![]() (In retrospect, these weren’t so much precautions as they were dares to Predators fans.) Now that the deed has been done, Pittsburgh has gone even further in reminding the rest of the hockey world how seriously it takes itself, originally charging the perpetrator with three misdemeanors (which have since been dropped): disorderly conduct, disrupting a meeting, and possession of an instrument of crime. And so, given that Nashville apparently has an affinity for catfish, a local fish market proudly declared before Game 1 that it would not sell any catfish to people from Tennessee, while security staffers at PPG Paints Arena were instructed to keep their eyes (and presumably noses) out for smuggled catfish. Louis Cardinals fans of hockey, have way too much respect for the history of the game to just let some dipshit with a fish tarnish hockey’s unblemished legacy that was built on things like ending opponents’ careers with cheap shots. But Penguins fans, who are basically the St. In a normal situation like this, the home fans would boo the guy who tossed something onto the ice, security would escort him out of the building, and everyone would have a quick laugh about the ordeal and move on. The city of Pittsburgh has no tolerance for catfish shenanigans. ![]() What makes this instance different? Well, there are a couple of things about this story that I do know, and I feel obligated to share them. ![]() After all, things that don’t belong on sports-playing surfaces find their way onto them all the time, from beer bottles to chairs to baseballs to dildos to Purdue’s football team. You might be wondering why a Predators fan hurling a catfish onto the ice so noteworthy. It’s honestly better to not know.Īnyway, back to what happened during Game 1. I’m sure there’s a semiplausible explanation, like some fable about how Merle Haggard was once invited to a hockey game but said he would rather eat a raw Tennessee catfish than go to a sporting event, so now the people of Nashville honor a country music god by tossing seafood onto the ice. That’s important to note because this is the part where I must point out that I’ve purposely avoided trying to understand the “why” to this whole catfish thing. Outside of that, however, I know next to nothing about hockey strategy, traditions, history, and whatever else makes its fans so passionate. I know the basic rules of the sport, I was able to name 29 of the 30 NHL teams on the Sporcle quiz I just took (sorry, Winnipeg), and I know that Crosby is the absolute worst (even though the exact opposite is true). I’m going to pause here and mention that I started following hockey this season with the intention of being as ignorant a fan as possible. Some 26-year-old guy from Tennessee bought a catfish, smuggled it into PPG Paints Arena in his compression shorts, and chucked that sumbitch onto the ice early in the second period of the Penguins’ 5–3 victory. Here’s the abbreviated version: A Predators fan threw a catfish onto the ice during Monday’s Game 1. But fair warning, what you’re about to read is one of the dumbest/funniest/greatest/most absurd sports controversies I can remember. If you have no idea to what I’m referring, allow me to get you up to speed. But there’s a far more pressing concern entering Game 2 - whether a catfish will be thrown onto the ice. Subban, Carrie Underwood’s husband, that fat dude on Pittsburgh everyone loves because he eats hot dogs or whatever, and some other guys who aren’t as important will beat the hell out of each other for a few hours in a game that will likely be decided by a goal the losing team’s fans describe as “total bullshit.”Īll of that is fine and well, and under ordinary circumstances I would spend Wednesday morning questioning who’ll win. ![]() The Penguins are the defending champs who repeatedly find ways to win even when it feels like they’re massively outplayed, while the Predators have become the team every neutral fan has rallied behind because, well, they aren’t the Penguins. The most anticipated hockey game of this (and quite possibly any) season will be played Wednesday night in Pittsburgh, as the Nashville Predators will attempt to even their Stanley Cup final series against the Penguins at one game apiece.
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