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Miami Herald
6 days ago
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Finals Fever: Fans at home support Panthers in Stanley Cup Finals opening game
Dana Ross danced in line with her friends at the Amerant Bank Arena concession stand, wearing a custom 'Ross' Florida Panthers jersey autographed by players in Sharpie across the large '44' on her back. She's been a fan of the Panthers for 31 years, she said, and her family were original season ticket holders back when the team first played in Miami in 1993. 'Ever since I was a little girl, I loved going to the games,' she told the Miami Herald before the first game of the Stanley Cup Finals' opening game between the Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers. 'I cried like a baby last year when we won. So, anything now is just a bonus!' The story among many of the Panthers' long term fans, wearing sombreros lined with stuffed rats and Stanley Cup silver chains, is the same. They lined up in 'Barkov' and 'Ekblad' jerseys outside of the arena before 7 p.m., eagerly waiting to enter despite the fact that the first game of the playoffs would take place over 2,500 miles away in Edmonton, Alberta. Before puck drop, they cheered as each of the starting Panthers flashed on the jumbo-tron. Screams erupted for goalie Sergei Barbovsky, while the boos were deafening for Oilers star Connor McDavid. After the first period with the Panthers up 2-1, the energy on the concourse skyrocketed. A DJ played hit pop and rock songs in the 21+ Jameson Bar, the line for a Mister Softee sundae in a Barkov helmet stretched for three sections, and 'go, cats!' echoed all the way into the bathrooms. 'This is my first time at a watch party, my first time in this kind of atmosphere,' lifetime fan Mike Whitt told the Miami Herald. 'It's so much fun watching the game this way, such a great time. With playoff tickets being so expensive, this is a great way to do it. Now I definitely want to come again.'
Time of India
31-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
'What the hell?': Oilers' fans lose it as Connor McDavid breaks superstition by touching the Campbell trophy
Image via Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Connor McDavid, the captain of the Edmonton Oilers, shocked the Oilers' fans when he lifted the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl after defeating the Dallas Stars in Game 5. Now, a video has gone viral which shows the Edmonton Oilers' fans losing their minds as the jumbotron showed Connor McDavid lifting the trophy but many fans are not happy with this reaction. The Edmonton Oilers' fans seemed disappointed as Connor McDavid lifted the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl — MaggieBodnar_ (@MaggieBodnar_) The viral video shows a fans screaming, 'What the hell?' as Connor McDavid lifted the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl as other fans seem angry with this gesture of the Edmonton Oilers' captain. Connor McDavid even spoke about touching the trophy and said, 'It's pretty obvious I think. Don't touch it last year, you don't win. Touch it this year, hopefully we win' and fans agree with him. A fan took to X and wrote, 'They didn't touch it last year and they lost. Switching it up. The last 2 teams to touch the trophy actually won. So 🤷♂️' Another fan wrote, 'It's ok #Oilers fans, the team has waaaay more talent & belief in each other that eclipses a superstition. They didn't touch the trophy last year and what did it get them? Belief > Superstition.' A third fan posted, 'they didnt touch it last year and lost idk why people are stressing, it makes sense', while another fan wrote, 'They didn't win last year without touching it, so it's the reverse logic for this year, Touch the cup win the cup.' A fifth fan noted, 'Fans freaking out about Connor touching the trophy. Have no idea in the past when the trophy was touched they won the cup. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 2025 Top Trending local enterprise accounting software [Click Here] Esseps Learn More Undo When the trophy wasn't touched, no cup.' With the Edmonton Oilers winning the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Final and gearing up to face the Florida Panthers in the 2025 Stanley Cup Finals, things have become pretty intense. For the NHL fans, this seems like history repeating itself after the Florida Panthers faced the Edmonton Oilers in the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals and ended up winning the prestigious Stanley Cup. The 2025 Stanley Cup Finals' Game 1 begins on Wednesday night. Also Read: 'We are going to the finals baby': Connor McDavid's wife Lauren Kyle reacts to Oilers' Game 5 win as she posts a wholesome life update
