Geoff Smith came to the Panthers in the team’s first year and played four seasons with the franchise. The blueliner played 134 games for the Panthers, including the miracle run to the Stanley Cup Fina ...

The first Panthers owner, H. Wayne Huizenga, brought hockey to South Florida. In 1996, he watched the team bring home an Eastern Conference Championship. Marti Huizenga was well-known for bringing a t ...

The magical “Year of the Rat” saw the Panthers embark on their first-ever trip to the postseason.

Local businesses were quick to realize the power of the rat during the team’s 1996 Stanley Cup Final run. A local radio station got in on the fun with a rat-themed good luck token.

Jody Hull scored his 20th goal of the 1995-1996 season in the second period of a 5-2 win over the Ottawa Senators at home. He would finish the year with 20 goals and 17 assists.

Fans could re-live John Vanbiesbrouck’s 12 wins and 685 saves in the 1996 playoffs with this collectible figurine.

Longtime Panther Ed Jovanovski was known for his passion on the ice. The 1994 overall no. 1 draft pick contributed 9 points in 22 games during the 1996 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Let’s Go Panthers! Fans continued to go Cup Crazy when waving these towels and cheering on their team in Game 6 of the 1996 Eastern Conference Semifinal, a 4-1 Panthers victory over the Philadelphia F ...

A hand-written message on a rat projectile wished the Panthers good luck during the 1996 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The scrawled no. 27 and capital M made this rat specific to the man behind the Rat Trick, ...

Scott Mellanby took an early leadership role for the franchise, attending hockey clinics and meet-and-greets with South Floridians, many of whom had never seen a hockey game in their lives. “This is a ...