Florida Panthers - Wikipedia Florida Panthers For the animal species by this name, see Florida panther. For the Florida International University intercollegiate sports teams, see FIU Panthers. Florida Panthers 2017 -- 18 Florida Panthers season Conference Eastern Division Atlantic Founded 1993 History Florida Panthers 1993 -- present Home arena BB&T Center City Sunrise, Florida Colors Red, Blue, Flat Gold Media FS Florida WQAM Sports Radio ( 560 AM ) Owner ( s ) Sunrise Sports and Entertainment ( Vincent Viola, chairman ) General manager Dale Tallon Head coach Bob Boughner Captain Derek MacKenzie Minor league affiliates Springfield Thunderbirds ( AHL ) Stanley Cups 0 Conference championships 1 ( 1995 -- 96 ) Presidents ' Trophy 0 Division championships 2 ( 2011 -- 12, 2015 -- 16 ) Official website www.nhl.com/panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ( NHL ). The team 's local broadcasting rights has been held by Fox Sports Florida ( formerly SportsChannel Florida ) since 1996. The team initially played their home games at Miami Arena, before moving to the BB&T Center in 1998. Located in Sunrise, Florida, the Panthers are the southernmost team in the NHL. The Panthers began playing in the 1993 -- 94 NHL season. The team has made one appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals, in 1996, the only season in which the Panthers have ever won a playoff series, eventually losing the Finals to the Colorado Avalanche. The team advanced to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second time in 12 years in 2012, but were eliminated in seven games in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals by the New Jersey Devils, who eventually won the Eastern Conference championship that season. The club is affiliated with one minor league team, the Springfield Thunderbirds of the American Hockey League. Contents 1 Franchise history 1.1 Early years ( 1992 -- 2000 ) 1.1. 1 Rat trick and a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals 1.2 New arena and a new millennium ( 1998 -- 2010 ) 1.3 Dale Tallon era ( 2010 -- present ) 2 Season - by - season record 3 Players, coaches, and front office 3.1 Current roster 3.2 Retired numbers 3.3 Team captains 3.4 Head coaches 3.5 General managers 3.6 NHL All - Star Game selections 3.7 Hockey Hall of Fame members 3.8 First - round draft picks 3.9 Franchise scoring leaders 4 NHL awards and trophies 5 Franchise individual records 6 References 7 External links Franchise history Early years ( 1992 -- 2000 ) Blockbuster Video magnate Wayne Huizenga was awarded an NHL franchise for Miami on December 10, 1992, the same day The Walt Disney Company earned the rights to start a team in Anaheim that would become the Mighty Ducks. At the time, Huizenga owned both the newly founded Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball and a share of the National Football League 's Miami Dolphins. The entry fee was $50 million, but despite fellow Florida team Tampa Bay Lightning starting play the year before, the NHL did not consider it to be a case of territory infringement. Huizenga announced the team would play at the Miami Arena, sharing the building with the National Basketball Association 's Miami Heat, until a new arena was built. Offices for the team were only established in June 1993, while Vice President of Business Operations Dean Jordan conceded that `` none of the business people, myself included, knew anything about hockey. '' Wayne Huizenga was awarded a franchise from the NHL on December 10, 1992. On April 20, 1993, a press conference in Fort Lauderdale announced that the team would be named Florida Panthers, with former New York Islanders general manager Bill Torrey as president and Bobby Clarke as general manager. The team is named for the Florida panther, an endangered species of large cat endemic to the nearby Everglades region. Once the logos and uniforms were unveiled on June 15, the team also announced its financial commitment to the panther preservation cause. Huizenga held the Panthers trademark since 1991, when he purchased it from a group of Tampa investors who sought to create an MLB team in the Tampa Bay area. The new franchise would join the NHL for participation in the 1993 -- 94 season, along with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. The Panthers ' and Ducks ' roster was filled up in both the expansion draft and the 1993 NHL Entry Draft in June 