And then there’s Sebastian the Ibis, the sailor-hat-sporting mascot of the University of Miami Hurricanes ... A-N-E-S” body-spelling cheer is a game-day tradition. His pre-game parades ...

Carolina Hurricanes fans found a way to honor Andrei Svechnikov’s playoff hat trick in Game 4 on the road — by throwing hats ...

Svechnikov scored three goals on a game-high six ... history to record a playoff hat trick, having now accomplished that feat twice in his career, according to the Hurricanes.

A few dozen hats littered the lawn of Svechnikov’s Raleigh home Monday morning, a day after the Hurricanes’ 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils in Game 4 to take a 3-1 lead in the series.