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[[Nashville Predators]] fans throw [[catfish]] onto their home ice.<ref>{{cite news|first=Cam|last=Tucker|title=Report: Predators fan charged after throwing catfish on ice during Game 1|url=https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2017/05/30/report-predators-fan-charged-after-throwing-catfish-on-ice-during-game-1/|website=NBC Sports|date=May 30, 2017|access-date=May 30, 2017|archive-date=June 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602015206/http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2017/05/30/report-predators-fan-charged-after-throwing-catfish-on-ice-during-game-1/|url-status=live}}</ref> The first recorded instance occurred on January 26, 1999 during a game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Nashville Predators. It was done in response to the Red Wings' tradition.<ref>{{cite web|first=Teresa M.|last=Walker|title=Fish Tale From Nashville: How The Catfish Toss Came To Be A Predators thing|url=https://www.courant.com/sports/hockey/hc-stanley-cup-catfish-0603-20170602-story.html|website=Hartford Courant|agency=Associated Press|date=June 2, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608115241/https://www.courant.com/sports/hockey/hc-stanley-cup-catfish-0603-20170602-story.html|archivedate=June 8, 2017|access-date=January 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Brad|last=Schmitt|title=Predators: Why do Preds fans throw catfish during NHL Playoffs?|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nhl/predators/2018/04/12/nashville-predators-why-do-fans-throw-catfish-nhl-stanley-cup-playoffs-bridgestone-arena/508025002/|website=The Tennessean|date=April 12, 2018|access-date=January 23, 2020|archive-date=March 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307022304/https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nhl/predators/2018/04/12/nashville-predators-why-do-fans-throw-catfish-nhl-stanley-cup-playoffs-bridgestone-arena/508025002/|url-status=live}}</ref>

 

In the [[2006 Stanley Cup playoffs]], during the opening-round series between the Red Wings and the [[Edmonton Oilers]], an Edmonton radio host suggested throwing Alberta Beef on the ice before the game. Oilers fans continued throwing steaks, even at away games, resulting in several arrests at the away cities.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/796/story/448204.html|title=Beef chucking ends|access-date=October 1, 2007|last=Brevorka|first=Jennifer|date=June 8, 2006|work=[[The News & Observer]] |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927003440/http://www.newsobserver.com/796/story/448204.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date =September 27, 2007}}</ref>