RE:PANTHERS pre-Season

27.09.2002 07:00

#16 RE:PANTHERS pre-Season

Cross-State Rivals Ready To Face-Off
The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning will meet for a home-and-home series this weekend with things getting underway at 7:30 pm Friday night at Office Depot Center. The Bolts hold a 12-7-1 edge over the Cats in head-to-head pre-season play. Get tickets now

Mike Keenan will be a guest on Channel 10's Sports Jam Live on Monday from 8-9 pm - live from Bru's Room (Sample Road at 441)

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.....wie gesagt, ist mir scheiß egal wie sie gespielt haben, solange es nicht in der
Saison so ist!! Vorbereitung ist da um zu lernen, um auszuprobieren, etc., und nicht um zu glänzen!!

der schon das leere Tor vor sich hatte, aber sein Jubel zerbrach am Reflex von Lions-Goalie Dominic Roussel, der aus dem Nichts auftauchte und mit dem Fuß abwehrte.

27.09.2002 20:30

#17 RE:PANTHERS pre-Season

TONIGHT'S GAME: The Florida Panthers play the Tampa Bay
Lightning tonight at Office Depot Center at 7:30 p.m. It is the fourth of
seven preseason games before the Panthers open the 2002-03 regular
season at home against Tampa Bay on Thursday, Oct. 10. This is the
first of two straight preseason games for the Panthers against the
Lightning. The two teams will also meet tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. at
St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa.

Tampa Bay Lightning (1-2-1-0) Florida Panthers (1-1-0-1)
(Away: 1-0-0-0) - PS Game #5 (Home: 1-0-0-0) - PS Game #4

2 Stan Neckar D 1 Roberto Luongo G
4 Vincent Lecavalier F 4 Jay Bouwmeester D
5 Jassen Cullimore D 5 Branislav Mezei D
7 Ben Clymer F 9 Stephen Weiss C
11 Chris Dingman F 12 Olli Jokinen C
13 Pavel Kubina D 14 Niklas Hagman LW
15 Nikita Alexeev F 15 Jim Campbell RW
16 Alexander Svitov F 17 Ryan Johnson C
17 Ruslan Fedotenko F 18 Marcus Nilson LW
18 Jimmie Olvestad F 20 Valeri Bure RW
19 Brad Richards F 21 Denis Shvidki RW
20 Vaclav Prospal F 25 Viktor Kozlov C
21 Cory Sarich D 27 Hannes Hyvonen RW
22 Dan Boyle D 31 Wade Flaherty G
24 Shane Willis F 32 Stephane Matteau LW
26 Martin St. Louis F 38 Eric Beaudoin LW
27 Tim Taylor F 39 Ivan Novoseltsev RW
28 Sheldon Keefe F 44 Sandis Ozolinsh D
30 Kevin Hodson G 45 Brad Ference D
33 Fredrik Modin F 56 Ivan Majesky D
35 Nikolai Khabibulin G 63 Dmitry Yushkevich D
36 Andre Roy F
37 Brad Lukowich D
38 Darren Rumble D
44 Nolan Pratt D
46 Martin Cibak F

LIFETIME SERIES: Florida and Tampa Bay have met 45 times in
the regular season with the Panthers holding a 26-12-7-0 (.578) record
against the Lightning. The Lightning went 3-2-0 against the Panthers
last season. Florida and Tampa will meet five times this season,
including twice at Office Depot Center in October. The two Southeast
Division rivals have met 20 times in the preseason; the Panthers have a
7-12-1 (.375), including an 0-1-1 (.250) record at Office Depot Center.

WHAT'S NEXT: The two teams meet again tomorrow night at the St.
Pete Times Forum in Tampa at 7:30 p.m. The Panthers then play the
Boston Bruins in a neutral site game at TECO Arena in Estero, Fla., on
Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Florida closes out the preseason by
hosting the New York Rangers on Friday, Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Office
Depot Center.

