List of Florida Panthers general managers

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.

Key

Key of terms and definitions

Term	Definition
No.	Number of general managers [a]
Ref(s)	References
–	Does not apply
†	Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category

General managers

General Managers of the Florida Panthers

No.	Name	Tenure	Accomplishments during this term	Ref(s)
1	Bobby Clarke	March 1, 1993 – June 15, 1994	No playoff appearances	[1] [2]
2	Bryan Murray	August 1, 1994 – December 28, 2000	1 Stanley Cup Finals appearance (1996) 1 conference title and 3 playoff appearances	[3] [4]
3	Bill Torrey †	December 28, 2000 – December 3, 2001	No playoff appearances	[4] [5]
4	Chuck Fletcher (Interim)	December 3, 2001 – May 10, 2002	No playoff appearances	[5] [6]
5	Rick Dudley	May 10, 2002 – May 24, 2004	No playoff appearances	[6] [7]
6	Mike Keenan	May 26, 2004 – September 3, 2006	No playoff appearances	[8] [9]
7	Jacques Martin	September 3, 2006 – June 1, 2009	No playoff appearances	[9] [10]
8	Randy Sexton	October 2, 2009 – May 17, 2010	No playoff appearances	[11] [12]
9	Dale Tallon	May 17, 2010 – May 16, 2016	2 division titles and 2 playoff appearances	[12] [13]
10	Tom Rowe	May 16, 2016 – April 10, 2017	No playoff appearances	[13] [14]
–	Dale Tallon	April 10, 2017 – August 10, 2020	1 playoff appearance	[14]
11	Bill Zito	September 2, 2020 – present	2 Stanley Cups (2024, 2025) 3 Stanley Cup Finals appearances (2023, 2024, 2025) 3 conference titles, 2 division titles, and 5 playoff appearances Presidents’ Trophy (2022)	[15]

See also

• List of NHL general managers

Notes

• ^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

• Panthers History: General Managers – Florida Panthers – Den of Honor, Florida Panthers, retrieved July 17, 2015

1. Joseph, Dave (March 2, 1993). "Clarke Starts With Nothing --- And Likes It". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
2. "SPORTS PEOPLE: HOCKEY; Compensation for Clarke". The New York Times . June 16, 1994. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
3. "SPORTS PEOPLE: HOCKEY; Bryan Murray Named Panthers' G.M." The New York Times . August 2, 1994. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
4. "N.H.L.: ROUNDUP; Panthers Clean House, Firing Coach and G.M." The New York Times . December 29, 2000. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
5. "Panthers Hire Keenan". Orlando Sentinel. December 4, 2001. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
6. "Panthers Hire Gm: Dudley". Orlando Sentinel. May 11, 2002. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
7. "Sports: Panthers fire GM Dudley". St. Petersburg Times. May 25, 2004. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
8. Russo, Michael (May 27, 2004). "Keenan Gets Another Go". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
9. "Panthers Head Coach Jacques Martin Assumes GM Duties". Florida Panthers. September 3, 2006. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
10. "Search For GM Begins, Martin to Montreal". Florida Panthers. June 1, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
11. "Randy Sexton Named Panthers General Manager". Florida Panthers. October 2, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
12. "Dale Tallon Named Florida Panthers General Manager". Florida Panthers. May 17, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
13. "Florida Panthers Promote Dale Tallon to President of Hockey Operations, Tom Rowe Named General Manager". Florida Panthers. May 16, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
14. "Dale Tallon Named Panthers General Manager". NHL.com. April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
15. Dwork, David (April 15, 2024). "Panthers General Manager Bill Zito signs multi-year contract extension". The Hockey News. Retrieved July 7, 2024.