Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad ripped into LIV Golf star Brooks Koepka on stage as the P’s celebrated their first-ever Stanley Cup in front of their home fans on Sunday.
Koepka watched on as his beloved Florida Panthers defeated Edmonton Oilers 2-1 last Tuesday.
But the five-time major champion was left somewhat red-faced when he came under fire from Ekblad during the victory celebrations.
For context, Koepka unleashed fury at Ekblad last March during a game in which the Panthers lost 4-3 to New York Raiders.
Koepka stood up during the game with a traffic cone in the air, shouting out at Ekblad: ‘You are a f***ing traffic cone!’
After the game, Koepka said: ‘I’m a die-hard P’s fan and he gave up a bad goal’.
Brooks Koepka on the viral clip of him yelling at Aaron Ekblad with a traffic cone 😅
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Fast forward more than 12 months, and the Panthers are now Stanley Cup champions for the first time in their history.
As the Panthers turned out in front of their thousands of fans in torrential downpour, parading the trophy through the streets of Fort Lauderdale, it was there that Ekblad took the mic.
He raised a traffic cone above his head and fired a brutal comment at Koepka that was met with a huge cheer by those in attendance.
Ekblad shouted out:
‘F*** you Brooks Koepka, woooooooo!’
Ekblad finally gets his revenge on Brooks Koepka
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Ekblad has made it clear in recent times that he has no interest in being mates with Koepka.
He recently said:
‘We’re not buddies. Never be buddies’.
Ekblad added: ‘Holding ill will against somebody and pulling negativity in your body is never a good thing’.
Koepka, while no doubt red-faced as he watched on, eventually saw the funny side of it as he dropped three laughter emojis on his Instagram Story.
Koepka is next back in LIV Golf action in Andalucia, Spain from 12-14 July.
He will then turn his attention to The Open a week later at Royal Troon, Scotland.
Koepka is a five-time major champion but has yet to etch his name on the famous Claret Jug.
Article originally appeared on: Golfmagic.com