Posted on 05/02/2016 11:44:06 AM PDT by nickcarraway
The cat slipped onto the ice Friday before the Sharks won a big playoff game
The San Jose Sharks got an unexpected visit Friday.
Before the NHL team beat the Nashville Predators 5-2 at the SAP Center, a black cat crept out of the player bench area and scurried onto the ice.
As the Sharks warmed up for the first game of their best-of-seven playoff series, fans watched the small feline making a beeline for an oversized, fiberglass shark head, only to escape under the seats at "the Shark Tank," as the arena is known.
The venue’s staff was able to safely rescue the cat and dubbed it Joe Paw-velski, after Sharks captain Joe Pavelski, the team announced Sunday.
"The amount of interest generated by Joe's appearance and those wishing to adopt him has been overwhelming," said Sharks Chief Operating Officer John Tortora in a statement.
Joe has been taken to a local animal shelter to undergo a health examination, the team said. Staff will also investigate whether the cat has a microchip, in the hopes of reuniting it with its owner.
"If he is indeed a stray, our goal is to find the best home for him with the support of our local animal shelters," Tortora said. "If families are interested in adopting Joe but unsuccessful, we strongly encourage you to consider adopting another animal in need of a good home from one of our terrific local animal shelters."
Hoping for a hat trick. Waiting for the squid.
Didn’t a player some number of years ago kill a rat with a slap-shot into the boards? The kitty obviously came out of this better than the rat did.
Who let the cats in meow, meow, meow, meow.
I thought only Detroit threw bait on the ice?
Back in 1975 finals between the Sabres and Flyers, Jim Lorentz killed a bat.
The Sabres won the game, but lost the series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvzp32zYtCY
If they don’t find the owner, I see a cat who has a job for life if it doesn’t mind going out on the ice during the season.
You think some ice skates can be modified for the cat to wear?
Scott Mellanby of the FL Panthers.
Glad no one tried that with the kittycat last night.
From wikipedia:
The rat trick is a celebration popularized by both fans of the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL) during their 1995–96 season and trip to the 1996 Stanley Cup Finals. The term, a play on hat trick, was coined by Panthers goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck after teammate Scott Mellanby killed a rat in the locker room prior to the team's home opener with his stick, then scored two goals with the same stick. Fans immediately picked up on the idea and began throwing plastic rats on the ice to celebrate goals. By the time the Panthers reached the 1996 playoffs, thousands of rats hit the ice after every Panthers goal, resulting in an off-season rule change by the NHL that allowed for referees to penalize the home team if fans disrupt the game by throwing objects onto the ice.Article: Wikipedia Rat Trick
What! No video?
Yeah! GO Cat Go!
He must have seen the publicity of the weather report cat from Florida
Looks like a cat from hell! I’d take her tho.........LOL!
Is the girl carrying giant grasshoppers,... on ice?
There must be an interesting story behind the photo.
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