The NHL is a wild league and hockey is a wild game. Sometimes, what fans throw on the ice is even from the wild.

One of the great things about hockey is its traditions. Some of these traditions cause fans to lob some pretty strange stuff. We decided to remind you about 5 crazy things hockey fans throw on the ice.

When your team starts riding high in the playoffs the fans and community might take it to the extreme. The extreme being throwing things on the ice. It is definitely one of the NHL’s wildest traditions.

People have thrown many things on the ice over the years. The 5 crazy things hockey fans throw on the ice is found below.

Detroit Red Wings – Octopus

This is the last Octopus that will be thrown in the Joe Louis Arena. It's was one of the best traditions ever Red Wings fans 🦑🚨… #RIP pic.twitter.com/5YDdExoEwz — Bar South N Celly™ (@BarSouthNCelly) April 2, 2017

The tradition was born here. In a 1952 playoff game, fans of the Detroit Red Wings threw an octopus on the ice. The octopus, which has 8 tentacles, was to represent the 8 wins needed to win the Stanley Cup the Detroit Red Wings were about to win.

The Red Wings ended up winning the cup and the tradition was born.

Nashville Predators – Catfish

#Predators scored 6 goals, the catfish hit the ice on goal 5. How can someone hold that thing till the third period? @PredsNHL #NHLPLAYOFFS pic.twitter.com/JjwFN5lJ5s — Kyle Burger (@kyle_burger) May 23, 2017

The Nashville Predators fans have a weird tradition of throwing catfish on the ice. Yes, you read that right, catfish.

This playoff tradition reached peak insanity when the excitement of the tradition spilled over into restaurants. Jake Guentzel of the Pittsburgh Penguins was in a restaurant when the Nashville restaurant served him catfish. Grade A trolling, bravo!

A bar in Nashville served Jake Guentzel catfish and he was NOT happy pic.twitter.com/ypPaIBwQUy — Spittin' Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) June 8, 2017

Catfish throwing in Nashville is said to have come from the early years of the franchise. This tradition took shape to counter the tradition of throwing octopus in Detroit.

Florida Panthers – Rats

This tradition was born during a 1995 regular season game. The Panthers player Scott Mellanby killed a rat with his stick that made its way into the ice. Later in the game he ended up scoring 2 goals and it was dubbed the “rat trick”.

The 1996 playoffs brought the tradition to life. The Panthers had a magical run that year and the home fans celebrated by throwing rubber rats on the ice.

Recently the team has also been assessed a 2 minute minor for delay of game after fans threw thousands of rubber rats on the ice.

Ottawa Senators – Hamburgers

The Ottawa Senators fans may be hard on the team now. This wasn’t always the case in the nations capital. During the 2014-2015 season the fans were ecstatic. So much so that they were throwing hamburgers on the ice.

Andrew Hammond the rookie Senators goalie at the time took the team on a magical 20-1-2 run into the playoffs. Hammond who’s nickname Hamburglar was born while he was in University, backstopped the team on a historic run that year.

When Hammond got the call up in Ottawa he had no idea the name would stick. Hammond started stealing games for the Sens and the NHL version of the Hamburglar was born.

New York Islanders – Snakes

The New York Islanders have some of the saltiest fans in the league this year. The team was dealt a major blow in the 2018 off season when franchise player John Taveres didn’t resign with the club.

The Islanders fans had been led to believe that Tavares would resign with the club in the off season. As is the case with contract talks, nothing seems as they appear. In the summer of 2018 the star franchise player decided to sign with the Toronto Maple Leafs, leaving nothing in return to the Isle.

This act was seen as a betrayal to the Islander faithful. The fans reached a boiling point when the Leafs and Tavares made their debut in Long Island this February.

The Islander fans burned jerseys and threw rubber snakes on the ice. They also made crazy chants towards the former home team hero. If these two teams end up playing each other in the playoffs you can be sure that another tradition will be born.

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