2017–18 Florida Panthers season

2017–18 Florida Panthers
Division TBD Atlantic
Conference TBD Eastern
Team information
General Manager Dale Tallon
Coach Bob Boughner
Captain Derek MacKenzie
Alternate captains Aaron Ekblad
TBD
Arena BB&T Center
Minor league affiliate(s) Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)

The 2017–18 Florida Panthers season will be the 25th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 14, 1993.[1]

Roster

Updated July 1, 2017.[2]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
16 Finland Barkov, AleksanderAleksander Barkov C L 21 2013 Tampere, Finland
27 United States Bjugstad, NickNick Bjugstad C R 25 2010 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Russia Dadonov, EvgeniiEvgenii Dadonov LW L 28 2017 Chelyabinsk, Russia
55 Canada Demers, JasonJason Demers D R 29 2016 Dorval, Quebec
5 Canada Ekblad, AaronAaron Ekblad (A)  D R 21 2014 Windsor, Ontario
Canada Haley, MichealMicheal Haley LW L 31 2017 Guelph, Ontario
11 Canada Huberdeau, JonathanJonathan Huberdeau LW L 24 2011 Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
1 Canada Luongo, RobertoRoberto Luongo G L 38 2014 Montreal, Quebec
17 Canada MacKenzie, DerekDerek MacKenzie (C) C L 36 2014 Sudbury, Ontario
62 Switzerland Malgin, DenisDenis Malgin C R 20 2015 Olten, Switzerland
19 Canada Matheson, MikeMike Matheson D L 23 2012 Pointe-Claire, Quebec
12 United States McCoshen, IanIan McCoshen D L 22 2013 Anaheim, California
6 Canada Petrovic, AlexAlex Petrovic D R 25 2010 Edmonton, Alberta
13 Canada Pysyk, MarkMark Pysyk D R 25 2016 Sherwood Park, Alberta
34 Canada Reimer, JamesJames Reimer G L 29 2016 Morweena, Manitoba
7 Canada Sceviour, ColtonColton Sceviour C R 28 2016 Red Deer, Alberta
21 United States Trocheck, VincentVincent Trocheck C R 24 2011 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Czech Republic Vrbata, RadimRadim Vrbata RW R 36 2017 Mlada Boleslav, Czechoslovakia
52 Canada Weegar, MacKenzieMacKenzie Weegar D R 23 2013 Ottawa, Ontario
3 United States Yandle, KeithKeith Yandle D L 30 2016 Boston, Massachusetts

Transactions

The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades

Date
Details
Ref
June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21) To Vegas Golden Knights
Reilly Smith
To Florida Panthers
4th-round pick in 2018
[3]

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Evgeni Dadonov SKA St. Petersburg 3 years, $12 million [4]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Michael Haley San Jose Sharks 2 years, $1.65 million [5]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Radim Vrbata Arizona Coyotes 1 year, $2.5 million [6]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Harri Sateri Vityaz Podolsk 1 year, $750,000 [7]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Connor Brickley Vegas Golden Knights 1 year, $750,000 [8]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Curtis Valk Utica Comets 1 year, $682,500 [8]
July 2, 2017 (2017-07-02) Alexandre Grenier Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $725,000 [9]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
April 27, 2017 (2017-04-27) Tim Bozon EHC Kloten 1 year [10]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Adam Wilcox Buffalo Sabres 1 year [11]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Brent Regner Dallas Stars 1 year [12]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Kyle Rau Minnesota Wild 1 year, $700,000 [13]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Paul Thompson Vegas Golden Knights 1 year, $650,000 [14]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Michael Sgarbossa Winnipeg Jets 1 year, $650,000 [15]
July 5, 2017 (2017-07-05) Brody Sutter Manitoba Moose 1 year [16]
July 7, 2017 (2017-07-07) Jussi Jokinen Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $1.1 million [17]
August 8, 2017 (2017-08-08) Colin Stevens Wheeling Nailers 1 year [18]

Claimed via waivers

Player Previous team Date Ref

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date Ref

Lost via retirement

Date Player Ref

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
June 30, 2017 (2017-06-30) Chase Balisy 1 year, $650,000 [19]
June 30, 2017 (2017-06-30) Reece Scarlett 1 year, $675,000 [20]
June 30, 2017 (2017-06-30) Alex Petrovic 1 year, $1.85 million [21]
July 2, 2017 (2017-07-02) Sebastian Repo 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract [22]
July 6, 2017 (2017-07-06) Mark Pysyk 3 years, $8.2 million [23]
July 19, 2017 (2017-07-19) Owen Tippett 3 years, $4.975 million entry-level contract [24]
August 3, 2017 (2017-08-03) MacKenzie Weegar 1 year, $675,000 [25]

Draft picks

Below are the Florida Panthers' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 10 Owen Tippett RW Canada Canada Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
2 40 Aleksi Heponiemi C Finland Finland Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
3 66[a] Max Gildon D United States USA U.S. NTDP (USHL)
5 133 Tyler Inamoto D United States USA U.S. NTDP (USHL)
6 184[b] Sebastian Repo C Finland Finland Tappara (Liiga)
Draft notes[26]

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