List of Florida Panthers broadcasters

In 1996, Florida Panthers owner Wayne Huizenga purchased a 70% controlling interest in SportsChannel Florida, with Rainbow Media (by that time, a joint venture between Cablevision and NBC) retaining a minority 30% interest. That led Huizenga to move the NHL franchise's game telecasts from Sunshine Network to SportsChannel Florida for the 1996–97 season.

Radio

Years	Play-by-play	Color commentators
1993–95	Chris Moore	John Moynihan
1995–96	Chris Moore	Alain Chevrier
1996–99	Chris Moore	Randy Moller
1999–04	Jiggs McDonald	Randy Moller
2005–07	Steve Goldstein	Randy Moller
2007–09	Randy Moller	Bill Lindsay
2009–15	Randy Moller	Bill Lindsay
2015–present	Doug Plagens	Bill Lindsay

Notes

• In 1993, Moynihan became the radio color commentator and pre- and post-game show host for the expansion Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. His talk show was moved to 10 p.m. to 1 a.m to accommodate his Panthers duties. ^[1] In June 1994, WQAM's vice president and general manager announced that Moynihan would not have his contract renewed. ^[2]

• Moller has been the Panthers' television color analyst since 2015, following eight seasons as the team's radio play-by-play announcer and nine years as a radio analyst before that. He is known for screaming a pop culture reference after Florida Panther goals, though not every goal, and not when the Panthers are out of the game. Examples such as references to Tracy Morgan on 30 Rock , a Christian Bale tirade, film quotes from Wedding Crashers , Jaws , and Forrest Gump are included on a YouTube clip produced by The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz . ^[3] The goal calls by Moller were done in conjunction with The Dan Le Batard Show, which shared the radio station that hosts the Florida Panthers radio play-by-play. The show and listeners provide Moller with numerous pop culture references, and he then chooses what he likes and uses it during games. He is also the president of the Panthers Alumni Association.

• McDonald filled in for Florida Panthers radio play-by-play man Randy Moller for three games when Moller became ill in January 2010. ^[4]

Television

Years	Play-by-play	Color commentators
1993–04	Jeff Rimer	Denis Potvin
2005–07	Dave Strader	Denis Potvin
2007–09	Steve Goldstein	Denis Potvin
2009–14	Steve Goldstein	Bill Lindsay
2014–19	Steve Goldstein	Denis Potvin Randy Moller (rinkside)
2019–present	Steve Goldstein	Randy Moller

Notes

• Potvin was a color commentator for Florida Panthers television broadcasts on FS Florida from 1993, paired with play-by-play announcers Dave Strader and Steve Goldstein, for over 16 seasons before being replaced by former Panthers player Bill Lindsay in 2009.
• Strader called games for the Florida Panthers for the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons when not calling games for NBC or Versus.
• WPLG serves as the local over-the-air broadcaster for Florida Panthers as part of the current NHL contract with ABC. This excludes the team's 2023 Stanley Cup Finals appearance which aired on TNT.

See also

• Historical NHL over-the-air television broadcasters

References

1. "WQAM's Moynihan Hired as Panthers' Radio Analyst". Sun Sentinel. September 8, 1993.
2. "WQAM radio will not renew contract for host Moynihan". Sun Sentinel. June 15, 1994.
3. "Florida Panthers Broadcasters". Florida Panthers . 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
4. Gorten, Steve (2010-01-19). "Florida Panthers stay with hot hand in goal". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 2010-07-15.

External links

• Florida Panthers Broadcasters & Reporters
• Randy Moller named new color analyst for Florida Panthers broadcasts on FOX Sports Florida
• Panthers TV analyst retires. And college football, NFL and NBA media notes
• Florida Panthers: Randy Moller Named New TV Color Analyst