Florida Panthers honored with Parade of Champions in Fort Lauderdale Beach

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.