Tom Fitzgerald was with the Panthers from the beginning, coming over from the Islanders in the expansion draft. In his third season, he scored 8 points in the playoffs as the Panthers went to the Stan ...

Tom Fitzgerald wore these socks during the spectacular 1995-1996 season. If you look closely at the upper left corner, you can see where a trainer darned these socks, hoping to get more use out of the ...

John Vanbiesbrouck was a stand-out star in the 1996 playoffs with 12 wins and 685 saves. He was later inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.

Just a few months after Scott Mellanby notched his “rat trick,” the Panthers were headed to their first-ever playoff game. No one knew what the future would hold, but fans and players alike though “Th ...