Florida Panthers' names engraved on Stanley Cup with one notably person missing
But one name was noticeably absent: Doug Cifu.
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Cifu, whose name is included alongside members of the 2023-24 Cup winners as a part-owner and executive, resigned after making several vulgar posts on social media earlier this year.
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Cifu, the team's vice-chairman, partner and alternate governor, appeared to have made several disturbing comments on social media Sunday night after watching his team defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 4 of their NHL playoff series.
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The post on X appeared to take shots at a Leafs fan and Canada in general, while commenting on the conflict between Israel and Hamas in screenshots taken of posts that have now been made private.
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'Eat s— 51st state anti semite loser. Israel now and forever. Until ever (sic) last Hamas rat is eliminated,' the X account allegedly belonging to Cifu posted.
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'Two days ago, I posted regrettable and inflammatory comments on social media,' Cifu said in the statement. 'My behaviour does not reflect the standards of the Florida Panthers organization and the Viola family.
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'I sincerely apologize to all those affected by my comments. I am committed to working with the NHL to amend my actions.'
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Cifu's viral post was a reply to @mrgrozz, a Toronto sports fan account that has bragged about trolling sports team owners in the past.
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In the original post, which has been reposted as a screenshot, Dr. Grizzo compared the controversial hits by the NHL team to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
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Panthers owner tilted LFG 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/qhk0DFCYOg
— Dr. Grizzo (PhD, MD, BA, MBA, 7'4 240 IQ) (@mrgrozz) May 12, 2025
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'Hey what's worse, using headshots to win a series or using starvation as a weapon to win a war?' the post on X said.
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Cifu allegedly replied, writing: 'Actually being a whiny dope anti semite is clearly worse. Loser.'
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'Not approving of using starvation as a weapon makes me a bigot? Got it,' Dr. Grizzo replied. 'Get some sleep man, market opens early tomorrow. Best of luck frontrunning Robinhood traders you MAGA d— licker.'
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After the exchange, the account appearing to belong to Cifu went private and was deactivated.
The NHL came down hard on Cifu, suspending him indefinitely from any and all involvement with the team and the league.
'The NHL has concluded that Mr. Cifu's X posts were unacceptable and inappropriate. As a result, Mr. Cifu has been suspended indefinitely from any involvement with the club and the NHL,' the league said in a statement to Postmedia. 'An in-person meeting will be scheduled with Mr. Cifu and the commissioner at a date to be determined.'
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