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| Conference | Eastern |
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| Division | Southeast |
| Founded | 1993 |
| History | Florida Panthers 1993-present |
| Home Arena | BankAtlantic Center |
| City | Sunrise, Florida |
| Colors | Red, Navy, Gold and White |
| Media | FSN Florida WAXY (790 AM) |
| Owner(s) |  Alan Cohen Bernie Kosar |
| General Manager |  Jacques Martin |
| Head Coach | Vacant |
| Captain |  Olli Jokinen |
| Minor League Affiliates | Rochester Americans (AHL) Florida Everblades (ECHL) |
| Stanley Cups | none |
| Conference Championships | 1995–96 |
| Division Championships | none |
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Franchise history
Blockbuster Video magnate H. Wayne Huizenga was awarded an NHL franchise for his native Miami on December 10,1992. Blockbuster Inc ( is the largest chain of DVD and Video game rental stores in the world Harry Wayne Huizenga (born December 29, 1937 in Evergreen Park Illinois) is the owner of 50% of the National Football League 's Miami Dolphins Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The team played at the Miami Arena, and its first major stars were New York Rangers goaltender castoff John Vanbiesbrouck, rookie Rob Niedermayer, and Scott Mellanby, who scored 30 goals. The Miami Arena was an indoor arena in Miami Florida. The building's roof was imploded on September 21, 2008; demolition of The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. This article is about the goaltender in Ice hockey. For the similar position in other sports see Goalkeeper. John Vanbiesbrouck (born September 4, 1963 in Detroit Michigan) is a retired American professional Ice hockey Goaltender, who was inducted into For the Walt Disney Pictures film about Jim Morris, see The Rookie (2002 movie. Robert W Niedermayer Jr (born December 28, 1974) is a Canadian Ice hockey centre with the Anaheim Ducks Scott Edgar Mellanby (born June 11, 1966 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player Their first game was a 4-4 tie on the road against the Chicago Blackhawks. They had one of the most successful first seasons of any expansion team (and the best first year of any NHL team), finishing one point below . See also Relocation of professional sports teams An expansion team is a term used for a brand new team in a sports league The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America 500 and narrowly missing out on the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Eastern Conference (Conférence de l'Est is one of two conferences in the National Hockey League (NHL used to divide teams Their first year success was attributed mainly to the "trap defense" that first year coach Roger Neilson implemented. The conservative style was widely criticized by NHL teams. Some even suggested that the Panthers were ruining the game at the time.
After missing another close brush with the playoffs in 1995, coach Roger Neilson was fired and replaced by Doug MacLean. The 1994–95 NHL season was the 78th Regular season of the National Hockey League. Roger Paul Neilson, CM (June 16 1934 - June 21 2003 was a National Hockey League coach, and was responsible for many innovations in the game Douglas MacLean born in Summerside Prince Edward Island on April 12, 1954 is a Canadian Ice hockey coach and general manager They then acquired Ray Sheppard from the San Jose Sharks on the trade deadline in 1996 and they looked towards the playoffs for the first time. Ray Sheppard (born 27 May, 1966 in Petawawa, Ontario, Canada) is a retired Professional Ice hockey right winger The San Jose Sharks are a professional Ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. The 1995–96 NHL season was the 79th Regular season of the National Hockey League.
