http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/teams/florida_panthers/104 Recent articles about Florida Panthers en-us Last year it was London Knights goaltender Michael Houser. This year it is talented forward Vincent Trocheck who won the prestigious Red Tilson Trophy, which is given annually to the Ontario Hockey League's Most Valuable Player. The Panthers, who are not known for the NHL Draft prowess, have hit on high quality prospects in each of GM Dale Tallon's three years in Florida. Trocheck is looking... Thu, 09 May 2013 20:14:10 -0400 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=51474 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=51474 Dan Spiegel: Continuing Trends: Panthers Prospect Vincent Trocheck Wins OHL MVP http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/dan_spiegel_continuing_trends_panthers_prospect_vincent_trocheck_wins_ohl_mvp/13586606 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Leading scorer Tomas Fleischmann and goaltender Jacob Markstrom are among six Florida Panthers who will play for their native countries in this years World Hockey Championship. Left wing Fleischmann, who totaled 35 points in 48 games this season, will play for the Czech Republic and Markstrom for Sweden during the May 3-19 event in Stockholm, Sweden, and Helsinki, Finland. Center Nick Bjugstad (USA), defenseman Brian Campbell (Canada), center Marcel Goc (Germany) and right wing Tomas Kopecky (Slovakia) also will play in the tournament. Fleischmann, 28, has represented the Czech Republic on the international level on several occasions, including the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2008 World Championship. Markstrom, 23, was 8-14-1 in 23 games with Florida this season. He went 3-0 with a 1.33 GA to help Sweden earn a Bronze medal at the 2010 World Championship. Kopecky, 31, had a team-high 15 goals and 12 assists this season. He earned a Silver medal with Team Slovakia in last years World Championship and represented Thu, 02 May 2013 14:08:40 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/six_panthers_selected_to_play_in_2013_world_championship/13537202 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/six_panthers_selected_to_play_in_2013_world_championship/13537202 Six Panthers selected to play in 2013 World Championship http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/six_panthers_selected_to_play_in_2013_world_championship/13537202 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/e/0e86bc7879803f7bcc6f16386e6f64c578a22199/mini/Washington_Capitals_v_81e1.jpg Leading scorer Tomas Fleischmann and goaltender Jacob Markstrom are among six Florida Panthers who will play for their native countries in this years World Hockey Championship. Left wing Fleischmann, who totaled 35 points in 48 games this season, will play for the Czech Republic and Markstrom for Sweden during the May 3-19 event in Stockholm, Sweden, and Helsinki, Finland. Center Nick Bjugstad (USA), defenseman Brian Campbell (Canada), center Marcel Goc (Germany) and right wing Tomas Kopecky (Slovakia) also will play in the tournament. Fleischmann, 28, has represented the Czech Republic on the international level on several occasions, including the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2008 World Championship. Markstrom, 23, was 8-14-1 in 23 games with Florida this season. He went 3-0 with a 1.33 GA to help Sweden earn a Bronze medal at the 2010 World Championship. Kopecky, 31, had a team-high 15 goals and 12 assists this season. He earned a Silver medal with Team Slovakia in last years World Championship and represented Thu, 02 May 2013 14:08:40 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/six_panthers_selected_to_play_in_2013_world_championship/13538936 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/six_panthers_selected_to_play_in_2013_world_championship/13538936 Six Panthers selected to play in 2013 World Championship http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/six_panthers_selected_to_play_in_2013_world_championship/13538936 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/e/0e86bc7879803f7bcc6f16386e6f64c578a22199/mini/Washington_Capitals_v_81e1.jpg Follow me @jaeckel Some of you may recall some scuttlebutt I shared back in March about the Florida Panthers having some interest in top Hawk prospect Teuvo Teravainen. I was told about ten days ago, by a very good source with contacts in Florida, that interest persists and that there could yet be a significant deal between the two clubs right before the draft. Basically, the story goes... