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1996-1997

1996-1997 Florida Panthers Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#30	Mark Fitzpatrick (G)	56	1968	Toronto, ON, CAN	188	90	L
	#33	Todd MacDonald (G)	49	1975	Charlottetown, PE, CAN	183	75	L
	#34	John Vanbiesbrouck (G)	61	1963	Detroit, MI, USA	173	80	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#2	Terry Carkner (D)	58	1966	Smiths Falls, ON, CAN	191	86	L
	#4	Per Gustafsson (D)	54	1970	Oskarshamn, SWE	191	93	L
	#55	Ed Jovanovski (D)	48	1976	Windsor, ON, CAN	191	100	L
	#3	Paul Laus (D)	54	1970	Beamsville, ON, CAN	185	98	R
	#5	Gord Murphy (D)"A"	57	1967	Willowdale, ON, CAN	188	88	R
	#25	Geoff Smith (D)	55	1969	Edmonton, AB, CAN	191	88	L
	#24	Robert Svehla (D)	56	1969	Martin, SVK	182	94	R
	#7	Rhett Warrener (D)	48	1976	Shaunavon, SK, CAN	186	97	R
	#6	Jason Woolley (D)	55	1969	Toronto, ON, CAN	183	92	L
FORWARDS
	#14	Stu Barnes (C)	54	1970	Spruce Grove, AB, CAN	180	83	R
	#19	Radek Dvorak (RW)	47	1977	Tabor, CZE	188	88	R
	#16	Craig Ferguson (C)	54	1970	Castro Valley, CA, USA	183	86	L
	#16	Craig Fisher (C)	54	1970	Oshawa, ON, CAN	191	82	L
	#21	Tom Fitzgerald (RW)	56	1968	Billerica, MA, USA	183	88	R
	#29	Johan Garpenlöv (RW)	56	1968	Stockholm, SWE	183	84	L
	#18	Mike Hough (LW)	61	1963	Montréal, QC, CAN	185	89	L
	#12	Jody Hull (RW)	55	1969	Petrolia, ON, CAN	188	88	R
	#11	Bill Lindsay (LW)	53	1971	Fernie, BC, CAN	183	88	L
	#10	Dave Lowry (LW)	59	1965	Sudbury, ON, CAN	185	91	L
	#8	Craig Martin (RW)	53	1971	Amherst, NS, CAN	188	98	R
	#27	Scott Mellanby (RW)"A"	58	1966	Montréal, QC, CAN	185	95	R
	#9	Kirk Muller (C)	58	1966	Kingston, ON, CAN	183	93	L
	#15	David Nemirovsky (RW)	48	1976	Toronto, ON, CAN	188	90	R
	#44	Rob Niedermayer (RW/C)"A"	50	1974	Cassiar, BC, CAN	188	91	L
	#17	Jason Podollan (RW)	48	1976	Vernon, BC, CAN	188	93	R
	#26	Ray Sheppard (RW)	58	1966	Petawawa, ON, CAN	185	88	R
	#20	Brian Skrudland (C)"C"	61	1963	Peace River, AB, CAN	183	91	L
	#19	Brad Smyth (RW)	51	1973	Ottawa, ON, CAN	183	90	R
	#28	Martin Straka (C)	52	1972	Plzen, CZE	176	79	L
	#17	Steve Washburn (C)	49	1975	Ottawa, ON, CAN	186	86	L
	#23	Chris Wells (C)	49	1975	Calgary, AB, CAN	195	100	L

Position: G: 3, D: 7, F: 19Av Age: 25.93 yearsAv Ht: 185.28 cmAv Wt: 89.52 kgCompare with other teams »

1996-1997 Florida Panthers Staff

Head CoachDoug MacLean
Asst. CoachLindy Ruff
Asst. CoachDuane Sutter
Goaltending CoachBilly Smith
General ManagerBryan Murray
Asst. General ManagerChuck Fletcher
Amateur ScoutPaul Henry
Amateur ScoutWayne Meier
Amateur ScoutTim Murray
Asst. Equipment ManagerTim LeRoy
Athletic TrainerMike Spilman
BroadcasterJeff Rimer
Conditioning CoachDavid Smith
European ScoutMatti Väisänen
Franchise OwnerWayne Huizenga
Head Equipment ManagerMark Brennan

