Video: Fan throws salmon at Canucks game, creeps out ref

[JonLP24]

Throwing sea creatures on the ice is a storied tradition in the NHL. We've had octopi in Detroit for decades. We've had a shark eating an octopus in San Jose. Nashville Predators fans have thrown catfish on the ice now and again for the last few seasons.

During Thursday night's Vancouver Canucks home game against the Minnesota Wild, the tradition continued, as someone felt it necessary to throw a large salmon onto the rink:

That's referee Frederick L'Ecuyer getting all creeped out by the dead fish, prompting this instant-classic line from the Wild booth:

"Oh, just pick it up. It's just a salmon, for cripe's sake. You act like it's poison. It's just a salmon!"

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Video-Fan-throws-salmon-at-Canucks-game-creeps?urn=nhl-wp2020

picture & video at link

[Ten Bears]

1. Hey Canuck fans, show some cajones.

Your mascot is a killer whale. Toss one of those on the ice.

[KamaAina]

2. Yikes! Don't give Sharks fans any ideas.

:scared:

actually quite a bit more practical, as there are lots of species of shark that are a much more manageable size than, say, the tiger or the great white.