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:10:41 -0400 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=51250 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=51250 John Jaeckel: The Rumor I Was Waiting To Share http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/john_jaeckel_the_rumor_i_was_waiting_to_share/13519427 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png SUNRISE, Fla. Days before the Florida Panthers opened training camp, Shawn Matthias made a prediction. "It's going to show pretty quickly who did the work while we were off," Matthias said. "If you took any weeks off or thought it was a good time to slack, it is going to show in these 48 games." For the Panthers, in this lockout-shortened season, it showed. One season after Florida found itself atop the Southeast Division with one of its best seasons in franchise history, the team plummeted to last place in the NHL. "You're at the bottom of the pile," Panthers coach Kevin Dineen said. "That's a lot of hockey teams. You're always looking to try to reinforce some positives for your team, but that is the brutal reality of our situation." Statistically, the Panthers struggled in nearly every area. Florida's 109 goals for were tied with Nashville for the fewest in the NHL. The Cats surrendered a league-high 170 goals 11 more than 29th-place Carolina. Al Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:35:30 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/conditioning_injuries_derailed_panthers_season/13514441 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/conditioning_injuries_derailed_panthers_season/13514441 Conditioning, injuries derailed Panthers season http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/conditioning_injuries_derailed_panthers_season/13514441 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/a/faae3f1e47cc5885d91cf43ddf6d71b9dd0e4c33/mini/Florida_Panthers_v_939f.jpg SUNRISE, Fla. Days before the Florida Panthers opened training camp, Shawn Matthias made a prediction. "It's going to show pretty quickly who did the work while we were off," Matthias said. "If you took any weeks off or thought it was a good time to slack, it is going to show in these 48 games." For the Panthers, in this lockout-shortened season, it showed. One season after Florida found itself atop the Southeast Division with one of its best seasons in franchise history, the team plummeted to last place in the NHL. "You're at the bottom of the pile," Panthers coach Kevin Dineen said. "That's a lot of hockey teams. You're always looking to try to reinforce some positives for your team, but that is the brutal reality of our situation." Statistically, the Panthers struggled in nearly every area. Florida's 109 goals for were tied with Nashville for the fewest in the NHL. The Cats surrendered a league-high 170 goals 11 more than 29th-place Carolina. Al Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:35:30 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/conditioning_injuries_derailed_panthers_season/13519928 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/conditioning_injuries_derailed_panthers_season/13519928 Conditioning, injuries derailed Panthers season http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/conditioning_injuries_derailed_panthers_season/13519928 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/3/c3e83efecf1bc1a0fc7e3ae92519e849f7fcb2a5/mini/Florida_Panthers_v_5982.jpg The Florida Panthers enjoyed a memorable night when they opened the 2013 NHL season. They watched the unveiling of their 2012 Southeast Division championship banner at BB&T Center, then recorded a convincing 5-1 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes thanks to goals by prized rookie Jonathan Huberdeau and soon-to-be 40-year-old Alex Kovalev. Unfortunately for the Panthers, their home finale was more representative of their season. With an undermanned lineup, and with Kovalev now retired, the Panthers suffered a 4-0 shutout loss against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The loss assured the Panthers of finishing with the worst record in the NHL even before they closed the season with a 5-3 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning Saturday. ''That stinks, when you're at the bottom of the pile,'' Coach Kevin Dineen said. ''There's a lot of hockey teams and you're always looking to try to reinforce some positives for your team but that is the brutal reality of our situation and i Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:29:58 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/panthers_finish_with_worst_record_in_nhl/13513055 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/panthers_finish_with_worst_record_in_nhl/13513055 Panthers finish with worst record in NHL http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/panthers_finish_with_worst_record_in_nhl/13513055 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The NHL holds its draft lottery Monday night, and the Florida Panthers have the best odds of winning. The draw will determine the order of selection for the first 14 picks of the league's amateur draft June 30. All 14 NHL teams that missed the playoffs have a shot at the No. 1 selection. Florida finished with the fewest points in the NHL this season. It has a 25 percent chance of winning the draw, followed by Colorado at 19 percent and Tampa Bay at 14 percent. In previous years, the lottery-winning team could move up no more than four slots in the draft order. This year, the winning draw will draft first overall. The remaining 13 teams are slotted in reverse order of their regular-season point totals. Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:36:40 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/panthers_test_luck_in_mondays_nhl_draft_lottery/13505753 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/panthers_test_luck_in_mondays_nhl_draft_lottery/13505753 Panthers test luck in Monday's NHL draft lottery http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/panthers_test_luck_in_mondays_nhl_draft_lottery/13505753 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Power forward Nick Bjugstad’s transition to the NHL hasn’t gone smoothly.In his first 10 games for the Florida Panthers, the 6-foot-6 Bjugstad scored no points and earned a minus-9 rating. He was the 19th overall pick in the 2010 NHL Draft. The Panthers signed Bjugstad after his third season at the University of Minnesota, where he scored 46 goals the in 80 games the past two seasons. The team opted to keep him in the NHL through the end of the regular season rather than dispatch him to the AHL for seasoning.“It's nice to get my feet wet for these games,” Bjugstad told the South Florida Sun Sentinel. “I didn't want to go into the training camp not knowing what to expect at this level, that's why this is a big deal.”By letting Bjugstad burn the first year of his entry contract this spring, the Panthers are allowing him to reach restricted free agency a year earlier. He said that wasn’t a condition of his signing.“I was just waiting it out,” Bjugstad said. “I didn't do... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:02:43 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/nick_bjugstad_starts_slowly_for_florida_panthers/13492471 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/nick_bjugstad_starts_slowly_for_florida_panthers/13492471 Nick Bjugstad starts slowly for Florida Panthers http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/nick_bjugstad_starts_slowly_for_florida_panthers/13492471 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/d/7deefd9bc249b62309547d9d3b4befd08ff00a8d/mini/2010-nhl-draft-portraits.jpg SUNRISE, Fla. When you are 9 years old and want the face of the Florida Panthers to sign your jersey, who do you turn to? The face on the television screen. That's exactly what one of the children in Steve Goldstein's neighborhood did. The Panthers broadcaster recently discovered a small package on his doorstep. Inside the plastic bag was a full-page letter with kind words for star rookie Jonathan Huberdeau and the kid's personalized No. 11 jersey for the winger to sign. The rookie, who got a laugh out of his the kid signing his letter "the real number 11," happily obliged. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:39:05 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/jonathan_huberdeau_delivers_on_doorstep_request/13482166 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/jonathan_huberdeau_delivers_on_doorstep_request/13482166 Jonathan Huberdeau delivers on 'doorstep' request http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/jonathan_huberdeau_delivers_on_doorstep_request/13482166 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Via Florida Panthers press release SUNRISE, Fla. Sunrise Sports & Entertainment today announced that the Florida Panthers will honor the ACC Champion Miami Hurricanes mens basketball team on Thursday with Head Coach Jim Larranaga dropping the ceremonial puck at the Panthers-Maple Leafs game at 7:30 p.m. at the BB&T Center. Larranaga will be joined by Athletic Director Blake James and select players, coaches and staff as the Panthers organization pays tribute to the Hurricanes incredible conference championship season, and Coach Larranagas National Coach of the Year recognition. The entire Florida Panthers organization is honored to recognize coach Larranaga and the University of Miami mens basketball team for an incredible season, said Panthers President Michael R. Yormark. Many Panthers fans are also Canes fans and as a member of the South Florida sports family, we believe strongly in supporting our fellow local teams. "We want to thank our good friends at the Panthers for the privilege of drop Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:46:58 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/panthers_to_honor_larranaga_hurricanes/13472704 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/panthers_to_honor_larranaga_hurricanes/13472704 Panthers to honor Larranaga, Hurricanes http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/panthers_to_honor_larranaga_hurricanes/13472704 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Standing at 6' 5", 229lbs, George Parros is an intimidating figure on the ice. Apparently, intimidating to everyone accept the 5' 7" Mats Zuccarello, who stared down the Panthers enforcer after a goal mouth scrum in the second period... ...i got so pumped when I saw Zucc get right up in Parros' face. Fearless out there. ...not sure what Paul Maurice did to Zuccarello in the KHL, but he is a completely different player since returning to the Rangers this season. Physical, confident and balls as big as the building as Torts likes to say. ...and now that he's finally chipping in some goals, I'm all for the Rangers re-signing Zuccarello this summer. H/T to reader Chris C. for the pic. Remember to follow me on Twitter & Facebook or e-mail me at nyrfan94@yahoo.com. