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Catfish is Not a Crime: Best Places to Eat Catfish during the Stanley Cup Playoffs

If you’re a fan of the NHL, you’re probably familiar with the Octopus toss at Joe Louis Arena, the home of the Detroit Red Wings. That tradition started in the 1950’s during a Red Wing playoff run. The Nashville Predatorsย began mimicking the Octopus tradition in October of 2003, during a game against the Red Wings, by throwing catfish onto the ice at their home rink, Bridgestone Arena. And the tradition has continued. Most recently it causedย a spectacle at Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania when Jacob Deveral Waddell, 36, of Nolensville, Tennessee tossed a dead catfish onto the ice of PPG Paints Arena and was promptly escorted out of the game. The incident prompted local, popular fish market owners to take extraordinary steps to ensure the catfish fling doesn’t get out of control. “You have to show your ID if you want to buy catfish here,”…