
Before the Winter Olympic Games started, Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice was asked who he would be rooting for. Maurice, a Canadian, will certainly be cheering on his homeland in this final stretch of games. But he has many a rooting interest in
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FORT LAUDERDALE - The Florida Panthers have a practice scheduled at the IcePlex this morning, but the start time will be dependent on when Team USA and Canada finish their gold medal game at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic games. That game, the one

It is Separation Sunday at the men's hockey tournament for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic games with quite a few Florida Panthers looking to move on with the three-game preliminary round coming to a close. Finland, which features three Panther

FORT LAUDERDALE - After rumors surfaced earlier this month that top players for Finland wanted a change before the Olympics, Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice said Saturday he is not interested in the job. According to a story published by Ilta-San

The Florida Panthers have seven players battling for gold at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics - with six playing to move on this morning. All seven are technically playing for a medal; with four teams remaining, all will at least play in the br

FORT LAUDERDALE - After being snubbed by Team Canada for their initial Winter Olympic roster, Sam Bennett will be going to Milan after all. On Tuesday, Team Canada announced that Bennett will join Florida Panthers teammates Sam Reinhart and Brad Marc

Sunday's gold medal championship game between Team USA and Canada lived up to its Olympic hype. And then some. We thought this was going to be a close game - and it could not have been closer. Although the ice was tilted toward Canada as it sustained

The dream Olympic hockey matchup was finalized Friday when both Canada and Team USA won their semifinal games in Milan and will face each other in the Gold Medal game on Sunday morning. This matchup comes just three days after Team USA rallied to bea

MIAMI - For Matthew Tkachuk, winning gold with Team USA at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic games has just been the continuation of a hockey fairy tale that started with a trade to the Florida Panthers almost four years ago. On Monday, the American men

After the 4 Nations Face-Off last February, Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice made sure he gave those players who participated time off once the NHL season resumed. That meant days off from practice, even some game nights off. Can Maurice afford to

FORT LAUDERDALE - As disappointed Sam Bennett was in not making Team Canada for the Olympics, Paul Maurice said he never really showed it. "He handled that right," Maurice said. "A great example of, when things don't go your way ... he said 'I guess

SUNRISE - The Florida Panthers have a lot of superstars in their galaxy, but Evan Rodrigues is perhaps this team's most unsung heroes. Not only is Rodrigues admired for being one of those strong silent types who seldom make the headlines, but his pla

There are no 'must-win' games until a team is done with a loss, only tonight's game between the Atlantic Division rival Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs certainly feels like this is one of those games. Even though both of these teams played a