Brian Skrudland, captain of the Panthers from 1993-1997, oversaw the team’s most successful runs through the playoffs. He was instrumental in rallying the Panthers after the 1996 Stanley Cup Final los ...

Bill Lindsay came to the Panthers in the expansion draft and spent seven seasons with the team. During the memorable 1995-1996 season Lindsay earned a career-high 34 points and he went on to play a ke ...

This composite Bauer stick met the wrong side of something — perhaps a puck or a player or even another stick. Composite sticks became popular in the 1990s and are made by layering sheets of carbon fi ...

Goalies can’t go easy on their equipment. Pads, helmets, gloves and especially sticks have to be able to stop and redirect 100 mph slapshots. If you look at the close-ups, you’ll see a big crack where ...

Chris Wells played hard in his four seasons with the Panthers, as shown by this cracked and battered stick.

Dave Lowry came to the Panthers in the expansion draft and made an immediate impact with 37 points that first year. He would spend five seasons with the Panthers, scoring 50 goals, some of them with t ...

Ed Belfour played his final NHL season with the Panthers. The 41-year-old played 58 games, making 1,398 saves and winning 27 of them. Ed Belfour was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2011, one ...

Ed Jovanovski got his start with the Florida Panthers in 1995 just as veterans like Brian Skrudland, John Vanbiesbrouck and Scott Mellanby were turning the team into a powerhouse. “Jovo” used this two ...

Mark Fitzpatrick was one of the first Panthers goalies, coming to the team in the expansion draft. He appeared in two playoff games in 1996, serving as the backup to John Vanbiesbrouck.

Geoff Smith came to the Panthers in the team’s first year and played four seasons with the franchise. The blueliner played 134 games for the Panthers, including the miracle run to the Stanley Cup Fina ...