Panthers Cheerleaders Fuel Up for Epic Battle at SoFi Arena!
From NHL rinks to hotel lobbies, devoted Panthers fans are showing up everywhere, proving Florida's surging popularity and unwavering support, even during challenging a season.
The popularity of the Florida Panthers has grown quite a bit in recent years. Three straight trips to the Stanley Cup Final and back-to-back championships will do that. Even throughout their current season, which has seen the Panthers struggle to find the same kind of success they’ve seen over the past several years, fans have been showing up and showing out, wherever the Cats might be hitting the ice.
That included Sunday in Seattle, when a plethora of Panthers fans were seen in the building and on the glass at Climate Pledge Arena. “We get traveling fans who come out and follow us on a road trip, and it is great,” Panthers Head Coach Paul Maurice said Sunday. It’s no surprise that Florida’s average attendance at home has seen a big boost.
This season, even with all of the Panthers struggles, they are still averaging the third-highest home attendance in the league, behind only Montreal and Tampa Bay. But to see all the Panthers fans on the road has been great. They’re not only showing up along the glass for pregame warmups, either.
Fans are at the practice rinks, they’re outside the team bus wherever it goes, they’re waiting outside arenas after games. Panthers popularity is a real thing, ya’ll. “There’s far more people looking for autographs at the hotel, a lot more Panthers jerseys in the fans in road buildings,” Maurice said.