Plastic victory rats came in all shapes and sizes, but a pink rat with a purple mullet was sure to stand out on the ice.

The Miami Arena was the scene of the young team’s memorable run in the 1996 playoffs, also known as the “Year of the Rat.” Fans enjoyed countless beverages in these concessions cups while witnessing e ...

Orkin Rat Patrol members filled buckets to the brim with plastic pests, a regular practice during the 1995-1996 season when Panthers fans threw rats onto the ice to celebrate goals. The tradition was ...

Members of the Orkin Rat Patrol were fully equipped — hard hats and all — to clear the ice of hundreds of plastic rats, which were thrown in celebration by fans whenever the Panthers scored a goal dur ...

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 ...

Panthers backers know how to dress the part! A young fan, decked out with a panther claw, cat ears and team jersey, celebrated a dominant 8-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks on October 27, 2017.

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 ...

The 1995-1996 Florida Panthers will always be remembered as the team that introduced the “rat trick” into the hockey lexicon. The 2022-2023 Panthers did one better than their predecessors by winning G ...

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.