1993, hosted by Quebec City ; that draft produced ten players who would eventually be a part of the 1996 Eastern Conference - winning team. The Panthers ' first major stars were New York Rangers goaltender castoff John Vanbiesbrouck, rookie Rob Niedermayer and forward Scott Mellanby, who scored 30 goals in Florida 's inaugural season. Their first game was a 4 -- 4 tie on the road against the Chicago Blackhawks, while their first win was a 2 -- 0 shutout of the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Thunderdome before a then - NHL record crowd of 27,227. The Panthers had one of the most successful first seasons of any expansion team, finishing just two points below. 500 and narrowly missing out on the final 1994 playoff spot in the East. Their first - year success was attributed mainly to the `` trap defense '' that first - year coach Roger Neilson implemented. This conservative style was widely criticized by NHL teams ; some even suggested that the Panthers were ruining the game at the time. While the team executives expected the audience to consist of mostly `` snowbird '' Canadians living in Florida, the Floridians soon embraced the Panthers. Helped by Miami 's other teams having middling performances, the club averaged 94 % capacity at the 14,500 - seat Miami Arena, and managed to sell 8,500 season tickets in 100 days. In August 1994, General Manager Clarke left to work for the Philadelphia Flyers, while Bryan Murray was brought in from the Detroit Red Wings as his replacement. After another close brush with the playoffs, finishing the lockout - shortened 1994 -- 95 season again in ninth, Neilson was fired following an argument with Murray regarding Ed Jovanovski, whom the Panthers chose as the number one overall pick at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. Doug MacLean, who had been the team 's player development director, was promoted to coach. The team then acquired Ray Sheppard from the San Jose Sharks at the NHL trade deadline and looked toward the playoffs for the first time. Rat trick and a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals A very unusual goal celebration developed in Miami during the 1995 -- 96 season. On the night of the Panthers ' 1995 -- 96 home opener, a rat scurried across the team 's locker room. Scott Mellanby reacted by `` one - timing '' the rat against the wall, killing it. That night, he scored two goals, which Vanbiesbrouck quipped was `` a rat trick. '' Two nights later, as the story found its way into the world, a few fans threw rubber rats on the ice in celebration of a goal. The rubber rat count went from 16 for the third home game to over 2,000 during the playoffs. In the 1996 playoffs, as the fourth seed in the East, the Panthers faced the Boston Bruins in the first round and won in five games. Bill Lindsay 's famous series - clinching goal is still a trademark image for the incredible run the third - year franchise went on. The Panthers went on to upset the top - seeded Philadelphia Flyers in six games followed by the second - seeded Pittsburgh Penguins in seven ( with Tom Fitzgerald scoring what would end up being the game - winning goal ) to reach the Stanley Cup Finals against the Colorado Avalanche, another team making its first Finals appearance. The Avalanche, however, swept the Panthers in four - straight games. For his team 's surprising success, Bryan Murray was honored as NHL Executive of the Year. The Panthers would begin the next season with a 12 -- game unbeaten streak but faded in the second half of the season after trading second line center Stu Barnes. They lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Wayne Gretzky - led New York Rangers in five games. The team would plummet in the 1997 -- 98 season. After a 7 -- 12 -- 4 start, the Panthers fired Doug MacLean, replacing him for the season with General Manager Bryan Murray. The change did not aid matters, however, as Florida posted a franchise - worst 24 -- 43 -- 15 record, including a 15 -- game winless streak. This season would also mark the end of goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck 's time in Florida ; in the midst of that streak, he was shelled by the Chicago Blackhawks and never played another game for the Panthers. He would later sign with the Flyers that off - season as a free agent. New Arena and a new millennium ( 1998 -- 2010 ) The Panthers moved into the brand new National