A Florida Panthers employee reportedly got the boot after an image of the team’s new center-ice logo was leaked on social media.
David Rodriguez, host of the “FLA Cats Hockey Podcast,” posted a photo of what he thought was the new center-ice logo heading into the 2024-2025 NHL season. He asked his followers, “This is for real?” after revealing the new rink design.
Turns out the picture Rodriguez got was actually the rink at Amerant Bank Arena for the new year as the team made it official with a post of their own.
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A general view of the ice surface showing the new arena name and 30th anniversary logo before the preseason game between the Florida Panthers and the Nashville Predators at Amerant Bank Arena on September 25, 2023 in Sunrise, Florida. (Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)
“Center ice fit for the Champs,” the Panthers, the team that won the Stanley Cup earlier this year, wrote on social media.
“This year our shield finds its way back to center ice,” the post continued. “And for the first time in franchise history, the circle is filled with red.
“The sun looks a little different in South Florida. The shield is placed over sun rays inspired by the embossed pattern of the Stanley Cup.”
The Panthers’ post came about an hour after Rodriguez showed his followers, and it reportedly cost a team employee their job.
Florida Panthers 30th Anniversary Logo (Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images)
Talk show host and reporter Andy Slater had “multiple sources” tell him that “the employee who took this picture has been fired.”
Florida found its redemption in the Stanley Cup last season after previously being beaten by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2022-2023 campaign.
The Panthers made it more difficult for themselves as they had a 3-0 lead going into it Edmonton Oilers before you need a game 7 to figure out the champion.
Florida Panthers logo (Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images)
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But the loyal Panthers fans at Amerant Bank Arena were not disappointed as Florida beat Edmonton in Game 7 and the team’s first ever Stanley Cup was lifted at home.
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