Also during that season, a very unusual goal celebration developed in Miami. On the night of the Panthers' '95–'96 home opener, a rat scurried across the Florida locker room. Rats are various medium sized long-tailed Rodents of the superfamily Muroidea Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Mellanby reacted by "one-timing" the rat against the wall, killing it[1]. A one timer is an Ice hockey shot that occurs when a player meets a teammate's pass with an immediate Slapshot, without any attempt to control the That night he scored two goals, which Vanbiesbrouck quipped was "a rat trick". Two nights later, as the story found its way into the world, a few fans threw rubber rats on the ice in celebration of a goal. The rubber rat count went from 16 for the third home game to over 2,000 during the playoffs. Rats are various medium sized long-tailed Rodents of the superfamily Muroidea
In the 1996 playoffs, as the #4 seed, the Panthers beat the Boston Bruins in 5 games, then upset the top seeded Philadelphia Flyers in six, and then the second seeded Pittsburgh Penguins in seven to reach the Stanley Cup Final. The Boston Bruins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Boston Massachusetts. The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion Their opponents, the Colorado Avalanche, swept the Panthers in four games. The Colorado Avalanche are a professional Ice hockey team based in Denver Colorado, United States Uwe Krupp scored the winning goal for the Avalanche in the 3rd over time to defeat the Panthers 1-0. Uwe Krupp OO-vah KROOP (born June 24 1965 in Cologne, West Germany) is a retired German hockey defenceman
The Panthers would begin the next season with a 17–game unbeaten streak but faded in the second half of the season. They lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Wayne Gretzky-led Rangers in five games. Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player
The 1997–98 season would be a return to mediocrity for the Panthers. After a 7–12–4 start, the Panthers fired coach Doug MacLean, replacing him for the season with General Manager Bryan Murray. Bryan Clarence Murray (Born December 5, 1942 in Shawville Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian Ice hockey general managerand The change didn't aid matters, as Florida suffered a franchise-worst 24–43–15 record, including a 15–game winless streak. This season would also mark the end of Disneyworld for Vanbiesbrouck, who in the midst of that streak was shelled by the Chicago Blackhawks and never played another game for the Panthers. He would sign with the Flyers that off-season as a free agent.
The Panthers moved into the National Car Rental Center (now known as BankAtlantic Center) in 1998. The BankAtlantic Center (previously known as Broward County Civic Arena, National Car Rental Center and Office Depot Center) is an indoor In 1999, they acquired Pavel Bure (the "Russian Rocket"), in a blockbuster trade with the Vancouver Canucks. The 1998–99 NHL season was the 82nd regular season of the National Hockey League. Pavel Vladimirovich Bure (Павел Владимирович Буре born on March 31, 1971) is a retired Russian professional Ice hockey The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They reached the playoffs again in 2000, losing in a first-round sweep to the eventual Stanley Cup Champion New Jersey Devils. The 1999–2000 NHL season was the 83rd Regular season of the National Hockey League. The New Jersey Devils are a professional Ice hockey team based in Newark New Jersey.
The team slumped in 2000–01. The 2000–01 NHL season was the 84th Regular season of the National Hockey League. The following season, 2001–02, the Panthers had their worst record ever. The 2001–02 NHL season was the 85th Regular season of the National Hockey League. Bure struggled despite being reunited with his brother Valeri, and was traded to the Rangers on the 2002 trading deadline. Valeri Vladimirovich Bure (Russian Валерий Владимирович Буре, Valerij Bure; born June 13, 1974 in Moscow,
The Cats started coveting defenceman Jay Bouwmeester, who was widely tipped to be picked first overall in 2002, around then. Jason "Jay" Bouwmeester (born September 27, 1983 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a professional Ice hockey defenceman The 2002 NHL Entry Draft was held June 22 - 23 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto Ontario, Canada. But controversial bench boss “Iron Mike” Keenan sent Florida's first pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets, who took winger Rick Nash. Michael Edward Keenan (born October 21 1949 in Bowmanville, Ontario) is the current head coach of the Calgary Flames of the The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional Ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Richard Nash (born June 16 1984) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player and team captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets The Atlanta Thrashers, after secondly picking goalie Kari Lehtonen, announced that the Panthers had given them two picks to guarantee that Bouwmeester went to Miami. The Atlanta Thrashers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Atlanta Georgia. Kari Lehtonen (born November 16, 1983 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish professional Ice hockey Goaltender Bouwmeester was selected third overall. "We shouldn’t have done that . . . Jay would have been number-one if we'd kept that pick,"[2] said Keenan.
