Florida Panthers

The Florida Panthers joined the NHL in 1993 and have yet to win a Cup, but they played in the 1996 NHL Stanley Cup Finals.

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The Florida Panthers: A Tale of Southern Hockey Pioneers

Inauguration and Ambitions

In the annals of hockey history, few stories are as compelling and improbable as that of the Florida Panthers. Established in 1993 as part of the NHL’s expansion into non-traditional markets, the Panthers embarked on a journey that would see them rise from humble beginnings to become a formidable force in the league. Led by visionary founding owner H. Wayne Huizenga and general manager Bobby Clarke, the Panthers set out with a bold ambition: to bring the excitement and grace of professional hockey to the sun-drenched shores of South Florida.

Challenges and Triumphs. From the outset, the Florida Panthers faced a myriad of challenges. Building a fan base from scratch in a region more accustomed to sun and sand than ice and snow was no easy feat. Yet, despite the skeptics and naysayers, the Panthers persevered, embracing their underdog status and rallying the support of a passionate and dedicated fan base. Along the way, they experienced their fair share of triumphs, including a memorable playoff run in the 1995-1996 season that saw them capture the hearts of hockey fans across the country.

The Rat Pack Era. No discussion of the Florida Panthers would be complete without mention of the legendary “Rat Pack” era. Coached by the fiery Doug MacLean and led by captain Scott Mellanby, the Panthers became known for their gritty style of play and unwavering determination. It was during this time that the iconic “rat trick” tradition was born, as fans would shower the ice with plastic rats to celebrate each Panthers goal. The Rat Pack era remains a cherished chapter in the team’s history, symbolizing the resilience and spirit of camaraderie that define the Panthers ethos.

Establishing a Hockey Culture

As the Panthers continued to grow and evolve, they remained steadfast in their commitment to establishing a vibrant hockey culture in South Florida. Under the stewardship of owner Alan Cohen and general manager Dale Tallon, the Panthers invested heavily in grassroots initiatives aimed at growing the game at the youth level. From youth development programs to partnerships with local schools and community organizations, the Panthers became synonymous with hockey development in the region, inspiring a new generation of players and fans alike.

Building Blocks of Success. In recent years, the Florida Panthers have undergone a period of resurgence and transformation, emerging as a legitimate contender in the NHL’s Eastern Conference. Under the leadership of owner Vincent Viola and general manager Bill Zito, the Panthers have assembled a talented roster boasting the likes of Aleksander Barkov, Jonathan Huberdeau, and Aaron Ekblad. With a potent blend of skill, speed, and tenacity, the Panthers have captured the imagination of fans and opponents alike, establishing themselves as a force to be reckoned with on the ice.

A New Dawn. As the Panthers look to the future, they do so with optimism and determination. With a renewed sense of purpose and a commitment to excellence, the Panthers are poised to write the next chapter in their storied history. Whether it’s the thrill of a sold-out game at the BB&T Center or the sight of young fans honing their skills on the ice, the Panthers continue to serve as a beacon of hope and inspiration for communities across South Florida. As they continue their quest for hockey glory, one thing remains certain: the Florida Panthers will always hold a special place in the hearts of hockey fans everywhere.

Community Engagement and Impact

Off the ice, the Florida Panthers are deeply committed to making a positive impact in the South Florida community. Through a variety of initiatives, including the Panthers Foundation and community outreach programs, the organization strives to give back to the community that has supported them throughout their journey. Whether it’s hosting youth hockey clinics, supporting local charities, or partnering with schools to promote education and fitness, the Panthers are dedicated to making a difference in the lives of their fans and residents alike.

Building a Hockey Legacy. As the Florida Panthers continue to grow and evolve, they are focused on building a lasting legacy both on and off the ice. With a state-of-the-art arena, a talented roster of players, and a passionate fan base, the Panthers are poised to make their mark as one of the NHL’s premier franchises. Whether it’s competing for championships or inspiring the next generation of hockey players, the Panthers are committed to excellence in everything they do. As they continue their journey, the Panthers remain a symbol of pride and perseverance for hockey fans across South Florida and beyond.

The Pursuit of Excellence. Driven by a relentless pursuit of excellence, the Florida Panthers strive to reach new heights and set new standards of success in the NHL. With a commitment to innovation, teamwork, and unwavering determination, the Panthers embrace the challenges that lie ahead as they seek to etch their names in hockey history. Whether it’s on the ice or within the community, the Panthers remain dedicated to upholding the values of integrity, respect, and passion that have defined their journey thus far.

