NHL mascots, WWE Street Profits part of NHL All-Star Week in South Florida
WWE Superstars The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) were part of the celebrity judges panel during an NHL All-Star Skills event at FLA Live Arena, home of the Florida Panthers in Sunrise.
They helped score the Breakaway Challenge, which included Florida Panthers all-stars and Panthers legend, NHL Hall of Famer and WWE fan Roberto Luongo.
(FILE PHOTO: Florida Panthers standout Keith Yandle (pictured right) is also a WWE fan, and he participated in the NHL Alumni Game during NHL All-Star Week.)
From Florida Hockey Now https://floridahockeynow.com/:
Florida Panthers all-star Matthew Tkachuk challenged Luongo in the Breakaway Challenge, and Tkachuk brought his brother Brady and teammate and fellow all-star Sasha Barkov to assist.
After a short video shot on the beach, the two Tkachuk brothers ventured onto the ice in beach attire. Barkov did, too, wearing a Lifeguard hoody and red shorts. Miami Dolphins star defensive tackle Christian Wilkins joined the South Florida party.
Tkachuk beat Luongo, discarding his goalie stick for a pool noodle, as he flipped the puck into his bucket hat, and with Luongo going left, he went right.
Hat and all.
The Street Profits scored it 10.
Ford and Dawkins brought “The Smoke” again to South Florida. Prior, Rolling Loud Miami in Wynwood and SI Awards at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - Hollywood, FL, too.
They are becoming South Florida regulars. That deserves a 10, too.
The 2023 Honda #NHL All-Star Week made South Florida its home.
The NHL All-Star Skills was one of several events here.
Another.
Stanley C. Panther of the Florida Panthers served as your mascot host for the NHL Mascot Showdown during the NHL All-Star Beach Festival, presented by Truly Hard Seltzer on Fort Lauderdale Beach Park.
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The festival, which included all the NHL mascots, was part of the fun, free, three-day event on the beach.
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Stanley was an outstanding ambassador/host, signing autographs and posing for photos with fans and mascot friends, including Thunderbug (sporting shades) of the rival Tampa Bay Lightning. Fan fav Gritty of the Philadelphia Flyers saw this and got into the photo mode act, too.
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Competitions between the Eastern Conference mascots, captained by host Stanley C. Panther and the Western Conference mascots, captained by Chance of the Las Vegas Golden Knights, featured musical chairs, a dance off and tug-of-war on Friday.
Kudos to the mascots for doing that at noon in the hot sun on the beach over looking the Atlantic Ocean. The crowd had a really good time.
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Flamingo Park in Sunrise housed a NHL festival earlier in the week as did Coral Springs inside and outside the Florida Panthers Ice Den.
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Outside, fans met Lord Stanley’s gift to hockey — the prestigious Stanley Cup — and there was an alumni game inside.
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This story was originally published February 7, 2023 at 2:22 PM.
