Throughout his seven-year NHL career, Peter Worrell was an inspiration to Black fans and players. As one of only a handful of Black players in the league, the enforcer was no stranger to racism. But h ...

Game 2 of the 2000 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals was a close one, tied 1-1 until the 3rd period. Though the Cats ultimately lost 2-1, the team fought hard and racked up 8 trips to the penalty box.

Scott Mellanby’s gritty, hard-fighting performance as the Panthers captain endeared him to fans and teammates alike.

Leave it to the Russian Rocket to blast into the millennium in style. Pavel Bure scored four goals against the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 7-5 Panthers victory at home on New Year’s Day. Bure’s four goal ...

Scott Mellanby scored his 600th NHL point on the game-winning goal in a 5-1 trouncing of the Carolina Hurricanes at home. Mellanby went on to notch 354 total points during his time with the Panthers.

He’s worthy of a rat! Ray Sheppard notched 5 hat tricks as a Panther, second only to Pavel Bure (10). Rats wearing his no. 26 would pair nicely with hats on the ice after a Sheppard trifecta.

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.

At 5’10”, Ray Whitney had to cut his socks down to size. In the late 1990s, socks came in one size only and tended to be too long for anyone shorter than 6’2″. Note the frayed edges at the top as well ...

Unfortunately, not every Panthers fan is able to make it to games in person. The team participates in community outreach events like hospital visits so fans like this young woman can still have a smil ...

In the interest of preventing injury, NHL players wear protective gear like these Reebok shinguards. While bumps and bruises are inevitable, precautionary measures like these keep players as safe as p ...