Gord Murphy came to the Panthers in the expansion draft and served as a defenseman for the next six seasons. That 1993-1994 season was his best statistically, when he used this stick to tally 43 point ...

The Panthers commemorated 5 years as a franchise with a “V” patch on their uniforms, like this one, worn by Jody Hull for the 1997-1998 season.

Johan Garpenlov certainly hit the ground running when he joined the Panthers in 1994. In his first full season, he recorded 51 points, fourth-best on the team.

Originally, the blocker glove’s main purpose was to hold the goaltender’s stick. Over time, the front of the blocker became a tool unto itself as it developed into a wide rectangle goalies could use t ...

Viktor Kozlov scored the first of his 101 goals for the Panthers on January 22, 1998, in a 3-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on the road. As of the end of the 2018-2019 season, his 101 goals rank him ...

In 1998, the Panthers played their last game at Miami Arena before moving to their new facility (now called Amerant Bank Arena) in Sunrise, Florida. The Miami Arena was the first Panthers home and the ...

The Panthers added an alternate third jersey to their collection for the first time in 1998. This one was worn by Mike Wilson at some point during his first two seasons with the team.

The first game on what is now the Panthers home ice (now Amerant Bank Arena, then called National Car Rental Center) was against their cross-state rivals, the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Panthers won the ...

Oleg Kvasha made his NHL debut with the Panthers in 1998 and notched 50 points for the team over the next two seasons.

On February 3, 1998, future Hall-of-Famer Dino Ciccarelli scored his 600th career goal in a 1-1 tie against the Detroit Red Wings at home. A month later, the Panthers featured him on the cover of Brea ...