When Nikolas Cruz killed 17 students and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018, he created a lifelong advocate against gun violence. Fred Guttenberg's daughter Jaime was murdered that day, and since then he's devoted himself full-time to reducing gun deaths, restricting ownership of firearms, and supporting President Biden. We love Fred.
And, as Fred has made clear, the Florida Panthers have been very supportive of the entire Marjory Stoneman Douglas community.
"On February 22, 2018, the Panthers memorialized those lost and put up photos of everyone killed at MSD," Fred tweeted today. "What most people did not know at the time is that the MSD hockey team was on its way to earning a spot to playing in the national championship. The Florida Panthers [paid] for the kids to travel through the national championship, and provided the team plane for them to fly on. That is not all that they did.
"In March 2018, the Florida Panthers had the MSD hockey team come to the arena for an on-ice training with our favorite former player, Shawn Thornton. Again, that is not all that they did. At the end of the skate, unknown to everyone participating, the team arranged to have the Stanley Cup at the building. It was brought out for the kids to not only see, but to skate with as well."
How swell is that? We cats were Miami residents and season-ticket holders for the Panthers in 1995-96 — which is reason enough for us to root for them in the Stanley Cup this year. But Fred's story gives us even more of a boost. Let's go, Cats! We (lower-case) cats PURR.
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