Welcome to our newest feature here at Rats N’ Pucks, “This Week in Panthers History”, where we will go in depth and see what happened throughout the week Panthers related. These facts can include anything, such as front office changes, playoffs, Panthers birthdays, and many more.
April 26, 2007
Former Panther Joe Nieuwendyk was announced as Special Consultant to the General Manager. He would be responsible for scouting, drafting and signing potential players, and player development.
April 27, 1996
Bill Lindsay scored the game-winning goal in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals with 4:57 left in the third period, leading to the Panthers first ever playoff series win with a 4-3 home win over the Boston Bruins. The Panthers won the series 4-1.
May 1, 2004
Goalie Roberto Luongo was announced as a finalist for the Vezina Trophy. During the 2003-2004 season, Luongo played 72 games (25 wins, 33 losses, and 14 ties), resulting in 7 shutouts, 172 goals against, 2,475 shots against, .931 save percentage, 2.43 goals against average, and 4,252 minutes played. Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils won the Vezina Trophy that season.
May 1, 2002
LW Kristian Huselius was announced as a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy. He earned 214 votes (13.45% of the votes). During the 2001-2002 season, Huselius scored 23 goals, 22 assists, earning 45 points, -4 plus/minus, and 5.1 point shares (3.7 offensive point shares and 1.4 defensive point shares). Dany Heatley of the Atlanta Thrashers won the Calder Memorial Trophy that season.
Current And Former Panthers’ Birthdays
April 26
Bobby Butler (RW), born April 26, 1987 in Marborough, MA, USA
(Played two games for the Florida Panthers in 2013-2014 and sixty-nine games for the San Antonio Rampage)
April 29
Mathieu Biron (D), born April 29, 1980 in Lac St-Charles, QC, CAN
(Played for the Panthers from 2002-2004)
April 30
Tim Kennedy (LW), born April 30, 1986 in Buffalo, NY, USA
(Played six games for the Florida Panthers and fourteen games for the Rochester Americans in 2010-2011, twenty-seven games for the Panthers and eighteen games for the San Antonio Rampage in 2011-2012)
May 2
Mike Weaver (D), born May 2, 1978 in Brampton, ON, CAN
(Played for the Florida Panthers from 2010-2014)
Works Cited
- Florida Panthers Hockey Club. (2015). Florida Panthers Hockey Club. Retrieved from http://panthers.nhl.com/
- Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum. (2015). The Official site of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Retrieved from http://www.hhof.com/ - Sports Reference LLC. (2015). Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved from http://www.hockey-reference.com/
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