Florida Panthers
| Florida Panthers | |
|---|---|
| 2024–25 Florida Panthers season | |
| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | Atlantic |
| Founded | 1993 |
| History | Florida Panthers 1993–present |
| Home arena | Amerant Bank Arena |
| City | Sunrise, Florida |
| Team colors | Red, blue, flat gold, white |
| Media | Scripps Sports (WSFL-TV) WQAM Sports Radio (560 AM) |
| Owner(s) | Sunrise Sports & Entertainment (Vincent Viola, chairman) |
| General manager | Bill Zito |
| Head coach | Paul Maurice |
| Captain | Aleksander Barkov |
| Minor league affiliates | Charlotte Checkers (AHL) Savannah Ghost Pirates (ECHL) |
| Stanley Cups | 1 (2023–24) |
| Conference championships | 4 (1995–96, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25) |
| Presidents' Trophies | 1 (2021–22) |
| Division championships | 4 (2011–12, 2015–16, 2021–22, 2023–24) |
| Official website | nhl |
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Panthers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team initially played its home games at Miami Arena before moving to what is now known as the Amerant Bank Arena in 1998. Located in Sunrise, Florida, the franchise is the southernmost team in the NHL. The Panthers are one of two NHL franchises based in Florida and they have a rivalry with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The team's local broadcasting rights were held by Bally Sports Florida (formerly SportsChannel and Fox Sports Florida) from 1996 to 2024 when they made a new broadcast deal with Scripps Sports. The Panthers are primarily affiliated with two minor league teams: the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Savannah Ghost Pirates of the ECHL.
The Panthers began playing in the 1993–94 season, when they set the record for the most points by an expansion team in its inaugural season, which was later surpassed by the Vegas Golden Knights in 2017–18. In 1996, the team made their first appearance in the Stanley Cup playoffs, reaching the 1996 Stanley Cup Finals before falling to the Colorado Avalanche. Between 1996 and 2020, the Panthers only qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs five times, not winning a playoff series in that span.
Since the 2020–21 season, the Panthers have found postseason success. They won their first playoff series in two decades in 2022, and have appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals for three straight seasons from 2023 to 2025, winning their first Stanley Cup in franchise history in 2024 by defeating the Edmonton Oilers in seven games.