Get ready for the next great sports meme, “Shirtless, flexing, yelling hockey kid.”
A young Florida Panthers fan who fit every part of that description turned up for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final in Florida.
Seated right by the ice, the kid photobombed an in-game interview between ESPN on ABC reporter Emily Kaplan and Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch.
As Kaplan asked Knoblauch about the Oilers’ first goal of the series, the kid stood behind them, flexing and yelling or screaming.
Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch has his in-game interview photobombed for a second straight game by this very excited Florida Panthers fan.😂pic.twitter.com/CVEai94pSb
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 11, 2024
If the scene looked very familiar, it’s because the kid pulled the same stunt for an interview during Game 1.
Shirtless kid is going HAM behind the bench during Knoblauch’s interview 🤣 pic.twitter.com/hYZ8ZSsH1g
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) June 9, 2024
Fans on social media seemed to appreciate the kid’s enthusiasm.
Put a sponsorship on this kids chest. Maybe Hard Rock Bets? LOL https://t.co/Osn6Z2DhRC
— Mike Cairns (@MikeCairns5) June 11, 2024
Kids parents must be so proud…. LOL https://t.co/vj902DKdzR
— Michael Wallace (@emjayuu) June 11, 2024
pretty wholesome content…and this kid is so South Florida already it makes me sick. https://t.co/UYm1Vvu7gC
— The Tailgate Tent🏈⛺️ (@TheTailgateTent) June 11, 2024
🤣 this kid is back again! They should fly him out to Edmonton for the next two. https://t.co/x19TsTyBcl
— Ryan Tiernan (@_RyanTiernan) June 11, 2024
This is the second game in a row that the young Panthers fan has done this, flexing in Game 1 of the series in an eerily similar situation.
https://twitter.com/BR_OpenIce/status/1799605851084279902
Keep this up and the anonymous kid is going to need an agent. The least his family could do is buy him a Panthers shirt he can wear to stay warm between his photobombing appearances.
