Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto asked for leniency toward the Nashville Predators fan who threw a catfish onto the ice during Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
"This has turned into a whale of a story," Peduto said in a statement, per his office's official Twitter account. "From my perch, I agree with [Nashville Mayor Megan Barry] that we shouldn't be baited into interfering with this fish tale, but if the charges eventually make their way to a judge, I hope the predatory catfish hurler who got the hook last night is simply sentenced to community service, perhaps cleaning fish at Wholey's.