List of Florida Panthers general managers

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 nine general managers since their inception.

Key

Key of terms and definitions

Term	Definition
No.	Number of general managers^[a]
Ref(s)	References
–	Does not apply
	Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category

General managers

General managers of the Florida Panthers

No.	Name	Appointment	Departure	Accomplishments and events during this term	Ref(s)
1	Bobby Clarke	March 1, 1993	June 15, 1994		[1][2]
2	Bryan Murray	August 1, 1994	December 28, 2000	Appeared in Stanley Cup Finals in 1996	[3][4]
3	Bill Torrey	December 28, 2000	December 3, 2001		[4][5]
4	Chuck Fletcher (Interim)	December 3, 2001	May 10, 2002		[5][6]
5	Rick Dudley	May 10, 2002	May 24, 2004		[6][7]
6	Mike Keenan	May 26, 2004	September 3, 2006		[8][9]
7	Jacques Martin	September 3, 2006	June 1, 2009		[9][10]
8	Randy Sexton	October 2, 2009	May 17, 2010		[11][12]
9	Dale Tallon	May 17, 2010	–		[12]

Notes

• ^a 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.

See also

• List of NHL general managers

References

• Panthers History: General Managers – Florida Panthers – Den of Honor, Florida Panthers, retrieved July 17, 2015

1. Joseph, Dave (March 2, 1993). "Clarke Starts With Nothing --- And Likes It". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
2. "SPORTS PEOPLE: HOCKEY; Compensation for Clarke". The New York Times. June 16, 1994. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
3. "SPORTS PEOPLE: HOCKEY; Bryan Murray Named Panthers' G.M.". The New York Times. August 2, 1994. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
4. "N.H.L.: ROUNDUP; Panthers Clean House, Firing Coach and G.M.". The New York Times. December 29, 2000. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
5. "Panthers Hire Keenan". Orlando Sentinel. December 4, 2001. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
6. "Panthers Hire Gm: Dudley". Orlando Sentinel. May 11, 2002. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
7. "Sports: Panthers fire GM Dudley". The St. Petersburg Times. May 25, 2004. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
8. Russo, Michael (May 27, 2004). "Keenan Gets Another Go". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
9. "Panthers Head Coach Jacques Martin Assumes GM Duties". Florida Panthers. September 3, 2006. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
10. "Search For GM Begins, Martin to Montreal". Florida Panthers. June 1, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
11. "Randy Sexton Named Panthers General Manager". Florida Panthers. October 2, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
12. "Dale Tallon Named Florida Panthers General Manager". Florida Panthers. May 17, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2015.