Florida Panthers repeat as Stanley Cup Champions

With a definitive 5-1 over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final, the Florida Panthers have won their second consecutive championship. After failing to close out the Oilers in three consecutive elimination games in last year’s Stanley Cup Final, the Panthers pounced at their first opportunity to clinch the Cup […]

Florida Panthers re-sign head coach Paul Maurice

Entering the final year of his three-year contract, Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice has been rewarded with a multiyear contract extension, no thanks in part for leading the team to their first Stanley Cup Championship last spring. The Panthers have reached unprecedented heights during Maurice’s two full seasons as head coach, winning the Stanley […]

Marc Staal retires

Like his elder brother Eric, Marc Staal has opted to hang up his skates after a prosperous NHL career. He will join the New York Rangers as a player development assistant, reuniting with the team that drafted him 12th overall in the first round of the 2005 NHL Draft, and where he spent the first 13 […]

Eric Staal retires

After inking a ceremonial one-day contract to retire as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes, Eric Staal has officially closed the book on his NHL career. It’s only fitting that Staal would end his career with the team that selected him second overall in the legendary 2003 NHL Draft, and where he spent the first […]

Florida Panthers win first Stanley Cup Championship in franchise history

After coming up short in the Stanley Cup Final last season, the Florida Panthers have redeemed themselves, capturing this season’s Stanley Cup Championship in a now-classic seven games series against the Edmonton Oilers. The sting of a second consecutive Finals loss would have been magnified by what would have been a collapse of epic proportions, […]

Zach Hyman and Sam Reinhart reach 50 goals

While Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs once again sits atop the NHL in goals with 59, the two players right behind him on the leader board provide more intrigue. Zach Hyman of the Edmonton Oilers and Sam Reinhart of the Florida Panthers are both tied for second in the league with 51 goals […]

Florida Panthers win Eastern Conference for first time since 1996

With a stunning sweep of the Metropolitan Division winning Carolina Hurricanes, the Florida Panthers have won the Eastern Conference for the first time in 27 years, and with it, the opportunity to play for the Stanley Cup. Prized offseason acquisition and team sparkplug Matthew Tkachuk scored the series-clinching goal with 4.9 seconds left in the […]

Florida Panthers acquire Matthew Tkachuk from the Calgary Flames

The summer of upheaval continues for the Calgary Flames, as Matthew Tkachuk was traded to the Florida Panthers for forward Jonathan Huberdeau, defensemen MacKenzie Weegar, and forward prospect Cole Schwindt. Picks were also exchanged in the deal, with the Flames receiving a conditional first-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, and the Panthers receiving a […]

Florida Panthers clinch franchise’s first Presidents’ Trophy

In a first for a team that has long sat at the bottom of the NHL standings, the Florida Panthers can lay claim to finishing as the top team overall at the conclusion of the regular season. While neck and neck with the Colorado Avalanche for most of the season, the Panthers eventually pulled ahead […]

Jay Bouwmeester retires

After 17 NHL seasons spent with the Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames, and St. Louis Blues, Jay Bouwmeester has officially hung up the skates. Sidelined since Febuary 11th after a cardiac episode that occurred on the bench during a game, Bouwmeester has come to peace with his career and the decision to finally retire. After starting […]