RECAPPING PRESEASON GAME 3: C Byron Ritchie assured the
Panthers of at least one point in the preseason standings on Sept. 21 by
sending the game into overtime after scoring a goal with 5:07
remaining in regulation time. Ritchie's goal tied the game with
Carolina at 2-2. The Hurricanes eventually won the game when Bates
Battaglia scored 3:14 into overtime. The Panthers twice came back
from one-goal deficits in the game. Carolina held a 1-0 lead after the
first period, but C Ryan Johnson scored just 1:02 into the second
period to tie the game. RW Ryan Jardine and D Lukas Krajicek
assisted on the goal. The Hurricanes took the lead again with a goal
from Jeff Heerema early in the third before Ritchie tied the game.
Carolina was 2-for-11 on the power play, while the Panthers went 0-
for-9. G Wade Flaherty made 40 saves in the net for the Panthers.

RECAPPING PRESEASON GAME 2: G Roberto Luongo helped
lead the Florida Panthers to a 3-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes
at Office Depot Center on Sept. 20. Luongo made 29 saves in recording
the shutout. The Panthers converted on 2-of-7 power play chances with
LW Peter Worrell and C Olli Jokinen each scoring with the man
advantage. LW Niklas Hagman had the other goal for the Panthers,
who evened their preseason record to 1-1 with the victory. Worrell
opened the scoring 14:31 into the first period off a rebound of a C
Byron Ritchie shot from the point. D Sandis Ozolinsh also assisted on
the goal. The Panthers extended their lead to 2-0 when Jokinen scored
on a one-timer off a nice feed from LW Stephane Matteau. Hagman
closed out the scoring when he skated in from the right side and fired a
wrist shot that beat Hurricanes goaltender Jean-Marc Pelletier. RW
Jim Campbell and C Stephen Weiss assisted on the goal. The
Panthers outshot the Hurricanes 30-29. Carolina was 0-for-10 on the
power play in the game.

RECAPPING PRESEASON GAME 1: Ron Hainsey and Josef Balej
each scored a pair of goals to lead Montreal to a 5-2 victory over the
Panthers at the Bell Centre. C Stephen Weiss opened the scoring with
a goal on a backhand shot from the slot after LW Niklas Hagman
worked the puck out of the corner. The goal, which was Weiss's first
preseason tally after not scoring in four preseason games last year,
came under two minutes into the second period. Montreal then scored
five straight goals to take a 5-1 lead. Hainsey and Balej accounted for
four goals and Yanic Perreault netted the other. RW Hannes Hyvonen
scored off a cross ice feed from LW Stephane Matteau with 1:02
remaining in the third period to cut the Montreal lead to 5-2. D Jay
Bouwmeester also assisted on the goal. The Panthers were 0-for-5 on
the power play, while the Canadiens went 1-for-4. Montreal outshot
Florida 29-25 in the game. G Roberto Luongo started the game and
made 13 saves while allowing two goals in 30:33 of action, and G
Wade Flaherty made 11 saves and allowed three goals in 29:27 of
action.

LUONGO BACK TO FORM: After missing the final 13 games of
the 2001-02 season with a torn ligament in his right ankle, G Roberto
Luongo has bounced back in the preseason. Through three games,
Luongo has stopped 42 of 44 shots faced for a .955 save percentage. He
made 29 saves in recording the shutout on Sept. 20, against Carolina
and stopped 13 of 15 shots in a period and a half of action against
Montreal on Sept. 19. Luongo set career highs last season in wins (16),
games played (58), minutes played (3,030) and saves (1,513).

PLAYING THE LIGHTNING: The Tampa Bay Lightning and
Florida Panthers met five times last season, with the Lightning winning
three games. LW Marcus Nilson led the Panthers with five points
against Tampa Bay last season. Nilson scored two goals and three
assists in five games against the Lightning. RW Ivan Novoseltsev led
the team with three goals; he also added an assist against Tampa Bay.
G Roberto Luongo was spectacular against the Lightning last season.
He recorded a 2-1-0 record with a 1.30 goals against average and a .958
save percentage. The Panthers veterans are tied with 13 career points
against the Lightning. D Sandis Ozolinsh has scored six goals and
seven assists, C Viktor Kozlov has two goals and 11 assists and D
Dmitry Yushkevich has 13 assists. RW Valeri Bure has scored four
goals and eight assists for 12 points against the Lightning.

ONE CHANCE TO MAKE A FIRST IMPRESSION: D Jay
Bouwmeester has recorded an assist in each of the first two preseason
games. Bouwmeester assisted on RW Hannes Hyvonen's third period
goal in the preseason opener at Montreal on Sept 19. Last Friday
against Carolina at Office Depot Center, he assisted on C Olli
Jokinen's second period power play goal. Bouwmeester, who was the
top ranked prospect by Central Scouting heading into the 2002 Entry
Draft, was selected by Florida with the third overall pick. He played 61
games for Medicine Hat (WHL) last season with 11 goals and 50
assists. He won the fastest skater contest on the Top Prospects Skills
Competition on Jan. 31, 2002.

WEISS BREAKS THE ICE: C Stephen Weiss scored the first goal
of the preseason for the Panthers in the opener against Montreal on
Sept. 19. It was his first preseason goal as a Panther after going four
games last preseason without scoring. Weiss followed it up with an
assist on LW Niklas Hagman's third period goal against Carolina on
Sept. 20. Weiss was the Panthers first choice (fourth overall) in the
2001 NHL Entry Draft held in Sunrise, Fla. He was called up to the
Panthers late last season and had a goal and an assist in seven games.
Weiss spent the majority of 2001-02 with Plymouth in the Ontario
Hockey League. He scored 25 goals and 45 assists for 70 points in 46
games with the Whalers. Weiss won a silver medal with Canada during
the 2002 World Junior Championships held in the Czech Republic. He
scored three goals and an assist in six games.

PANTHERS VS. LIGHTNING LAST SEASON

at Tampa, Fla. Florida 5, Tampa Bay 0 Oct. 7, 2001
Florida earned its first victory of the year with C Jason Wiemer and G
Roberto Luongo leading the way. Wiemer scored two goals and added
an assist, while Luongo garnered the shutout with 28 saves. D Dan
Boyle (1-1-2), D Paul Laus (0-2-2) and C Viktor Kozlov (0-2-2) each
finished with two points. RW Valerie Bure scored his first goal as a
Panthers just 3:35 into the game. RW Ivan Novoseltsev notched the
other Panthers' goal. Florida held a 37-28 edge in shots and was 2-for-4
on the power play.

at Sunrise, Fla. Tampa Bay 3, Florida 2 Feb. 6, 2002
Despite outshooting the Lightning 39-21, including a 29-7 advantage
over the last two periods, the Panthers fell to Tampa Bay, 3-2. RW
Pavel Bure led the attack with a goal and an assist. D Robert Svehla
scored his third goal in two games. Each team scored once on the
power play. G Kevin Weekes earned the victory with 37 saves. The
game was the first of two in two nights between the Lightning and the
Panthers.

at Tampa, Fla. Florida 3, Tampa Bay 1 Feb. 7, 2002
G Roberto Luongo stopped 36 of 37 shots to help Head Coach Mike
Keenan earn his 550th career victory. Luongo kept the Lightning
scoreless until late in the third period, allowing the Panthers to build a
3-0 lead. LW Marcus Nilson, D Sandis Ozolinsh and RW Ivan
Novoseltsev each scored goals for the Panthers, while C Byron
Ritchie and D Brad Norton both earned their first points with Florida.
Both teams were 0-for-2 on the power play.

at Tampa, Fla. Tampa Bay 3, Florida 2 March 2, 2002
The Lightning rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the game's final 12 minutes
for the victory. Former Panther D Dan Boyle notched the game-winner
for Tampa Bay with 4:14 remaining in regulation. LW Marcus Nilson
and RW Valeri Bure each scored goals for the Panthers. Florida went
0-for-2 on the power play, while the Lightning scored two of their
goals (2-for-3) with the man advantage. Tampa outshot Florida 31-26
in the game.

