The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, United States. The Panthers are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team was founded as an expansion franchise on December 10, 1992. The team has had ten general managers since their inception.
Key +Key of terms and definitionsTermDefinitionNo.Number of general managersRef(s)References–Does not applyElected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category
General managers General Managers of the Florida Panthers No. Name Tenure Accomplishments during this term Ref(s)1 Bobby Clarke March 1, 1993 – June 15, 1994 No playoff appearances2 Bryan Murray August 1, 1994 – December 28, 2000 1 Stanley Cup Final appearance (1996) 1 conference title and 3 playoff appearances3Bill Torrey December 28, 2000 – December 3, 2001 No playoff appearances4 Chuck Fletcher (Interim) December 3, 2001 – May 10, 2002 No playoff appearances5 Rick Dudley May 10, 2002 – May 24, 2004 No playoff appearances6 Mike Keenan May 26, 2004 – September 3, 2006 No playoff appearances7 Jacques Martin September 3, 2006 – June 1, 2009 No playoff appearances8 Randy Sexton October 2, 2009 – May 17, 2010 No playoff appearances9 Dale Tallon May 17, 2010 – May 16, 2016 2 division titles and 2 playoff appearances10 Tom Rowe May 16, 2016 – April 10, 2017 No playoff appearances– Dale Tallon April 10, 2017 – August 10, 2020 1 playoff appearance11 Bill Zito September 2, 2020 – present 2 Stanley Cups (2024, 2025) 3 Stanley Cup Final appearances (2023, 2024, 2025) 3 conference titles, 2 division titles, and 5 playoff appearances Presidents’ Trophy (2022)
See also List of NHL general managers
Notes A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once.
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