On Tuesday night, the Florida Panthers battled the Dallas Stars in what was the Panthers preseason home opener. Fans in attendance at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida, were treated with observing players of the present and the “future” for both teams. Along with the skill on the ice, home fans were ecstatic about the outcome which saw Jonathan Huberdeau score two goals and the Panthers defeat the Stars by a score of 3-2.
On Saturday morning, the Panthers held their second and final day of Training Camp at the Panthers Ice Den. All three groups got a workout session, but Group C and Group A (the winner of yesterday’s scrimmage) took the ice on the stadium rink for this intrasquad game. Here is the full roster.
Continue reading Training Camp 2015: Florida Panthers Conclude Day 2 With Exciting Scrimmage
On Friday morning, the Florida Panthers officially took the ice for the first time to start their training camp. The team was in Sunrise on Thursday for physicals, but Friday marked the beginning of the two day workouts prior to their first preseason game Sunday.
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On Friday, some of the Florida Panthers rookies and invitees took the ice in Coral Springs in preparation for the rookie tournament the Panthers will be taking part in over the weekend. The tournament, consisting of rookies from the Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals, and Nashville Predators, will take place at Germain Arena in Estero.
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As the early years of my Panthers fandom, and hockey in general, peaked throughout the 2000’s, one name that always brought a smile to my face was David Booth. Watching him streak across the ice, it would become a tradition to chant, “Boooooth!”, every time that he held the puck.
One of the Panthers strongest players of the last decade, Booth was traded to Vancouver with tears flowing down his face only six games into the 2011-12 season. The move was not personal, as Panthers General Manager Dale Tallon needed to make a strong move in order to instill a better work ethic amongst his team, as well as to make it clear that more moves would be made if the team would not improve.
After four seasons with the Vancouver Canucks and a brief stint with the Toronto Maple Leafs, David Booth has finally returned to a place where he had his most success in the NHL.
The Prodigal Son has returned.
On Wednesday morning, the Florida Panthers announced that they have inked 2015 first-round pick F Lawson Crouse to an ELC. In addition, the club announced that they have re-signed D Alex Petrovic, F Quinton Howden, and F John McFarland to new contracts. For more information, read on and view quotes from Dale Tallon as well as information on each of the Panthers new (and returning) prospects.
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.
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.
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