What league does Florida Panthers play in?

Florida Panthers play in the NHL.

When was Florida Panthers founded?

Florida Panthers was founded in 1993 in Sunrise, FL, USA, USA.

Where is Florida Panthers based?

Florida Panthers is based in Sunrise, FL, USA.

Who is the head coach of Florida Panthers?

The head coach of Florida Panthers is Peter DeBoer.

Who is the captain of Florida Panthers?

The captain of Florida Panthers is Bryan McCabe.

What arena does Florida Panthers play in?

Florida Panthers play their home games at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL, USA.

Who is the general manager of Florida Panthers?

The general manager of Florida Panthers is Jacques Martin.

What are the team colors of Florida Panthers?

The team colors of Florida Panthers are Red + Blue + Gold + White.

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2008-2009 Florida Panthers Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#31	Craig Anderson (G)	44	1981	Park Ridge, IL, USA	6'2"	187	L
	#29	Tomas Vokoun (G)	49	1976	Karlovy Vary, CZE	6'0"	216	R
DEFENSEMEN
	#5	Bryan Allen (D)"A"	45	1980	Kingston, ON, CAN	6'5"	223	L
	#2	Keith Ballard (D)	43	1982	Baudette, MN, USA	5'11"	205	L
	#4	Jay Bouwmeester (D)	42	1983	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'4"	205	L
	#44	Nick Boynton (D)	47	1979	Nobleton, ON, CAN	6'2"	218	R
	#22	Jassen Cullimore (D)	53	1972	Simcoe, ON, CAN	6'5"	238	L
	#55	Steve Eminger (D)	42	1983	Woodbridge, ON, CAN	6'2"	207	R
	#52	Jason Garrison (D)	41	1984	White Rock, BC, CAN	6'1"	218	L
	#24	Bryan McCabe (D)"C"	50	1975	St. Catharines, ON, CAN	6'2"	220	L
	#21	Cory Murphy (D)	47	1978	Kanata, ON, CAN	5'9"	161	R
	#3	Karlis Skrastins (D)		1974	Riga, LAT	6'2"	205	L
	#7	Noah Welch (D)	43	1982	Brighton, MA, USA	6'4"	220	L
FORWARDS
	#32	Michal Řepík (RW)	37	1988	Vlasim, CZE	5'10"	190	R
	#33	Wade Belak (RW/D)		1976	Saskatoon, SK, CAN	6'5"	223	R
	#10	David Booth (LW/RW)	41	1984	Detroit, MI, USA	6'0"	212	L
	#11	Gregory Campbell (C)	42	1983	London, ON, CAN	6'0"	187	L
	#14	Radek Dvorak (RW)	48	1977	Tabor, CZE	6'2"	194	R
	#67	Michael Frolík (RW/LW)	37	1988	Kladno, CZE	6'1"	190	L
	#37	Tanner Glass (LW)	42	1983	Regina, SK, CAN	6'1"	214	L
	#16	Nathan Horton (RW)	40	1985	Welland, ON, CAN	6'2"	229	R
	#28	Kamil Kreps (C)	41	1984	Litomerice, CZE	6'2"	209	R
	#41	Shawn Matthias (LW)	37	1988	Mississauga, ON, CAN	6'4"	231	L
	#71	Kenndal McArdle (LW)	39	1987	Burnaby, BC, CAN	6'0"	203	L
	#53	Brett McLean (C)	47	1978	Comox, BC, CAN	5'11"	185	L
	#85	Rostislav Olesz (LW/RW)	40	1985	Bilovec, CZE	6'1"	214	L
	#18	Ville Peltonen (LW)	52	1973	Vantaa, FIN	5'11"	187	L
	#40	Janis Sprukts (C)	44	1982	Riga, LAT	6'4"	254	L
	#13	Anthony Stewart (RW)	41	1985	LaSalle, QC, CAN	6'3"	231	R
	#61	Cory Stillman (LW)"A"	52	1973	Peterborough, ON, CAN	6'0"	201	L
	#74	Nick Tarnasky (LW/C)	41	1984	Rocky Mountain House, AB, CAN	6'2"	231	L
	#9	Stephen Weiss (C)	42	1983	Toronto, ON, CAN	5'11"	190	L
	#20	Richard Zedník (RW/LW)	50	1976	Banska Bystrica, SVK	6'1"	192	L

Position: G: 2, D: 9, F: 16Av Age: 27.85 yearsAv Ht: 6'1"Av Wt: 205 lbsCompare with other teams »

2008-2009 Florida Panthers Staff

Head CoachPeter DeBoer
Asst. CoachJim Hulton
Asst. CoachMike Kitchen
Goaltending CoachPierre Groulx
General ManagerJacques Martin
Asst. General ManagerRandy Sexton
Team ManagerMike Dixon
Amateur ScoutFred Bandel
Amateur ScoutCraig Demetrick
Amateur ScoutPaul Gallagher
Amateur ScoutErin Ginnell
Amateur ScoutLuke Williams
Amateur ScoutMike Yandle
Asst. Equipment ManagerChris Moody
BroadcasterSteve Goldstein
BroadcasterCraig Minervini

2008-2009 Florida Panthers Captains

"C"

Bryan McCabe

"A"

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Florida Panthers Facts

Plays in: National Hockey League
Team Colors: Red + Blue + Gold + White
Town: Sunrise, FL, USA Map
Founded: 1993

2008-2009 Florida Panthers Roster Facts

Nationalities

19 players
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4 players
2 players
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Experience

