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. The Panther's current head coach is Paul Maurice. __TOC__
Key #Number of coachesGCGames coachedWWins = 2 pointsLLosses = 0 pointsTTies = 1 pointOTOvertime/shootout losses = 1 pointPTSPointsWin%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 2025–26 season. + Head coaches of the Florida Panthers # Name Term Regular season Playoffs Achievements Reference GC W L T/OT PTS Win% GC W L Win%1Roger Neilson†1993–1995132535623129.489————2Doug MacLean1995–1997187837133199.532271314.481 1 Stanley Cup Final appearance (1996) 1 conference title and 2 playoff appearances3Bryan Murray1997–19985917311145.381————4Terry Murray1998–2000200797942200.500404.000 1 playoff appearance5Duane Sutter*2000–20017222351559.410————6Mike Keenan2001–2003153457335125.408————7Rick Dudley2003–20044013151238.475————8John Torchetti2004271012525.463————9Jacques Martin2005–200824611010036256.520————10Peter DeBoer2008–201124610310736242.492————11Kevin Dineen*2011–2013146566228140.479734.429 1 division title and 1 playoff appearance12Peter Horachek2013–2014662636456.424————13Gerard Gallant2014–2016164855524194.591624.333 1 division title and 1 playoff appearance14Tom Rowe*2016–20176124271058.475————15Bob Boughner2017–2019164806222182.555————16Joel Quenneville2019–2021132794013171.64814410.286 2 playoff appearances17Andrew Brunette2021–20227551186108.7201046.400 1 division title and 1 playoff appearance Presidents' Trophy winners (2022)18Paul Maurice2022–present 328 181 125 22 384 452916.644 2 Stanley Cup championships (2024, 2025) 3 Stanley Cup Final appearances (2023, 2024, 2025) 3 conference titles, 1 division title, 3 playoff appearances
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.
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