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Brooks Koepka channeled his inner fan girl after the Florida Panthers won their first Stanley Cup over the Edmonton Oilers.
LIV Golf superstar Brooks Koepka is a massive hockey fan. Given his South Florida roots, he cheers on the Florida Panthers like few others do.
After his PGA Championship win in 2023, he celebrated by going to a Panthers game, which immediately went viral.
One year later, Koepka’s team made it back to the Stanley Cup Finals, this time against the Edmonton Oilers. The Panthers held a 3-0 series lead, but the Oilers, led by superstar Connor McDavid, stormed back to tie the series to force a decisive Game 7. No team has come back from a 3-0 deficit to win the Stanley Cup Finals since 1942, putting Panthers fans on the brink of history they wanted no part of.
Yet, the Panthers wound up on the right side of history on Monday as they won their franchise’s first Stanley Cup. They defeated the Oilers in a thrilling game, winning 2-1.
However, the best part came from Koepka’s wife, Jena Simms. She posted multiple videos of his reaction to TikTok, and it was such a priceless moment.
The five-time major champion could not believe his favorite hockey team won the Stanley Cup.
Koepka was not in his box at the arena for Game 7; instead, he took his wife out for a bit of partying. But that did not stop him from celebrating the Panthers’ win.
As time expires, Koepka and his friends start jumping around to celebrate and acting like total fan girls.
The LIV Golf captain posted a great reaction on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The clip he used came from the viral 2023 moment after he won his third PGA Championship. At the time, many suspected Koepka had too much fun in that video.
However, it also seemed like he was enjoying his favorite hockey team and making major championship history.
Koepka and Brady Tkachuk, the younger brother of Florida Panthers left winger Matthew Tkachuk, drank out of the Wannamaker Trophy last year. So, with Koepka being a massive Panthers fan, will the younger Tkachuk convince his brother’s team to join in on the celebration?
Savannah Leigh Richardson is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. For more golf coverage, follow us @_PlayingThrough on all major social platforms. You can also follow her on Twitter @SportsGirlSL and Instagram @savannah_leigh_sports.