In 2003, the Panthers hosted the NHL All-Star Weekend in which the Western Conference earned a 6–5 victory after the first OT shootout in All-Star history. The National Hockey League All-Star Game (Match des Étoiles de la Ligue Nationale de Hockey is an exhibition Ice hockey game that traditionally marks the midway The West overcame a four-goal outburst by Thrashers winger Dany Heatley, who took home MVP honors in his first All-Star Game. Daniel "Dany" James Heatley (born January 21 1981 in Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany) is a Canadian professional hockey player
On June 23, 2006, The Panthers were again involved in a blockbuster trade with the Vancouver Canucks, sending Roberto Luongo, Lukas Krajicek, and a sixth-round draft pick in exchange for Todd Bertuzzi, Alex Auld, and Bryan Allen. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Roberto Luongo (born April 4 1979 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender and team captain of the Vancouver Canucks Lukáš Krajíček (born March 11, 1983 in Prostějov, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional hockey defenceman playing Todd Bertuzzi (born 2 February, 1975 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player for the Calgary Alexander Auld (born January 7 1981 in Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, but raised in Thunder Bay Ontario) is a professional Ice hockey Bryan Allen (born as August 21 1980, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada) is a professional Ice hockey defenceman and
On June 22, 2007, the Florida Panthers were involved in yet another draft day deal involving a goalie. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Florida Panthers acquired Tomas Vokoun from the Nashville Predators in exchange for three draft picks, a 1st round pick in 2008, a second round pick in 2008, and a conditional second round pick that can be used in 2007 or 2008. The Nashville Predators are a professional Ice hockey team based in Nashville Tennessee. The move would eventually pay off when Vokoun was selected to the Eastern Conference All-Star team.
On July 28, 2007 the Florida Panthers unveiled their new jerseys to over 11,000 fans at the BankAtlantic Center during the first intermission of the Panthers 1996 Reunion game. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Star forwards Nathan Horton and Stephen Weiss were both in full gear to help showcase the sweater changes.
As of 2008, the Florida Panthers are the only team in the NHL to have a lifetime winning percentage of . 500 or better over the Montreal Canadiens, the winningest team in the NHL history with 24 Stanley Cup titles. The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion
The 2008 season marked the seventh straight season that the Panthers have missed the playoffs.
Season-by-season record
This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Panthers. For the full season-by-season history, see Florida Panthers seasons
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Records as of February 6, 2007. This is a list of seasons completed by the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. [3]
| Season | GP | W | L | T1 | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2002–03 | 82 | 24 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 70 | 176 | 237 | 1127 | 4th, Southeast | Did not qualify |
| 2003–04 | 82 | 28 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 75 | 188 | 221 | 1192 | 4th, Southeast | Did not qualify |
| 2004–05 | Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL lockout | ||||||||||
| 2005–061 | 82 | 37 | 34 | - | 11 | 85 | 240 | 257 | 1255 | 4th, Southeast | Did not qualify |
| 2006–07 | 82 | 35 | 31 | - | 16 | 86 | 247 | 257 | 1059 | 4th, Southeast | Did not qualify |
| 2007–08 | 82 | 38 | 35 | - | 9 | 85 | 216 | 226 | 1002 | 3rd, Southeast | Did not qualify |
- 1 As of the 2005–06 NHL season, all games will have a winner; the OTL column includes SOL (Shootout losses). The 2002–03 NHL season was the 86th Regular season of the National Hockey League. The 2003–04 NHL season was the 87th Regular season of the National Hockey League. The 2004–05 NHL season was the 88th Regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL The 2004–05 NHL lockout resulted in the cancellation of what would have been the 88th season of the National Hockey League (NHL The 2005–06 NHL season was the 88th season of the National Hockey League. The 2006–07 NHL season was the 89th Regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL The 2007–08 NHL season was the 90th season of the National Hockey League. The 2005–06 NHL season was the 88th season of the National Hockey League.
