List of Florida Panthers head coaches

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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

The

BB&T Center 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 2008–2011.[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 2022–23 season.

# Name Term[d] Regular season Playoffs Achievements Reference
GC W L T/OT PTS Win% GC W L Win%
1 Roger Neilson 19931995 132 53 56 23 129 .489 [4]
2 Doug MacLean 19951997 187 83 71 33 199 .532 27 13 14 .481 2 Stanley Cup playoffs appearances (1996) & (1997)

Eastern Conference Champions (1996) Stanley Cup Finals appearance (1996)

[11]
3 Bryan Murray 1997–1998 59 17 31 11 45 .381 [12]
4 Terry Murray 19982000 200 79 79 42 200 .500 4 0 4 .000 1 Stanley Cup playoffs appearance (2000) [13]
5 Duane Sutter* 20002001 72 22 35 15 59 .410 [14]
6 Mike Keenan 20012003 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 20052008 246 110 100 36 256 .520 [2]
10 Peter DeBoer 20082011 246 103 107 36 242 .492 [5]
11 Kevin Dineen* 20112013 146 56 62 28 140 .479 7 3 4 .429 1 Stanley Cup playoffs appearance (2012)

Southeast Division Champions (2012)

[18]
12 Peter Horachek 2013–2014 66 26 36 4 56 .424 [19][20]
13 Gerard Gallant 20142016 164 85 55 24 194 .591 6 2 4 .333 1 Stanley Cup playoffs appearance (2016)

Atlantic Division Champions (2016)

[21]
14 Tom Rowe* 2016–2017 61 24 27 10 58 .475 [22]
15 Bob Boughner 20172019 164 80 62 22 182 .555 [23]
16 Joel Quenneville 20192021 132 79 40 13 171 .648 10 3 7 .300 2 Stanley Cup playoffs appearances (2020) & (2021) [24]
17 Andrew Brunette 2021–2022 75 51 18 6 108 .720 10 4 6 .400 1 Stanley Cup playoffs appearance (2022)

Atlantic Division Champions (2022) Presidents’ Trophy (2022)

[25]
18 Paul Maurice 2022–present 82 42 32 8 92 .561 21 13 8 .619 1 Stanley Cup playoffs appearance (2023)

Eastern Conference Champions (2023) Stanley Cup Finals appearance (2023)

[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.

References

General

  • "Florida Panthers Coach Register". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-05.

Specific

  1. ^ "History of the BB&T Center". BB&T Center. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  2. ^ a b "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. 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. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  5. ^ a b "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. 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. 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. ^ "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. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
  22. ^ "Tom Rowe Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  23. ^ "Bob Boughner Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  24. ^ "Joel Quenneville Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  25. ^ "Andrew Brunette Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  26. ^ "Paul Maurice Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. 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.