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With all the moves he made, Florida Panthers general manager Bill Zito should've been nominated for the Jim Gregory Award.

All in all, it helped lead the team to their best season in franchise history with a record of 58-18-6 with 122 points. Zito did so much this past offseason and trade deadline to prepare this team for a deep playoff run. At the deadline, he bolstered up the team with cup winning potential, such as bringing in former Philadelphia Flyers captain Claude Giroux. As a Panther, he averaged over a point per game in 18 games, scoring three goals and helping with 20 more. Those totals made for second on the team in goals and third on the team in points and assists. In addition, he was given a massive role as a penalty killer in just his first season, showing confidence in the rookie’s ability. With everything he’s done this past offseason and at the deadline, considering the award is supposed to be based on regular season performance, he should’ve been given a call.

In the conversation for the Hart Trophy throughout the entire 2021-22 campaign, the dynamic 29-year-old winger consistently dazzled for the Panthers when the ...

Giving the Panthers the lead soon after, Barkov followed a shot from Huberdeau and buried the rebound to make it 6-5. "I thought he was going to open up, but with the way he plays he doesn't really open up his five-hole. I just stuck with it and tried to roof it." Helping the Panthers advance past the first round of the playoffs for the first time since 1996, Huberdeau recorded five points (one goal, four assists) in 10 postseason games." It's fun to be on the ice with him at all times because you might be on the end of one of those silky passes. After finishing with 1:08 of shorthanded ice time in 2020-21, he ranked third on the Panthers in minutes (146:28) and second in both goals (3) and points (tied-5) on the penalty kill this season. "It's pretty cool, especially with a win." "I think one thing that really separates him from a lot of other really good playmakers is just his [high] compete level." "I think he's been unbelievable," Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov said of his longtime teammate. "He's been leading this team the whole season. Never going more than two games without a point, Huberdeau ranked second on the Panthers in multi-point performances, including five games with at least four points. Spending the majority of the season playing alongside Sam Bennett on the second line, the duo picked up right where they left off in 2020-21.

former florida panthers goaltender roberto luongo was voted to the hockey hall of fame as part of the class of 2022 on monday afternoon.

It was a huge part of my life and I’m grateful for both of them, they’re both great in their own ways. I wish we could have done more on the ice, but that’s the way it is.” “A lot of my success in the NHL came in Vancouver from the Olympics to the playoffs and the Stanley Cup final.

Playing mostly for the Charlotte Checkers, he racked up 20 points in 63 AHL games and added two more in ten NHL contests. The puck-moving defenseman is a very ...

He even may compete for a full-time role depending on how the rest of the offseason shakes out, or potentially help replace some of the outgoing talent in 2023-24. Bringing Kiersted back as the seventh or eighth option was a no-brainer, especially given he will still be waiver-exempt at the start of next season, able to go up and down between levels without issue. Playing mostly for the Charlotte Checkers, he racked up 20 points in 63 AHL games and added two more in ten NHL contests.

Kiersted competed for the University of North Dakota during his collegiate career, helping the Fighting Hawks win the National Collegiate Hockey Conference ...

A few years ago, Roberto Luongo became the first player to have his jersey number retired by the Florida Panthers. Now, the six-time All-Star is the first ...

In more than seven years in Vancouver, Luongo blossomed into a true star — thrice playing in the NHL All-Star Game and finishing as runner-up for the Vezina and Hart Memorial Trophy in 2007 — before the Canucks traded him back to Florida ahead of the trade deadline in 2014. He made his first NHL All-Star team in 2004 and was a finalist for the Vezina Trophy, and then Florida traded him to the Canucks in 2006. His 270 goals saved above average are the seventh most in NHL history and his 217.8 point shares are the most ever by a goaltender. Riikka Sallinen and Herb Carnegie will round out the 2022 class, as a women’s representative and builder, respectively. He also played for the New York Islanders and Vancouver Canucks, helping them reach the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, and has the fourth most wins in league history. He also owns the two best single-season save percentages in club history.

One of the most significant players to put on a Florida Panthers sweater and an all-time talent among NHL goaltenders has been recognized as such by the sport's ...

Along with Luongo and the Sedin twins, the Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2022 features Daniel Alfredsson, Riika Sallinen and Herb Carnegie. It’s home. The Pro Hockey Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2022 on Monday and Luongo’s name was on the list.

In a pregame ceremony prior to the Panthers matchup vs. the Montreal Canadiens on March 7, 2020, he became the first Florida Panthers player to have his number ...

the Montreal Canadiens on March 7, 2020, he became the first Florida Panthers player to have his number retired by the club. On the international stage, Luongo is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, helping backstop Team Canada to gold in 2010 and 2014. Originally selected by the New York Islanders with the fourth overall pick in 1997, Luongo's career spanned 19 seasons following his NHL debut on Nov. 28, 1999.

Ex-Florida Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo, Swedes Henrik and Daniel Sedin and Daniel Alfredsson have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

The Florida Panthers have annouced that the club has re-signed defenseman Matt Kiersted to a two-year contract. The first year of Kiersted's contract ...

He was also a finalist for the 2019-20 NCHC Offensive Defenseman of the Year after producing 29 points (6G/23A) in 33 games, the third-most among defensemen in the nation. Kiersted, 24, skated in 10 games with Florida in 2021-22, recording two points (1G/1A). He registered his first NHL assist on October 16 vs. In the AHL postseason, Kiersted played in seven games with Charlotte posting one goal and a plus-two rating.

Matt Kiersted is staying with the Florida organization, as the Panthers announced Monday that they have signed the blue liner to a two-year contract - with ...

