1997-98 Florida Panthers Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 24-43-15 - 63 points
Finishing 6th in the NHL's Atlantic Division
Coach: Doug MacLean (7-12-4)
Coach: Bryan Murray (17-31-11)
Location: Miami, Florida
1997-98 Florida Panthers Statistics
1997-98 Florida Panthers Results

The Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 24 wins and 43 losses and 15 ties for 63 points, finishing sixth in the NHL's Atlantic Division.

The Panthers scored 203 goals and yielded 256. Ray Whitney netted 32 goals for Florida, while Robert Svehla contributed 34 assists. John Vanbiesbrouck topped the squad with 18 wins and a team-best 2.87 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.

Doug MacLean and Bryan Murray coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Chris AllenDMay 8, 19786'2"197RChatham, ON Canada
Terry CarknerDMarch 7, 19666'3"210LSmiths Falls, ON Canada
Dino CiccarelliRFebruary 8, 19605'10"185RSarnia, ON Canada
Radek DvorakRMarch 9, 19776'2"200RTabor, Czech Republic
Dallas EakinsDFebruary 27, 19676'2"195LDade City, FL USA
Tom FitzgeraldCAugust 28, 19686'0"190RBillerica, MA USA
Mark FitzpatrickGNovember 13, 19686'2"195LToronto, ON Canada
Dave GagnerCDecember 11, 19645'10"188LChatham, ON Canada
Johan GarpenlovLMarch 21, 19686'0"185LStockholm, Sweden
Jody HullRFebruary 2, 19696'2"195RPetrolia, ON Canada
John JakopinDMay 16, 19756'5"239RToronto, ON Canada
Ryan JohnsonCJune 14, 19766'1"211LThunder Bay, ON Canada
Ed JovanovskiDJune 26, 19766'2"210LWindsor, ON Canada
Viktor KozlovCFebruary 14, 19756'5"235RTogliatti, Russia
Paul LausDSeptember 26, 19706'1"215RBeamsville, ON Canada
Bill LindsayLMay 17, 19716'0"195LFernie, BC Canada
Dave LowryLFebruary 14, 19656'1"195LSudbury, ON Canada
Kirk McLeanGJune 26, 19666'0"180LWillowdale, ON Canada
Scott MellanbyRJune 11, 19666'1"210RMontreal, QC Canada
Kirk MullerCFebruary 8, 19666'0"205LKingston, ON Canada
Gord MurphyDMarch 23, 19676'2"195RWillowdale, ON Canada
David NemirovskyRAugust 1, 19766'2"205RToronto, ON Canada
Rob NiedermayerCDecember 28, 19746'2"200LCassiar, BC Canada
Jeff NortonDNovember 25, 19656'2"195LActon, MA USA
Ray SheppardRMay 27, 19666'1"195RPetawawa, ON Canada
Robert SvehlaDJanuary 2, 19696'0"209RMartin, Slovakia
Esa TikkanenLJanuary 25, 19656'1"190LHelsinki, Finland
John VanbiesbrouckGSeptember 4, 19635'8"176LDetroit, MI USA
Rhett WarrenerDJanuary 27, 19766'1"203RShaunavon, SK Canada
Steve WashburnCApril 10, 19756'2"198LOttawa, ON Canada
Kevin WeekesGApril 4, 19756'1"215LToronto, ON Canada
Chris WellsCNovember 12, 19756'6"223LCalgary, AB Canada
Ray WhitneyLMay 8, 19725'10"180RFort Saskatchewan, AB Canada
Peter WorrellLAugust 18, 19776'6"235LPierrefonds, QC Canada