2015 NHL Entry Draft: An In-Depth Analysis Of The Florida Panthers 11th Overall Selection Lawson Crouse

Lawson Crouse becomes the latest piece of the Florida Panthers puzzle with the 11th overall selection in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. (Steve Mitchell / USA TODAY Sports)

As an attendee of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft could recall, one could feel chills down their spine Florida Panthers General Manager Dale Tallon took to the podium to announce who they were going to draft with the 11th overall selection. Not since the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs has there been so much excitement in South Florida and the noise level at the BB&T Center was through the roof. When Dale Tallon handed the mic off to Bill Torrey, the cheers started to grow louder and when Lawson Crouse was announced as the latest edition to the Florida Panthers, nothing was stopping the standing room only crowd of Panthers fans to cheer on the hometown team on nailing another potentially successful draft choice.

The point being, Lawson Crouse is now a Florida Panther and Panthers fans should be excited for what’s to come.

Back to the Future: June 26th – 27th of 1993, 1999, 2004, and 2009

Welcome to our next installment of “Back to the Future”, where we look at games of seasons past in Florida Panthers history in anticipation of next season and beyond. We will not be using any DeLoreans and our pieces will not be orchestrated by “Doc” Brown. In this edition, we will be looking at the Panthers history of Drafts that have taken place on June 26th, and drafts that lasted two days from the 26th through the 27th.

2015 NHL Entry Draft Profile: LW Lawson Crouse

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly draft profile series! Each week, we will cover a potential first-round prospect that will most like be on the Florida Panthers radar come June 26th. This week’s draft profile will be featuring LW Lawson Crouse.

2015 NHL Entry Draft Profile: RW Timo Meier

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly draft profile series! Each week, we will cover a potential first-round prospect that will most like be on the Florida Panthers radar come June 26th. This week’s draft profile will be featuring RW Timo Meier.

2015 NHL Entry Draft Profile: RW Denis Guryanov

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly draft profile series! Each week, we will cover a potential first-round prospect that will most like be on the Florida Panthers radar come June 26th. This week’s draft profile will be featuring RW Denis Guryanov.

2015 NHL Entry Draft Profile: C Kyle Connor

Welcome to the first edition of our weekly draft profile series! Each week, we will cover a potential first-round prospect that will most like be on the Florida Panthers radar come June 26th. This week’s draft profile will be featuring USHL standout Kyle Connor.