1996–97 Florida Panthers season


The 1996–97 Florida Panthers season was the Panthers' fourth season.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Following their remarkable run to the Stanley Cup Finals in the 1996 playoffs, the Panthers qualified for the 1997 Stanley Cup playoffs. As the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, they played the fifth seeded New York Rangers. However, the Panthers were eliminated in five games.

Player statistics

Playoffs----------
Scoring----------

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

Florida's draft picks at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
Round#PlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club Team
120Marcus NilsonDjurgardens IF
360Chris AllenKingston Frontenacs
365Oleg KvashaCSKA Moscow
482Joey TetarenkoPortland Winter Hawks
5129Andrew LongGuelph Storm
6156Gaetan PoirierMerrimack College
7183Alexandre CoutureVictoriaville Tigres
8209Denis KhlopotnovCSKA Moscow
9235Russell SmithHull Olympiques

Farm teams

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