Car Rental Center ( later Office Depot and BankAtlantic Center, now known as BB&T Center ) in 1998. In 1998 -- 99, they acquired Pavel Bure ( the `` Russian Rocket '' ), in a blockbuster trade with the Vancouver Canucks. They then reached the playoffs again in 1999 -- 2000, losing in a first - round sweep to the eventual Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils. The team slumped in 2000 -- 01. Afterward, Huizenga sold the Panthers to an ownership group led by Alan Cohen. The following season, 2001 -- 02, the Panthers had their worst record ever. Bure struggled despite being reunited with his brother Valeri, and was traded to the Rangers at the 2002 trade deadline. The Panthers drafted Jay Bouwmeester third overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. The Panthers then began eyeing defenceman Jay Bouwmeester, who was widely tipped to be picked first overall pick at the 2002 Draft. However, then - General Manager Rick Dudley sent Florida 's first pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets, who selected winger Rick Nash, and in return the Panthers received the right to trade first round selections with the Blue Jackets in the 2003 Draft, a right which was not exercised when the Panthers received the first overall selection in 2003 as well. The Atlanta Thrashers, after picking goaltender Kari Lehtonen second overall, announced that the Panthers had given them two draft picks to guarantee that Bouwmeester would still be available for Florida 's selection. Bouwmeester was selected third overall by the Panthers. Said then - Head Coach Mike Keenan, `` We should n't have done that... Jay would have been number - one if we 'd kept that pick. '' In 2003, the Panthers hosted the NHL All - Star Weekend in which the Western Conference earned a 6 -- 5 victory after the first overtime shootout in All - Star history. The West overcame a four - goal outburst by Thrashers winger Dany Heatley, who took home MVP honors in his first All - Star appearance. On June 23, 2006, the Panthers were again involved in a blockbuster trade with Vancouver, sending Roberto Luongo, Lukas Krajicek and a sixth - round draft pick ( Sergei Shirokov ) in exchange for Todd Bertuzzi, Alex Auld and Bryan Allen. This trade has been regarded by some as one of the worst trades in professional sports history -- Luongo, who was at the prime of his career, was one of the League 's top goaltenders, while Bertuzzi played just a handful of games for Florida before getting injured. He would later be traded to Detroit Red Wings at the trade deadline for Shawn Matthias. Additionally, Auld ended up a poor replacement for Luongo, and was ultimately let go after one season with the team. On June 22, 2007, the Panthers were involved in yet another draft day deal involving a goaltender. The team acquired Tomas Vokoun from the Nashville Predators in exchange for three draft picks -- a first - round pick in 2008, a second - round pick in 2008 and a conditional second round pick that can be used in 2007 or 2008. The move would eventually pay off when Vokoun was selected to the Eastern Conference All - Star Team. On July 28, 2007, Florida unveiled their new jerseys to over 11,000 fans at the BankAtlantic Center during the first intermission of the Panthers ' 1996 Reunion game. Star forwards Nathan Horton and Stephen Weiss were both in full gear to help showcase the sweater changes. In June 2008, the Panthers traded their captain Olli Jokinen to the Phoenix Coyotes for a second - round draft pick and defensemen Keith Ballard and Nick Boynton. The Panthers finished the 2008 -- 09 season with a strong 41 -- 30 -- 11 record and 93 points, their second - highest finish in franchise history. Despite this, however, the Panthers missed the playoffs for an eighth - straight season, the then - longest streak in the NHL. In November 2009, Cliff Viner and Stu Siegel became the new majority owners. On November 23, 2009 the Panthers made their third jersey, ridding red from the alternate jersey, replacing it with powder blue. The Panthers missed the playoffs for the ninth consecutive time in the 2009 -- 10 season, making them the first team in NHL history to do so in one city. Dale Tallon era ( 2010 -- present ) Panthers management hired Dale Tallon as the team 's new general manager on May 17, 2010. Tallon rebuilt the team with 2010 draft picks Erik Gudbranson, Nick Bjugstad and Quinton