Sprouted from its' Granite State roots, the Space Potatoes mashes two components of New Hampshire history into the Fisher Cats' latest alternate identity. Beginning with its' out-of-this-world origins, the "Space" is derived from the historic Betty and Barney Hill incident: A Portsmouth couple who claimed America's first widely-known alien abduction in September 1961 off of Route 3 near Lincoln and Franconia Notch.

As for the spuds, it comes from another claim of "first" in the United States. New Hampshire is widely recognized as the first place in North America to culminate a white potato. In 1719, Scotch-Irish settlers planted the first white potato patch in what is now known as Derry, New Hampshire, using seed potatoes brought over from Ireland. In 2013, former NH Governor Maggie Hassan signed a bill declaring the white potato as the state's official vegetable, thanks to a fourth-grade class from Derry Village Elementary School.

What started as a one-game promotion in 2022 has developed into a 603 staple - The Manchester Chicken Tenders! Beginning with the classic Manchester Chicken Tenders in 2022, the Fisher Cats turned up the heat and introduced everyone's favorite spicy alternative in 2024 with the Manchester Buffalo Tenders. In 2026, a new flavor joined the platter with the introduction of the Coconut Tenders.

The Manchester Chicken Tenders draw their inspiration from one of New Hampshire's biggest claims to fame: The birthplace of the chicken tender in America is Manchester's Puritan Backroom Restaurant, a 10-minute drive from Delta Dental Stadium. As legend has it, instead of traditionally discarding chicken tenderloin muscles, a Backroom fry cook marinated and deep-fried them in 1974, and the rest is history. Manchester was officially claimed as the "Chicken Tender Capital of the World" in 2023, which helped spur the creation of the three flavors of the Manchester Chicken Tenders.