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 Paul Maurice.

Who is the captain of Florida Panthers?

The captain of Florida Panthers is Aleksander Barkov.

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 Bill Zito.

What are the team colors of Florida Panthers?

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

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2026-2027 Season

Florida Panthers are 2-1-2 in the 2026-27 NHL season with 6 points, 5th in the Eastern/Atlantic Division and 14th overall.

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2026-2027 Florida Panthers Roster

Florida Panthers — 2026-2027 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	CTRCT
GOALTENDERS
	#25	Jacob Markström (G)	36	1990	Gävle, SWE	6'6"	205	L	27/28
	#40	Akira Schmid (G)	26	2000	Bern, SUI	6'5"	205	L	27/28
DEFENSEMEN
	#26	Uvis Balinskis (D)	30	1996	Ventspils, LAT	6'0"	196	L	27/28
	#5	Aaron Ekblad (D)"A"	30	1996	Windsor, ON, CAN	6'4"	220	R	33/34
	#42	Gustav Forsling (D)	30	1996	Linköping, SWE	6'0"	198	L	31/32
	#6	Radko Gudas (D)	36	1990	Kladno, CZE	6'0"	207	R	31/32
	#3	Seth Jones (D)	32	1994	Arlington, TX, USA	6'4"	214	R	29/30
	#7	Dmitri Kulikov (D)	35	1990	Lipetsk, RUS	6'0"	212	L	27/28
	#77	Niko Mikkola (D)	30	1996	Kiiminki, FIN	6'6"	205	L	33/34
FORWARDS
	#16	Aleksander Barkov (C/LW)"C"	31	1995	Tampere, FIN	6'3"	214	L	29/30
	#9	Sam Bennett (C/LW)	30	1996	Holland Landing, ON, CAN	6'1"	194	L	32/33
	#20	Lars Eller (C/LW)	37	1989	Rødovre, DEN	6'1"	207	L	26/27
	#12	Jonah Gadjovich (LW/RW)	27	1998	Whitby, ON, CAN	6'3"	212	L	27/28
	#21	Garnet Hathaway (RW/LW)	34	1991	Naples, FL, USA	6'3"	207	R	26/27
	#14	Bokondji Imama (LW/RW)	30	1996	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'1"	220	L	26/27
	#18	Sam Lafferty (C/RW)	31	1995	Hollidaysburg, PA, USA	6'2"	205	R	26/27
	#15	Anton Lundell (C/LW)	25	2001	Espoo, FIN	6'1"	196	L	29/30
	#27	Eetu Luostarinen (C/LW)	28	1998	Siilinjärvi, FIN	6'3"	190	L	34/35
	#63	Brad Marchand (LW)	38	1988	Halifax, NS, CAN	5'9"	176	L	30/31
	#13	Sam Reinhart (C/RW)"A"	30	1995	West Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'2"	194	R	31/32
	#8	Brady Tkachuk (LW)	27	1999	Phoenix, AZ, USA	6'4"	212	L	27/28
	#19	Matthew Tkachuk (LW/RW)"A"	28	1997	Scottsdale, AZ, USA	6'2"	201	L	29/30
	#23	Carter Verhaeghe (C/LW)	31	1995	Waterdown, ON, CAN	6'2"	181	L	32/33
	#95	Sandis Vilmanis (LW/RW)	22	2004	Riga, LAT	6'2"	192	L	28/29
Position: G: 2, D: 7, F: 15Av Age: 30.58 yearsAv Ht: 6'2"Av Wt: 201 lbsCompare with other teams »
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2026-2027 Florida Panthers Staff

Head CoachPaul Maurice
Asst. CoachMyles Fee
Asst. CoachJamie Kompon
Asst. CoachSylvain Lefebvre
Asst. CoachTuomo Ruutu
Goaltending CoachRobbie Tallas
General ManagerBill Zito
Asst. General ManagerGregory Campbell
Asst. General ManagerBrett Peterson
Amateur ScoutBrooks Christensen
Amateur ScoutDallas Gaume
Asst. Video CoachJohn Congemi
Pres. of Hockey OperationsBill Zito
Senior AdvisorRick Dudley
Senior AdvisorLes Jackson
Skills CoachMaxim Ivanov

2026-2027 Florida Panthers Captains

"C"

Aleksander Barkov

"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

2026-2027 Florida Panthers Roster Facts

Nationalities

7 players
5 players
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2 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Florida Panthers: 5 862 GP
NHL: 14 059 GP
WC: 341 GP
OG: 79 GP
SHL: 233 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 19 GP
Liiga: 537 GP
KHL: 157 GP
Czechia: 147 GP
AHL: 2 066 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