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:00:45 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/zuccarello_stares_down_parros/13437052 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/zuccarello_stares_down_parros/13437052 Zuccarello Stares Down Parros http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/zuccarello_stares_down_parros/13437052 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/8/e89dfd6ff17a0fd1069d045c675eaf4fe7c34309/mini/New_Jersey_Devils_c0c0.jpg Florida Panthers goalie Jacob Markstrom is one of the best goalie prospects in the NHL, but on Wednesday night he struggled mightily.  Markstrom was pulled after allowing 3 goals on 12 shots and didn’t take it too well. The Florida Panthers have been brutal this year and are in contention for the worst record in the NHL.  You have to admire Markstrom’s passion because with the team eliminated from Playoff contention, he could have simply just not cared. [Shnarped] Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:32:45 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/jacob_markstrom_goes_ballistic_on_bench_after_being_pulled/13422070 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/jacob_markstrom_goes_ballistic_on_bench_after_being_pulled/13422070 Jacob Markstrom goes ballistic on bench after being pulled http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/jacob_markstrom_goes_ballistic_on_bench_after_being_pulled/13422070 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The youth movement for the Florida Panthers continued Wednesday the NHL's trade deadline as general manager Dale Tallon announced a handful of moves based on young talent. In the Panthers' lone trade at the deadline, they sent 34-year-old center Jerred Smithson to the Oilers in exchange for a fourth-round pick in June's draft. Smithson had six points in 51 games this season for Florida. The team also announced the signed of two draft picks to entry-level contracts. Florida agreed to terms with 19-year-old defenseman Jonathan Racine (the team's third-round pick in 2011) and 20-year-old center Nick Bjugstad (the team's first-round pick in 2010). Racine had 21 points in 61 games for Moncton of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in 2012-13. We are pleased to have signed Jonathan to an entry level deal. He is a hardworking and physical player who is ready to make the transition from juniors to the professional level, Tallon said in a release. We look forward to his continued growth an Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:27:04 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/panthers_send_smithson_to_oilers_for_pick/13307959 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/panthers_send_smithson_to_oilers_for_pick/13307959 Panthers send Smithson to Oilers for pick http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/panthers_send_smithson_to_oilers_for_pick/13307959 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/5/f52b8fefae94c506d5ed9fd1849ed6b02579bed0/mini/Nashville_Predators_vs_a751.jpg MINNEAPOLIS One day after losing its top defenseman to the NHL, the Gophers lost their top goal scorer. Junior Nick Bjugstad signed an entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers on Wednesday, becoming the second University of Minnesota player to leave school early in as many days. Defenseman Nate Schmidt signed with the Washington Capitals on Tuesday. Bjugstad, a junior from Blaine, led the Gophers with 21 goals this season. He also had 15 assists and was third on the team in scoring with 36 points. As a sophomore, Bjugstad was named to the All-WCHA First Team after scoring 25 goals for Minnesota. He was a first-round pick (19th overall) by Florida in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. There is still a chance Gophers forwards Erik Haula and Zach Budish could join Bjugstad and Schmidt and leave early. Haula was a draft pick of the Minnesota While, while Budish was drafted by the Nashville Predators. Budish reportedly signed a deal Wednesday with the Predators, but it has not yet been made official. Follow Tyl Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:47:44 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/gophers_bjugstad_signs_with_florida_panthers/13306282 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/gophers_bjugstad_signs_with_florida_panthers/13306282 Gophers' Bjugstad signs with Florida Panthers http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/gophers_bjugstad_signs_with_florida_panthers/13306282 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/d/7deefd9bc249b62309547d9d3b4befd08ff00a8d/mini/2010-nhl-draft-portraits.jpg SUNRISE, Fla. Florida Panthers defenseman Ed Jovanovski will miss the remainder of the season with a hip injury, the team announced Thursday. Jovanovski will undergo surgery April 5. The injury is not career-threatening, a Panthers spokesman said. 