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List of Florida Panthers general managers

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The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, United States. The Panthers are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team was founded as an expansion franchise on December 10, 1992. The team has had ten general managers since their inception.

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|Number of general managers{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}

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|References

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|Does not apply

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|Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category

General managers

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|+ style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:#C8102E 5px solid;border-bottom:#041E42 5px solid;"|General Managers of the Florida Panthers

! scope="col" | No.

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scope="row" |1

| Bobby Clarke

| March 1, 1993 – June 15, 1994||

  • No playoff appearances

|{{Cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-03-02/sports/9301120839_1_jay-snider-bobby-clarke-huizenga|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508042902/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-03-02/sports/9301120839_1_jay-snider-bobby-clarke-huizenga|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 8, 2014|title=Clarke Starts With Nothing --- And Likes It|publisher=Sun-Sentinel|first=Dave|last=Joseph|date=March 2, 1993|accessdate=May 7, 2014}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/16/sports/sports-people-hockey-compensation-for-clarke.html|title=SPORTS PEOPLE: HOCKEY; Compensation for Clarke|work=The New York Times|date=June 16, 1994|accessdate=May 7, 2014}}

scope="row" |2

| Bryan Murray

| August 1, 1994 – December 28, 2000||

  • 1 Stanley Cup Finals appearance (1996)
  • 1 conference title and 3 playoff appearances

|{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/02/sports/sports-people-hockey-bryan-murray-named-panthers-gm.html |title=SPORTS PEOPLE: HOCKEY; Bryan Murray Named Panthers' G.M. |work=The New York Times |date=August 2, 1994 |accessdate=July 17, 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/29/sports/nhl-roundup-panthers-clean-house-firing-coach-and-gm.html |title=N.H.L.: ROUNDUP; Panthers Clean House, Firing Coach and G.M. |work=The New York Times |date=December 29, 2000 |accessdate=July 17, 2015}}

scope="row" |3

| style="background: #FFE6BD;"|Bill Torrey{{dagger}}

| December 28, 2000 – December 3, 2001||

  • No playoff appearances

|{{cite web |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2001/12/04/panthers-hire-keenan/ |title=Panthers Hire Keenan |publisher=Orlando Sentinel |date=December 4, 2001 |access-date=July 17, 2015}}

scope="row" |4

| Chuck Fletcher (Interim)

| December 3, 2001 – May 10, 2002||

  • No playoff appearances

|{{cite web |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2002-05-11/sports/0205110060_1_panthers-rick-dudley-gm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721104215/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2002-05-11/sports/0205110060_1_panthers-rick-dudley-gm |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 21, 2015 |title=Panthers Hire Gm: Dudley |publisher=Orlando Sentinel |date=May 11, 2002 |accessdate=July 17, 2015}}

scope="row" |5

| Rick Dudley

| May 10, 2002 – May 24, 2004||

  • No playoff appearances

|{{cite web |url=http://www.sptimes.com/2004/05/25/Sports/Panthers_fire_GM_Dudl.shtml |title=Sports: Panthers fire GM Dudley |publisher=St. Petersburg Times |date=May 25, 2004 |accessdate=July 17, 2015}}

scope="row" |6

| Mike Keenan

| May 26, 2004 – September 3, 2006||

  • No playoff appearances

|{{cite web |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2004-05-27/sports/0405270238_1_panthers-jacques-martin-mike-keenan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721163910/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2004-05-27/sports/0405270238_1_panthers-jacques-martin-mike-keenan |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 21, 2015 |title=Keenan Gets Another Go |first=Michael |last=Russo |publisher=Orlando Sentinel |date=May 27, 2004 |accessdate=July 17, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=440703 |title=Panthers Head Coach Jacques Martin Assumes GM Duties |publisher=Florida Panthers |date=September 3, 2006 |accessdate=July 17, 2015}}

scope="row" |7

| Jacques Martin

| September 3, 2006 – June 1, 2009||

  • No playoff appearances

|{{cite web |url=http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=441803 |title=Search For GM Begins, Martin to Montreal |publisher=Florida Panthers |date=June 1, 2009 |accessdate=July 17, 2015}}

scope="row" |8

| Randy Sexton

| October 2, 2009 – May 17, 2010||

  • No playoff appearances

|{{cite web |url=http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=500734 |title=Randy Sexton Named Panthers General Manager |publisher=Florida Panthers |date=October 2, 2009 |accessdate=July 17, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=529397 |title=Dale Tallon Named Florida Panthers General Manager |publisher=Florida Panthers |date=May 17, 2010 |accessdate=July 17, 2015}}

scope="row" |9

| Dale Tallon

| May 17, 2010 – May 16, 2016||

  • 2 division titles and 2 playoff appearances

|{{cite web |url=http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=882897 |title=Florida Panthers Promote Dale Tallon to President of Hockey Operations, Tom Rowe Named General Manager |publisher=Florida Panthers |date=May 16, 2016 |accessdate=May 16, 2016}}

scope="row" |10

| Tom Rowe

| May 16, 2016 – April 10, 2017||

  • No playoff appearances

|{{cite web|title=Dale Tallon Named Panthers General Manager|url=https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/dale-tallon-named-panthers-general-manager/c-288637636|website=NHL.com|accessdate=April 10, 2017|date=April 10, 2017}}

scope="row" |–

| Dale Tallon

| April 10, 2017 – August 10, 2020||

  • 1 playoff appearance

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scope="row" |11

| Bill Zito

| September 2, 2020 – present ||

  • 1 Stanley Cup (2024)
  • 2 Stanley Cup Finals appearances (2023, 2024)
  • 2 conference titles, 2 division titles, and 4 playoff appearances
  • Presidents’ Trophy (2022)

|{{Cite web |last=Dwork |first=David |date=2024-04-15 |title=Panthers General Manager Bill Zito signs multi-year contract extension |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/panthers-general-manager-bill-zito-signs-multi-year-contract-extension |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=The Hockey News Florida Panthers News, Analysis and More |language=en}}

See also

Notes

  • {{note label|Note1|a|a}} A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once.

References

  • {{citation |url=http://panthers.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=60893 |title=Panthers History: General Managers – Florida Panthers – Den of Honor |publisher=Florida Panthers |accessdate=July 17, 2015}}

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