#HMBlog: Video of Florida Panthers fan asked to remove jersey in Amalie Arena goes viral

A video of a Florida fan being asked to remove his Panthers jersey at Wednesday’s Game 6 in Tampa is going viral, Brad Bargman’s YouTube post has gotten 84,000 views since being put up on Thursday. The Lightning have had a “only Lightning gear” policy in place in the club areas in the Chase and Lexus clubs.

The New York Times did a story on the Lightning’s restrictive ticket policy in 2015 during the Rangers series in the Eastern Conference finals.

After getting backlash over the encounter, the Lightning announced today that they would be doing away with that policy according to ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski:

The Tampa Bay Lightning will no longer enforce a policy that restricts fans from wearing gear supporting other NHL clubs in their premium seating areas, the team tells ESPN. This decision comes after a viral video featuring Panthers fans confronted by arena staff. More to come.

— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) May 28, 2021

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