Cliff Brush Jr. is a resident for the southern life of Florida and an unconditional fan of Florida Panthers.
With the organizing team Match 7 of the Stanley Cup final Monday evening, Brush knew he had to bite the ball and pay a seat on the glass to Bank Arena.
Brush did not go alone. His Goldendoodle Brodie, a famous 80 pound, was there on her lap. And why wouldn't it be? Brodie accompanied the brush to a number of sporting events, in particular courtyard side For the Knicks-Lakers Game at Crypto.com Arena in January.
“'Wherever I go, Brodie Va' is usually one of my rules,” said Brush. “I receive a much more pleasant and fun experience if I arrive, and he prefers to be with me than at home by himself.”
Even during a night as large as it is – the panthers claimed the first championship of the Stanley Cup of the franchise – the shaggy dog carrying liaison ears to noise has always attracted a lot of attention. The fans came to pose for photos and one of the Florida players struck the glass to say hello.
“The guy who was sitting next to us, he sent a text to his daughter:” I sit next to a dog “,” said Brush. “She sent him a text:” Every chance that it was Brodie? ” She is in a football camp and she billed us with 10 of her friends and they all panicked. »»
Brodie the Goldendoodle appreciated the first -rate seats while the Florida Panthers beat the EDMONTON Oilers in match 7 of the Stanley Cup final on Monday evening in Sunrise, Florida.
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Brush said the social media accounts he shares with Brodie had around 15 million followers on all platforms, so that such meetings are not unusual for the pair.
“The people who were sitting behind us were an older couple who sent a photo to their daughters,” said Brush. “And their daughters said they followed us and love us, so (the couple was) happy to be involved and happy to have a little pun of Brodie, the brido bun obscures their point of view a bit.”
Brodie and Brush attended several Panthers eliminatory games this year in a suite belonging to Celsius Energy Drinks, a team of the team and Goldendoodle, but it was the first time in Brodie in the front row. Brush said he was a very good boy.
“During the match, when the action was a bit far, he was more interested in people behind us,” said Brush. “But as soon as we had action in front of our glass on our side of the rink, he watched the washer go back and forth. It was really cute.
“And the whole arena counted from 5 at the end of the match. Once the arena broke out, I had it bounced from top to bottom, encouraging the team, so it celebrated with everyone.”
Brodie the Goldendoodle was part of the celebration after the Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers in match 7 of the Stanley Cup final on Monday evening.
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And even during the biggest moment in the history of the panthers, some of the fans were more interested in the dog.
“Once they won, everyone in the upper bowl has invaded the aisles of the lower bowl and we were blocked for probably 30, 45 minutes,” said Brush. “All the families of the players performed in the alley literally next to us, so there were tons of children who celebrated with their family on the ice, but they looked and looked at Brodie and asked photos with Brodie on the other side of the glass. So we celebrated with families.”