Looking Ahead

As the Florida Panthers gaze towards the horizon, they see a future filled with endless possibilities and boundless potential. With each passing day, the Panthers continue to push the boundaries of what is possible, driven by a shared vision of greatness and a steadfast belief in their ability to achieve it. As they embark on the next chapter of their storied history, the Panthers remain committed to blazing new trails, inspiring generations, and leaving an indelible mark on the world of hockey.

The Florida Panthers’ journey is a testament to the power of perseverance, passion, and resilience. From their humble beginnings to their current status as one of the NHL’s most respected franchises, the Panthers have overcome countless obstacles to achieve success on and off the ice. As they continue to forge ahead into the future, one thing remains certain: the Florida Panthers will always be a source of pride and inspiration for hockey fans everywhere.

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Florida Panthers 2024 Schedule

Pre Season

Week Date Opponent Result
Week 1 Date: Mon 25/09/2023 Opponent: Nashville Predators Result: W 5-0
Week 1 Date: Mon 25/09/2023 Opponent: Nashville Predators Result: W 5-2
Week 1 Date: Wed 27/09/2023 Opponent: Carolina Hurricanes Result: L 1-4
Week 1 Date: Fri 29/09/2023 Opponent: Carolina Hurricanes Result: W 4-2
Week 1 Date: Sun 01/10/2023 Opponent: Ottawa Senators Result: L 2-4
Week 2 Date: Tue 03/10/2023 Opponent: Tampa Bay Lightning Result: L 0-2
Week 2 Date: Thu 05/10/2023 Opponent: Tampa Bay Lightning Result: W 6-3
Week 2 Date: Sat 07/10/2023 Opponent: Tampa Bay Lightning Result: L 2-4

