Teddy bear toss

Fans are encouraged to bring teddy bears or other stuffed toys to the game, and to throw them onto the ice when the home team scores its first goal.

[2][3] The event encourages spectators to bring teddy bears or other stuffed toys to games, and to throw them onto the ice when the home team scores its first goal.

[15] In January 2023, the Hershey Bears broke their previously set record when they collected 67,309 stuffed animals to be donated to 35 local charities.

[19] Several teams in the Elite Ice Hockey League in the United Kingdom organize an annual "Air the Bear" night to collect toys for local charities at Christmas.

[23] In February 2023, supporters of Beşiktaş J.K. in the Turkish football Süper Lig, threw stuffed animals onto the pitch to be donated to surviving children of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.

[24] In October 2023, Polish football club Jagiellonia Białystok claimed a new world record of 109,407 stuffed animals tossed onto their field.