The next-to-impossible may happen — Florida could have a National Hockey League franchise before it has major league baseball. The NHL seriously wants to play in Florida as early as the 1992-93 season. “It’s important to spread our base,” Washington Capitals owner Abe Pollin said. “I’m all for a Florida franchise.” So is NHL President …
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This Day In Hockey History-March 3, 1999-(VIDEO)Bure Scores Hat Trick
Pavel Bure scored his second hat trick as a Panther, the 11th of his career, before aggravating a knee injury and leaving the game after the second intermission. At the time, the Panthers had a 4 goal lead on the Avalanche. The Avalanche scored 6 goals in the third period in a huge comeback to …
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This Day In Hockey History-March 3, 1999-Forsberg Leads Huge Avalanche Comeback
7 goals in 22 minutes erase a 5-1 deficit ASSOCIATED PRESS Peter Forsberg had three goals and three assists as the Colorado Avalanche exploded for seven goals in the final 22 minutes to stun the Panthers, 7-5, last night in Sunrise, Fla. Forsberg’s unassisted goal with 1:31 left capped a four-goal outburst in the final …
This Day In Hockey History-November 10, 1995-Florida Panthers Usher in Year of the Rat
MIAMI (AP) — For the Florida Panthers, it’s the Year of the Rat. Ever since left wing Scott Mellanby spotted a rat crawling among equipmentbhags before the first home game of the season and used his hockey stick to slap the poor creature across the locker room to it’s demise, Florida has been on a …