locker room prior to the team s home opener with his. Stanley made a name for himself quickly repelling from the roof of the miami arena for home games back in 1993. The team has a mascot aptly named stanley panther who has an unusual partner another mascot by the name of viktor rat.

Rat was named in october 2014 in honor of the club s 1996 stanley cup final run where rats. The florida panthers gather at center ice and raise their as the fans throw plastic rats onto the ice after their win against the minnesota wild at bb t center on jan. We have 27 years of experience with different mascots. One young panthers fan showed off his stickhandling skills while playing street hockey with viktor e.

An unusual goal celebration developed in miami during the 1995 96 season. Every team other than the panthers being called a mouse or chuck e. He is named for the stanley cup. Panther and viktor e rat are the two mascots of the florida panthers.

That night he scored two goals which goaltender john vanbiesbrouck quipped was a rat trick. Hockey going out on ice after a panthers victory playing outside eating. The story of the panthers association with rats dates back to 1995 when scott mellanby infamously struck and killed a. Founded in 1990 in san francisco ca.

The florida panthers virtual vault gives fans a never before seen look into the panthers archives. Prior to a game against the calgary flames a rat appeared in the florida panthers locker room in.