Notable players
Current roster
As of April 11, 2008. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. The 2007–08 NHL season was the 90th season of the National Hockey League. [1]
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Tomas Vokoun | R | 2007 | Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia |
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Craig Anderson | L | 2006 | Park Ridge, Illinois |
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Branislav Mezei | L | 2002 | Nitra, Czechoslovakia |
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Karlis Skrastins | L | 2008 | Riga, U.S.S.R. |
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Jay Bouwmeester | L | 2002 | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 5 | |
Bryan Allen – A | L | 2006 | Kingston, Ontario |
| 6 |  |
Magnus Johansson | L | 2008 | Linkoping, Sweden |
| 7 | |
Steve Montador | R | 2005 | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 21 | |
Cory Murphy | R | 2007 | Kanata, Ontario |
| 22 | |
Jassen Cullimore | L | 2007 | Simcoe, Ontario |
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Mike Van Ryn | R | 2003 | London, Ontario |
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Noah Welch | L | 2007 | Brighton, Massachusetts |
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Stephen Weiss – A | C | L | 2001 | Toronto, Ontario |
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David Booth | LW | L | 2004 | Detroit, Michigan |
| 11 | |
Gregory Campbell | C | L | 2002 | London, Ontario |
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Olli Jokinen – C | C | L | 2000 | Kuopio, Finland |
| 14 | |
Radek Dvorak | RW | R | 2007 | Tabor, Czechoslovakia |
| 15 | |
Jozef Stumpel | RW | R | 2005 | Nitra, Czechoslovakia |
| 16 | |
Nathan Horton | RW | R | 2003 | Welland, Ontario |
| 17 | |
Garth Murray | LW | L | 2007 | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| 18 | |
Ville Peltonen | LW | L | 2006 | Vantaa, Finland |
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Chad Kilger | RW | L | 2008 | Cornwall, Ontario |
| 20 | |
Richard Zednik | LW | L | 2007 | Banska Bystrica, Czechoslovakia |
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Wade Belak | RW | L | 2008 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| 37 | |
Tanner Glass | LW | L | 2003 | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| 50 | |
Drew Larman | C | R | 2005 | Buffalo, New York |
| 53 | |
Brett McLean | C | L | 2007 | Comox, British Columbia |
| 54 | |
Kamil Kreps | C | R | 2003 | Litomerice, Czechoslovakia |
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Rostislav Olesz | LW | L | 2004 | Bilovec, Czechoslovakia |
Team captains
- Brian Skrudland, 1993–97
- Scott Mellanby, 1997–2001
- Pavel Bure & Paul Laus, 2001–02 (co-captains)
- No captain, 2002–03
- Olli Jokinen, 2003- present
Honored Members
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Brian Skrudland (born July 31, 1963 in Peace River, Alberta) is a retired former professional Ice hockey player Scott Edgar Mellanby (born June 11, 1966 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player Pavel Vladimirovich Bure (Павел Владимирович Буре born on March 31, 1971) is a retired Russian professional Ice hockey Paul Laus (b September 26, 1970 in Beamsville, Ontario) is a former Professional Ice hockey player Olli Jokinen (born December 5, 1978 in Kuopio, Finland) is a professional Ice hockey centre currently playing for Roger Paul Neilson, CM (June 16 1934 - June 21 2003 was a National Hockey League coach, and was responsible for many innovations in the game The Panthers first President & General Manager Bill Torrey (1993–2001), was inducted in 1995 (as a Builder), for his NHL team management career. William A Torrey (born June 23, 1934 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was a General Manager and executive in the National Hockey
Retired numbers: The Panthers have not retired a number from their team. However, Wayne Gretzky's number 99 was retired league-wide on February 6, 2000. Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player The 50th National Hockey League All-Star Game was part of the 1999–2000 NHL season, and took place in Toronto 's Air Canada Centre
First-round draft picks
- 1993: Rob Niedermayer (5th overall)
- 1994: Ed Jovanovski (1st overall)
- 1995: Radek Dvorak (10th overall)
- 1996: Marcus Nilson (20th overall)
- 1997: Mike Brown (20th overall)
- 1998: None
- 1999: Denis Shvidki (12th overall)
- 2000: None
- 2001: Stephen Weiss (4th overall) & Lukas Krajicek (24th overall)
- 2002: Jay Bouwmeester (3rd overall) & Petr Taticek (9th overall)
- 2003: Nathan Horton (3rd overall) & Anthony Stewart (25th overall)
