Hockey Fans Angrily React to Chiefs Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift Appearance
Hockey Fans Angrily React to Chiefs Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift Appearance originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift have been out of the spotlight recently. After only a couple of recent appearances, there some who apparently wish they would stay hidden.
"Swifties" and haters of the pop star icon and her NFL boyfriend engaged in some back-and-forth after the couple showed up at Game 4 of the NHL's Stanley Cup Final last week in Florida. The 14-time Grammy winner and All-Pro tight end watched the game from a private suite at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, where the Edmonton Oilers beat the Panthers in overtime.
As has become customary when Swift arrives at Chiefs games, TNT's cameras showed multiple shots of the couple during the game. Seems that hockey, whose ratings have dipped recently, would welcome any star power to its game.
Some fans, however, were somehow disturbed by even the short cutaways to Kelce and Swift.
'They're going to keep showing her, I'm out,' a commenter wrote on social media.
Added another, "She's ruining football and now hockey.'
Supporters of the couple, um, swiftly fired back.
'Allow me to say it again: if you are mad that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are shown, that's a you problem,' a fan wrote. 'Because I don't see any slander of any other celebrity when they're shown. Just look at the two; they're so happy to be together and that makes me happy.'
Said another, "TNT understands the assignment — after every goal, you show Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. That's how it's done. Every time.'
The official account for the Stanley Cup reposted a video of the couple walking to a suite with the caption, 'I wanna be your endgame,' referring to Swift's song lyrics.
At one point, the couple talked with NHL legend Wayne Gretzky.
Kelce has spent a lot of time training in Florida this offseason, and Swift reportedly joined him. He moved into a $20 million mansion located in the exclusive Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club in Boca Raton in April.
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 15, 2025, where it first appeared.
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