The Florida Panthers Foundation used to host an annual “Shirts Off Our Backs” auction. Fans bid on game-worn jerseys during the first two periods of play and at the end of the game, winners stepped onto the ice to retrieve their winnings literally off their favorite player’s back.

Three Panthers, including Niklas Hagman, were invited to participate in the 2003 YoungStars Game in front of their home fans in Sunrise, FL. Hagman, Stephen Weiss and Jay Bouwmeester were cheered on with chants of “Let’s go, Panthers” while they helped lead the Eastern Conference to an 8-3 victory over the West. Hagman reportedly likes […]