List of Florida Panthers head coaches

The Panthers have played their home games at the BB&T Center since 1998.

The Florida Panthers are an American professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida. 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 BB&T Center, which was first named the Broward County Civic Arena, since 1998.[1] The Panthers are owned by Sunrise Sports and Entertainment, and Dale Tallon is their general manager.[2][3]

There have been 13 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.[4] Jacques Martin is the franchise's all-time leader for the most regular-season game wins (110), the most regular-season points (256), and is tied with Peter DeBoer for the most regular-season games coached (246);[5] Doug MacLean is the franchise's all-time leader for the most playoff games coached (27), and the most playoff-game wins (13). Murray's brother, Terry Murray, has also coached the Panthers, right after his brother Bryan.[6][7] MacLean is the only coach to have won the Prince of Wales Trophy with the Panthers; they lost the 1996 Stanley Cup Finals to the Colorado Avalanche.[8][9] Neilson is the only Panthers coach to have been elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame; he was inducted as a builder. Duane Sutter and Kevin Dineen spent their entire NHL head coaching careers with the Panthers. DeBoer was the head coach of the Panthers from 2008–2011.[10]

Key

# Number of coaches[a]
GC Games coached
W Wins = 2 points
L Losses = 0 points
T Ties = 1 point
OT Overtime/shootout losses = 1 point[b]
PTS Points
Win% Winning percentage[c]
† Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder
* Spent entire NHL coaching career with the Panthers

Coaches

Mike Keenan (shown with the Calgary Flames) coached the Panthers for two seasons.

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2015-16 season.

# Name Term[d] Regular season Playoffs Achievements Reference
GC W L T/OT PTS Win% GC W L Win%
1 Roger Neilson† 1993–1995 132 53 56 23 129 .489 — — — — [4]
2 Doug MacLean 1995–1997 187 83 71 33 199 .532 27 13 14 .481 1995–96 Prince of Wales Trophy[8] [11]
3 Bryan Murray 1997–1998 59 17 31 11 45 .381 — — — — [12]
4 Terry Murray 1998–2000 200 79 79 42 200 .500 4 0 4 .000 [13]
5 Duane Sutter* 2000–2001 72 22 35 15 59 .410 — — — — [14]
6 Mike Keenan 2001–2003 153 45 73 35 125 .408 — — — — [15]
7 Rick Dudley 2003–2004 40 13 15 12 38 .475 — — — — [16]
8 John Torchetti 2004 27 10 12 5 25 .463 — — — — [17]
9 Jacques Martin 2005–2008 246 110 100 36 256 .520 — — — — [2]
10 Peter DeBoer 2008–2011 246 103 107 36 242 .492 — — — — [5]
11 Kevin Dineen* 2011–2013 146 56 62 28 140 .479 7 3 4 .429 [18]
12 Peter Horachek 2013–2014 66 26 36 4 56 .424 — — — — [19][20]
13 Gerard Gallant 2014–present 164 85 55 24 194 .591 6 2 4 .333 [21]

Notes

References

General

Specific

  1. ↑ "History of the BB&T Center". BB&T Center. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  2. 1 2 "Jacques Martin Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  3. ↑ "Florida Panthers - Front Office". NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  4. 1 2 "Roger Neilson Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  5. 1 2 "Peter DeBeor Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  6. ↑ "Blackhawks eye Terry Murray". CBC. 2001-04-18. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  7. ↑ Warren, Ken (September 24, 2008). "Murray not sick over this trip". The Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  8. 1 2 "Prince of Wales Trophy". NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  9. ↑ "Stanley Cup Champions and Finalists". NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  10. ↑ "Florida Panthers Coach Register". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  11. ↑ "Doug MacLean Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  12. ↑ "Bryan Murray Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  13. ↑ "Terry Murray Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  14. ↑ "Duane Sutter Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  15. ↑ "Mike Keenan Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  16. ↑ "Rick Dudley Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  17. ↑ "John Torchetti Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  18. ↑ "Kevin Dineen Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  19. ↑ "Peter Horachek Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  20. ↑ http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=450765
  21. ↑ "Gerard Gallant Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
  22. ↑ "Official Rules" (PDF). NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Retrieved 2008-12-05.

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