How many of you had this poster on your walls? One of the unsung benefits of winning your conference’s championship is being able to smugly augment your wall décor.

Panthers fans celebrated the 1996 Eastern Conference Championship with a six-pack of specially-branded, collectible glass bottles.

Starting with Scott Mellanby’s Rat Trick at the 1995 home opener and ending with an appearance in the 1996 Stanley Cup Final, the Year of the Rat proved to be a successful season for the Panthers. Dur ...

Fans enthusiastically tossed plastic critters onto the ice to celebrate the Year of the Rat’s postseason success. This rat made a stance against no. 88. Could that be Philadelphia Flyers captain Eric ...

This rat was official! Panthers fans secured Year of the Rat tags onto plastic rats during the 1996 Stanley Cup run to celebrate the season’s theme.

The Panthers squad’s trip to the Stanley Cup Final was nothing short of astounding. At the time, it was the quickest an expansion team had ever reached the final round of the playoffs without a format ...

The 1996 playoffs proved to be a defining moment for the Florida Panthers. As an expansion team that entered the league in 1993, the Panthers surprised many NHL fans when they made it to the Stanley C ...

The Panthers celebrated their 1996 Eastern Conference Championship with this commemorative pint glass. That year, the Panthers reached the Stanley Cup Final in the team’s third year of existence, a ma ...

The magical “Year of the Rat” saw the Panthers embark on their first-ever trip to the postseason.

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 ...