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Florida Panthers players Marc and Eric Staal refused to wear Pride-themed warmup jerseys before their game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.

Brothers Eric and Marc Staal of the Florida Panthers declined to wear special Pride-themed warmup jerseys ahead of the team’s 6-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday.

Two Florida Panthers players opted out of wearing themed jerseys during a themed Pride Night at FLA Live Arena.

A National Hockey League team with a Russian player has decided against wearing special warmup jerseys to commemorate Pride Night, citing an anti-gay Kremlin law that could imperil Russian athletes when they return home.

Travis Sanheim scored twice, Carter Hart made 41 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Florida Panthers 6-3 on Tuesday night.

Carter Verhaeghe scored twice in Florida’s franchise-record, seven-goal first period and the Panthers beat the Montreal Canadiens 9-5 on Thursday night.

Mark Scheifele scored his second goal of the game at 4:31 overtime to give the Winnipeg Jets a 5-4 victory over Florida on Saturday night.

Brandon Montour scored at 2:43 of overtime to give the Florida Panthers a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.

Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves, Sam Bennett scored in his return to the lineup and the Florida Panthers stopped Pittsburgh’s four-game win streak with a 4-1 victory against the Penguins on Saturday night.

Kevin Lankinen made 30 saves and the Nashville Predators put a dent in the playoff hopes of the Florida Panthers with a 2-1 win Thursday night.

Anton Lundell and Eetu Luostarinen scored 1:41 apart late in the first period, and the Florida Panthers ended the Tampa Bay Lightning’s home points streak at 16 games with a 4-1 victory on Tuesday night.

The Florida Panthers are bound to get calls about Eetu Luostarinen ahead of the Trade Deadline.

Jeff Skinner scored twice and Craig Anderson made 50 saves against his former team to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Friday night.

Florida's top two centers, Sasha Barkov and Sam Bennett, are being called day-to-day with respective nagging injuries.

On Episode 62 of the Chirping the Cats podcast, host David Dwork discusses whether the Panthers are really turning around their season and if they have the goaltending to support such a transition.

There will not be an outdoor hockey game played in Florida during the 2023-24 NHL season.

Marc Staal wasn’t too worried about not scoring a goal all season and having a goal drought extend almost a full calendar year.

Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Florida Panthers 5-3 on Saturday night.

Sam Reinhart and Eric Staal each scored a pair of goals and the Florida Panthers beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 Thursday night for their season-high third straight win.

An investigation is underway after a Tampa Bay Lightning fan got into an altercation with one of the Florida Panthers' mascots on Monday.

In the span of a couple weeks, the Florida Panthers have gone from a team navigating an obnoxiously tedious travel schedule to one actually able to enjoy some down time.

Two days after being named MVP of the NHL All-Star Game on home ice, Matthew Tkachuk had a five-point night with two goals as the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-1 on Monday night.

The midsummer trade that sent Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers send shockwaves across the NHL, but for a guy who grew up in the Midwest and spent the past six seasons in Calgary, he sure seems to have settled into South Florida nicely.

Matthew Tkachuk is under contract to the Florida Panthers for much of the next decade.

The Florida Panthers are offering Canadian forward Sarah Nurse a job to run their new program designed to get more girls playing hockey.

There is something unique about the NHL All-Star Beach Festival happening on the sand of Fort Lauderdale Beach this week.

New Jersey Devils associate coach and former Florida Panthers head coach Andrew Brunette has been arrested in South Florida and charged with driving under the influence.

Andrew Brunette served as an interim head coach for the Florida Panthers beginning in October 2021. He was arrested Wednesday in Deerfield Beach on charges of driving under the influence.

Sam Reinhart scored 17 seconds into overtime to cap a late scoring flurry and give the Florida Panthers a 4-3 victory over the NHL-leading Boston Bruins on Saturday night.

Kris Letang scored his second goal of the game with 54 seconds left in overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 7-6 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.

In case you hadn't heard, the NHL All-Star Game is coming to South Florida in a couple weeks.

Matthew Tkachuk scored twice in the middle of a five-goal second period and the Florida Panthers cruised to a 6-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.

Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist and the Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Monday for their third win in four games.

Matthew Tkachuk scored his second goal of the game with 3:30 remaining and the Florida Panthers beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 after blowing a three-goal lead in the third period Tuesday night.

Jason Robertson scored two goals and Jake Oettinger made 27 saves as the Dallas Stars beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 on Sunday.

Matthew Tkachuk is a 2023 NHL All-Star.

Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov recorded a hat trick in the first period and helped his team snap a three-game losing streak with a 7-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.

Episode 60 of the Chirping the Cats podcast features special guest Colby Guy from Florida Hockey Now and takes a look at some key Panthers issues as the team prepares to enter the annual NHL Holiday Break.

Eric Staal and Eetu Luostarinen had goals for Florida, which has lost two straight and five of seven.

Pittsburgh defenseman Kris Letang scored in his third game back since having a stroke and the Penguins beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Thursday night.

The Florida Panthers hit the ice for an early afternoon practice at FLA Live Arena on Wednesday, fresh off their 4-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets the night before.

Veteran Chris Tierney scored his first goal of the season in his second game with Florida, and the Panthers scored four times in the second period to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1 on Thursday night.

Kyle Connor had two goals and an assist as the Jets spoiled Paul Maurice’s return to Winnipeg with a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.

Jordan Kyrou scored his second goal of the game at 1:08 of overtime to give the St. Louis Blues to a 5-4 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.

Sean Kuraly scored short-handed and Daniil Tarasov turned back 47 shots as the Columbus Blue Jackets won 5-3 Sunday night, sending the Florida Panthers to their third straight loss.

The Dallas Stars scored four goals in the first period and held off the Florida Panthers 6-4 on Thursday night despite losing starting goalie Scott Wedgewood to injury.

Defenseman Tyson Barrie scored twice and goalie Stuart Skinner made 40 saves as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Saturday afternoon.

The first few weeks of the NHL season has been a bit of a mixed bag for the Florida Panthers.

Sam Reinhart scored in the fourth round of the shootout to give the Florida Panthers a 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.

Brandon Montour scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:32 remaining and the Florida Panthers beat the Ottawa Senators 5-3 on Saturday.

Joel Farabee had a goal and an assist, Carter Hart made 48 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Florida Panthers 4-3 on Thursday night.

Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist, and the streaking Chicago Blackhawks withstood Florida’s late push to beat the Panthers 4-2 on Tuesday night.

Ryan Lomberg scored early in the third period and the Florida Panthers held on to beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Sunday.

Florida panthers got genetic diversity from Texas pumas but also some potentially harmful genes, according to new research.

Florida sports betting was supposed to be legal as of October 2015, but a number of lawsuits seem to be holding things back.

By Monique JohnsonTAMARAC, FLA. –City of Tamarac Vice Mayor, Mike Gelin, is recognized as one of the Florida Panthers’ ‘28 Days of Black Excellence’ honorees. Throughout the 28 days of February, the Panthers are spotlighting business professionals and community leaders making an impactful difference in the South Florida community. Gelin and his wife, Shaheewa Jarrett were honored on Feb. 14.

City of Tamarac Vice Mayor, Mike Gelin, is recognized as one of the Florida Panthers’ '28 Days of Black Excellence' honorees.

Participants Treated to VIP Hockey Game Experience and ChromebooksBy Cindy SchuttThe Florida Panthers and Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) collaborated to host an unforgettable evening of fun and rewards for youth participating in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County community-based program. “All of our Littles and their families had quite a special experience, thanks to the Florida Panthers and Coke Florida,” said Malena Mendez, President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County. “We were happy to collaborate with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County to donate Chromebooks to students as well as honor all the kids and their families at a Panthers game. Seeing the kids smiling faces at a game is what it is all about!”Since its inception, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward has created more than 50,000 professionally supported, one-to-one mentoring matches for youth, relationships that change lives for the better, forever. Research has proven that the young people in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program achieve higher aspirations, greater confidence, better relationships, educational success, and avoidance of risky behaviors.

