Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad sent a clear message to LIV golf star Brooks Koepka during the team’s parade celebrating their Stanley Cup victory in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday.
Ekblad walked up to the podium during a team rally with a traffic cone on his head.
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Golfer Brooks Koepka plays the drums to mark the start of Game 4 of the 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and the Vegas Golden Knights at the then-FLA Live Arena on June 10, 2023 in Sunrise, Florida. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
“Damn you, Brooks Koepka,” he yelled.
The message appears to be another chapter in a tumultuous history between the two athletes.
The issue stems from Koepka’s appearance at Amerant Bank Arena in March 2023. Koepka, a Panthers supporter, had a traffic cone in his suite and appeared to point it at Ekblad.
“You’re a freaking traffic cone,” he can be heard saying about Ekblad’s defensive ability. “Ekblad, you suck!”
Ekblad said after the incident that he and Koepka “will never be good friends.”
Aaron Ekblad of the Florida Panthers carries the Stanley Cup on June 25, 2024 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via The Associated Press)
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Hockey News In April 2023, it was reported that calm judgment prevailed after the swearing.
“He emailed me after the game and apologised and I’m OK with that,” Ekblad told the outlet at the time. “It’s just part of the intense emotion. He may have put some money on the game.”
Ekblad’s Panthers teammate, Brandon Montour, “Cam and Strike” On a podcast last July, he said the feud was amusing to those in the locker room.
“We laughed about it,” Montour said, “in the same way, it’s like we’re just gonna put skates on you and let you go out on the ice. All joking aside, he’s obviously a fan of the sport and wants us to win.”
Aaron Ekblad of the Florida Panthers poses with fans at Amerant Bank Arena on June 24, 2024 in Sunrise, Florida. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
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Ekblad and the Panthers had the last laugh by winning the Stanley Cup.
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