, William A. Torrey, who was the general manager for New York Islanders for 20 years, was appointed as the Panthers\' first president. Ron Nielson was the team\'s first coach. Star players like the New York Rangers goaltender John Vandiesbrouck, rookie Rob Niedermayer and Scott Mellany played for the Panthers in the first Coyotes Jersey season. They finished a point less than 500 missing the final spot in the Eastern Conference just by a narrow margin. Florida Panthers is known to have the most successful first season expansion ever.
In 1995, Doug Mclean replaced Ron Nielson. In 1996, the Panthers beat the Boston Bruins in 5 games, Philadelphia Flyers in 6 games and Pittsburg Penguins in 7 seven games to enter the Stanley Cup Finals. However they lost the cup to the Colorado Avalanche. In the 1997-98 season they had the worst franchisee record and a total of 15 game losses that season. Chicago Blackhawks also took their top player Vanbiesbrouck. The Panthers moved to the Bank Atlantic Centre in 1998. Pavel Bure was traded from Vancouver Canucks in 1999. That was a major trade off event for the Panthers. The 2001-02 season was the worst for the Panthers. 2003 saw a 6-5 victory for the western Conference at the NHL- All Star Weekend hosted by the Panthers.
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On June 23 in 2006 Roberto Luonogo and Lukas Krajicek were traded for Todd Bertuzzi, Alex Auld and Bryan Allen with Vancouver Canucks. June 22 2007 saw another trading. The Florida Panthers got Coyotes Jersey Tomos Vokoun from Nashville Predetors. A month later the Panthers showed off their new jerseys to the lucky fans holding the Florida Panthers tickets. The jerseys were unveiled at the Bank Atlantic Center.
The Present Season
The 07-08 season has high expectations from the Panthers. Additions like Tomas Vokoun, Richard Zednik, and Radek Dvorak are thought to turn the game around. Goaltender Ray Emery are expected to be the star of the season. Young players like Mike Richards, Raffi Torres, Brad Richardson and defenseman Brent Burns are also Coyotes Jersey thought to be the strong aces of the team.
This season the main focus is on the defense of the team. Brian Campbell and Eric Brewer are expected to be the big minute players. This is expected to be a very exciting season for the Panthers. Florida Panthers tickets sale is already on a roll. It is better to buy the Florida Panthers tickets in advance, as they will be cheaper.
To buy Florida Panthers tickets you can search the net. There are many websites and online ticket brokers offering cheap tickets. The difference in the ticket pricing depends on where you get the seats. You can ask for specific seats depending on where you would like to be seated. There are many who also sell tickets online. You can also check the selling option to buy the tickets. Before buying the tickets it better to shop around and look for cheap tickets.