- 2004: Rostislav Olesz (7th overall)
- 2005: Kenndal McArdle (20th overall)
- 2006: Michael Frolik (10th overall)
- 2007: Keaton Ellerby (10th overall)
Franchise scoring leaders
These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. The 1993 NHL Entry Draft took place on June 26 1993 at the Colisee de Quebec in Quebec City Quebec. Robert W Niedermayer Jr (born December 28, 1974) is a Canadian Ice hockey centre with the Anaheim Ducks The 1994 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 28 1994 Picks for the 1994 draft are on the "Hockey Database" website Selections by round Round 1 Ed Jovanovski (Ед Јовановски (born June 26, 1976 in Windsor Ontario, Canada) is a Macedonian Canadian Professional The 1995 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta. Radek Dvořák (born March 9 1977 Tábor, Czechoslovakia) is a professional Ice hockey player with the Florida Panthers of the National The 1996 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Kiel Arena (now called the Scottrade Center in St Marcus Nilson (born March 1, 1978 in Bålsta, Sweden) is a professional Ice hockey player with the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl The 1997 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, on 21 June 1997. Mike Brown (born April 29, 1979, in Surrey, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey winger. The 1998 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27 at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo New York, New York. The 1999 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 26th at the FleetCenter in Boston Massachusetts. Denis Shvidki (born November 21, 1980, in Kharkiv, Soviet Union, now Ukraine) is a Ukrainian professional Ice hockey The 2000 NHL Entry Draft was held from June 24 to 25 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary Alberta following the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft The 2001 NHL Entry Draft was held in June at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise Florida. Stephen Weiss (born 3 April, 1983 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian Ice hockey Centre and an alternate Lukáš Krajíček (born March 11, 1983 in Prostějov, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional hockey defenceman playing The 2002 NHL Entry Draft was held June 22 - 23 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto Ontario, Canada. Jason "Jay" Bouwmeester (born September 27, 1983 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a professional Ice hockey defenceman Petr Tatíček (born September 22, 1983) was a Czech center for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. The 2003 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville Tennessee. Nathan Horton (born May 29, 1985 in Welland Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian Ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Anthony Stewart (born January 5, 1985 in LaSalle Quebec, Canada) is a professional Ice hockey player The 2004 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 26 at the RBC Center in Raleigh North Carolina. Rostislav Olesz (born October 10, 1985 in Bílovec, Czechoslovakia) is a Professional Ice hockey left winger who currently The 2005 NHL Entry Draft was the 43rd NHL Entry Draft. As a lockout cancelled the 2004–05 NHL season, the draft order was determined by lottery on Kenndal McArdle (born January 4, 1987 in Toronto, Ontario, raised in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a Canadian The 2006 NHL Entry Draft was the 44th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada, on June 24 Michael Frolík ˈmɪxaɛl ˈfroliːk (born February 17 1988 in Kladno, Czechoslovakia; now Czech Republic) is an Ice hockey player The 2007 NHL Entry Draft was the 45th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted at Nationwide Arena in the city of Columbus Ohio, United States Keaton Ellerby (born November 5, 1988, in Strathmore, Alberta) is a Canadian Ice hockey defenceman, who is currently Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current Panthers player
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
| Olli Jokinen* | C | 541 | 201 | 244 | 445 | . Olli Jokinen (born December 5, 1978 in Kuopio, Finland) is a professional Ice hockey centre currently playing for 82 |
| Scott Mellanby | RW | 552 | 157 | 197 | 354 | . Scott Edgar Mellanby (born June 11, 1966 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player 64 |
| Viktor Kozlov | C | 414 | 101 | 190 | 291 | . Viktor Nikolayevich Kozlov (Виктор Николаевич Козлов born 14 February, 1975 in Togliatti, U 70 |
