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When Alex Kovalev made his NHL debut, his current team, the Florida Panthers, and star rookie Jonathan Huberdeau didn't even exist. But at 39, Kovalev is helping to bridge the gap from the veterans to Huberdeau, 19.
Not long after the Florida Panthers paid tribute to their past, Jonathan Huberdeau offered a glimpse of their future.
There's one last order of business to complete before the Florida Panthers can finally get this season started. It comes Saturday night, not long before the puck drops against the Carolina Hurricanes, and it's a moment 12 years in the making.
The Florida Panthers secured part of their defense Thursday when they signed defenseman Dmity Kulikov to a two-year contract worth $5 million.
Florida Panthers defenseman Ed Jovanoski became only the seventh player in team history to be designated the team captain. Head coach Kevin Dineen made the announcement Friday, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
The Florida Panthers have decided to try to boost the roster by signing Alexi Kovalev to a one-year contract after the 39-year-old spent last season out of the National Hockey League.
The Florida Panthers have only been in training camp since Monday, but with no preseason games; the team will hold a scrimmage Wednesday night to prepare for Saturday's opening game against the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Florida Panthers will lift a division championship banner to the rafters soon, but if they are to hang another one and make it deeper into the playoffs it all may rest on the shoulders of a former top draft pick.
Hockey is back, and it took nearly four months and one long night to get the game back on the ice.
It says something about your organization when Congress is able to come to an agreement quicker than you. But, such is the state of the National Hockey League and its owner-imposed lockout of the players.
Florida Panthers fans received a lump of coal in their stocking from the National Hockey League this year thanks to the seemingly never-ending lockout. Monday marked the 100th day of the current lockout and negotiations aren't supposed to resume until later this week.
Any hopes from hockey fans for an NHL season look like they're about to be put on ice for at least another year.
Most everywhere Lou Billittier turns these days, the Buffalo restaurateur is reminded of the NHL lockout, and its impact on his blue-collar, sports-mad town where Dominik Hasek became a star and the French Connection is still revered.
Hockey fans won't be too happy to hear that the whole season of hockey could vanish if the National Hockey League (NHL) and the player's association don't come to an agreement before it is too late.
If you were hoping to see your favorite Florida Panthers and other National Hockey League stars on the ice this season, you'll probably need to buy a ticket to Europe. After several days of optimistic movement of the collective bargaining agreement talks between the NHL and NHL Players Association, everything fell apart Thursday evening.