1996-1997 Florida Panthers Captains

"C"

Brian Skrudland

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Florida Panthers Facts

Plays in: National Hockey League
Team Colors: Red + Blue + Gold + White
Town: Sunrise, FL, USA Map
Founded: 1993

1996-1997 Florida Panthers Roster Facts

Nationalities

25 players
4 players
2 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

Florida Panthers: 4 619 GP
NHL: 11 183 GP
WC: 161 GP
OG: 30 GP
SHL: 500 GP
Czechia: 37 GP
AHL: 2 266 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Charlotte Checkers (AHL)
Savannah Ghost Pirates (ECHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Amerant Bank Arena
Location: Sunrise, FL, USA
Capacity: 19 250
Construction Year: 1998

Florida Panthers Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
11/01/2025 18:00 UTC	Florida Panthers	Boston Bruins	-	NHL
09/01/2025 03:00 UTC	Utah Hockey Club	Florida Panthers	-	NHL
07/01/2025 02:00 UTC	Colorado Avalanche	Florida Panthers	3 - 1	NHL
04/01/2025 24:00 UTC	Florida Panthers	Pittsburgh Penguins	3 - 2 (SO)	NHL
03/01/2025 24:00 UTC	Florida Panthers	Carolina Hurricanes	1 - 3	NHL

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Gerry Mayhew (F)

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Carter Verhaeghe (F)

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Steven Lorentz (F)

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19/09/2024

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Kyle Okposo (F)

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29/08/2024

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Nick Cousins (F)

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Florida Panthers History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	NHL	41	19	15	-	5	2	136	127	50	1.22	5	-
2023-2024	NHL	82	42	24	-	10	6	268	200	110	1.34	3	Champion
2022-2023	NHL	82	36	32	-	6	8	290	273	92	1.12	8	Final loss
2021-2022	NHL	82	42	18	-	16	6	340	246	122	1.49	1	Conference SF loss
2020-2021	NHL	56	37	14	-	-	5	189	153	79	1.41	4	Conference QF loss
2019-2020	NHL	69	35	26	-	-	8	231	228	78	1.13	15	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2018-2019	NHL	82	36	35	-	-	14	267	280	86	1.05	19	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	NHL	82	44	30	-	-	8	248	246	96	1.17	16	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	NHL	82	35	36	-	-	11	210	237	81	0.99	23	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	NHL	82	47	26	-	-	9	239	203	103	1.26	7	Conference QF loss
2014-2015	NHL	82	38	29	-	-	15	206	223	91	1.11	20	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	NHL	82	29	45	-	-	8	196	268	66	0.8	29	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	NHL	48	15	27	-	-	6	112	171	36	0.75	30	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	NHL	82	38	26	-	-	18	203	227	94	1.15	14	Conference QF loss
2010-2011	NHL	82	30	40	-	-	12	195	229	72	0.88	28	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	NHL	82	32	37	-	-	13	208	244	77	0.94	28	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	NHL	82	41	30	-	-	11	234	231	93	1.13	14	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	NHL	82	38	35	-	-	9	216	226	85	1.04	22	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	NHL	82	35	31	-	-	16	247	257	86	1.05	21	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	NHL	82	37	34	-	-	11	240	257	85	1.04	21	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	NHL	82	28	35	15	-	4	188	221	75	0.91	24	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	NHL	82	24	36	13	-	9	176	237	70	0.85	27	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	NHL	82	22	44	10	-	6	180	250	60	0.73	28	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	NHL	82	22	38	13	-	9	200	246	66	0.8	27	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	NHL	82	43	27	6	-	6	244	209	98	1.2	8	Conference QF loss
1998-1999	NHL	82	30	34	18	-	-	210	228	78	0.95	17	Did not make playoffs
1997-1998	NHL	82	24	43	15	-	-	203	256	63	0.77	25	Did not make playoffs
1996-1997	NHL	82	35	28	19	-	-	221	201	89	1.09	7	Conference QF loss
1995-1996	NHL	82	41	31	10	-	-	254	234	92	1.12	7	Final loss
1994-1995	NHL	48	20	22	6	-	-	115	127	46	0.96	15	Did not make playoffs