Florida Panthers — 2026-2027 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/13/2026 10:15 PM UTC	Columbus Blue Jackets	Florida Panthers	-	NHL
10/12/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Buffalo Sabres	Florida Panthers	-	NHL
10/10/2026 10:00 PM UTC	Florida Panthers	Minnesota Wild	1 - 4	NHL
10/07/2026 02:20 AM UTC	Los Angeles Kings	Florida Panthers	1 - 2	NHL
10/05/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Anaheim Ducks	Florida Panthers	3 - 2 (OT 64:14)	NHL

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Latest Transactions

Florida Panthers — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/08/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Alexander Petrovic (D)	Charlotte Checkers	Details
09/27/2026	Confirmed	joining	Nathan Bastian (F)	Dallas Stars	Details
09/21/2026	Confirmed	joining	Samu Salminen (F)	Univ. of Denver	Details
08/19/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Nolan Foote (F)	Philadelphia Flyers	Details
07/31/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Tomas Nosek (F)	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Details
07/24/2026	Extension		Akira Schmid (G)		Details
07/22/2026	Extension		Mikulas Hovorka (D)		Details
07/21/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Evan Nause (D)	Manitoba Moose	Details

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Florida Panthers History and Standings

Florida Panthers — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	NHL	5	1	1	-	1	2	9	12	6	1.2	9	-
2025-2026	NHL	82	32	38	-	8	4	251	276	84	1.02	14	Did not make playoffs
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

Florida Panthers Retired Numbers

#1 Roberto Luongo (G)

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Florida Panthers — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Christopher Tierney (F)	2026-2027	Dinamo Minsk	KHL	14	2	14	16	0
2.	Denis Malgin (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	10	3	11	14	8
3.	Jesse Puljujärvi (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	NL	8	6	5	11	29
4.	Grigori Denisenko (F)	2026-2027	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	14	5	6	11	6
5.	Chase Priskie (D)	2026-2027	Barys Astana	KHL	13	2	8	10	14
6.	Jayce Hawryluk (F)	2026-2027	EHC Olten	SL	7	1	9	10	6
7.	Henrik Haapala (F)	2026-2027	Tappara	Liiga	11	2	6	8	2
8.	Noah Gregor (F)	2026-2027	Manitoba Moose	AHL	4	4	3	7	0
9.	Rudolfs Balcers (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	9	4	3	7	2
10.	Tomas Nosek (F)	2026-2027	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Extraliga	10	3	4	7	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Florida Panthers — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'2"	201 lbs	30.58
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	28.94
2024-2025	View Roster	6'2"	198 lbs	28.93
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	198 lbs	28.64
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	27.97

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Franchise All-Time Points

Florida Panthers — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aleksander Barkov (F)	806	286	496	782
2.	Jonathan Huberdeau (F)	671	198	415	613
3.	Olli Jokinen (F)	567	188	231	419
4.	Aaron Ekblad (D)	807	122	285	407
5.	Stephen Weiss (F)	654	145	249	394

Franchise All-Time Goals

Florida Panthers — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aleksander Barkov (F)	806	286	496	782
2.	Jonathan Huberdeau (F)	671	198	415	613
3.	Sam Reinhart (F)	390	189	196	385
4.	Olli Jokinen (F)	567	188	231	419
5.	Carter Verhaeghe (F)	441	164	182	346

Franchise All-Time Assists

Florida Panthers — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aleksander Barkov (F)	806	286	496	782
2.	Jonathan Huberdeau (F)	671	198	415	613
3.	Aaron Ekblad (D)	807	122	285	407
4.	Stephen Weiss (F)	654	145	249	394
5.	Olli Jokinen (F)	567	188	231	419

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Florida Panthers — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Paul Laus (D)	530	14	72	1702
2.	Peter Worrell (F)	342	16	42	1375
3.	Scott Mellanby (F)	552	157	354	953
4.	Ed Jovanovski (D)	362	33	102	619
5.	Bill Lindsay (F)	506	67	165	609

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Florida Panthers — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aaron Ekblad (D)	807	122	285	407
2.	Aleksander Barkov (F)	806	286	496	782
3.	Jonathan Huberdeau (F)	671	198	415	613
4.	Stephen Weiss (F)	654	145	249	394
5.	Dmitri Kulikov (D)	630	33	139	172