Regular Season

Week Date Opponent Result
Week 1 Date: Thu 12/10/2023 Opponent: Minnesota Wild Result: L 0-2
Week 1 Date: Sat 14/10/2023 Opponent: Winnipeg Jets Result: L 4-6
Week 2 Date: Mon 16/10/2023 Opponent: New Jersey Devils Result: W 4-3
Week 2 Date: Thu 19/10/2023 Opponent: Toronto Maple Leafs Result: W 3-1
Week 2 Date: Sat 21/10/2023 Opponent: Vancouver Canucks Result: L 3-5
Week 3 Date: Tue 24/10/2023 Opponent: San Jose Sharks Result: W 3-1
Week 3 Date: Sat 28/10/2023 Opponent: Seattle Kraken Result: W 3-2
Week 4 Date: Mon 30/10/2023 Opponent: Boston Bruins Result: L 2-3
Week 4 Date: Thu 02/11/2023 Opponent: Detroit Red Wings Result: W 2-0
Week 4 Date: Sat 04/11/2023 Opponent: Chicago Blackhawks Result: L 2-5
Week 5 Date: Mon 06/11/2023 Opponent: Columbus Blue Jackets Result: W 5-4
Week 5 Date: Wed 08/11/2023 Opponent: Washington Capitals Result: W 4-3
Week 5 Date: Fri 10/11/2023 Opponent: Carolina Hurricanes Result: W 5-2
Week 5 Date: Sun 12/11/2023 Opponent: Chicago Blackhawks Result: W 4-3
Week 6 Date: Tue 14/11/2023 Opponent: San Jose Sharks Result: W 5-3
Week 6 Date: Thu 16/11/2023 Opponent: Los Angeles Kings Result: L 1-2
Week 6 Date: Fri 17/11/2023 Opponent: Anaheim Ducks Result: W 2-1
Week 7 Date: Mon 20/11/2023 Opponent: Edmonton Oilers Result: W 5-3
Week 7 Date: Wed 22/11/2023 Opponent: Boston Bruins Result: L 1-3
Week 7 Date: Fri 24/11/2023 Opponent: Winnipeg Jets Result: L 0-3
Week 8 Date: Mon 27/11/2023 Opponent: Ottawa Senators Result: W 5-0
Week 8 Date: Tue 28/11/2023 Opponent: Toronto Maple Leafs Result: T 1-1
Week 8 Date: Thu 30/11/2023 Opponent: Montreal Canadiens Result: W 5-1
Week 8 Date: Sat 02/12/2023 Opponent: NY Islanders Result: L 3-4
Week 9 Date: Wed 06/12/2023 Opponent: Dallas Stars Result: W 5-4
Week 9 Date: Fri 08/12/2023 Opponent: Pittsburgh Penguins Result: W 3-1
Week 9 Date: Sun 10/12/2023 Opponent: Columbus Blue Jackets Result: W 5-2
Week 10 Date: Tue 12/12/2023 Opponent: Seattle Kraken Result: L 0-4
Week 10 Date: Thu 14/12/2023 Opponent: Vancouver Canucks Result: L 0-4
Week 10 Date: Sat 16/12/2023 Opponent: Edmonton Oilers Result: W 5-1
Week 11 Date: Mon 18/12/2023 Opponent: Calgary Flames Result: L 1-3
Week 11 Date: Thu 21/12/2023 Opponent: St. Louis Blues Result: L 1-4
Week 11 Date: Sat 23/12/2023 Opponent: Vegas Golden Knights Result: W 4-2
Week 12 Date: Wed 27/12/2023 Opponent: Tampa Bay Lightning Result: W 3-2
Week 12 Date: Fri 29/12/2023 Opponent: NY Rangers Result: W 4-3
Week 12 Date: Sat 30/12/2023 Opponent: Montreal Canadiens Result: W 4-1
Week 13 Date: Tue 02/01/2024 Opponent: Arizona Coyotes Result: W 4-1
Week 13 Date: Thu 04/01/2024 Opponent: Vegas Golden Knights Result: W 4-1
Week 13 Date: Sat 06/01/2024 Opponent: Colorado Avalanche Result: W 8-4
Week 14 Date: Tue 09/01/2024 Opponent: St. Louis Blues Result: W 5-1
Week 14 Date: Thu 11/01/2024 Opponent: Los Angeles Kings Result: W 3-2
Week 14 Date: Sat 13/01/2024 Opponent: New Jersey Devils Result: L 1-4
Week 15 Date: Mon 15/01/2024 Opponent: Anaheim Ducks Result: L 4-5
Week 15 Date: Wed 17/01/2024 Opponent: Detroit Red Wings Result: L 2-3
Week 15 Date: Fri 19/01/2024 Opponent: Minnesota Wild Result: L 4-6
Week 16 Date: Mon 22/01/2024 Opponent: Nashville Predators Result: W 4-1
Week 16 Date: Wed 24/01/2024 Opponent: Arizona Coyotes Result: W 6-2
Week 16 Date: Fri 26/01/2024 Opponent: Pittsburgh Penguins Result: T 2-2
Week 16 Date: Sat 27/01/2024 Opponent: NY Islanders Result: W 3-2
Week 17 Date: BYE Opponent: BYE Result: BYE
Week 18 Date: Tue 06/02/2024 Opponent: Philadelphia Flyers Result: L 1-2
Week 18 Date: Thu 08/02/2024 Opponent: Washington Capitals Result: W 4-2
Week 18 Date: Sat 10/02/2024 Opponent: Colorado Avalanche Result: W 4-0
Week 19 Date: Wed 14/02/2024 Opponent: Pittsburgh Penguins Result: W 5-2
Week 19 Date: Thu 15/02/2024 Opponent: Buffalo Sabres Result: W 4-0
Week 19 Date: Sat 17/02/2024 Opponent: Tampa Bay Lightning Result: W 9-2
Week 20 Date: Tue 20/02/2024 Opponent: Ottawa Senators Result: W 3-2
Week 20 Date: Thu 22/02/2024 Opponent: Carolina Hurricanes Result: L 0-1
Week 20 Date: Sat 24/02/2024 Opponent: Washington Capitals Result: W 3-2
Week 21 Date: Tue 27/02/2024 Opponent: Buffalo Sabres Result: W 3-2
Week 21 Date: Thu 29/02/2024 Opponent: Montreal Canadiens Result: T 3-3
Week 21 Date: Sat 02/03/2024 Opponent: Detroit Red Wings Result: W 4-0
Week 22 Date: Mon 04/03/2024 Opponent: NY Rangers Result: W 4-2
Week 22 Date: Tue 05/03/2024 Opponent: New Jersey Devils Result: W 5-3
Week 22 Date: Thu 07/03/2024 Opponent: Philadelphia Flyers Result: L 1-2
Week 22 Date: Sat 09/03/2024 Opponent: Calgary Flames Result: W 5-1
Week 23 Date: Tue 12/03/2024 Opponent: Dallas Stars Result: W 4-3
Week 23 Date: Thu 14/03/2024 Opponent: Carolina Hurricanes Result: L 0-4
Week 23 Date: Sat 16/03/2024 Opponent: Tampa Bay Lightning Result: L 3-5
Week 24 Date: Thu 21/03/2024 Opponent: Nashville Predators Result: L 0-3
Week 24 Date: Sat 23/03/2024 Opponent: NY Rangers Result: T 3-3
Week 24 Date: Sun 24/03/2024 Opponent: Philadelphia Flyers Result: W 4-1
Week 25 Date: Tue 26/03/2024 Opponent: Boston Bruins Result: L 3-4
Week 25 Date: Thu 28/03/2024 Opponent: NY Islanders Result: L 2-3
Week 25 Date: Sat 30/03/2024 Opponent: Detroit Red Wings Result: T 2-2
Week 26 Date: Mon 01/04/2024 Opponent: Toronto Maple Leafs Result: L 4-6
Week 26 Date: Tue 02/04/2024 Opponent: Montreal Canadiens Result: L 3-5
Week 26 Date: Thu 04/04/2024 Opponent: Ottawa Senators Result: W 6-0
Week 26 Date: Sat 06/04/2024 Opponent: Boston Bruins Result: L 2-3
Week 27 Date: Tue 09/04/2024 Opponent: Ottawa Senators Result: W 2-0
Week 27 Date: Thu 11/04/2024 Opponent: Columbus Blue Jackets Result: W 4-0
Week 27 Date: Sat 13/04/2024 Opponent: Buffalo Sabres Result: W 3-2
Week 28 Date: Tue 16/04/2024 Opponent: Toronto Maple Leafs Result: W 5-2

Post Season

Week Date Opponent Result
Conference Quarterfinals Date: Sun 21/04/2024 Opponent: Tampa Bay Lightning Result: W 3-2
Conference Quarterfinals Date: Tue 23/04/2024 Opponent: Tampa Bay Lightning Result: W 3-2
Conference Quarterfinals Date: Thu 25/04/2024 Opponent: Tampa Bay Lightning Result: W 5-3
Conference Quarterfinals Date: Sat 27/04/2024 Opponent: Tampa Bay Lightning Result: L 3-6
Conference Quarterfinals Date: Mon 29/04/2024 Opponent: Tampa Bay Lightning Result: W 6-1
Conference Quarterfinals Date: Wed 01/05/2024 Opponent: Tampa Bay Lightning Result: TBD
Conference Quarterfinals Date: Sat 04/05/2024 Opponent: Tampa Bay Lightning Result: TBD
Conference Semifinals Date: Mon 06/05/2024 Opponent: Boston Bruins Result: L 1-5
Conference Semifinals Date: Wed 08/05/2024 Opponent: Boston Bruins Result: W 6-1
Conference Semifinals Date: Fri 10/05/2024 Opponent: Boston Bruins Result: W 6-2
Conference Semifinals Date: Sun 12/05/2024 Opponent: Boston Bruins Result: W 3-2
Conference Semifinals Date: Tue 14/05/2024 Opponent: Boston Bruins Result: L 1-2
Conference Semifinals Date: Fri 17/05/2024 Opponent: Boston Bruins Result: W 2-1
Conference Semifinals Date: Sun 19/05/2024 Opponent: Boston Bruins Result: TBD
Conference Finals Date: Wed 22/05/2024 Opponent: NY Rangers Result: W 3-0
Conference Finals Date: Fri 24/05/2024 Opponent: NY Rangers Result: L 1-2
Conference Finals Date: Sun 26/05/2024 Opponent: NY Rangers Result: L 4-5
Conference Finals Date: Tue 28/05/2024 Opponent: NY Rangers Result: W 3-2
Conference Finals Date: Thu 30/05/2024 Opponent: NY Rangers Result: W 3-2
Conference Finals Date: Sat 01/06/2024 Opponent: NY Rangers Result: W 2-1
Conference Finals Date: Mon 03/06/2024 Opponent: NY Rangers Result: TBD
Stanley Cup Finals Date: Sat 08/06/2024 Opponent: Edmonton Oilers Result: W 3-0
Stanley Cup Finals Date: Mon 10/06/2024 Opponent: Edmonton Oilers Result: W 4-1
Stanley Cup Finals Date: Thu 13/06/2024 Opponent: Edmonton Oilers Result: W 4-3
Stanley Cup Finals Date: Sat 15/06/2024 Opponent: Edmonton Oilers Result: L 1-8
Stanley Cup Finals Date: Tue 18/06/2024 Opponent: Edmonton Oilers Result: L 3-5
Stanley Cup Finals Date: Fri 21/06/2024 Opponent: Edmonton Oilers Result: L 1-5
Stanley Cup Finals Date: Mon 24/06/2024 Opponent: Edmonton Oilers Result: W 2-1

Florida Panthers 2024 Odds

Odds to Win
Stanley Cup

+1800

Odds to Win
Eastern Conference

+900

Odds to Win
Division

+400

Seasons Win

98.5-115 Over
98.5-115 Under