What makes the panthers so good is that they never forget that Hockey is a game, and they are all just big kids that get paid to play a game for their career. After every practice, they open up the ice to everyone in the building, be it arena staff, family of players, friends of anyone really gets out on the ice for an old school skate session. The arena DJ plays some tunes, preferably 80s jams, and gets the disco ball spinning. Everyone is transported back in time to their child hood at skate parties. Limbo, shooting the duck, hokey pokey, all the classics make an appearance. Beach balls and foam noodles all show up in force. Even after a practice when the coach kicked the shit out of everyone with wind sprints, everyone's spirits are lifted immediately when the lights go low and the neon shows up. The party really gets going on monday nights when the practice facility opens it up to the general public as a fundraiser for the local peewee leagues. Everyone gets a chance to skate with the pros.