Three Panthers — John Vanbiesbrouck, Robert Svehla and Esa Tikkanen — represented their respective countries at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Tikkanen’s Finnish team ended up winning the bronze medal that ...

In their first regular-season game at the National Car Rental Center (now Amerant Bank Arena), the Panthers defeated their cross-state rivals, the Tampa Bay Lightning, by a score of 4-1. Viktor Kozlov ...

The first goal scored on what is now the Panthers home ice (now Amerant Bank Arena, then called the National Car Rental Center) was scored by Jassen Cullimore of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Panthers ...

The Panthers opened their new arena in 1998 with an exhibition game against the Boston Bruins. At the time the new arena, now called Amerant Bank Arena, was named the National Car Rental Center.

Bill Lindsay came to the Panthers in the expansion draft and spent seven seasons with the team. During the memorable 1995-1996 season Lindsay earned a career-high 34 points and he went on to play a ke ...

Chris Wells played hard in his four seasons with the Panthers, as shown by this cracked and battered stick.

Dave Lowry came to the Panthers in the expansion draft and made an immediate impact with 37 points that first year. He would spend five seasons with the Panthers, scoring 50 goals, some of them with t ...

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.

Issued during the 1998-1999 season, this commemorative cup from the Bud Light NHL Stein Series features artwork honoring the Florida Panthers. While decreeing that ice hockey is the “Coolest Game On E ...

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.