SUNRISE, Fla. — Vitek Vanecek was traded to the Florida Panthers on Wednesday. By Saturday, Panthers fans were already chanting his name. Fans at Amerant Bank arena screamed "Van-ny! Van-ny!

"I heard it, probably twice," Vanecek said of the chants. "That's really beautiful. The fans are great here. I mean, it's my first game, but I played a couple times (here) on different teams.

“I heard it, probably twice,” Vanecek said of the chants. “That’s really beautiful. The fans are great here. I mean, it’s my first game, but I played a couple times (here) on different team ...

Millwall fans were heard singing a new chant in reference to the injury suffered by Crystal Palace forward Jean-Philippe Mateta last Saturday. Supporters in the Lions away end against Watford ...

“I heard it, probably twice,” Vanecek said of the chants. “That’s really beautiful. The fans are great here. I mean, it’s my first game, but I played a couple times (here) on different team ...

Wherever the S-E-C chant began, UF fans and players did it during the end of 2006’s championship. It started echoing. Everyone hated it, which made it louder. But for long stretches of the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Florida Panthers goaltender Vitek Vanecek (41) defends the goal during the first period of an NHL hockey ...