Florida Panthers
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| Florida Panthers | |
 | |
| Conference | Eastern |
|---|---|
| Division | Southeast |
| Founded | 1993 |
| History | Florida Panthers 1993-present |
| Home Arena | BankAtlantic Center |
| City | Sunrise, Florida |
| Colors | Red, Navy, Gold and White |
| Media | FSN Florida WAXY (790 AM) |
| Owner(s) |  Alan Cohen Bernie Kosar
|
| General Manager |  Jacques Martin
|
| Head Coach | Jacques Martin
|
| Captain |  Olli Jokinen
|
| Minor League Affiliates | Rochester Americans (AHL) Florida Everblades (ECHL) |
| Stanley Cups | none |
| Conference Championships | 1995-96 |
| Division Championships | none |
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team of the National Hockey League based in Miami, Florida. The club was founded in 1994 and reached the Stanley Cup Final once, in 1996, failing to beat the Colorado Avalanche.
[edit] Current squad
| # | Player | Catches | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 
| Thomas Vokoun | L | 2006 | Carman, Manitoba |
| 35 | 
| Alex Auld | L | 2006 | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| <center>Defensemen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
| 2 | 
| Branislav Mezei | L | 2002 | Nitra, Czechoslovakia |
| 4 |
| Jay Bouwmeester | L | 2002 | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 5 |
| Bryan Allen | L | 2006 | Kingston, Ontario |
| 7 |
| Steve Montador | R | 2005 | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 8 |
| Joel Kwiatkowski | L | 2004 | Kindersley, Saskatchewan |
| 24 | 
| Ruslan Salei - A | L | 2006 | Minsk, U.S.S.R. |
| 26 |
| Mike Van Ryn | R | 2003 | London, Ontario |
| 55 |
| Ric Jackman | R | 2006 | Toronto, Ontario |
| <center>Forwards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Position | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
| 9 |
| Stephen Weiss | C | L | 2001 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 10 |
| Gary Roberts - A | LW | L | 2005 | North York, Ontario |
| 11 |
| Gregory Campbell | LW | L | 2002 | London, Ontario |
| 12 | 
| Olli Jokinen - C | C | L | 2000 | Kuopio, Finland |
| 13 |
| Juraj Kolnik (Injured) | RW | R | 2002 | Nitra, Czechoslovakia |
| 15 |
| Jozef Stumpel | C | R | 2005 | Nitra, Czechoslovakia |
| 16 |
| Nathan Horton | RW | R | 2003 | Welland, Ontario |
| 18 |
| Ville Peltonen | LW | L | 2006 | Vantaa, Finland |
| 23 |
| Martin Gelinas - A | LW | L | 2005 | Shawinigan, Quebec |
| 44 |
| Todd Bertuzzi (IR) | RW | L | 2006 | Sudbury, Ontario |
| 77 |
| Chris Gratton - A | C | L | 2005 | Brantford, Ontario |
| 85 |
| Rostislav Olesz | LW | L | 2004 | Bilovec, Czechoslovakia |
[edit] Team captains
- Brian Skrudland, 1993-97
- Scott Mellanby, 1997-2001
- Pavel Bure & Paul Laus, 2001-02 (co-captains)
- No captain, 2002-03
- Olli Jokinen, 2003- present
