More than seven months after the Florida Panthers won their first Stanley Cup, the team visited the White House on Monday, during which President Donald Trump recounted "one of the most riveting comebacks in NHL history.

President Trump lauded the Panthers for winning the Stanley Cup last season for the first time in their 30 NHL seasons and recalled how they won the first three games the best-of-7 Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers before losing three in a row and regrouping to win 2-1 in Game 7.

He praised the Panthers for going from losing in the final in 2023 to Vegas to winning the first title in franchise history, jokingly comparing it to his path back to the White House.

Though the ceremony was delayed because President Donald Trump was talking to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about pausing tariffs on the country, he did eventually hold a celebration for the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Monday.

The Panthers are the first professional sports team to visit Trump at the White House since he regained office.

The Stanley Cup Champion Panthers stopped by the White House to see President Donald Trump, a tradition for past championship teams. Recently the Vegas Golden Knights and Tampa Bay Lightning where there to celebrate their respective Cup wins.

President Donald Trump hosted the Florida Panthers, the 2024 Stanley Cup champions, at the White House on Monday, marking the first championship celebration of his second term in office. Throughout his remarks,