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2003 - The Florida Panthers, incredible ICE and Arena Operating Corporation (AOC) join forces and become one single, united entity.
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2008 - Florida acquires D Bryan McCabe and a fourth-round pick from Toronto in exchange for D Mike Van Ryn. |
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1999 - Veteran players report for training camp in Hull, Quebec.
2001 - Hull hosts rookie camp for the third straight year. |
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1994 - 59 players report to the second annual Panthers training camp in Peterborough, Ontario.
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1995 - Duane Sutter is named assistant coach.
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1993 - Ice laid down at Miami Arena. |
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2000 - Veterans report to training camp in Hull for the second straight year. |
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1997 - The Panthers open their fifth annual training camp in Miami Arena.
1996 - Summerside, Prince Edward Island hosts the Panthers' fourth training camp. |
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2001 - Main training camp opens in South Florida. |
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1999 - HockeyFest returns for the seventh straight year, the second in the National Car Rental Center.
1997 - Right wing Scott Mellanby signs a new four-year contract and is named the second captain in team history.
1995 - 72 players report to the Panthers' third annual training camp in Greensboro, North Carolina.
1993 - First on-ice Panthers camp opens. |
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1998 - The National Car Rental Center hosts the Panthers' sixth annual training camp. |
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2009 - The Panthers open the 2009 training camp in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia.
2003 - HockeyFest kicks off the new season at the Office Depot Center.
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2002 - HockeyFest 2002 kicks off the Panthers' 10th-anniversary season at the Office Depot Center. |
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1996 - The Panthers make an Initial Public Offering (IPO), putting 48% of the team's stock on sale to the general public. |
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1998 - The Florida Panthers host HockeyFest '98 at the Office Depot Center and between 37,000 and 40,000 fans pass through the doors. The Panthers also unveil their alternate jersey. |
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2000 - The eighth annual HockeyFest opens at the Office Depot Center. |
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2001 - HockeyFest 2001 and NHL Breakout open the 2001-02 season at the Office Depot Center |
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2009 - The Panthers leave for Helsinki, Finland where they are part of four teams participating in the 2009-10 NHL Premiere Games. Florida will spend the next 10 days in Finland, helping to grow the game in Europe. |
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1999 - The Cats send original Panther Bill Lindsay to Calgary for Flames’ Captain Todd Simpson, a rugged defenseman who would lead Florida with 202 penalty minutes on the season. |
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