Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals is adding two new 'rivals' to the roster as City of Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis issued a friendly wager to Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman.
As the Florida Panthers make a sensational return to the Stanley Cup finals after 27 years, the significance of the occassion has hit South Florida like a Mike Tyson haymaker.
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WATCH HEREAnd it was Fort Lauderdale's own mayor who threw the first 'jab.'
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It didn't take long for the mayor of 'Sin City' to respond and accept the challenge.
With Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals on Saturday, Fort Lauderdale will become the home base for all things hockey, and will house both the media and NHL headquarters for the first time in its history.
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In turn, the city has made over 3,000+ hotel rooms available for traveling fans in Downtown Fort Lauderdale and will hope to have a similar financial influx similar to the one brought by the NHL All-Star game back in February, which brought about $30M in economic prosperity to the community.
The Florida Panthers traveled to Las Vegas for Game 1 and Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals but will be back in South Florida for Game 3 on Thursday, June 8th.
