Florida Panthers put dents in Stanley Cup during wild celebrations
Again, there currently is no evidence as what may have caused the damage, which surely will go down as some local lore.
While the Rat Pack seemed like it was partying hard with the silver chalice, one of the more lighter scenes in celebration was caught on video.
At roughly 1:30 a.m., Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov came back out onto the ice with the Cup to celebrate with some unsung heroes: Staff at Amerant Bank Arena.
It's 1:35AM and Barkov has brought the #StanleyCup back out on to the ice and is celebrating with employees in the arena.
F'n awesome 😂 #TimeToHunt pic.twitter.com/9h7590FPKi
— Alejandro Solana (@AlexMSolana) June 18, 2025
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