Howden, as well as the acquisition of players, including Steve Bernier, Michael Grabner, Marty Reasoner, Ryan Carter and Sergei Samsonov. All of the above - mentioned players, however, were traded at the 2011 trade deadline or released during the 2011 off - season, save for Gudbranson, Bjugstad and Howden. At the end of the 2010 -- 11 season, just Stephen Weiss and David Booth remained from the pre-lockout era Panthers roster. The Panthers acquired Brian Campbell during the 2011 off - season. Campbell played with the Panthers from 2011 to 2016. On June 1, 2011, Kevin Dineen, head coach of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) 's Portland Pirates, was named to be the 11th head coach of the Panthers. The team also rebranded their image, releasing a new home jersey, predominantly red with navy blue sleeves, and eliminating the navy blue piping on the road jersey ; this new jersey replaced the navy blue one as the main home jersey. The 2011 off - season saw the acquisitions of Scottie Upshall, Tomas Fleischmann, Sean Bergenheim, Marcel Goc, Matt Bradley, Ed Jovanovski, Jose Theodore, Kris Versteeg, Tomas Kopecky and Brian Campbell. After several more trades and over 300 - man - games lost to injury throughout the season, the Panthers were able to finish first in the Southeast Division, marking the end of their record - setting decade - long post-season drought. The Panthers won the first - ever division title in franchise history with a 4 -- 1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on April 7, 2012. However, the Panthers were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the eventual Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils, losing at home in double overtime of Game 7. In the lockout - shortened 2013 season, the Panthers had an abysmal season. Unable to regain their form from last season, the Panthers suffered key injuries and fell back down into the basement with the worst record in the League. In the 2013 -- 14 season, the Panthers failed to gain any momentum and finished 29th out of 30 teams. The team then fired head coach Kevin Dineen and replaced him with Peter Horachek. At the trade deadline, the Panthers reacquired Roberto Luongo from Vancouver. The Panthers would relieve Horachek of his duties at the end of the season, replacing him with former Columbus Blue Jackets head coach Gerard Gallant. The team also received the first overall pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, using it to select Barrie Colts defenseman Aaron Ekblad. The Panthers ' 2014 -- 15 home opener on October 12, 2014, set a team record for the lowest attendance at a home opener, with only 11,419 spectators in attendance. The team 's next game against the Ottawa Senators marked the team 's lowest attendance ever, with only 7,311 in attendance. Despite finishing with a record of 38 -- 29 -- 15, the Panthers missed the 2015 playoffs by seven points. On December 8, 2015, the Panthers announced that they signed a 13 - year lease, and an $86 million funding agreement with Broward County and would have a new logo and uniforms after the 2015 -- 16 season. Their original logo had remained almost unchanged since their first season in 1993. In the 2015 -- 16 season, the team set a franchise record with a 12 - game win streak. They also set a franchise record for most wins in a regular season with 47 wins and won their division for the second time in their existence. However, the Panthers lost to the New York Islanders in six games in the first round of the playoffs. Head coach Gerard Gallant was nominated as a finalist for the Jack Adams Award for NHL 's coach of the year. The 2016 -- 17 season season began with the promotion of General Manager Dale Tallon to an executive position within the organization and assistant GM Tom Rowe was promoted to general manager. After an 11 -- 10 -- 1 start to the season, the Panthers fired head coach Gerard Gallant and GM Tom Rowe took over as interim head coach. At the end of the season, Rowe was relieved of his duties as both coach and GM and was named special advisor to Tallon, who returned to positions of team president and general manager. On June 12, 2017, the Panthers named Bob Boughner as their new head coach. Season - by - season record This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Panthers. For the full season - by - season history, see List of Florida Panthers seasons. Note : GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Records as of the end of the 2010 -- 11 season. Season GP OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs 2012 -- 13 48 15 27 6 36 112 171 5th, Southeast Did not qualify 2013 -- 14 82 29 45 8 66 196 268 7th, Atlantic Did not qualify 2014 -- 15 82 38 29 15 91 206 223 6th, Atlantic Did not qualify 2015 -- 16 82 47 26 9 103 239 203 1st, Atlantic Lost in First Round, 2 -- 4 ( Islanders ) 2016 -- 17 82 35 36 11 81 210 237 6th, Atlantic Did not qualify Players, coaches, and front office Current roster view talk Updated February 25, 2018 # Nat Player Pos S / G Age Acquired Birthplace 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 Finland ! Barkov, Aleksander Aleksander Barkov ( A ) 4.0 ! C 22 2013 Tampere, Finland 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 United States ! Bjugstad, Nick Nick Bjugstad 4.0 ! C 25 Minneapolis, Minnesota 7001230000000000000 ♠ 23 United States ! Brickley, Connor Connor Brickley 4.0 ! C 26 2017 Everett, Massachusetts 7001630000000000000 ♠ 63 Russia ! Dadonov, Evgenii Evgenii Dadonov 6.0 ! LW 28 2017 Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 Canada ! Ekblad, Aaron Aaron Ekblad ( A ) 2.0 ! D 22 2014 Windsor, Ontario 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 Canada ! Haley, Micheal Micheal Haley 6.0 ! LW 31 2017 Guelph, Ontario 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 Canada ! Huberdeau, Jonathan Jonathan Huberdeau 6.0 ! LW 24 2011 Saint - Jérôme, Quebec 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 Canada ! Luongo, Roberto Roberto Luongo 1.0 ! G 38 2014 Montreal, Quebec 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 Canada ! MacKenzie, Derek Derek MacKenzie ( C ) 4.0 ! C 36 2014 Sudbury, Ontario 7001620000000000000 ♠ 62 Switzerland ! Malgin, Denis Denis Malgin 4.0 ! C 21 2015 Olten, Switzerland 7001780000000000000 ♠ 78 Russia ! Mamin, Maxim Maxim Mamin 4.0 ! C 23 2016 Moscow, Russia 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19 Canada ! Matheson, Mike Mike Matheson 2.0 ! D 24 2012 Pointe - Claire, Quebec 7001900000000000000 ♠ 90 Canada ! McCann, Jared Jared McCann 4.0 ! C 21 2016 Stratford, Ontario 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 United States ! McCoshen, Ian Ian McCoshen 2.0 ! D 22 2013 Anaheim, California 7001880000000000000 ♠ 88 Canada ! McGinn, Jamie Jamie McGinn 6.0 ! LW 29 2017 Fergus, Ontario 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 Canada ! Petrovic, Alexander Alexander Petrovic 2.0 ! D 25 Edmonton, Alberta 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 Canada ! Pysyk, Mark Mark Pysyk 2.0 ! D 26 2016 Sherwood Park, Alberta 7001340000000000000 ♠ 34 Canada ! Reimer, James James Reimer 1.0 ! G 29 2016 Morweena, Manitoba 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 Canada ! Sceviour, Colton Colton Sceviour 4.0 ! C 28 2016 Red Deer, Alberta 7001210000000000000 ♠ 21 United States ! Trocheck, Vincent Vincent Trocheck ( A ) 4.0 ! C 24 2011 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 7001720000000000000 ♠ 72 United States ! Vatrano, Frank Frank Vatrano 4.0 ! C 23 2018 East Longmeadow, Massachusetts 7001710000000000000 ♠ 71 Czech Republic ! Vrbata, Radim Radim Vrbata 7.0 ! RW 36 2017 Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia 7001520000000000000 ♠ 52 Canada ! Weegar, MacKenzie MacKenzie Weegar 2.0 ! D 24 2013 Ottawa, Ontario 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 United States ! Yandle, Keith Keith Yandle ( A ) 2.0 ! D 31 2016 Boston, Massachusetts Retired numbers Florida Panthers retired numbers No. Player Position Career No. retirement 37 Wayne Huizenga Owner 1993 -- 2001 January 19, 2018 93 Bill Torrey President General manager 1993 -- 2001 October 23, 2010 The NHL retired Wayne Gretzky 's No. 99 for all its member teams at the 2000 NHL All - Star Game. Team captains Brian Skrudland, 1993 -- 97 Scott Mellanby, 1997 -- 2001 Pavel Bure & Paul Laus, 2001 -- 02 ( co-captains ) Olli Jokinen, 2003 -- 08 Bryan McCabe, 2009 -- 11 Ed Jovanovski, 2013 -- 14 Willie Mitchell, 2014 -- 16 Derek MacKenzie, 2016 -- present Head coaches See List of Florida Panthers head coaches. General managers See List of Florida Panthers general managers. NHL All - Star Game selections Players Bob Kudelski, 1994 John Vanbiesbrouck, 1994, 1996, 1997 Scott Mellanby, 1996 Robert Svehla, 1997 Pavel Bure, 2000, 2001 Viktor Kozlov, 2000 Ray Whitney, 