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1998-1999

1998-1999 Florida Panthers Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#31	Sean Burke (G)	58	1967	Windsor, ON, CAN	6'4"	209	L
		Todd MacDonald (G)	49	1975	Charlottetown, PE, CAN	6'0"	165	L
	#1	Kirk McLean (G)	58	1966	North York, ON, CAN	6'0"	181	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#12	Chris Allen (D)	46	1978	Blenheim, ON, CAN	6'3"	234	R
	#26	Dan Boyle (D)	48	1976	Ottawa, ON, CAN	5'11"	194	R
	#2	Terry Carkner (D)	59	1966	Smiths Falls, ON, CAN	6'3"	190	L
	#4	Bret Hedican (D)	54	1970	St. Paul, MN, USA	6'2"	209	L
	#15	John Jakopin (D)	49	1975	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'5"	238	R
	#55	Ed Jovanovski (D)	48	1976	Windsor, ON, CAN	6'3"	220	L
	#33	Filip Kuba (D)	48	1976	Ostrava, CZE	6'4"	229	L
	#3	Paul Laus (D)	54	1970	Beamsville, ON, CAN	6'1"	216	R
	#5	Gord Murphy (D)"A"	57	1967	Willowdale, ON, CAN	6'2"	194	R
	#6	Jeff Norton (D)	59	1965	Acton, MA, USA	6'2"	198	L
	#6	Peter Ratchuk (D)	47	1977	Buffalo, NY, USA	6'1"	194	L
	#8	Jaroslav Spacek (D)	51	1974	Rokycany, CZE	5'11"	203	L
	#24	Robert Svehla (D)	56	1969	Martin, SVK	6'0"	207	R
	#15	Jeff Ware (D)	47	1977	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'4"	225	L
	#7	Rhett Warrener (D)	49	1976	Shaunavon, SK, CAN	6'1"	214	R
	#7	Mike Wilson (D)	50	1975	Brampton, ON, CAN	6'4"	227	L
FORWARDS
	#10	Pavel Bure (RW)	53	1971	Moskva, RUS	5'10"	187	L
	#17	Vyacheslav Butsayev (C)	54	1970	Togliatti, RUS	6'2"	218	L
	#22	Dino Ciccarelli (RW)	65	1960	Sarnia, ON, CAN	5'10"	181	R
	#19	Radek Dvorak (RW)	47	1977	Tabor, CZE	6'2"	194	R
	#15	Dave Gagner (C)	60	1964	Chatham, ON, CAN	5'11"	187	L
	#29	Johan Garpenlöv (RW)	56	1968	Stockholm, SWE	6'0"	185	L
	#17	Dwayne Hay (LW)	48	1977	London, ON, CAN	6'1"	203	L
	#18	Alex Hicks (LW)	55	1969	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'0"	190	L
	#17	Ryan Johnson (C)	48	1976	Thunder Bay, ON, CAN	6'1"	205	L
	#25	Viktor Kozlov (C/RW)	50	1975	Togliatti, RUS	6'5"	236	R
	#16	Oleg Kvasha (LW)	46	1978	Moskva, RUS	6'5"	240	R
	#11	Bill Lindsay (LW)	53	1971	Fernie, BC, CAN	6'0"	194	L
	#27	Scott Mellanby (RW)"C"	58	1966	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'1"	209	R
	#9	Kirk Muller (C)	59	1966	Kingston, ON, CAN	6'0"	205	L
	#26	David Nemirovsky (RW)	48	1976	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'2"	198	R
	#44	Rob Niedermayer (RW/C)"A"	50	1974	Cassiar, BC, CAN	6'2"	201	L
	#10	Marcus Nilson (W/C)	47	1978	Bålsta, SWE	6'2"	196	R
	#21	Mark Parrish (RW)	48	1977	Bloomington, MN, USA	5'11"	196	R
	#37	Herberts Vasiljevs (C)	48	1976	Riga, LAT	5'11"	192	R
	#17	Steve Washburn (C)	49	1975	Ottawa, ON, CAN	6'1"	190	L
	#23	Chris Wells (C)	49	1975	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'5"	220	L
	#14	Ray Whitney (LW/RW)	52	1972	Fort Saskatchewan, AB, CAN	5'10"	181	R
	#28	Peter Worrell (LW)	47	1977	Pierrefonds, QC, CAN	6'6"	236	L

