Radek Dvorak pulled off the rare feat of scoring two short-handed goals in one game, both against New York Rangers goalie Mike Richter. (This puck was part of the second goal.) David Nemirovsky and Te ...

The 1996 playoffs proved to be a defining moment for the Florida Panthers. As an expansion team that entered the league in 1993, the Panthers surprised many NHL fans when they made it to the Stanley C ...

The Panthers celebrated their 1996 Eastern Conference Championship with this commemorative pint glass. That year, the Panthers reached the Stanley Cup Final in the team’s third year of existence, a ma ...

Excitement continued to build as the Panthers defeated the Philadelphia Flyers in the Semifinal and reached the 1996 Conference Final against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The team’s 1996 playoffs adventure continued into May with their first trip to the Eastern Conference Semifinal, where they faced the heavily favored Philadelphia Flyers.

Ed Jovanovski got his start with the Florida Panthers in 1995 just as veterans like Brian Skrudland, John Vanbiesbrouck and Scott Mellanby were turning the team into a powerhouse. “Jovo” used this two ...

It gets physical out there on the ice! Elbow pads protect the players in rough and tumble matchups.

Five-time Stanley Cup champion left winger Esa Tikkanen played in 28 games with the Panthers in 1997-1998. The team’s 5th anniversary logo patch had already been removed from this Starter uniform befo ...

No season lives in Panthers fans’ memories like 1995-1996, when the team made its historic run to the Stanley Cup Final. Known as “The Year of The Rat,” after Scott Mellanby killed a rat with his stic ...

Panthers fans wore their hearts on their sleeves in 1996, showing their excitement with this “Cup Crazy” t-shirt.