at Sunrise, Fla. Tampa Bay 3, Florida 2 Apr. 14, 2002
D Vincent Lecavalier scored a power-play goal 17 seconds into
overtime to give the visiting Lightning a 3-2 victory over the Panthers.
RW Ivan Novoseltsev and D Sandis Ozolinsh scored for the Panthers.
Tampa Bay went 2-for-3 on the power play in the game, while the
Panthers were 1-for-6. G Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 28 of 30 shots for
the victory. C Vaclav Prospal assisted on all three Lightning goals in
the game.

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.....wie gesagt, ist mir scheiß egal wie sie gespielt haben, solange es nicht in der
Saison so ist!! Vorbereitung ist da um zu lernen, um auszuprobieren, etc., und nicht um zu glänzen!!

der schon das leere Tor vor sich hatte, aber sein Jubel zerbrach am Reflex von Lions-Goalie Dominic Roussel, der aus dem Nichts auftauchte und mit dem Fuß abwehrte.

28.09.2002 10:17

#18 RE:PANTHERS pre-Season

PANTHERS LOSE; KEENAN UNHAPPY

The Panthers played uninspired while losing Friday to the Lightning, and coach Mike Keenan wasn't particularly happy with the performances of rookie Stephen Weiss and defenseman Bred Ference.

Keenan said Weiss "didn't compete" after getting hit early in the game and added that Ference "didn't play well and hasn't played well" throughout the preseason. Valeri Bure, playing in his first preseason game, was effective but didn't finish his checks, Keenan said. He called Bure's performance "somewhat inspiring."

The Panthers and goalie Roberto Luongo allowed three third-period goals, including two by Pavel Kubina. Ivan Novoseltsev sat out the third period because of a dislocated left thumb suffered in the second period when he was slashed.

SHVIDKI FINALLY RETURNS

Denis Shvidki, whose work visa was voided when he left the country over the summer, was granted another visa Friday and played in his first exhibition game. A native of Ukraine, Shvidki assisted on Olli Jokinen's first-period goal. ... Mike Santos, the Panthers' director of hockey operations, sent three different contract proposals Monday to Jay Bouwmeester's agent, Bryon Baltimore. Baltimore, Santos said, had not responded. Bouwmeester turned 19 Friday.
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.....wie gesagt, ist mir scheiß egal wie sie gespielt haben, solange es nicht in der
Saison so ist!! Vorbereitung ist da um zu lernen, um auszuprobieren, etc., und nicht um zu glänzen!!

der schon das leere Tor vor sich hatte, aber sein Jubel zerbrach am Reflex von Lions-Goalie Dominic Roussel, der aus dem Nichts auftauchte und mit dem Fuß abwehrte.

28.09.2002 23:22

#19 RE:PANTHERS pre-Season

INDIVIDUAL NUMBERS - BY GAME
Panthers vs. Tampa Bay - Preseason 9/27
Skaters:

No. Pos. Player G A P + / - PIM Shots S% PPG SHG GWG GTG FW% Ice Time
4 D Bouwmeester, Jay 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:10
5 D Mezei, Branislav 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:19
9 C Weiss, Stephen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 8:50
12 C Jokinen, Olli 1 0 1 -1 19 1 100 0 0 0 0 62 13:03
14 LW Hagman, Niklas 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:36
15 RW Campbell, Jim 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:46
17 C Johnson, Ryan 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 12:47
20 RW Bure, Valeri 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 50 21:48
21 RW Shvidki, Denis 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:53
25 C Kozlov, Viktor 1 0 1 1 0 1 100 0 0 0 0 57 22:11
27 RW Hyvonen, Hannes 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:29
32 LW Matteau, Stephane 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 100 9:36
38 LW Beaudoin, Eric 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 13:54
39 RW Novoseltsev, Ivan 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9:56
44 D Ozolinsh, Sandis 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 30:28:00
45 D Ference, Brad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:51
56 D Majesky, Ivan 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:21
63 D Yushkevich, Dmitry 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 25:35:00

