Carter Verhaeghe

Carter Verhaeghe
Verhaeghe with the Florida Panthers in September 2023
Born (1995-08-14) August 14, 1995
Waterdown, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams
Florida Panthers
Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL draft 82nd overall, 2013
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 2014present

Carter Verhaeghe (/vərˈhɡ/ vər-HAY-ghee; born August 14, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the third round, 82nd overall in the 2013 NHL entry draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. He played for the minor league affiliates of the Maple Leafs and New York Islanders, but did not play in the NHL until being traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Verhaeghe won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Lightning in 2020, after which he signed as a free agent with the Panthers. Verhaeghe won a second Stanley Cup with Florida in 2024, becoming the first player to win a Stanley Cup with both teams from the state of Florida. Verhaeghe won his third Stanley Cup and his second with the Panthers in 2025.