Mike Hough joined the Panthers in the expansion draft and was with the team during their legendary 1996 playoffs run. During his four seasons with the Panthers, he likely used this stick to notch some ...

Rob Niedermayer got into a face-off scrum during a 1993 game against the Ottawa Senators. Later in the game, Niedermayer scored the winning goal on an assist from Dave Lowry in what became the first h ...

Watch out — those kitties bite! A real-life Florida panther joined Bill Torrey, H. Wayne Huizenga and others on the ice to officially welcome fans to the beginning of Panthers hockey. When Huizenga an ...

This Panther is gonna take a bite out of hockey! Opening Night tickets featured special artwork that was reproduced on several commemorative items, including pucks and programs. Though this ticket cos ...

Fans of the new Florida Panthers could enjoy a cold one in this commemorative stein from the inaugural 1993-1994 season.

To build excitement for the NHL’s two newest teams, Commissioner Gary Bettman went on NBC’s Today Show to unveil drawings of the mascots for the Florida Panthers and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, who e ...

H. Wayne Huizenga dropped the puck at the official uniform unveiling event at Miami Arena in front of 1,500 new fans. “I’m very prejudiced, but I don’t think any uniform in the league looks better tha ...

To commemorate the first-ever Panthers home game on October 12, 1993, the team gave 25,000 fans hockey pucks featuring a graphic reproduction of the Opening Night ticket. The Panthers would lose to th ...

Manatees flock to South Florida in the winter for the pockets of life-sustaining warm water. Imagine everyone’s surprise if they had also shown up in skates to play hockey! The South Florida Manatees ...

A Louisville hockey glove? That’s right — the same company that made Louisville Slugger bats also made hockey equipment for NHL players like Stu Barnes, who played for the Panthers from 1993 to 1996. ...