Panthers can't wait for parade. Champs celebrate with fans at the beach

The Florida Panthers will celebrate their first Stanley Cup championship with a parade in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday, but the festivities have already begun.

Why it matters: This will be South Florida's first championship parade since 2013, when the Miami Heat capped off back-to-back NBA title runs with the Big Three.

The latest: The Panthers announced that their parade will run along A1A beginning at 11am at Riomar Street and ending just north of Fort Lauderdale Beach Park at Southeast Fifth Street, across from Hotel Maren.

• A stage will be set up there for a team rally.

What to expect: "It's gonna be the greatest party that's probably happened in South Florida," Panthers star left wing Matthew Tkachuk said in a postgame interview Monday night.

Tracking Stanley: The Panthers took over the historic Elbo Room bar at Fort Lauderdale Beach on Tuesday morning and marched into the ocean with the 132-year-old Cup.

• From the balcony of the bar, players poured beer waterfalls straight from the trophy into fans' mouths below .
• Tkachuk donned a championship belt and backward Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue cap as he led the celebrations.
• Fans boating around the area earlier in the day ran into Tkachuk, Aleksander Barkov and other players hanging poolside with the Cup at a waterfront home.
• Heavy pedestrian traffic led Fort Lauderdale police to briefly close Las Olas Boulevard Tuesday afternoon.

What's next: Parking information and other parade details will be released later this week on the Panthers' social media accounts.