Florida Panthers

The florida panther is a subspecies of puma concolor also known as mountain lion cougar or puma and represents the only known breeding population of puma in the eastern united states.

Florida panthers. Florida panthers general manager bill zito announced today changes to the club s hockey operations staff. Florida panthers are the only breeding group of pumas in the eastern united states. In south florida it lives in pinelands tropical hardwood hammocks and mixed freshwater swamp forests. 2019 season schedule scores stats and highlights.

Located in sunrise florida the panthers are the southernmost team in the nhl. The florida panther is a north american cougar p. Get the latest news and information for the florida panthers. Joining the panthers front office include former nhl general managers rick dudley.

The panthers have named rick dudley and paul fenton senior advisors to the. New florida panthers general manager bill zito has shaken up the team s front office as the team announced a number of moves tuesday afternoon. Males can weigh up to 73 kg 161 lb and live within a range that includes the big cypress national preserve everglades national park the florida panther national wildlife refuge picayune strand state forest rural. A good number of the newcomers to the organization aren t really newcomers to the panthers or the area.

Although not officially announced yet the florida panthers new ahl home will be in charlotte n c. Anthony beauvillier scored twice and the new york islanders beat the florida panthers 5 1 to clinch an nhl best of five preliminary round playoff series in four games on friday. The florida panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the miami metropolitan area they compete in the national hockey league nhl as a member of the atlantic division of the eastern conference the team initially played their home games at miami arena before moving to the bb t center in 1998. The charlotte checkers have apparently although again unofficially lost their 10 year affiliation with the nearby carolina hurricanes after another shuffling within the league during last season.

The most up to date breaking news for the florida panthers including highlights roster schedule scores and archives. In 1967 the department of the interior listed the florida panther as an endangered subspecies.