While the Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov promised that Lord Stanley wouldn’t be taking a dip in the Atlantic Ocean this time around, the trophy’s travels through South Florida this year have still been epic. Starting at the Amerant Bank Arena locker room, where Matthew Tkachuk chugged out of it, the chalice made pit stops at Elbo Room, Fort Lauderdale Beach, Earls Kitchen + Bar (Lord Stanley wasn’t used as a plate here), before making its grand return to E11even.
And it was not just the hockey community that was part of the chalice’s journey. Take its pit stop at Maple & Ash for instance, where tennis legend Martina Navratilova had a drink form the Cup as the Panthers had indulged in oysters, seafood tower, chocolate cake…you know, the works. In fact, Lord Stanley also stopped by the Hard Rock Stadium during Inter Miami’s FIFA Club World Cup match against Palmeiras on June 23. And now, a little over a month since that day, the Stanley Cup is back at the same venue, only this time to groove to the voice of Chris Martin.
On Sunday, Coldplay was in Miami, and during the band’s show at Hard Rock Stadium over the weekend, the Panthers’ defensemen Aaron Ekblad, Gustav Forsling, and Seth Jones enjoyed their time on the big screen, lifting up the Stanley Cup and continuing the Kiss cam trend by kissing the cup. Coldplay’s Chris Martin serenaded the players as they held the trophy high, smiling and waving to the crowd. A cheer erupted when they were shown on the big screen.
Cats & Cup at Coldplay #MusicOfTheSpheresWorldTour #ColdplayMiami pic.twitter.com/q8C4Dog7e6
— Hard Rock Stadium (@HardRockStadium) July 28, 2025
And while players enjoyed taking the cup to a Coldplay concert, the general manager, Bill Zito, had taken it to the Theater of the Sea, a marine mammal park in the Florida Keys, on July 26. Zito shared a playful moment with one of the dolphins at the park. He snapped a striking shot of the dolphin leaping from the water as the Stanley Cup and a Panthers championship flag stood proudly in the background. The scene captured a lighthearted mix of triumph and fun, set against a picture-perfect backdrop. He has posted all pictures of his visit on his X handle.
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