Tampa Bay Lightning’s Title Celebration Flouts COVID-19, Lets Fans Drink From Stanley Cup (Video)
out of a three-month bubble, the Tampa Bay Lightning and their fans threw all social distancing cautions to the wind on Wednesday when they let fans drink from the iconic trophy.The Lightning, which defeated the Dallas Stars to win its second Stanley Cup Championship, attempted to hold a championship parade with COVID-19 in mind, celebrating Wednesday with a boat parade and a rally at Raymond James Stadium that limited seating capacity to 15,000, around 24% full.It did not go as planned, and likely horrified medical experts and anyone hoping to not catch the extremely contagious disease that’s already infected more than 7 million Americans.