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The 1993 team was built off a solid expansion draft that saw 10 players on the team be there when the Panthers made their first playoff run in the 1996 postseason, after again narrowly missing out on the 1995 playoffs. Reloading, not rebuilding, was the key and the Panthers, under new coach Doug MacLean, made the most of the ‘95/’96 season after acquiring Ray Sheppard in a trade from the San Jose Sharks and seeing an increase in Florida Panthers tickets sales.
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About The Florida Panthers
It was during the ’96 season that a local tradition developed where rubber rats were thrown onto the ice by the fans, which launched them whenever the team scored a goal. These were the kinds of phenomenon that year that helped to greatly improve the sale of Florida Panthers tickets, too. The ’96 playoffs were one of success, leading the team to take the veteran Boston Bruins down in the first round, and winning in five games.
The next year, though, proved a letdown and the team regrouped and rebuilt a little, though Florida Panthers tickets still remained attractive properties for many a South Florida fan. Buoyed by their relocation to a new hockey venue, the now-named BankAtlantic Center, the club saw a gradual improvement in its fortunes, playing increasingly better hockey, especially after trading for Pavel “the Russian Rocket” Bure in 1999.
2000 would see the Panthers finally make a return to the playoffs, selling tons of Florida Panthers tickets and making a go of things in the postseason, though they’d be treated roughly in the first round by eventual-champion New Jersey. For the next two years, the Panthers’ hockey prowess would be a little weak, but the fans of the club never gave up on them, and the team appreciated that fact, still selling healthy numbers of Florida Panthers tickets.
The Panthers played host to the 2003 NHL All Star game, which was the high point of the year. Unfortunately, a league-wide lockout led to the cancelation of the 2004/2005 season, which meant no sales of Florida Panthers tickets. The four seasons since then has seen the club begin the slow, slow climb back to respectability, snagging a notable player in eventual Eastern Conference All Star Thomas Vokoun. Florida Panthers tickets immediately rose in value due to the excitement generated and an above-.500 record in 2009.
The new season holds a lot of promise for the team from South Florida. New additions include great goalie Scott Clemmensen and center Steve Reinprecht, who came over from Phoenix in a trade. If 2009 is any indicator, the club promises to sell a lot of Florida Panthers tickets and make a strong stab at another postseason spot after barely losing out on one last year in a tie-breaker to the Montreal Canadiens. Florida sun and fun promises to be very good to the Panthers this new season.
