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.

Gord Murphy came to the Panthers in the expansion draft and served as a defenseman for the next six seasons. That 1993-1994 season was his best statistically, when he used this stick to tally 43 point ...

Johan Garpenlov certainly hit the ground running when he joined the Panthers in 1994. In his first full season, he recorded 51 points, fourth-best on the team.

Scott Mellanby took an early leadership role for the franchise, attending hockey clinics and meet-and-greets with South Floridians, many of whom had never seen a hockey game in their lives. “This is a ...

Mike Hough joined the Panthers in the expansion draft and was with the team during their legendary 1996 playoffs run. During his four seasons with the Panthers, he likely used this stick to notch some ...

Members of the Orkin Rat Patrol were fully equipped — hard hats and all — to clear the ice of hundreds of plastic rats, which were thrown in celebration by fans whenever the Panthers scored a goal dur ...

Pest control company Orkin became a Panthers sponsor during the 1995-1996 season, rolling out a Rat Patrol crew to clear plastic “pests” thrown onto the ice during games, especially those in the posts ...

Rat Patrol to the rescue! During the 1995-1996 season, and especially during the playoffs, fans enthusiastically tossed plastic rats onto the ice when the Panthers scored goals. The Rat Patrol, sponso ...

The 1995-1996 team featured an unusually strong group of rookies: Doug MacLean (as coach), David Nemirovsky, Rhett Warrener, Ed Jovanovski and Radek Dvorak. Here we see them chronicled in the Panthers ...

The Panthers have been devoted to local kids since the team’s founding. In 1995, the Panthers contributed toward nearby city Hialeah’s Youth Appreciation Day. Between education initiatives, hockey pro ...