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| The Florida rat story has a fascinating sponsorship chapter! |
Written by Robyn T. Braley
Tonight is the night! The Stanley Cup will be awarded to whichever team perseveres. The question is! Will the ice surface be covered with orange and blue Oil, or will there be a Rain of Rats?
If Mathew Tkachuk and the Florida Panthers win, it will be rats! If Conner
McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers win, it will be rabid fans who have flown 4,120
km on an 8-hour flight to spill onto the ice dressed in colorful orange and blue
costumes the minute the final whistle blows. Either way, the cup finals have
been the stuff sports legends.
Rat Legend
As the Florida Panthers emerged from the NHL's Eastern
Conference to meet the Western champion Edmonton Oilers in the 2024 Stanley Cup
final, the story of the rat storm of 1996 bubbled to the surface.
Do you remember the story? A legend grew out of a single, slightly
disgusting act involving a rat! Disgusting, that is, unless you are a fan of rat
extermination.
