As hard as it may be for many hockey fans to believe, the time has finally come for the Florida Panthers to part ways with their longtime center and current alternate Captain Stephen Weiss. Since being taken fourth overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, Weiss has been one of the most recognizable faces on ...
While some prospects like Jonathan Huberdeau will be immediately rushed into the Florida Panthers lineup once this current lockout is over, other young players will have to rely on good showings in the minors – as well as some luck.
When someone is asked about elite NHL teams, the Florida Panthers aren’t usually one of the first to come to mind. However, if that same person were to be asked about teams with elite prospect pools, the Panthers should certainly be one of the first teams thought of.
As the NHL summer slowly creeps towards what we all hope will be a season that starts on time the Vancouver Canucks still have goalie Roberto Luongo on their roster. There has been a lot of chatter and assumptions that he will be traded before the season and nearly every hockey pundit is convinced that ...
Oh how things can change in the span of a year. At this time in 2011 the Florida Panthers were on a spending spree, handing out lucrative contracts to the likes of Tomas Fleischman and Tomas Kopecky as well as acquiring Brian Campbell from the Blackhawks and Kris Versteeg from the Flyers in an attempt ...
The Cup has been awarded, the draft has been held, and even the NHL Awards Show has come and gone. Now with nothing on the hockey horizon except vague details trickling out about the CBA, it seems all attention has been shifted to Roberto Luongo. If twitter is to be believed (and we all know ...
After a third-place finish on home ice in the 2011 World Junior Championships, Team USA will be looking for a gold medal this time around. They’re considered the favourite to win it all this year, and expectations are already high. The Americans will have one of their deepest talent pools in years to choose from, ...
Christopher Ralph is THW’s prospect and draft analyst Hockey fans look forward to Christmas; Die hard hockey fans look more forward to Boxing Day and the start of the World Junior Championships! This is meant to be a quick guide and reference for the quickly approaching 2011 World Junior Championships U20s starting Boxing Day in ...
86 Jordan Weal LAK F Drafted: 2010-70th
Only Hall and Seguin have compiled more points last season in the CHL amongst draft eligible players. To accomplish this in the toughest of the three CHL leagues, the Dub (WHL) that is, is all the more impressive. In fact, Jordan Weal became the first 17-year-old player in over a decade to record 100 points in a season in the WHL (WHL.ca).
The Florida Panthers made quite an impression at the 2010 NHL draft. Thirteen selections in seven rounds, including three in the 1st and three more in the 2nd, is quite the haul. New general manager Dale Tallon is looking to rebuild seemingly from scratch, and Panther fans may have a reason to be excited about ...
