Five seasons in South Florida had brought the Panthers early success and a growing fanbase. The organization celebrated the anniversary on their first season with commemorative hockey pucks.

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 ...

Over 10,000 Panthers fans visited the Broward County Convention Center to enjoy Hockeyfest 1997. The event featured broomball rinks, souvenir booths, a museum of hockey memorabilia and meet & greets w ...

The Panthers commemorated 5 years as a franchise with a “V” patch on their uniforms, like this one, worn by Jody Hull for the 1997-1998 season.

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.

Goalie skates are a little different from standard ice hockey skates. Note that the surface of the skate is reinforced with a “cowling” — that’s the white, plastic-like covering — to prevent damage fr ...

Originally, the blocker glove’s main purpose was to hold the goaltender’s stick. Over time, the front of the blocker became a tool unto itself as it developed into a wide rectangle goalies could use t ...

Scott Mellanby joined the franchise’s 100-goal club with a score in a 3-3 tie with the Toronto Maple Leafs. One of the team’s first snipers, Mellanby ultimately scored 157 goals for the franchise. ...

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 ...

As part of the NHL Freeze Play program, local kids laced up skates and learned to play ice hockey in a three-week instructional clinic. Several cities with NHL teams hosted the program in the 1990s.