The Cats were finally on the clock on day two of the NHL Draft with two second-round picks, a fourth, two sixths, and a seventh. With the 40th overall pick, Florida selected Simas Ignatavicius, who played in Switzerland last season.
With the 48th pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft, the Florida Panthers have selected Ryder Cali from the North Bay Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).
The Florida Panthers have selected center Ryder Cali with the No. 48 overall selection of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. Cali was projected to be selected around 42nd overall on average across all of the main draft rankings, going as high as 32nd and as low as 59th.
The NHL began awarding the Conn Smythe Trophy to the most valuable player of the postseason beginning in the 1965 season. How many of the past winners can you name in six minutes?
The Florida Panthers have selected forward Simas Ignatavicius with the No. 40 overall selection of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. Ignatavicius was projected to be selected around 35th overall on average across all of the main draft rankings, going as high as 27th and as low as 52nd.
There have been successful rookie seasons in NHL history, and there have been superior efforts worth celebrating time and time again. Here's our list of the 25 notable seasons from those with official rookie status, as deemed by the NHL, in reverse chronological order.
The Florida Panthers wait for the 2026 NHL Draft this weekend and the start of free agency on July 1. After watching the Carolina Hurricanes win the Stanley Cup, they look to win their third over the course of the last four seasons.
While this trade is not going to really raise eyebrows from a talent perspective, it is going to get the attention of the rest of the league for what it is going to mean for the Panthers' style of play.
It's entirely possible that another member of the gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic Men's Hockey team could be on the move this summer.
Just days after making a trade for Brady Tkachuk, the Florida Panthers are back at it. They have traded two draft picks to the Philadelphia Flyers for enforcer Garnet Hathaway, according to a team announcement.
According to Elliotte Friedman, the Florida Panthers are acquiring Garnet Hathaway, per a team announcement. Along with Hathaway, the Panthers bring in a sixth-round pick in 2026, going back to Philadelphia are two draft picks: a fifth-round pick in 2026 and a 2027 fourth-round pick.
This year’s free agent market could be rife with impactful, veteran, depth forwards. Top of the list oculd be Florida Panthers winger A.J. Greer who intends to reach the open market this summer per Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic.
The saga surrounding former fourth-overall pick Jesse Puljujarvi may not be done just yet. The Finnish winger is reportedly garnering attention from forward-needy teams around the league after a standout year in Switzerland’s National League per David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period.
The Florida Panthers formally introduced new team member Brady Tkachuk on Tuesday. General manager Bill Zito appeared with Tkachuk at his introductory press conference.
The Florida Panthers are making a play to win their third Stanley Cup championship in four years. Florida is uniting the Tkachuk brothers, with Brady Tkachuk now a Panther.
The Florida Panthers have spent the last several years establishing themselves as one of the NHL’s premier organizations. Built around a core of elite talent, physical play, and championship experience, Florida continues to operate in win-now mode.
The blockbuster trade that unites Brady Tkachuk with his brother in Florida also drove oddsmakers to move the Panthers among the favorites to win the 2026-27 Stanley Cup.
The 2024 and 2025 Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers look poised to take another serious run at the Cup in 2027. With Brady Tkachuk now united with his brother Matthew after a blockbuster trade with Ottawa, the Panthers have a forward unit that is the envy of the entire league.
When the Florida Panthers traded Mackie Samoskevich to the Seattle Kraken for two draft picks early Sunday afternoon, it felt like the precursor to a much bigger move from GM Bill Zito.
The Florida Panthers shook the NHL yesterday. When it was believed that their big move on Sunday, June 21, would be sending Mackie Samoskevich to Seattle for the 25th overall pick in 2026, they took that draft pick, plus their own ninth selection, and a few hours later, packaged more picks to acquire Matthew Tkachuk‘s brother, Brady Tkachuk.
Even though the big news in the NHL on June 21 was the Florida Panthers trading with the Ottawa Senators for Brady Tkachuk, they did make another trade that morning as well.
There are a lot of layers to this trade and what it means for both sides.
The Seattle Kraken added a young right-shot winger Sunday, acquiring Mackie Samoskevich from the Florida Panthers for two draft picks ahead of this week's NHL Draft.
The Florida Panthers have been known to give lucrative deals to big names as their careers wind down. Look no further than Brad Marchand, who signed a 35+ six-year extension that will take him well into his 40s.
The Florida Panthers, in their history, haven’t had a ton of players to go on to make the Hall of Fame. However, in this next Hall of Fame induction for the next class, a handful of former Panthers have a worthy case for enshrinement in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Jason Gregor: A text from an NHL player agent when asked about the Edmonton Oilers coaching position, and Mike Babcock: “The opportunity to play with McDavid or Draisaitl is diminished with the potential to be coached by Babcock.
Jordan Staal put the Carolina Hurricanes’ Stanley Cup Final run into perspective Sunday after beating the Vegas Golden Knights for the ultimate trophy at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
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