Watch: Brooks Koepka heckles NHL player with ridiculous prop

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Watch: Pro golfer Brooks Koepka heckles NHL player with ridiculous prop

By Adam Gretz | Last updated 3/26/23

Professional golfer Brooks Koepka has been spotted at several Florida Panthers games this season, but he truly made his presence felt on Saturday. While attending Florida's 4-3 loss to the New York Rangers, Koepka made the highlights by heckling defenseman Aaron Ekblad from a luxury suite. He used a traffic cone.

LIV Golf Superstar Brooks Koepka has a message for Aaron Ekblad.

“F’ing traffic cone” #TimeToHunt pic.twitter.com/j2y7dJio0g
— David R (@David954FLA) March 25, 2023

Perhaps the absurdity offered a momentary spot of good luck. As Koepka was filmed with his traffic cone, the Panthers actually scored a goal, which caused him to stop his routine for a moment.

Some background, now. Defensemen (and forwards) who are viewed as poor on the defensive side in hockey are sometimes referred to by fans as traffic cones (or pylons), because of how easy it is to skate around them. The jab is almost always a verbal one, as the logistics of transporting a real traffic cone into a hockey arena -- for most people -- would seem to be rife with issues.

Ekblad has had a tough season for the Panthers, missing real time due to injury. His on-ice play appears not to have impressed Koepka, either.

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