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A FITTING TRIBUTE
At a home game against the Las Vegas Golden Knights on Jan. 19, 2018, the Panthers formally retired a jersey for H. Wayne Huizenga, the team’s founder and first owner. The businessman, born in 1937, w ...
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A SPECIAL RETIREMENT
On Jan. 19, 2018, H. Wayne Huizenga’s no. 37 jersey was sent to the rafters of BB&T Center when the Panthers honored their founder and original owner. The Panthers chose no. 37 for the businessman bec ...
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ANNOUNCEMENT: PANTHERS HELPING PANTHERS
When the Panthers chose their name, the team pledged to raise awareness about Florida’s endangered state animal. Team founder and then-owner H. Wayne Huizenga did just that in 1993 when he announced a ...
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BILL TORREY JOINS THE PANTHERS, 1993
Bill Torrey became a legend when he turned the struggling New York Islanders into a dynasty in the 1970s and 1980s. After a 21-year career with the Islanders, Torrey answered Panthers owner H. Wayne H ...
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BOBBY CLARKE ANNOUNCED AS GM, 1993
Panthers owner H. Wayne Huizenga had a great deal of experience in business and sports management, but did not have much specific experience with hockey. In early 1993, just months before the franchis ...
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H. WAYNE AND MARTI HUIZENGA, 1996
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 ...
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H. WAYNE HUIZENGA PANTHERS JACKET, 1990s-2018
H. Wayne Huizenga wore his affection for the Panthers on his sleeves…inside and out. This reversible, bold jacket was a mainstay of his wardrobe while attending games and other Panthers events. He don ...
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HONORING THE HUIZENGAS
Prior to a Panthers game on January 19, 2018, the team honored founder H. Wayne Huizenga and his family for their contributions to the team and the South Florida community. Though Mr. Huizenga was una ...
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MRS. HUIZENGA’S FAMOUS FLYING RATS
Marti Huizenga, the wife of team founder and former owner H. Wayne Huizenga, was one of the most dedicated Panthers fans of all time. During the 1996 postseason, Mrs. Huizenga reportedly smuggled doze ...
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OPENING NIGHT FOR THE PANTHERS, 1993
Watch out — those kitties bite! A real-life Florida panther joined Bill Torrey, H. Wayne Huizenga and others on the ice to officially welcome fans to the beginning of Panthers hockey. When Huizenga an ...
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