Trump flashes championship ring as Panthers celebrate Stanley Cup repeat at White House

The back-to-back NHL Stanley Cup champions Florida Panthers visited the White House connected Thursday, 2 days earlier their existent roadworthy travel concluded.

The Panthers play astatine Carolina connected Friday earlier returning to Washington to look the Capitals. It is simply a acquainted halt astatine 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, with the squad having landed an invitation aft defeating Edmonton to triumph the Stanley Cup past season.

Florida’s four-game triumph implicit Edmonton successful the 2025 Stanley Cup Final acceptable the signifier for different White House visit.

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Aleksander Barkov (L) and Matthew Tkachuk (R) of the Florida Panthers contiguous President Donald Trump with a jersey and hockey instrumentality during a ceremonial to grant the 2025 Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers successful the East Room of the White House connected Jan. 15, 2026 successful Washington, DC.  (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

"It's an grant to invited to the White House the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions, the Florida Panthers. Unbelievable team, unbelievable athletes, players. These men are liable for the top feats successful Panthers franchise history," Trump said.

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"And beyond that, you comparison them to immoderate of the top hockey teams ever. Including the first-ever Presidents' Trophy, 3 consecutive finals appearances."

During the ceremony, the Panthers presented Trump with a No. 47 jersey, title rings and a aureate hockey stick.

U.S. President Donald Trump holds up his fist to amusement 2 Stanley Cup rings presented to him by the 2025 Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers successful the East Room of the White House connected Jan. 15, 2026 successful Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

"Good for slashing," the president said successful notation to the hockey stick. Trump enactment connected 1 of the rings, flashed it to the cameras and waved his caller hockey instrumentality during the ceremony.

Trump besides highlighted the locale of the past 2 seasons' Stanley Cup runner-up, Edmonton, Canada. "You denied Canada the Stanley Cup," helium said, adding the U.S. has "a small competition" with its neighboring nation.

"We’re doing overmuch amended than Canada, but that’s okay," Trump noted. "We privation them to bash well, and they’re going to bash well."

Panthers near helping Matthew Tkachuk beamed with pridefulness arsenic helium walked to the podium. "On behalf of the full enactment and chiefly the players. We are truthful honored to beryllium here… being an American, I cognize I said it past year, but thing beats this. I'm truthful arrogant to beryllium an American. I'm truthful arrogant to beryllium present with you and everybody else."

Florida Panthers winger Matthew Tkachuk speaks arsenic President Donald Trump looks on, Thursday, during the defending NHL Stanley Cup champions sojourn to the White House. (Pool / Fox News)

"Winning it takes a toll, you wage a terms for it. Each 1 of these members down me, it truly does instrumentality a colony to marque it happen. Each idiosyncratic played a precise very important portion successful it."

Tkachuk besides noted excitement astir playing for Team USA successful February astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics. "Representing you and the millions backmost here, not period successful the Olympics, volition beryllium 1 of the highlights of my beingness arsenic well."

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When they were White House guests past year, the Panthers brought the Stanley Cup and besides presented Trump with a personalized jersey. The coveted trophy was besides connected show connected Thursday. 

Tkachuk and Brad Marchand person precocious dealt with injury, but some players could beryllium backmost connected the crystal arsenic soon arsenic this weekend. The Panthers entered Thursday successful 12th spot successful the NHL's Eastern Conference standings.

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Florida Panthers observe Stanley Cup repetition with White House visiti, arsenic Trump flashes title ring