| Robert Svehla | D | 573 | 61 | 229 | 290 | . Róbert Švehla (ɹɑbɝ/ɹ̩tsveɪlə born January 2, 1969 in Martin, Slovakia) is a Slovak retired Professional 51 |
| Rob Niedermayer | C | 518 | 101 | 165 | 266 | . Robert W Niedermayer Jr (born December 28, 1974) is a Canadian Ice hockey centre with the Anaheim Ducks 51 |
| Pavel Bure | RW | 223 | 152 | 99 | 251 | 1. Pavel Vladimirovich Bure (Павел Владимирович Буре born on March 31, 1971) is a retired Russian professional Ice hockey 13 |
| Ray Whitney | LW | 273 | 97 | 130 | 227 | . Ray Whitney (born May 8, 1972, in Fort Saskatchewan Alberta) is a professional Ice hockey player and alternate captain currently 83 |
| Radek Dvorak* | RW | 390 | 78 | 107 | 185 | . Radek Dvořák (born March 9 1977 Tábor, Czechoslovakia) is a professional Ice hockey player with the Florida Panthers of the National 47 |
| Nathan Horton* | C | 264 | 88 | 86 | 174 | . Nathan Horton (born May 29, 1985 in Welland Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian Ice hockey centre who currently plays for the 66 |
| Bill Lindsay | RW | 506 | 67 | 98 | 165 | . Bill Lindsay (born May 17, 1971 in Fernie, British Columbia) is a retired Ice hockey player 33 |
NHL awards and trophies
Franchise individual records
- Most Goals in a season: Pavel Bure, 59 (2000–01)
- Most Assists in a season: Viktor Kozlov, 53 (1999–00)
- Most Points in a season: Pavel Bure, 94 (1999–00)
- Most Penalty Minutes in a season: Peter Worrell, 354 (2001–02)
- Most Points in a season, defenceman: Robert Svehla, 57 (1995–96)
- Most Points in a season, rookie: Jesse Belanger, 50 (1993–94)
- Most Wins in a season: Roberto Luongo, 35 (2005–06)
- Most Saves in a shutout win: Craig Anderson, 53 (NHL record)
- Most Shutouts in a season: Roberto Luongo, 7 (2003–04)
- All time leader in goals against average: John Vanbiesbrouck, 2. The Prince of Wales Trophy, or simply the Wales Trophy, is a National Hockey League (NHL trophy awarded to the Eastern Conference (formerly The 1995–96 NHL season was the 79th Regular season of the National Hockey League. The Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy, also known as the Maurice Richard Trophy is awarded annually to the leading goal scorer in the National Hockey League Pavel Vladimirovich Bure (Павел Владимирович Буре born on March 31, 1971) is a retired Russian professional Ice hockey The 1999–2000 NHL season was the 83rd Regular season of the National Hockey League. The 2000–01 NHL season was the 84th Regular season of the National Hockey League. Pavel Vladimirovich Bure (Павел Владимирович Буре born on March 31, 1971) is a retired Russian professional Ice hockey Viktor Nikolayevich Kozlov (Виктор Николаевич Козлов born 14 February, 1975 in Togliatti, U Pavel Vladimirovich Bure (Павел Владимирович Буре born on March 31, 1971) is a retired Russian professional Ice hockey Peter Worrell (born August 18, 1977 in Pierrefonds, Quebec) is a professional Ice hockey player Róbert Švehla (ɹɑbɝ/ɹ̩tsveɪlə born January 2, 1969 in Martin, Slovakia) is a Slovak retired Professional Jesse Belanger (born June 15, 1969 in Saint-Georges, Quebec) is a semi-professional Ice hockey centre who played in the National Roberto Luongo (born April 4 1979 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender and team captain of the Vancouver Canucks For other persons named Craig Anderson see Craig Anderson Craig Anderson ( May 21, 1981 in Park Ridge, Illinois) is Roberto Luongo (born April 4 1979 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender and team captain of the Vancouver Canucks John Vanbiesbrouck (born September 4, 1963 in Detroit Michigan) is a retired American professional Ice hockey Goaltender, who was inducted into 58
- All time leader in shutouts: Roberto Luongo, 26
- All time leader in games played by a goaltender: Roberto Luongo, 318
- All time leader in wins by a goaltender: Roberto Luongo, 108
References
- ^ Florida Panthers FAQ Page
- ^ McDonell, Chris. Roberto Luongo (born April 4 1979 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender and team captain of the Vancouver Canucks Roberto Luongo (born April 4 1979 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender and team captain of the Vancouver Canucks Roberto Luongo (born April 4 1979 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender and team captain of the Vancouver Canucks (2005). Hockey's Greatest Stars: Legends and Young Lions. Firefly Books, 135. ISBN 1–55407–038–4.
- ^ Hockeydb. com, Florida Panthers season statistics and records.
See also
External links
- Official website of the Florida Panthers
- Official website of the Florida Panthers Booster Club
- Complete Florida Panther Resources (fan run)
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