2000 Sandis Ozolinsh, 2002, 2003 Olli Jokinen, 2003 Roberto Luongo, 2004, 2015, 2016 Jay Bouwmeester, 2007, 2009 Tomas Vokoun, 2008 Brian Campbell, 2012 Aaron Ekblad, 2015, 2016 Jaromir Jagr, 2016 Vincent Trocheck, 2017 Aleksander Barkov, 2018 Head coaches Doug MacLean, 1996, 1997 Gerard Gallant, 2016 Hockey Hall of Fame members Players Ed Belfour, G, 2006 -- 2007, inducted 2011 Pavel Bure, RW, 1999 -- 2002, inducted 2012 Dino Ciccarelli, RW, 1998 -- 1999, inducted 2010 Igor Larionov, C, 2000, inducted 2008 Joe Nieuwendyk, C, 2005 -- 2006, inducted 2011 Builders Roger Neilson, Coach, 1993 -- 95, inducted 2002 Bill Torrey, President and General Manager, 1993 -- 2001, inducted 1995 First - round draft picks 1993 : Rob Niedermayer ( 5th overall ) 1994 : Ed Jovanovski ( 1st overall ) 1995 : Radek Dvorak ( 10th overall ) 1996 : Marcus Nilson ( 20th overall ) 1997 : Mike Brown ( 20th overall ) 1998 : None 1999 : Denis Shvidki ( 12th overall ) 2000 : None 2001 : Stephen Weiss ( 4th overall ) & Lukas Krajicek ( 24th overall ) 2002 : Jay Bouwmeester ( 3rd overall ) & Petr Taticek ( 9th overall ) 2003 : Nathan Horton ( 3rd overall ) & Anthony Stewart ( 25th overall ) 2004 : Rostislav Olesz ( 7th overall ) 2005 : Kenndal McArdle ( 20th overall ) 2006 : Michael Frolik ( 10th overall ) 2007 : Keaton Ellerby ( 10th overall ) 2008 : None 2009 : Dmitri Kulikov ( 14th overall ) 2010 : Erik Gudbranson ( 3rd overall ), Nick Bjugstad ( 19th overall ) & Quinton Howden ( 25th overall ) 2011 : Jonathan Huberdeau ( 3rd overall ) 2012 : Mike Matheson ( 23rd overall ) 2013 : Aleksander Barkov ( 2nd overall ) 2014 : Aaron Ekblad ( 1st overall ) 2015 : Lawson Crouse ( 11th overall ) 2016 : Henrik Borgstrom ( 23rd overall ) 2017 : Owen Tippett ( 10th overall ) Franchise scoring leaders Recording 249 assists as a Panther, Stephen Weiss is the franchise 's all - time assists leader. These are the top - ten - point - scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season. * -- current Panthers player Note : Pos = Position ; GP = Games Played ; G = Goals ; A = Assists ; Pts = Points ; P / G = Points per game Points Player Pos GP Pts P / G Olli Jokinen 567 188 231 419 0.73 Stephen Weiss 654 145 249 394 0.60 Scott Mellanby RW 552 157 197 354 0.64 Nathan Horton 422 142 153 295 0.66 Viktor Kozlov 414 101 190 291 0.70 Robert Svehla 573 61 229 290 0.51 Radek Dvorak RW 613 113 155 268 0.44 Rob Niedermayer 518 101 165 266 0.51 Pavel Bure RW 223 152 99 251 1.13 Ray Whitney LW 273 97 130 227 0.83 Goals Player Pos Olli Jokinen 188 Scott Mellanby RW 157 Pavel Bure RW 152 Stephen Weiss 145 Nathan Horton 142 Radek Dvorak RW 113 Rob Niedermayer 101 Viktor Kozlov 101 Ray Whitney LW 97 David Booth LW 87 Assists Player Pos Stephen Weiss 249 Olli Jokinen 231 Robert Svehla 229 Scott Mellanby RW 197 Viktor Kozlov 190 Rob Niedermayer 165 Radek Dvorak RW 155 Nathan Horton 153 Jay Bouwmeester 150 Brian Campbell 147 NHL awards and trophies Main article : List of Florida Panthers award winners Prince of Wales Trophy 1995 -- 96 Maurice `` Rocket '' Richard Trophy Pavel Bure : 1999 -- 2000, 2000 -- 01 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Brian Campbell : 2011 -- 12 Calder Memorial Trophy Jonathan Huberdeau : 2012 -- 13 Aaron Ekblad : 2014 -- 15 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Jaromir Jagr : 2015 -- 16 Franchise individual records Most goals in a season : Pavel Bure, 59 ( 2000 -- 01 ) Most assists in a season : Viktor Kozlov, 53 ( 1999 -- 2000 ) Most points in a season : Pavel Bure, 94 ( 1999 -- 2000 ) Most penalty minutes in a season : Peter Worrell, 354 ( 2001 -- 02 ) Most points in a season, defenseman : Robert Svehla, 57 ( 1995 -- 96 ) Most points in a season, rookie : Jesse Belanger, 50 ( 1993 -- 94 ) Most wins in a season : Roberto Luongo, 35 ( 2005 -- 06, 2015 -- 16 ) Most saves in a shutout win : Craig Anderson, 53 Most shutouts in a season : Roberto Luongo ( 2003 -- 04 ), Tomas Vokoun ( 2009 -- 10 ), 7 All - time leader in goals against average : Tomas Vokoun, 2.57 All - time leader in shutouts : Roberto Luongo, 34 All - time leader in games played by a goaltender : Roberto Luongo, 487 All - time leader in wins by a goaltender : Roberto Luongo, 191 Miami portal References Jump up ^ `` Florida Panthers Unveil New Logo and Uniforms ''. 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Question: where is the florida panthers hockey team located
Answer: Sunrise, Florida