Panthers’ Top 10 Prospects Heading Into the 2021-22 Season Colby Guy | August 5, 2021 The Florida Panthers added to their already deep prospect pool at the 2021 NHL Draft. General manager Bill Zito found diamonds in the rough in rounds two and four, and…
Prospects News & Rumors: Ufko, Sillinger & Heponiemi Eddy Jones | January 31, 2021 The Chicago Steel add another player to the United States Hockey League (USHL) player of the week honors list as Ryan Ufko wins Defenseman of the Week. Cole Sillinger, 2021’s…
Panthers Have Options for Second-Line Center Panagiotis Mavridis | December 22, 2020 The departure of Vincent Trocheck at the NHL Trade Deadline a little over ten months ago hurt the Florida Panthers more than anybody could have known at the time. Since…
Panthers’ Bill Zito Moving On From Dale Tallon Era The Hockey Writers | November 8, 2020 Now that Dale Tallon has moved on and been cleared of several allegations, the Florida Panthers can continue what they started when new general manager Bill Zito was named just…
Prospects News & Rumors: Svechnikov, Lindgren, Heponiemi & Grans Greg Boysen | August 10, 2020 The older brother of one of the National Hockey League’s budding superstars is going to get at least one more season to carve his own place in the league. Plus,…
Panthers Rookie Camp Expectations Steve Evans | September 7, 2019 The start of the 2019-20 NHL season is less than a month away, so what should Florida Panthers fans expect from the team’s upcoming rookie camp that runs Sept. 10-11?…
NHL News & Notes: Krueger, Heponiemi & More Brandon Share-Cohen | May 15, 2019 In today’s News & Notes, the Buffalo Sabres have hired Ralph Krueger as their new head coach, the Florida Panthers have signed Aleksi Hopniemi to a three-year entry-level contract and…
Finnish Liiga Final: Prospects Lead the Way Viljami Kalmari | May 7, 2019 On May 4, the Finnish Liiga championship was decided between HPK Hämeenlinna and Kärpät Oulu. The series went to Game 7 and it still took an overtime period to find…
Panthers Most Underrated Prospect: Aleksi Heponiemi Kenyon Rizzo | July 14, 2018 When Dale Tallon became general manager of the Florida Panthers in 2010, he made it a priority to stock the prospect stable with high-end talent. Developing through the draft was…
Aleksi Heponiemi – 2017 NHL Draft Prospect Profile Ryan Pike | May 6, 2017 Aleksi Heponiemi 2016-17 Team: Swift Current Broncos (#20) Date of Birth: January 9, 1999 Place of Birth: Tampere, Finland Ht: 5’10” Wt: 143 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Centre NHL Draft…