The NHL is emerging from an extended holiday break with taxi squads and other roster revisions, a move made to guard against more disruptions to the season amid more players and coaches going into COVID-19 protocol Sunday.

Joel Quenneville has quit as coach of the Florida pro hockey team following a report about the handling of sexual assault claims from a player at the Blackhawks during Quenneville's tenure there.

An investigation found then-Blackhawks coach Quenneville did not prioritize addressing sexual assault allegations.

State Representative Chip LaMarca and FAU players from women’s soccer explain the impact that the Florida NIL bill had in college sports.

Over 200 FAU female athletes and FAU starting QB N’Kosi Perry ink deals, both being the first of their kind.

The legend of how Florida Panthers right winger Scott Mellanby killed a rat with his stick in the locker room prior to the team's 1995 home opener has stood the test of time.

It wasn't too long ago - this time last year, even that the Miami Heat were an afterthought. EXPAND The Florida Panthers' new ad campaign Florida Panthers2. The Florida Panthers hired Joel Quenneville. Hey, the Florida Panthers are still a thing, all right? Sure, hockey hasn't exactly caught fire in South Florida, but the Panthers are still Miami's team.

Keynote speaker Vincent Viola, philanthropist and owner of the Florida Panthers, wows the audience with a gift of $500K to UNCFs mission in Florida. FORT LAUDERDALE, FL After delivering a genuinely moving and distinctly patriotic keynote address, Vincent Viola played the role of Santa Claus and announced a $500,000 donation to UNCF (United Negro College Fund). Vincent J. Viola is the Chairman, Owner and Governor of Sunrise Sports & Entertainment, the Florida Panthers Hockey Club, the BB&T Center, and SSEs additional operating entities. The event was a celebration of the educational mission of UNCF and highlighted the achievements of Broward Countys current and futures collegiate scholars. The event closed out a yearlong 75th anniversary celebration of UNCF in South Florida and nationally.

Salah Foundation Childrens Hospital at Broward Health becomes Official Pediatric Hospital of the clubBy Joy OglesbySUNRISE, FLORIDA The Florida Panthers today announced the extension of their partnership with Broward Health. As part of the partnership, Salah Foundation Childrens Hospital at Broward Health will become the Official Pediatric Hospital of the club. Were excited to continue our partnership with a world-class hospital like Broward Health, said Panthers Vice President of Corporate Partnerships & Premium Sales Katerina Perez. We are very excited to have partnered with the Florida Panthers, said Gino Santorio, President/CEO, Broward Health. This agreement enables Broward Health to more fully engage with our community through a sport and team we all love.The Florida Panthers Foundation will award Bro-ward Health with a Comm-unity Champions grant during the 2019-20 season which will go towards their Child Life program.

The numbers break down like this: Just 2.25 percent of those surveyed chose Heat fans as most annoying, 0.19 percent said the same of Marlins fans, and only 0.21 percent picked Dolphins fans. However, with Jimmy Butler in the fold and a gritty team in 2019, cocky Heat fans could be back next year. Marlins and Dolphins fans barely registered in this survey. NHL-wise, Panthers fans, like Marlins fans, barely made a blip in the poll. Panthers fans hit at just 0.36 percent, second only to Arizona Coyote fans as least annoying, with Boston Bruins fans ranking highest at 19.7 percent.

Believe it or not, every major team in South Florida has set itself up for near-future success. Miami Dolphins. Miami Heat. Florida Panthers. Miami Marlins.

Not far from the hustle of downtown Fort Lauderdale sits Holiday Park. But Gary Olsen, a Fort Lauderdale resident since 2002, sued the city June 21, claiming it "unlawfully proceeded with the lease." When reached for comment last week, a Panthers spokesman said, The Florida Panthers are excited about the war memorial benefit corporation partnership with the city of Fort Lauderdale on a world-class community-focused sports and recreation facility. Leading up to the citizen vote on the bond, Olsen says he saw green signs around Fort Lauderdale sponsored by the "Friends for a Safer Green Fort Lauderdale" advocating for residents to vote yes on the parks bond. Olsen figured it was a group that is dedicated to protecting the parks in Fort Lauderdale, but he was surprised to learn it is led by a developer.