Florida Panthers

# seasons – 27

Record –  889-870-142-208  (2,128 points)

Playoff appearances – 7

Stanley Cups – 0

First player: John Vanbiesbrouck G   1st round 1993 NHL Expansion Draft (June 24th, 1993).

First-ever Draft Selection: Rob Niedermayer 1993, 5th overall

Highest Draft selection: Ed Jovanovski 1994, 1st overall    Aaron Ekblad 2014, 1st overall

Retired #’s –  #1 – Roberto Luongo

Leaders

                Games Played – Stephen Weiss, 654

Goals – Olli Jokinen, 188

                Assists – Jonathan Huberdeau, 330

                Points – Jonathan Huberdeau, 498

                Plus/minus – Aleksander Barkov, +44

                Penalty Minutes – Paul Laus, 1,702

                Power Play Goals – Scott Mellanby, 66

                Shorthanded Goals – Radek Dvorak, 16

                Hat Tricks – Pavel Bure, 10

                Goalie Wins – Roberto Luongo, 230

                Goals Against Average – Tomas Vokoun, 2.57

                Save pct. – Tomas Vokoun, .923

                Shutouts – Roberto Luongo, 38

Coaching Wins Leader – Jacques Martin, 110

Team Captains

Brian Skrudland ‘93-97

Scott Mellanby ‘97-01

Pavel Bure ‘01-02

Olli Jokinen ‘03-08

Bryan McCabe ‘09-11

Ed Jovanovski ‘12-14

Willie Mitchell ‘14-16

Derek MacKenzie ‘16-18

Aleksander Barkov ‘18-

Did you know…
… The Panthers made the Stanley Cup Finals in just their 3rd season (1996). They haven’t won a playoff series since. 
… The Florida Panthers played the last game at the Spectrum in Philadelphia (5/12/06). Two seasons later the Philadelphia Flyers played the last Panthers game at Miami Arena (4/16/98).
… On December 16th, 2014 the Florida Panthers beat the Washington Capitals in a shootout that consisted of 11 goals and 20 shooters (10-each).
… Panthers AGM Brett Petersen was the 1st African-American AGM in NHL history. … Fans call the Panthers home “The Rat Trap”.   
… The Panthers are the southern-most team in the NHL.