More than one catfish made its way over the boards and onto the ice during the Pittsburgh Penguins' 2-0 title-clinching victory against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Sunday.
IT'S A CAT-TRICK pic.twitter.com/Ebd8k3t7fk
— NHL on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) June 12, 2017
But the catfish craze, an apparent Music City tradition that did a fine job delaying the Stanley Cup Final on occasion, extended into the Penguins fan base after Pittsburgh's repeat championship.
From Antonella Crescimbeni, a photojournalism intern for The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, comes the celebratory sight of a Pens fan -- with plenty of Steel City faithful apparently cheering him on -- sinking his teeth right into a bloody catfish:
Fans have started to eat catfish in celebration of the @penguins winning their second straight #StanleyCup @PittsburghPG @PGVisuals #Pens pic.twitter.com/HerR2d65DA
— AntonellaCrescimbeni (@AntonellaCres) June 12, 2017
Makes you wonder whether anyone -- anyone -- in that crowd is even remotely concerned for that man's stomach.