Position: G: 3, D: 11, F: 18Av Age: 26.44 yearsAv Ht: 6'1"Av Wt: 201 lbsCompare with other teams »

1998-1999 Florida Panthers Staff

Head CoachTerry Murray
Asst. CoachSlavomír Lener
Asst. CoachBilly Smith
General ManagerBryan Murray
Asst. General ManagerChuck Fletcher
Amateur ScoutWayne Meier
Amateur ScoutTim Murray
Asst. Equipment ManagerTim LeRoy
BroadcasterSteve Goldstein
BroadcasterJeff Rimer
Conditioning CoachDavid Smith
Dir. of Player DevelopmentPaul Henry
European ScoutMatti Väisänen
Franchise OwnerWayne Huizenga
Head Equipment ManagerMark Brennan
PresidentBill Torrey

1998-1999 Florida Panthers Captains

"C"

Scott Mellanby

"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

1998-1999 Florida Panthers Roster Facts

Nationalities

26 players
5 players
4 players
3 players
2 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Florida Panthers: 5 153 GP
NHL: 13 448 GP
WC: 326 GP
OG: 76 GP
SHL: 417 GP
Czechia: 200 GP
AHL: 2 050 GP
DEL: 43 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
03/11/2025 11:00 PM UTC	Boston Bruins	Florida Panthers	-	NHL
03/08/2025 11:00 PM UTC	Florida Panthers	Buffalo Sabres	-	NHL
03/07/2025 12:00 AM UTC	Florida Panthers	Columbus Blue Jackets	3 - 0	NHL
03/04/2025 12:00 AM UTC	Florida Panthers	Tampa Bay Lightning	2 - 1	NHL
03/01/2025 08:00 PM UTC	Florida Panthers	Calgary Flames	3 - 0	NHL

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Florida Panthers History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	NHL	63	33	21	-	6	3	209	172	81	1.29	2	-
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
1994-1995	NHL	48	20	22	6	-	-	115	127	46	0.96	15	Did not make playoffs

Florida Panthers Retired Numbers

#1
Roberto Luongo (G)

Florida Panthers Stars And Cult Players

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Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
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"	187 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
2023
2	#63	Gracyn Sawchyn (F)	01/19/2005	Grande Prairie, AB, CAN	6'0"	154 lbs
4	#127	Albert Wikman (D)	03/10/2005	Karlstad, SWE	6'1"	198 lbs
5	#159	Olof Glifford (G)	03/05/2005	Huskvarna, SWE	6'5"	198 lbs
6	#191	Luke Coughlin (D)	04/11/2005	Charlottetown, PE, CAN	5'10"	183 lbs
7	#198	Stepan Zvyagin (F)	04/16/2004	Moskva, RUS	6'0"	161 lbs
2022
3	#93	Marek Alscher (D)	04/07/2004	Kladno, CZE	6'3"	205 lbs
4	#125	Ludvig Jansson (D)	12/27/2003	Stockholm, SWE	6'0"	181 lbs
5	#157	Sandis Vilmanis (F)	01/23/2004	Riga, LAT	6'2"	192 lbs
6	#186	Josh Davies (F)	03/24/2004	Calgary, AB, CAN	5'10"	201 lbs
6	#189	Tyler Muszelik (G)	07/01/2004	Long Valley, NJ, USA	6'3"	194 lbs
7	#214	Liam Arnsby (F)	11/20/2003	Ajax, ON, CAN	5'10"	181 lbs
7	#221	Jack Devine (F)	10/02/2003	Glencoe, IL, USA	6'0"	181 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)

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

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