Florida Panthers Retired Numbers

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Roberto Luongo (G)

Florida Panthers Stars And Cult Players

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Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2024
2	#58	Linus Eriksson (F)	23/03/2006	Stockholm, SWE	184 cm	86 kg
3	#97	Matvei Shuravin (D)	22/03/2006	Moskva, RUS	189 cm	78 kg
4	#129	Simon Zether (F)	18/10/2005	Helsingborg, SWE	190 cm	85 kg
6	#169	Stepan Gorbunov (F)	11/08/2006	Chelyabinsk, RUS	196 cm	89 kg
6	#193	Hunter St. Martin (F)	13/06/2005	Edmonton, AB, CAN	187 cm	84 kg
7	#201	Denis Gabdrakhmanov (G)	22/06/2005	Nizhny Tagil, RUS	196 cm	88 kg
2023
2	#63	Gracyn Sawchyn (F)	19/01/2005	Grande Prairie, AB, CAN	182 cm	70 kg
4	#127	Albert Wikman (D)	10/03/2005	Karlstad, SWE	185 cm	90 kg
5	#159	Olof Glifford (G)	05/03/2005	Huskvarna, SWE	195 cm	90 kg
6	#191	Luke Coughlin (D)	11/04/2005	Charlottetown, PE, CAN	178 cm	83 kg
7	#198	Stepan Zvyagin (F)	16/04/2004	Moskva, RUS	182 cm	73 kg
2022
3	#93	Marek Alscher (D)	07/04/2004	Kladno, CZE	190 cm	93 kg
4	#125	Ludvig Jansson (D)	27/12/2003	Stockholm, SWE	183 cm	82 kg
5	#157	Sandis Vilmanis (F)	23/01/2004	Riga, LAT	188 cm	87 kg
6	#186	Josh Davies (F)	24/03/2004	Calgary, AB, CAN	178 cm	91 kg
6	#189	Tyler Muszelik (G)	01/07/2004	Long Valley, NJ, USA	191 cm	88 kg
7	#214	Liam Arnsby (F)	20/11/2003	Ajax, ON, CAN	178 cm	82 kg
7	#221	Jack Devine (F)	02/10/2003	Glencoe, IL, USA	183 cm	82 kg

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Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

AHL affiliation history:
- Carolina Monarchs (1995-1997)
- Beast of New Haven (1997-1999)
- Kentucky Thoroughblades (1998-1999)
- Louisville Panthers (1999-2001)
- San Antonio Rampage (2002-2005)
- Rochester Americans (2005-2011)
- San Antonio Rampage (2011-2015)
- Portland Pirates (2015-2016)
- Springfield Thunderbirds (2016-2020)
- Syracuse Crunch** (2020-2021)
- Charlotte Checkers (2020-Present) **Charlotte suspended operations in 2020-21 due to COVID-19.

IHL affiliation history:
- Cincinnati Cyclones (1993-1995)

ECHL affiliation history:
- Birmingham Bulls (1993-1995)
- Tallahassee Tiger Sharks (1995-1998)
- Miami Matadors (1998-1999)
- Florida Everblades (2001-2002, 2005-2007 and 2008-2010)
- Augusta Lynx (2003-2004)
- Texas Wildcatters (2004-2005)
- Cincinnati Cyclones (2010-2011)

UHL affiliation history:
- Detroit Falcons (1995-1996)
- Port Huron Border Cats (1996-2001)

2024 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Carter Verhaeghe - Aleksander Barkov - Sam Reinhart
Matthew Tkachuk - Sam Bennett - Evan Rodrigues
Eetu Luostarinen - Anton Lundell - Vladimir Tarasenko
Ryan Lomberg - Kevin Stenlund - Kyle Okposo

Gustav Forsling - Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola - Brandon Montour
Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Dmitri Kulikov

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