TWO YEAR PERIOD. THE STANLEY CUP FINAL IS ALMOST HERE, AND RIGHT NOW THE FLORIDA PANTHERS ARE FOCUSED ON PRACTICING FOR THE REMATCH AGAINST THE EDMONTON OILERS. GAME ONE IS WEDNESDAY, AND FANS, THEY’RE EXCITED. ARE ANGELA ROZIER CAUGHT UP WITH SOME OF THEM AT THE PANTHERS TRAINING COMPLEX IN FORT LAUDERDALE. I CAN TELL YOU, THE FLORIDA PANTHER FANS ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS YEAR’S TEAM. WE TALKED A FEW PEOPLE HERE AT PANTHER ISLAND IN FORT LAUDERDALE, AND THEY WILL BE WATCHING ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. I MEAN, THIS HAT LOOKS COOL. ADRIAN MERRIGAN AND HIS DAD WILL BE CHEERING FOR THE FLORIDA PANTHERS WHEN THE TEAM PLAYS THE EDMONTON OILERS THIS WEEK. IT’S PRETTY EXCITING TO WATCH. I’M A BIG SPORTS FAN. I’M MOSTLY FOOTBALL FAN, BUT I MEAN, HOCKEY IS REALLY A DIFFERENT SPORT. IT REALLY IS EXCITING. HE SAYS IT WAS HIS DAD WHO GOT HIM INTERESTED IN HOCKEY. I ALREADY KNEW WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID THAT THIS SPORT WAS REAL EXCITING, BUT I DIDN’T KNOW HOW HOW EXCITED IT WAS REALLY TO SEE THEM LIVE. SO I CAME LAST YEAR TO SEE THEM LIVE, AND THAT GAME WAS AWESOME. SO IT WAS SO INTENSE. HE’S HOOKED. I MEAN, HE’S REALLY HOOKED. WE LIVE IN SPAIN, SO I WAKE UP 2 A.M. IN THE MORNING TO SEE THEIR GAMES. SO I AM A BIG FAN THOUGH. THAT’S A TRUE FAN. WAKING UP AT 2 A.M. YES, I KNOW IT’S VERY EXCITING TO TO WATCH THEM PLAY. THE TEAM SPENT SOME TIME MONDAY MORNING PRACTICING HERE AT THE ICEPLEX BEFORE FLYING TO EDMONTON. I’M TOLD THE TEAM EXPECTED TO LEAVE ON TUESDAY, JUST IN TIME FOR MEDIA DAY, AND THIS IS WHAT EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT IN FORT LAUDERDALE, ANGELA ROZIER. WPBF 25 NEWS. GAME ONE IS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 8 P.M. IN EDMONTON, AND RIGHT BEFORE THE SERIES STARTS, MAKE SURE TO JOIN OUR SPORTS ANCHORS SHAYNE WRIGHT AND YIANNI KOURAKIS FOR OUR 30 MINUTE PREVIEW SPECIAL HUNT FOR THE CUP. THAT AIRS TOMORROW NIGHT
‘It was so intense’: Man from Spain talks about his love for hockey and the Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers are getting support from generational fans from all over.Adrian Barragan and his father, Fabio Barragan, will be cheering for the Panthers when the team plays the Edmonton Oilers this week.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News”It’s exciting to watch,” Adrian Barragan said. “I’m a big sports fan, mostly a football fan, but hockey is really a different sport. It really is exciting.”He said it was his dad, Fabio Barragan, who got him interested in hockey.”I already knew when I was a kid that this sport was really exciting. but i didn’t know how exciting it was to see them live,” Fabio Barragan said. “So, I came last year to see them live, and that game was awesome. It was so intense.”FLORIDA PANTHERS: WPBF 25 Sports Presents: Hunt for the Cup Tuesday, June 3 at 10 p.m.He’s hooked.”We live in Spain, so I wake up at 2 a.m. to see their games,” Fabio Barragan said. “I am a big fan. It’s very exciting to watch them play.”The team spent some time Monday morning practicing at the IcePlex in Fort Lauderdale before flying to Edmonton.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25
The Florida Panthers are getting support from generational fans from all over.
Adrian Barragan and his father, Fabio Barragan, will be cheering for the Panthers when the team plays the Edmonton Oilers this week.
Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News
“It’s exciting to watch,” Adrian Barragan said. “I’m a big sports fan, mostly a football fan, but hockey is really a different sport. It really is exciting.”
He said it was his dad, Fabio Barragan, who got him interested in hockey.
“I already knew when I was a kid that this sport was really exciting. but i didn’t know how exciting it was to see them live,” Fabio Barragan said. “So, I came last year to see them live, and that game was awesome. It was so intense.”
FLORIDA PANTHERS: WPBF 25 Sports Presents: Hunt for the Cup Tuesday, June 3 at 10 p.m.
He’s hooked.
“We live in Spain, so I wake up at 2 a.m. to see their games,” Fabio Barragan said. “I am a big fan. It’s very exciting to watch them play.”
The team spent some time Monday morning practicing at the IcePlex in Fort Lauderdale before flying to Edmonton.
Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25