Stanley Cup Final: Predators fan throws catfish on ice during Game 1 (Video)

Pittsburgh might have tried to keep catfish off the ice, but a sneaky Nashville Predators fan managed to throw one. 

It’s a tradition in Nashville to throw catfish at hockey games. Yes, that’s weird, but it’s a part of the southern charm the city is known for. Nashville Predators fans have been bold enough to throw catfish at away games. Even during the Stanley Cup Finals in Pittsburgh. During the second period of Game 1, a bold Preds fan tossed a big fat one on the ice.

The fan was later ejected from the game. Hopefully it was worth it for him (or her) to get kicked out of a game they likely spent a lot of money on to get tickets to.

Throwing catfish is a bit of a weird tradition, so here’s how it started. The Detroit Red Wings and Nashville used to have a pretty fierce rivalry when they shared the same division. Octopi are often thrown by fans of the former and Preds fans got sick of it. To counter the throwing of eight legged creatures, Nashville fans began throwing catfish. Why they chose catfish, nobody knows. But it’s a pretty funny story.

Currently, the Preds trail the Penguins 3-1. They allowed three goals in the first 20 minutes. Ryan Ellis has given Nashville some life with a goal not too long after the catfish got swept off the ice. Might the fish’s demise end up being a rallying point for the southern team?

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If the catfish winds up being a rallying point for the Preds in Game 1, the Penguins might start checking every fan for them. A local fish market in Pittsburgh has already banned the sales of them to anyone from Tennessee. Let us remember the life of the catfish, hopefully its death was worth it.