List of Florida Panthers head coaches

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

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.[1] The Panthers are owned by Sunrise Sports and Entertainment, and Bill Zito is their general manager.[2][3]

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.[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 to 2011.[10] The Panther's current head coach is Paul Maurice.

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

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2023–24 season.

Head coaches of the Florida Panthers
# 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
  • 1 Stanley Cup Final appearance (1996)
  • 1 conference title and 2 playoff appearances
 [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
  • 1 playoff appearance
 [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
  • 1 division title and 1 playoff appearance
 [18]
12 Peter Horachek 2013–2014 66 26 36 4 56 .424 — — — — [19][20]
13 Gerard Gallant 2014–2016 164 85 55 24 194 .591 6 2 4 .333
  • 1 division title and 1 playoff appearance
 [21]
14 Tom Rowe* 2016–2017 61 24 27 10 58 .475 — — — — [22]
15 Bob Boughner 2017–2019 164 80 62 22 182 .555 — — — — [23]
16 Joel Quenneville 2019–2021 132 79 40 13 171 .648 14[e] 4 10 .286
  • 2 playoff appearances
 [24]
17 Andrew Brunette 2021–2022 75 51 18 6 108 .720 10 4 6 .400 [25]
18 Paul Maurice 2022–present 164 94 56 14 202 .616 45 29 16 .644
  • 1 Stanley Cup (2024)
  • 2 Stanley Cup Final appearances (2023, 2024)
  • 2 conference titles, 1 division title, and 2 playoff appearances
 [26]

Notes

  • a 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.
  • b 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.[27]
  • c In hockey, the winning percentage is calculated by dividing points by maximum possible points.
  • d Each year is linked to an article about that particular NHL season.
  • e Includes the Qualifying Round of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.

References

General

  • "Florida Panthers Coach Register". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2008-12-05.

Specific

  1. ^ "History of the BB&T Center". BB&T Center. Archived from the original on 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  2. ^ a b "Jacques Martin Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  3. ^ "Florida Panthers - Front Office". NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2009-03-07. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  4. ^ a b "Roger Neilson Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  5. ^ a b "Peter DeBeor Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  6. ^ "Blackhawks eye Terry Murray". CBC. 2001-04-18. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  7. ^ Warren, Ken (September 24, 2008). "Murray not sick over this trip". The Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  8. ^ "Prince of Wales Trophy". NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2006-04-23. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  9. ^ "Stanley Cup Champions and Finalists". NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  10. ^ "Florida Panthers Coach Register". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  11. ^ "Doug MacLean Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  12. ^ "Bryan Murray Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  13. ^ "Terry Murray Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  14. ^ "Duane Sutter Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  15. ^ "Mike Keenan Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  16. ^ "Rick Dudley Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  17. ^ "John Torchetti Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  18. ^ "Kevin Dineen Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  19. ^ "Peter Horachek Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  20. ^ "Panthers relieve interim coach Horachek of duties". Archived from the original on 2014-09-06. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  21. ^ "Gerard Gallant Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
  22. ^ "Tom Rowe Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  23. ^ "Bob Boughner Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  24. ^ "Joel Quenneville Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  25. ^ "Andrew Brunette Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  26. ^ "Paul Maurice Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  27. ^ "Official Rules" (PDF). NHL.com. Lincoln Hockey and the National Hockey League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-12-05.

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