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Florida Panthers honored with Parade of Champions in Fort Lauderdale Beach

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Hundreds of thousands of fans flooded the streets of Fort Lauderdale Beach on Sunday as the Florida Panthers are honored with a parade and ceremony after their first Stanley Cup win.

 

Florida Panthers Parade of Champions comes to a close

Florida Panthers Parade of Champions comes to a close 08:35

The Florida Panthers Parade of Champions finally comes to a close as hundreds of thousands of fans showed up rain or shine to cheer on the Stanley Cup champions.

By Hunter Geisel
 

Florida Panthers honored by hundreds of thousands at Fort Lauderdale Beach

Florida Panthers honored by hundreds of thousands at Fort Lauderdale Beach 04:13

As the speeches wrap up, the crowd and Florida Panthers let out one last rallying cheer to close out the season.

By Hunter Geisel
 

Panthers' Sergei Bobrovsky speaks

Panthers' Sergei Bobrovsky speaks 02:33

Florida Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky addresses the crowd, reminiscing about how he told reporters when he first signed with the Cats in 2019 that he wanted to win the Stanley Cup in Florida.

By Hunter Geisel
 

Panthers' Aleksander Barkov speaks

Panthers' Aleksander Barkov speaks 01:54

Florida Panthers centre Aleksander Barkov addresses the entirety of Florida, thanking each and every Floridian for being behind him and the team throughout their history.

By Hunter Geisel
 

Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk speaks

Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk speaks 01:29

Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk thanks the crowd for the memories that he has been making with the Cats and those made in South Florida.

By Hunter Geisel
 

Panthers' Aaron Ekblad speaks

Florida Panthers' Aaron Ekblad speaks 02:02

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad is the first player on the Stanley Cup-winning team to address the crowd, wearing a traffic cone on his head as a party hat for the celebration.

By Hunter Geisel
 

Panthers legend Roberto Luongo speaks

Panthers legend Roberto Luongo speaks 02:21

Florida Panthers legend Robert Luongo addresses the crowd, saying that the franchise has waited 30 years for this moment.

By Hunter Geisel
 

Panthers Coach Paul Maurice speaks

Panthers Coach Paul Maurice speaks 03:08

Florida Panthers Head Coach Paul Maurice addresses the crowd, thanking the crowd for sticking with the Cats for 30 years and hoping to see many more.

By Hunter Geisel
 

June 30, 2024 officially declared "Florida Panthers Day"

June 30, 2024 officially declared "Florida Panthers Day" 06:45

Broward County leaders officially declare that Sunday, June 30, 2024, is "Florida Panthers Day" in honor of the team's historic victory.

By Hunter Geisel
 

"Voice of the Panthers" MCs Florida Panthers Parade of Champions rally

CBS News Miami's Steve Goldstein kicks off the ceremonial rally for the Florida Panthers ahead of their speeches.

By Hunter Geisel
 

Ever-growing crowd floods Fort Lauderdale Beach to hear Florida Panthers speak

Ever-growing crowd floods Fort Lauderdale Beach to hear Florida Panthers speak 04:15

Hundreds of thousands of people are flooding Fort Lauderdale Beach to get a chance to listen to the Florida Panthers' speeches.

By Hunter Geisel
 

Crowd goes wild as Florida Panthers take the stage with Stanley Cup

Crowd goes wild as Florida Panthers take the stage with Stanley Cup 03:49

The crowd goes wild as the Florida Panthers take the stage with the Stanley Cup, as hundreds of thousands await to hear them speak.

By Hunter Geisel
 

Florida Panthers and Stanley Cup make it to the ceremony stage

Florida Panthers and Stanley Cup make it to the ceremony stage 01:57

The Florida Panthers and their Stanley Cup have finally made it to the ceremony stage.

By Hunter Geisel
 

Florida Panthers bring the Stanley Cup to the people as they approach ceremony stage

Florida Panthers bring the Stanley Cup to the people as they approach ceremony stage 02:53

The Stanley Cup continues switching hands with various Florida Panthers players as the team nears the ceremony stage.

By Hunter Geisel
 

The rest of the Florida Panthers make it to the end of the parade

The rest of the Florida Panthers make it to the end of the parade 08:46

CBS News Miami's Trish Christakis catches up with more Florida Panthers players as they approach the end of the Parade of Champions.

By Hunter Geisel
 

Florida Panthers players, fans jump into the ocean as they approach ceremony stage

Florida Panthers players, fans jump into the ocean as they approach ceremony stage 03:22

As we near the end of the Parade of Champions, Florida Panthers players and their fans jumped into the ocean in typical South Florida fashion.

