FORT LAUDERDALE – For the first time since they hoisted the Stanley Cup in June, the defending champion Florida Panthers will take the ice at Amerant Bank Arena on Sunday. Kicking off the preseason with their annual doubleheader against the Nashville Predators, Game 1 is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET, while Game 2 will get underway at 6 p.m. ET.

The Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers are extending their operating agreement with Broward County for five more years, ensuring that the team remains in the market through 2033 and likely well beyond.

The Stanley Cup-champion Florida Panthers are here to stay. On Tuesday, the Broward County Commission unanimously voted (9-0) to amend and extend the arena operating agreement with the team for another five years,

Broward County Commission approves five-year arena lease extension on Arena Operating Agreement with future County options to extend until 2043

The Stanley Cup is still making its championship tour of South Florida. It was on a basketball court with the Miami Heat this week, is going somewhere else on Thursday and there’s a few more appearances to make after that.

The Florida Panthers pose with the Stanley Cup after beating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena on Monday, June 24, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com

On Monday, the team announced it had agreed in principle to an extension of its partnership with Broward County that will run through at least 2033. The extension comes with an option for the county to extend two additional five-year terms that would keep the Panthers somewhere in Broward,

The Florida Panthers have extended their operating agreement with Broward County for five years, ensuring the team will remain in the market through the 2033 season.

A notable vote has been made in Sunrise. On Tuesday, the Florida Panthers announced that the Broward County Commission voted unanimously to extend the lease of Amerant Bank Arena.