Florida Panthers: 4 349 GP
NHL: 11 169 GP
WC: 409 GP
OG: 65 GP
SHL: 93 GP
Liiga: 731 GP
Czechia: 284 GP
AHL: 2 847 GP
NL: 175 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Charlotte Checkers (AHL)
Savannah Ghost Pirates (ECHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Amerant Bank Arena
Location: Sunrise, FL, USA
Capacity: 19 250
Construction Year: 1998

Florida Panthers Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
02/28/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Florida Panthers	Buffalo Sabres	-	NHL
02/27/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Florida Panthers	Toronto Maple Leafs	-	NHL
02/06/2026 12:30 AM UTC	Tampa Bay Lightning	Florida Panthers	6 - 1	NHL
02/05/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Florida Panthers	Boston Bruins	5 - 4 (SO)	NHL
02/03/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Florida Panthers	Buffalo Sabres	3 - 5	NHL

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Florida Panthers History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	NHL	57	23	25	-	6	3	174	191	61	1.07	14	-
2024-2025	NHL	82	37	31	-	10	4	252	223	98	1.2	5	Champion
2023-2024	NHL	82	42	24	-	10	6	268	200	110	1.34	3	Champion
2022-2023	NHL	82	36	32	-	6	8	290	273	92	1.12	8	Final loss
2021-2022	NHL	82	42	18	-	16	6	340	246	122	1.49	1	Conference SF loss
2020-2021	NHL	56	37	14	-	-	5	189	153	79	1.41	4	Conference QF loss
2019-2020	NHL	69	35	26	-	-	8	231	228	78	1.13	15	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2018-2019	NHL	82	36	35	-	-	14	267	280	86	1.05	19	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	NHL	82	44	30	-	-	8	248	246	96	1.17	16	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	NHL	82	35	36	-	-	11	210	237	81	0.99	23	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	NHL	82	47	26	-	-	9	239	203	103	1.26	7	Conference QF loss
2014-2015	NHL	82	38	29	-	-	15	206	223	91	1.11	20	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	NHL	82	29	45	-	-	8	196	268	66	0.8	29	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	NHL	48	15	27	-	-	6	112	171	36	0.75	30	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	NHL	82	38	26	-	-	18	203	227	94	1.15	14	Conference QF loss
2010-2011	NHL	82	30	40	-	-	12	195	229	72	0.88	28	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	NHL	82	32	37	-	-	13	208	244	77	0.94	28	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	NHL	82	41	30	-	-	11	234	231	93	1.13	14	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	NHL	82	38	35	-	-	9	216	226	85	1.04	22	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	NHL	82	35	31	-	-	16	247	257	86	1.05	21	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	NHL	82	37	34	-	-	11	240	257	85	1.04	21	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	NHL	82	28	35	15	-	4	188	221	75	0.91	24	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	NHL	82	24	36	13	-	9	176	237	70	0.85	27	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	NHL	82	22	44	10	-	6	180	250	60	0.73	28	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	NHL	82	22	38	13	-	9	200	246	66	0.8	27	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	NHL	82	43	27	6	-	6	244	209	98	1.2	8	Conference QF loss
1998-1999	NHL	82	30	34	18	-	-	210	228	78	0.95	17	Did not make playoffs
1997-1998	NHL	82	24	43	15	-	-	203	256	63	0.77	25	Did not make playoffs
1996-1997	NHL	82	35	28	19	-	-	221	201	89	1.09	7	Conference QF loss
1995-1996	NHL	82	41	31	10	-	-	254	234	92	1.12	7	Final loss

Florida Panthers Retired Numbers

#1 Roberto Luongo (G)

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AHL affiliation history:
- Carolina Monarchs (1995-1997)
- Beast of New Haven (1997-1999)
- Kentucky Thoroughblades (1998-1999)
- Louisville Panthers (1999-2001)
- San Antonio Rampage (2002-2005)
- Rochester Americans (2005-2011)
- San Antonio Rampage (2011-2015)
- Portland Pirates (2015-2016)
- Springfield Thunderbirds (2016-2020)
- Syracuse Crunch** (2020-2021)
- Charlotte Checkers (2020-Present) **Charlotte suspended operations in 2020-21 due to COVID-19.

IHL affiliation history:
- Cincinnati Cyclones (1993-1995)

ECHL affiliation history:
- Birmingham Bulls (1993-1995)
- Tallahassee Tiger Sharks (1995-1998)
- Miami Matadors (1998-1999)
- Florida Everblades (2001-2002, 2005-2007 and 2008-2010)
- Augusta Lynx (2003-2004)
- Texas Wildcatters (2004-2005)
- Cincinnati Cyclones (2010-2011)

UHL affiliation history:
- Detroit Falcons (1995-1996)
- Port Huron Border Cats (1996-2001)

2025 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Carter Verhaeghe – Aleksander Barkov – Sam Reinhart
Evan Rodrigues – Sam Bennett – Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen – Anton Lundell – Brad Marchand
A.J. Greer – Tomáš Nosek – Jesper Boqvist

Gustav Forsling – Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola – Seth Jones
Nate Schmidt – Dmitry Kulikov

Sergei Bobrovsky
(Vítek Vaněček)

2024 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Carter Verhaeghe - Aleksander Barkov - Sam Reinhart
Matthew Tkachuk - Sam Bennett - Evan Rodrigues
Eetu Luostarinen - Anton Lundell - Vladimir Tarasenko
Ryan Lomberg - Kevin Stenlund - Kyle Okposo

Gustav Forsling - Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola - Brandon Montour
Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Dmitri Kulikov

Sergei Bobrovski
(Anthony Stolarz)