By Hunter Geisel
 

Florida Panthers players get off parade bus and run to the ceremony stage

Florida Panthers players get off parade bus and run to the ceremony stage 04:05

Florida Panthers players Evan Rodrigues, Carter Verhaeghe and the rest of the team jumped off the bus and began running to the ceremony stage in their Parade of Champions.

By Hunter Geisel
 

Hour into Parade of Champions, Florida Panthers and their fans show no signs of stopping

Hour into Parade of Champions, Florida Panthers and their fans show no signs of stopping 01:31

As the Florida Panthers near the end of the parade route, neither them or the hundreds of thousands of fans are showing signs of stopping their celebrations.

By Hunter Geisel
 

Fan walking along Florida Panthers parade buses as it nears end

Fan walking along Florida Panthers parade buses as it nears end 03:01

Fans are keeping up with the Florida Panthers' parade bus as they near the end of their route.

By Hunter Geisel
 

Stanley Cup marches with Florida Panthers in Parade of Champions

Stanley Cup marches with Florida Panthers in Parade of Champions 06:08

CBS News Miami's Trish Christakis marches alongside fans as the Stanley Cup makes its way down A1A with the Florida Panthers.

By Hunter Geisel
 

Florida Panthers' Parade of Champions now begins

Florida Panthers' Parade of Champions now begins 05:59

CBS News Miami's Larry Seward and Trish Christakis is at the start of the parade route as the Florida Panthers begin their way down A1A.

By Hunter Geisel
 

Stanley Cup makes its appearance at Florida Panthers' Parade of Champions

Stanley Cup makes its appearance at Florida Panthers' Parade of Champions 03:05

We finally get a look at the Stanley Cup at the start of the Parade of Champions for the Florida Panthers as CBs News Miami's Lisa Petrillo talks with fans.

By Hunter Geisel
 

Fans can't contain excitement for Florida Panthers' Parade of Champions

Fans can't contain excitement for Florida Panthers' Parade of Champions 02:37

CBS News Miami's Samantha Rivera is with eager fans who cannot contain their excitement as the Parade of Champions is about to begin.

By Hunter Geisel
 

Looking back at how Florida Panthers became champions as their parade awaits

Looking back at how Florida Panthers became champions as their parade awaits 02:11

As we await for the Florida Panthers' Parade of Champions to begin, CBS News Miami's Steve Goldstein takes us back to who and what happened that shaped the Cats into Stanley Cup victors.

By Hunter Geisel
 

Minutes until Florida Panthers' Parade of Champions begins

Minutes until Florida Panthers' Parade of Champions begins 08:17

Any minute now, the Florida Panthers' Parade of Champions is about to march down A1A to be honored and celebrated among hundreds of thousands of fans.

By Hunter Geisel
 

Fans partying up as they wait for the Florida Panthers parade to begin

Fans partying up as they wait for the Florida Panthers parade to begin 02:20

CBS News Miami's Najahe Sherman parties it up with Florida Panthers fans as they wait to see the Cats parade down A1A.

By Hunter Geisel
 

Lifelong fans thrilled that Florida Panthers finally get the celebration they deserve

Lifelong fans thrilled that Florida Panthers finally get the celebration they deserve 03:28

CBS News Miami's Trish Christakis chats with fans who have grown up with the Florida Panthers, saying that their Stanley Cup victory was worth the wait.

By Hunter Geisel
 

"Voice of the Panthers" takes to the crowd with fans at parade of champions

"Voice of the Panthers" takes to the crowd with fans at parade of champions 01:56

CBS News Miami's Steve Goldstein joins in on the festivities with the fans ahead of the Florida Panthers parade of champions.

By Hunter Geisel
 

Rain or shine, fans stick through wet weather for the Cats

Fans stick out the rain to see Florida Panthers parade of champions 03:19

CBS News Miami's Larry Seward is at the start of the parade route as hundreds of thousands of soaked fans line up along State Road A1A in spite of the rainy weather.

CBS News Miami's NEXT Weather Team has the forecast for Florida Panthers parade of champions 03:12
By Hunter Geisel
 

Hundreds of thousands already flooding Fort Lauderdale Beach

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  As we're just hours away from the parade, hundreds of thousands are already at the main stage ahead of the ceremony and celebrations as the Panthers make final preparations. CBS News Miami

As we're just hours away from the parade, hundreds of thousands are already at the main stage ahead of the ceremony and celebrations as the Panthers make final preparations.

By Hunter Geisel
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