Top 50 Florida Panthers
South Beach may have taken over the Basketball world for a spell, but there was a brief time in 1996 when an upstart expansion team made the Stanley Cup Finals and almost shocked the world of hockey by winning the entire thing.The Florida Panthers did not win the Cup, but hockey historians still remember their achievements in such a short time, and this should be celebrated.
After that brief run near the top, the Panthers faltered. By the late 2010s, they were building a powerful team, and in 2024, they returned to the Stanley Cup Finals. This time, the result was different, as they defeated the Edmonton Oilers. The season after was a repeat, with Florida again besting the Oilers, and winning their second straight Cup.
Note: Hockey lists are based on an amalgamation of tenure, traditional statistics, advanced statistics, playoff statistics, and postseason accolades.
This list is up to the end of the 2024-25 Season.
A member of the Florida Panthers for the majority of his career, Nathan Horton would have three seasons with Florida, where he would have 50 Points plus, two of which would have 62 Points. This run would also see Horton eclipse the 20 Goal mark four times as a Panther.
The career of Tomas Vokoun as a Florida Panther is not as celebrated nearly as much as it should be. Perhaps it was because he led the NHL in Losses twice as a Panther, and that he is known for the blooper clip of being injured by his own teammate,…
A third round pick in 2011, American Center, Vincent Trocheck made his NHL debut two years later with the Florida Panthers. Two years later, Trocheck scored 53 points and repeated the performance the following season with 54, earning a trip to the All-Star Game. Trocheck showed that he was a…
While concussions turned Rob Niedermayer into a more defensive forward early in his career, he was still a productive two-way player, especially considering that “early” in his career was all with the Florida Panthers. Niedermayer was a large part of that Stanley Cup run, and he was an instant leader…
Sam Bennett was a trade deadline deal from Calgary in 2021, and it was a great fit for the veteran Center who finished the year with 15 Points in 10 Games. Since then, Bennett has played his best hockey, putting forth four consecutive 40-plus Point years with a physical style…
Drafted late in the Seventh Round in 2013, Defenseman MacKenzie Weeger plied his trade in the minors for three years before he appeared in three Games for the Panthers in 2016-17. Just doing that was an accomplishment considering where Weegar was selected, but he had bigger things in mind. Weegar made…
A trade to the Florida Panthers would eventually place Viktor Kozlov on a line with his countryman, Pavel Bure. Kozlov would enjoy the best success of his career with the Panthers, as he had three seasons scoring over 50 Points, including a 70 Point campaign where he had over 50…
The 10th overall draft pick from the 1995 Draft, Czech-born forward Radek Dvorak was young, but he helped the Florida Panthers reach their first ever Stanley Cup. Dvorak would prove to be a good two-way player and decent on the shorthanded side of the ice, and was productive in both…
A Florida Panther for 199 Games, Defenseman, Bryan McCabe followed up on his run with the Toronto Maple Leafs to become the prime blueliner in Miami. McCabe would have over half a point per game as a Panther, an excellent record for anyone who spent this many games and more…
In the 2017-18 Season, it felt like Evgenii Dadonov came out of nowhere, but the reality was that he had already been a Panther. The Right Wing was a Third Rounder in 2007, and he would play 55 Games for Florida, though mostly he was in the minors. He was traded…
A surefire first ballot Hall of Famer, we thought that when Jaromir Jagr was traded from New Jersey during the 2014-15 season, that this would be where he finished his NHL career. That would not be the case, but the ageless one proved in Florida that he still had a lot of…
Brandon Montour was traded from the Buffalo Sabres to Florida for their playoff run in 2021, and since his arrival, he has ascended to one of their top Defenseman. In Montour’s first full season in Florida, he scored 37 Points, three more than his previous best, but in 2022-23, he…
From Finland, Anton Lundell was selected 12th overall in 2020. A year later, he left the Finnish League for Florida, where he made the team out of training camp. Entering his fifth season with Florida, Lundell has been a good depth Center for the organization, where he has twice scored…
After five-and-a-half years with Toronto and a cup of coffee with San Jose, James Reimer signed with the Florida Panthers in 2016 to share the goaltending duties with Roberto Luongo. Reimer was with the Panthers for three years, though it was during his first two years that he was mostly…
One of the few players who have tabulated over 500 Games as a Florida Panther, Defenseman Paul Laus was known for his rugged and tenacious blueline play. The Beamsville, Ontario native was also known for his toughness and was a large part of Florida’s 1996 Stanley Cup playoff run. All…
A star at Michigan State, David Booth came to the Florida Panthers with fast skates and offense on his mind. Booth is a three-time 20 Goal scorer, including a 31 Goal 2008/09 campaign, which was the best of his career.
Claimed by the Florida Panthers in the Expansion Draft, Bill Lindsay brought some necessary roughness to the upstart NHL Team. Lindsay is one of the few players in franchise history to exceed 500 Games Played and he is best known for scoring the winning goal to secure the organization’s first…
The best portion of Mike Van Ryn’s career was spent with Florida, where he would put out three consecutive seasons of 20 or more Assists. The Defenseman would be with Florida for four seasons and was known for putting together good effort behind the blue line.
Somewhat of a veteran by the time he arrived in Florida, Ray Sheppard would have a 60 Point season in 1996-97. Sheppard brought a veteran presence to Florida, which was showcased on their run to the Stanley Cup Finals where he scored 16 Points in 21 Games for the ’96…
From the University of Minnesota, Nick Bjugstad played the first six-and-a-half seasons with the Florida Panthers, where the Center scored 191 Points for the team The former “Mr. Hockey” (in Minnesota) had a 20 Goal season in 2014-15, and he twice cracked the 40-Point mark with Florida. He was traded to…