Pest control company Orkin became a Panthers sponsor during the 1995-1996 season, rolling out a Rat Patrol crew to clear plastic “pests” thrown onto the ice during games, especially those in the posts ...

Rat Patrol to the rescue! During the 1995-1996 season, and especially during the playoffs, fans enthusiastically tossed plastic rats onto the ice when the Panthers scored goals. The Rat Patrol, sponso ...

The rats returned! Shelves at the Panthers official team store at BB&T Center (now Amerant Bank Arena) burst with plastic rats during a game on November 2, 2017. NHL rules now prohibit fans from throw ...

He’s worthy of a rat! Ray Sheppard notched 5 hat tricks as a Panther, second only to Pavel Bure (10). Rats wearing his no. 26 would pair nicely with hats on the ice after a Sheppard trifecta.

Scott Mellanby glided down the ice during a 4-3 victory over the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim on November 19, 1995. A few weeks prior, the Panthers winger completed his Rat Trick at the team’s home opener. ...

Team mascots Stanley C. Panther and Viktor E. Ratt shared an elevator ride at BB&T Center during the Panthers home opener on October 7, 2017. The Panthers won over the Tampa Bay Lightning, 5-4.

The Panthers opened the 1995-1996 season with a 4-3 win in Miami Arena over the Calgary Flames. They would keep winning that season, taking five of the next six and eventually securing the franchise’s ...

Todd Bertuzzi’s time as a Panther was brief. Yet his 7 points in as many games must have made a strong impression on the fan who painted this rat with his no. 44.

The Panthers were halfway to their 2-1 win over the Nashville Predators with Vincent Trocheck’s first period goal. The shot earned him a postgame celebration with a victory rat.

Valeri Bure put up 89 points in 132 games as a Panther. That production was recognized with a victory rat sporting a hand-painted no. 8 jersey.