1997-98 Florida Panthers Roster
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 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 |
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Chris Allen | D | May 8, 1978 | 6'2" | 197 | R | Chatham, ON Canada |
Terry Carkner | D | March 7, 1966 | 6'3" | 210 | L | Smiths Falls, ON Canada |
Dino Ciccarelli | R | February 8, 1960 | 5'10" | 185 | R | Sarnia, ON Canada |
Radek Dvorak | R | March 9, 1977 | 6'2" | 200 | R | Tabor, Czech Republic |
Dallas Eakins | D | February 27, 1967 | 6'2" | 195 | L | Dade City, FL USA |
Tom Fitzgerald | C | August 28, 1968 | 6'0" | 190 | R | Billerica, MA USA |
Mark Fitzpatrick | G | November 13, 1968 | 6'2" | 195 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
Dave Gagner | C | December 11, 1964 | 5'10" | 188 | L | Chatham, ON Canada |
Johan Garpenlov | L | March 21, 1968 | 6'0" | 185 | L | Stockholm, Sweden |
Jody Hull | R | February 2, 1969 | 6'2" | 195 | R | Petrolia, ON Canada |
John Jakopin | D | May 16, 1975 | 6'5" | 239 | R | Toronto, ON Canada |
Ryan Johnson | C | June 14, 1976 | 6'1" | 211 | L | Thunder Bay, ON Canada |
Ed Jovanovski | D | June 26, 1976 | 6'2" | 210 | L | Windsor, ON Canada |
Viktor Kozlov | C | February 14, 1975 | 6'5" | 235 | R | Togliatti, Russia |
Paul Laus | D | September 26, 1970 | 6'1" | 215 | R | Beamsville, ON Canada |
Bill Lindsay | L | May 17, 1971 | 6'0" | 195 | L | Fernie, BC Canada |
Dave Lowry | L | February 14, 1965 | 6'1" | 195 | L | Sudbury, ON Canada |
Kirk McLean | G | June 26, 1966 | 6'0" | 180 | L | Willowdale, ON Canada |
Scott Mellanby | R | June 11, 1966 | 6'1" | 210 | R | Montreal, QC Canada |
Kirk Muller | C | February 8, 1966 | 6'0" | 205 | L | Kingston, ON Canada |
Gord Murphy | D | March 23, 1967 | 6'2" | 195 | R | Willowdale, ON Canada |
David Nemirovsky | R | August 1, 1976 | 6'2" | 205 | R | Toronto, ON Canada |
Rob Niedermayer | C | December 28, 1974 | 6'2" | 200 | L | Cassiar, BC Canada |
Jeff Norton | D | November 25, 1965 | 6'2" | 195 | L | Acton, MA USA |
Ray Sheppard | R | May 27, 1966 | 6'1" | 195 | R | Petawawa, ON Canada |
Robert Svehla | D | January 2, 1969 | 6'0" | 209 | R | Martin, Slovakia |
Esa Tikkanen | L | January 25, 1965 | 6'1" | 190 | L | Helsinki, Finland |
John Vanbiesbrouck | G | September 4, 1963 | 5'8" | 176 | L | Detroit, MI USA |
Rhett Warrener | D | January 27, 1976 | 6'1" | 203 | R | Shaunavon, SK Canada |
Steve Washburn | C | April 10, 1975 | 6'2" | 198 | L | Ottawa, ON Canada |
Kevin Weekes | G | April 4, 1975 | 6'1" | 215 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
Chris Wells | C | November 12, 1975 | 6'6" | 223 | L | Calgary, AB Canada |
Ray Whitney | L | May 8, 1972 | 5'10" | 180 | R | Fort Saskatchewan, AB Canada |
Peter Worrell | L | August 18, 1977 | 6'6" | 235 | L | Pierrefonds, QC Canada |