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Florida Panthers — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Claude Giroux (F)	18	3	23	1.28
2.	Matthew Tkachuk (F)	247	104	292	1.18
3.	Pavel Bure (F)	223	152	251	1.13
4.	Todd Bertuzzi (F)	7	1	7	1.00
5.	Sam Reinhart (F)	390	189	385	0.99

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Florida Panthers — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jonathan Huberdeau (F)	2021-2022	NHL	80	30	85	115	1.44	54
2.	Matthew Tkachuk (F)	2022-2023	NHL	79	40	69	109	1.38	123
3.	Aleksander Barkov (F)	2018-2019	NHL	82	35	61	96	1.17	8
4.	Pavel Bure (F)	1999-2000	NHL	74	58	36	94	1.27	16
5.	Sam Reinhart (F)	2023-2024	NHL	82	57	37	94	1.15	31

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Florida Panthers — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Pavel Bure (F)	2000-2001	NHL	82	59	33	92	1.12	58
2.	Pavel Bure (F)	1999-2000	NHL	74	58	36	94	1.27	16
3.	Sam Reinhart (F)	2023-2024	NHL	82	57	37	94	1.15	31
4.	Carter Verhaeghe (F)	2022-2023	NHL	81	42	31	73	0.90	46
5.	Matthew Tkachuk (F)	2022-2023	NHL	79	40	69	109	1.38	123

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Florida Panthers — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jonathan Huberdeau (F)	2021-2022	NHL	80	30	85	115	1.44	54
2.	Matthew Tkachuk (F)	2022-2023	NHL	79	40	69	109	1.38	123
3.	Jonathan Huberdeau (F)	2018-2019	NHL	82	30	62	92	1.12	40
4.	Matthew Tkachuk (F)	2023-2024	NHL	80	26	62	88	1.10	88
5.	Aleksander Barkov (F)	2018-2019	NHL	82	35	61	96	1.17	8

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Florida Panthers — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Peter Worrell (F)	2001-2002	NHL	79	4	5	9	0.11	354
2.	Paul Laus (D)	1996-1997	NHL	77	0	12	12	0.16	313
3.	Paul Laus (D)	1997-1998	NHL	77	0	11	11	0.14	293
4.	Peter Worrell (F)	1998-1999	NHL	62	4	5	9	0.15	258
5.	Brad Ference (D)	2001-2002	NHL	80	2	15	17	0.21	254

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

Florida Panthers — Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections
rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2026
2	#40	Simas Ignatavicius (F)	10/22/2007	Memphis, TN, USA	6'3"	201 lbs
2	#48	Ryder Cali (F)	09/06/2008	Lugano, SUI	6'2"	218 lbs
4	#98	Jonas Kemps (D)	01/16/2008	Sebastopol, CA, USA	6'6"	196 lbs
6	#168	Vilho Vanhatalo (F)	01/18/2008	Tampere, FIN	6'4"	198 lbs
6	#181	Cole Zurawski (F)	02/06/2008	Etobicoke, ON, CAN	6'1"	194 lbs
7	#217	Louis-Antoine Denault (G)	09/26/2006	Québec, QC, CAN	6'8"	209 lbs
2025
4	#112	Mads Kongsbak Klyvø (F)	05/03/2007	Frederikshavn, DEN	6'2"	194 lbs
4	#128	Shea Busch (F)	06/12/2007	North Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'3"	216 lbs
5	#129	Shamar Moses (F)	05/06/2007	Scarborough, ON, CAN	6'1"	201 lbs
6	#192	Arvid Drott (F)	08/11/2007	Stockholm, SWE	6'0"	187 lbs
7	#197	Brendan Dunphy (D)	02/02/2006	San Diego, CA, USA	6'5"	207 lbs
7	#224	Yegor Midlak (G)	03/20/2007	Tver, RUS	6'6"	176 lbs
2024
2	#58	Linus Eriksson (F)	03/23/2006	Stockholm, SWE	6'0"	190 lbs
3	#97	Matvei Shuravin (D)	03/22/2006	Moskva, RUS	6'2"	172 lbs
4	#129	Simon Zether (F)	10/18/2005	Helsingborg, SWE	6'3"	194 lbs
6	#169	Stepan Gorbunov (F)	08/11/2006	Chelyabinsk, RUS	6'5"	196 lbs
6	#193	Hunter St. Martin (F)	06/13/2005	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'2"	185 lbs
7	#201	Denis Gabdrakhmanov (G)	06/22/2005	Nizhny Tagil, RUS	6'5"	194 lbs

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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)