The puck came to Hershey Bears winger Riley Barber. He fired it into the Binghamton Devils' net for a power-play goal. Immediately, teddy bears started hitting the ice, and continued to fly from fans' hands until a new world record was set.
The Teddy Bear Toss is one of the most heartwarming holiday traditions in minor league hockey: The home team scores its first goal of the game, and thousands of plush toys are hurled from the stands and collected for different charities.
But Barber's goal wasn't just the catalyst for this year's Teddy Bear Toss for Hershey, the American Hockey League affiliate for the Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals.