See the Florida Panthers celebrating their Stanley Cup win with fans
By Carl Juste
Florida Panthers fans are still riding the high of Tuesday night’s Stanley Cup Championship win. And in true South Florida fashion, the celebration spilled straight onto the streets. By sunrise Wednesday, the legendary Elbo Room on Fort Lauderdale Beach had become the epicenter of the festivities—and yes, the Stanley Cup itself made an appearance.
Panthers Captain Aleksander Barkov raises the Stanley Cup outside the Elbo Room in Fort Lauderdale before sunrise the day after the Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup Final for the second time on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com
Panthers Captain Aleksander Barkov exits a SUV with the Stanley Cup outside the Elbo Room in Fort Lauderdale before sunrise the day after the Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup Final for the second time on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com
Panthers fan holds a plastic rat in hand as he and others wait outside the Elbo Room in Fort Lauderdale at sunrise the day after the Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup Final for the second time on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com
Panthers fan Anthony Valentino, 24, raises his personal trophy in celebration of the Stanley Cup win outside the Elbo Room in Fort Lauderdale at sunrise the day after the Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup Final for the second time on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com
A Panthers fan, left, take a quick nap as she and others wait outside the Elbo Room in Fort Lauderdale before sunrise the day after the Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup Final for the second time on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com
Gustav Forsling, left, raises the Stanley Cup as he and Matthew Tkachuk, right, celebrate in a haze of bubbles . Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com
Gustav Forsling kisses the trophy on the balcony of the Elbo Room in Fort Lauderdale after the Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup Final for the second time on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com
Gustav Forsling and Matthew Tkachuck pour beer from the Stanley Cup into the crowd below them at the Elbo Room in Fort Lauderdale after the Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup Final for the second time on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com
Panthers fans gather outside the Elbo Room in Fort Lauderdale at sunrise the day after the Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup Final for the second time on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com
Former NHL player Keith Tkachuk, left, the father of the Panthers’ Matthew Tkachuk, right, who hoists the Stanley Cup to the cheers of fans at the Elbo Room in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com
Panthers Captain Aleksander Barkov raises the Stanley Cup on the balcony of the Elbow Room in Fort Lauderdale the day after the Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup Final for the second time on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com
Former NHL player Keith Tkachuk, right, father of the Panthers’ Matthew Tkachuk, hoists the Stanley Cup to the cheers of fans at the Elbo Room in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com
Gustav Forsling raises the trophy over his head to the cheers of fans on the balcony of the Elbo Room in Fort Lauderdale after the Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup Final for the second time on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com
This story was originally published June 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM.
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