Goaltender Kirk McLean was famously thrifty with his masks. During his entire 10-year tenure with the Vancouver Canucks, McLean used only four different masks. Even during his brief stint with the Car ...

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.

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

A November 20, 1999, program noted that Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Jaromir Jagr “has torched the Panthers over the years, as he has all NHL teams.” Jagr later brought his skills to South Florida, p ...

Although he later spent three seasons with the Panthers, Jaromir Jagr first graced the cover of Growl in 1999 while still with his first team, the Pittsburgh Penguins.

South Florida was abuzz with excitement on January 27, 1999, for Pavel Bure’s first home game as a Panther. The Russian Rocket was already well-known for his point production, and he tallied an assist ...

After helping the Panthers reach the Stanley Cup Final in 1996, injuries limited Rob Niedermayer’s playing time. By 1999, he had returned to the ice on a more regular basis, though he never regained t ...

Ray Whitney spent four seasons with the Panthers from 1997 to 2001. His best season with the team was 1999-2000, when he tallied 29 goals and 42 assists and played in the NHL All-Star Game.

Steve Washburn was a center for the Panthers for four seasons, and likely used this stick to earn some of his 29 points with the team.

Jaroslav Spacek and Radek Dvorak were two of four Czech players on the 1998-1999 Panthers team and between them spent twelve years with the team.