Prior to making the jump to the pro game, Kiersted spent four years at the University of North Dakota, where he amassed 77 points (20g, 57a) in 127 games. Kiersted now returns to the fold after becoming a restricted free agent at the start of the offseason. Kiersted also earned 10 games at the NHL level with Florida, picking up a goal and an assist along the way.

The Hockey Hall of Fame has revealed its Class of 2022 inductees. Roberto Luongo, Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin, Daniel Alfredsson, Riikka Sallinen, and Herb ...

Alfredsson spent 17 of his 18 NHL seasons with the Ottawa Senators before signing a one-year deal with the Detroit Red Wings in the summer of 2013. Carnegie, who died in 2012, was inducted as a builder. Known for his elite vision and passing ability, Henrik Sedin finished his career with 830 assists, and he led the league in that category for three straight seasons from 2009 to 2012. Shortly before the 2014 trade deadline, Luongo was traded back to the Panthers, and that is where he spent the last five full seasons of his career. In 2010-11, Sedin's 104 points led the NHL. In his 17 seasons with the Canucks, Daniel Sedin totaled 1,041 points, three All-Star appearances, an Art Ross Trophy, and a Ted Lindsay Award. In 2010-11, his goals against average was a minuscule 2.11.

Florida Panthers legend Roberto Luongo was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday. "A surreal moment," he called it.

Luongo, the Sedins, Alfredsson and Sallinen were selected in the player category while Carnegie was picked in the builder category.

In 2001 he was inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2014. In 1952-53, with the Quebec Aces, he played with future Hockey Hall of Famer Jean Beliveau and won a championship. Carnegie turned down the offer since he was making more money in Quebec. The Hall of Fame’s release said, “most at the time admitted that he was among the best players at camp.” Henrik led the NHL in scoring in 2009-10 and won the Hart Trophy that year with 112 points. Daniel led the NHL in scoring the following year with 104 points. His 489 wins rank fourth all-time in the NHL behind Martin Brodeur, Patrick Roy and Marc-Andre Fleury.

SUNRISE, Fla. - Florida Panthers General Manager Bill Zito announced today that the club has re-signed defenseman Matt Kiersted to a two-year contract.

He was also a finalist for the 2019-20 NCHC Offensive Defenseman of the Year after producing 29 points (6-23-29) in 33 games, the third-most among defensemen in the nation. In the AHL postseason, Kiersted played in seven games with Charlotte posting one goal and a plus-two rating. Kiersted, 24, skated in 10 games with Florida in 2021-22, recording two points (1-1-2). He registered his first NHL assist Oct. 16 vs.

Fighting Hawks defenseman Matt Kiersted carries the puck past Alabama-Huntsville's Liam Izyk (21) during a January 2019 home hockey game. Nick Nelson / Grand ...

They beat Washington in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but got swept by two-time defending champion Tampa Bay in the second round. The Elk River, Minn., product chose to sign with the Panthers after his college career ended in the spring of 2021 and he immediately jumped in to play seven games with Florida that year. He played 63 games with Charlotte in the American Hockey League and 10 with the Florida Panthers in the NHL.

He'll be inducted into the Hall of Fame alongside his former Vancouver Canucks teammates Henrik and Daniel Sedin in November as part of the class of 2022. When ...

This was where you spent the pinnacle of your hockey career, but in context, now that you’re going into the Hall, when you think about playing in Vancouver, the challenges and rewards that come with that, how do you view what it means to be a star player in this city? I think her support is the one that means the most to me. I wanted to get back into the playoffs with this team and I wanted to go on a run. First thing I do when I see the schedule is “When are we going back to Vancouver?” That’s just how much it means to me. When I was in it though, it was always my wife Gina. She’s the one that stood by me all those times, those nights I’d come home upset when things weren’t going well. And if a player is realistically going to be capped at about 60 games per season, they have to play something like 16 and a half seasons of 60 starts per game to get to 1,000. Guys feed off of that, they feed off of that in the locker room. I just couldn’t believe that was the end for them, so I had a bit of disbelief watching it. I’m curious to ask you this because you’re now in a role thinking about development and goaltending strategy and practical applications of rest in the NHL. When you played, you’d play consecutive seasons with 72, 74, 76 games per season. An elite goaltender that, like clockwork, put together the sort of performance in net that elevates an average team to a playoff team and a good team to a great one. Then after the celebration, he skated by, and I’ve never seen it in hockey, where a guy scores on you and you congratulate him. Listen, even before the game, I knew it was going to happen.

Roberto Luongo, Daniel Alfredsson, Daniel and Henrik Sedin headline the Hall of Fame's Class of 2022 that was revealed on Monday.

Daniel Sedin, also a forward, posted 1,041 points in 1,306 games. Henrik Sedin, a forward, posted 1,070 points in 1,330 games played. Henrik and Daniel Sedin played all 17 seasons of their NHL careers with the Canucks, starting in the 200-01 season and ending in the 2017-18 season.

Not long after his introductory press conference at FLA Live Arena, new Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice sat down with Jameson Olive on the Territory ...

I'm really happy to be part of the organization moving forward and hopefully win a Cup on the management side." Being able to share it with them at the office was special." "It's truly an amazing feeling," Luongo, who was just the fourth goaltender in the past 20 years to get in on their first ballot, joining Martin Brodeur (2018), Patrick Roy (2006) and Grant Fuhr (2003), said on a conference call after the announcement. We were able to do that the one year. "It's two parts, right?," said Luongo, an all-time fan favorite as well. "We were just finishing up lunch when I saw the number and Lanny [McDonald] and Mike [Gartner] were on the line.