'He had discussions with team doctors, trainers and all of us together," Panthers GM Dale Tallon said. "It's obviously Jovo's decision. He's the one who has to make the final call on that. He knows his body better than we do. I have confidence he will do whatever it takes to get back and play." Named Panthers captain prior to the start of this season, Jovanovski was limited to just six games this season. He finished with one assist, a minus-4 rating and averaged 15:39 of ice time per game. Jovanovski missed a stretch of 21 games due to what many believed was a knee injury suffered Jan. 31 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. On March 9 he revealed it was a different lower-body injury which had kept him out of the lineup. The 36-year-o Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:31:14 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/ed_jovanovski_out_for_remainder_of_season/13265143 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/ed_jovanovski_out_for_remainder_of_season/13265143 Ed Jovanovski out for remainder of season http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/ed_jovanovski_out_for_remainder_of_season/13265143 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png SUNRISE, Fla. Florida Panthers defenseman Ed Jovanovski will miss the remainder of the season with a hip injury, the team announced Thursday. Jovanovski will undergo surgery April 5. The injury is not career threatening, a Panthers spokesman said. Named Panthers captain prior to the start of this season, Jovanovski was limited to just six games this season. He finished with one assist, a minus-4 rating and averaged 15:39 of ice time per game. Jovanovski missed a stretch of 21 games due to what many believed was a knee injury suffered Jan. 31 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. On March 9 he revealed it was a different lower-body injury which had kept him out of the Cats lineup. The 36-year-old defenseman returned on March 16 in Florida's 4-3 loss to the New York Islanders. He played a little more than 14 minutes over the first two periods, but did not skate in the third. Jovanovski joins a lengthy list of Panthers who have suffered season-ending injuries. Florida previously lost top-line forwards Stephen Wei Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:31:14 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/ed_jovanovski_out_for_remainder_of_season/13260172 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/ed_jovanovski_out_for_remainder_of_season/13260172 Ed Jovanovski out for remainder of season http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/ed_jovanovski_out_for_remainder_of_season/13260172 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Andre Deveaux of the San Antonio Rampage took a high stick to the face at 5:27 of the second period in Tuesday night’s game against the Texas Stars.  Unfortunately for him, things only got worse when he was down on the ice.  His teammate Nolan Yonkman fell on top of him and stepped on his face, opening a massive gash. Brandon Worley of SB Nation described the scene: Deveaux lay on the ice, bleeding profusely from a gash on his head and left a long trail of blood across the ice as he was immediately taken to the locker room to be attended by arena medical staff. Initial replays of the incident appeared to show that Petersen had caught Deveaux with a high stick — but a closer look revealed a much different reason for the injury. No penalty was called on the play, although the San Antonio announcers refused to initially accept that Deveaux had been cut by a skate blade and called for a four-minute minor on Petersen. The cut was definitely from the skate, as Deveaux was sent to the hosp... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:10:34 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/andre_deveaux_has_his_face_stepped_on_by_teammates_skate_in_ahl_game/13190833 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/andre_deveaux_has_his_face_stepped_on_by_teammates_skate_in_ahl_game/13190833 AHL player has face stepped on by teammate http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/andre_deveaux_has_his_face_stepped_on_by_teammates_skate_in_ahl_game/13190833 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/0/1088abb61a99415d5ceef62e0c8271ea480daed6/mini/ahl.jpg CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. Injuries continue to take their toll on the Florida Panthers. Two days after Ed Jovanovski returned from a 21-game absence, coach Kevin Dineen announced Monday the Panthers captain is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. Jovanovski will remain in Florida during the team's eight-day, five-game road trip. Dineen indicated he will offer more clarity on the situation "after we give him a chance to get healthy, which is eight days, but it will be a longer stretch than that." Jovanovski skated in Florida's 4-3 loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday. He played just under 11 minutes during the first two periods, but was not on the bench for the third. Not until March 9 did Jovanovski reveal to the media the injury plaguing him was an ailment he entered the season with. The 36-year-old disputed previous reports suggesting it was a knee injury suffered during Florida's Jan. 31 contest against the Tampa Bay Lightning. "He's had a recurring lower-body in Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:16:05 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/panthers_will_wait_as_jovanovski_gets_healthy/13174138 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/panthers_will_wait_as_jovanovski_gets_healthy/13174138 Panthers will wait as Jovanovski gets healthy http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/panthers_will_wait_as_jovanovski_gets_healthy/13174138 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png