The Florida Panthers are an American professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team joined the NHL in 1993 as an expansion team, and won their first Eastern Conference championship in 1996. The Panthers have played their home games at the Amerant Bank Arena since 1998. The Panthers are owned by Sunrise Sports and Entertainment, and Bill Zito is their general manager.
There have been 16 head coaches for the Panthers franchise. The team's first head coach was Roger Neilson, who coached for two complete seasons from 1993 to 1995. Jacques Martin is the franchise's all-time leader for the most regular-season game wins (110), the most regular-season points (256), and is tied with Peter DeBoer for the most regular-season games coached (246); Doug MacLean is the franchise's all-time leader for the most playoff games coached (27), and the most playoff-game wins (13). Murray's brother, Terry Murray, has also coached the Panthers, right after his brother Bryan. MacLean is the only coach to have won the Prince of Wales Trophy with the Panthers; they lost the 1996 Stanley Cup Finals to the Colorado Avalanche. Neilson is the only Panthers coach to have been elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame; he was inducted as a builder. Duane Sutter and Kevin Dineen spent their entire NHL head coaching careers with the Panthers. DeBoer was the head coach of the Panthers from 2008 to 2011. The Panther's current head coach is Paul Maurice.
Key
# | Number of coaches |
GC | Games coached |
W | Wins = 2 points |
L | Losses = 0 points |
T | Ties = 1 point |
OT | Overtime/shootout losses = 1 point |
PTS | Points |
Win% | Winning percentage |
† | Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder |
* | Spent entire NHL coaching career with the Panthers |
Coaches
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2023–24 season.
# | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Achievements | Reference | ||||||||
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GC | W | L | T/OT | PTS | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | |||||
1 | Roger Neilson† | 1993–1995 | 132 | 53 | 56 | 23 | 129 | .489 | — | — | — | — | ||
2 | Doug MacLean | 1995–1997 | 187 | 83 | 71 | 33 | 199 | .532 | 27 | 13 | 14 | .481 |
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3 | Bryan Murray | 1997–1998 | 59 | 17 | 31 | 11 | 45 | .381 | — | — | — | — | ||
4 | Terry Murray | 1998–2000 | 200 | 79 | 79 | 42 | 200 | .500 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 |
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5 | Duane Sutter* | 2000–2001 | 72 | 22 | 35 | 15 | 59 | .410 | — | — | — | — | ||
6 | Mike Keenan | 2001–2003 | 153 | 45 | 73 | 35 | 125 | .408 | — | — | — | — | ||
7 | Rick Dudley | 2003–2004 | 40 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 38 | .475 | — | — | — | — | ||
8 | John Torchetti | 2004 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 25 | .463 | — | — | — | — | ||
9 | Jacques Martin | 2005–2008 | 246 | 110 | 100 | 36 | 256 | .520 | — | — | — | — | ||
10 | Peter DeBoer | 2008–2011 | 246 | 103 | 107 | 36 | 242 | .492 | — | — | — | — | ||
11 | Kevin Dineen* | 2011–2013 | 146 | 56 | 62 | 28 | 140 | .479 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 |
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12 | Peter Horachek | 2013–2014 | 66 | 26 | 36 | 4 | 56 | .424 | — | — | — | — | ||
13 | Gerard Gallant | 2014–2016 | 164 | 85 | 55 | 24 | 194 | .591 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 |
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14 | Tom Rowe* | 2016–2017 | 61 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 58 | .475 | — | — | — | — | ||
15 | Bob Boughner | 2017–2019 | 164 | 80 | 62 | 22 | 182 | .555 | — | — | — | — | ||
16 | Joel Quenneville | 2019–2021 | 132 | 79 | 40 | 13 | 171 | .648 | 14 | 4 | 10 | .286 |
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17 | Andrew Brunette | 2021–2022 | 75 | 51 | 18 | 6 | 108 | .720 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 |
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18 | Paul Maurice | 2022–present | 164 | 94 | 56 | 14 | 202 | .616 | 45 | 29 | 16 | .644 |
Notes
- A running total of the number of coaches of the Panthers. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
- Before the 2005–06 season, the NHL instituted a penalty shootout for regular season games that remained tied after a five-minute overtime period, which prevented ties.
- In hockey, the winning percentage is calculated by dividing points by maximum possible points.
- Each year is linked to an article about that particular NHL season.
- Includes the Qualifying Round of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.
References
General
- "Florida Panthers Coach Register". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
Specific
- "History of the BB&T Center". BB&T Center. Archived from the original on 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
- ^ "Jacques Martin Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- "Florida Panthers - Front Office". NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2009-03-07. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ^ "Roger Neilson Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ^ "Peter DeBeor Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- "Blackhawks eye Terry Murray". CBC. 2001-04-18. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- Warren, Ken (September 24, 2008). "Murray not sick over this trip". The Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- "Prince of Wales Trophy". NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2006-04-23. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- "Stanley Cup Champions and Finalists". NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- "Florida Panthers Coach Register". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- "Doug MacLean Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- "Bryan Murray Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- "Terry Murray Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- "Duane Sutter Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- "Mike Keenan Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- "Rick Dudley Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- "John Torchetti Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- "Kevin Dineen Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
- "Peter Horachek Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- "Panthers relieve interim coach Horachek of duties". Archived from the original on 2014-09-06. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- "Gerard Gallant Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
- "Tom Rowe Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- "Bob Boughner Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- "Joel Quenneville Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- "Andrew Brunette Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- "Paul Maurice Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- "Official Rules" (PDF). NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
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