Story byTom D'Angelo, Palm Beach PostSat, January 3, 2026 at 5:44 AM UTC·5 min readMIAMI — When searching for a theme for a grand entrance to an outdoor hockey game in South Florida, only two names come to mind:Crockett and Tubbs. For those who do not understand the reference, google it. Because that is exactly what Florida Panthers defenseman Seth Jones did when he learned the Panthers chose a "Miami Vice' theme to arrive at the home of the Miami Marlins for their Winter Classic showcase with the New York Rangers on the second day of the new year. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"Had to google it," said Jones, who was born a decade after Miami Vice debuted. Besides sporting the cool style popularized by the show's characters Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs, played by Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas — white linen blazers and pants, mostly pink t-shirts and sunglasses — the organization provided several exotic sports cars for the players to drive to Little Havana with a police escort. With two to four to a car, the team arrived in what coach Paul Maurice described as a parade."It was an awesome spectacle," said Maurice, who opted to arrive the old fashioned way … in a bus.
