Nothing is going to stop Nashville Predators fans from bringing catfish to a hockey game, not even the local authorities.
After a fish market in the city of Pittsburgh decided to ban Tennessee residents from purchasing catfish during the Stanley Cup Final, one Preds fan managed to sneak a catfish into the arena and tossed it onto the ice.
Jake Waddell was the man responsible for sneaking the catfish into the arena for Game 1 and shared the entire process with Nashville’s 104.5 The Zone.
- Step One: Bought a pair of $350 upper-bowl tickets.
- Step Two: Bought an ambitiously big catfish from a market in Tennessee.
- Step Three: Spray the fish with Old Spice and throw it in a cooler before making his way to Pittsburgh
- Step Four: Fillet the fish, cut out half the spine and run it over with his truck
- Step Five: While the size of the head still gave him some difficulty, he vacuum-packed the fish
- Step Six: He stuff the vacuum-packed fish in between a regular underwear and a pair of compression shorts
- Step Seven: Snuck down to the 100 level with the fish out of his pants and chucked it over the glass
Waddell became an instant star in Nashville and held his own autograph session on Friday night.
NBC Sports hockey analyst and former NHL player Jeremy Roenick recently decided to dive into Nashville’s tradition and got some pointers from Tennessee Titans offensive lineman Taylor Lewan, who happens to know a thing or two about finding catfish in Nashville and getting them into the arena to toss onto the ice.
(H/T NHL on NBC)