Goaltenders:

No. Player W L T EN SO GA SA GAA SV SV% PIM PTS
1 Luongo, Roberto 0 1 0 1 0 4 22 3.99 18 0.82 0 0
31 Flaherty, Wade 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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.....wie gesagt, ist mir scheiß egal wie sie gespielt haben, solange es nicht in der
Saison so ist!! Vorbereitung ist da um zu lernen, um auszuprobieren, etc., und nicht um zu glänzen!!

der schon das leere Tor vor sich hatte, aber sein Jubel zerbrach am Reflex von Lions-Goalie Dominic Roussel, der aus dem Nichts auftauchte und mit dem Fuß abwehrte.

28.09.2002 23:23

#20 RE:PANTHERS pre-Season

Game Day Previews/Summaries
Panthers @ Lightning - Sept. 28
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Florida Panthers play the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight at St. Pete Times Forum at 7:30 p.m. It is the fifth of seven preseason games before the Panthers open the 2002-03 regular season at home against the Lightning on Thursday, Oct. 10. This is the second of two straight preseason games for the Panthers against the Lightning. The two teams met last night at Office Depot Center in Sunrise, Fla., with Tampa Bay winning 5-2.

LIFETIME SERIES: Florida and Tampa Bay have met 45 times in the regular season with the Panthers holding a 26-12-7-0 (.578) record against the Lightning. The Lightning went 3-2-0 against the Panthers last season. Florida and Tampa will meet five times this season, including twice at Office Depot Center in October. The two Southeast Division rivals have met 21 times in the preseason; the Panthers have a 7-13-1 (.357) record.

WHAT’S NEXT: The Panthers play the Boston Bruins in a neutral site game at TECO Arena in Estero, Fla., on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Florida closes out the preseason by hosting the New York Rangers on Friday, Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Office Depot Center.

RECAPPING PRESEASON GAME 4: The Tampa Bay Lightning scored three third period goals to break open a 2-2 game at the end of the second en route to a 5-2 victory at Office Depot Center. The Lightning got two goals from Pavel Kubina, including the game winner early in the third period. C Olli Jokinen and C Viktor Kozlov scored the goals for the Panthers, while D Sandis Ozolinsh, RW Denis Shvidki, D Dmitry Yushkevich and LW Niklas Hagman each contributed with an assist. The Lightning jumped out to a 1-0 lead at the 12:07 mark of the first period when Alexander Svitok scored off a feed from Martin St. Louis. Jokinen tied the game a little less than four minutes later when he netted a rebound of an Ozolinsh shot from the point. Tampa Bay regained the lead at the 7:04 mark of the second period when Dan Boyle scored on a two-man advantage off a feed from Kubina. Kozlov tied the game when he deflected home a Yushkevich shot from the point at the 11:04 mark. The Lightning was 2-of-8 on the power play, while Florida was 0-of-5 with the man advantage. Tampa Bay outshot the Panthers 23 to 19 during the game. Stats from Game

MAKING A POINT: LW Niklas Hagman has recorded a point in each of the three preseason games in which he had dressed. The second-year played is leading the Panthers in points with a goal and two assists for three points. Hagman is coming off an impressive rookie season in which he played 78 games and scored 10 goals and 18 assists for 28 points. He was named NHL Rookie of the Month in March after scoring 10 points in 14 games. Hagman scored against Carolina on Sept. 20, and recorded assists against Montreal on Sept. 19 and Tampa Bay last night. He played for Finland in both the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2002 World Championships, where he was named to the tournament’s All-Star team after tying for eighth in scoring. Hagman made his NHL debut on Oct. 4 against Philadelphia. He scored his first NHL goal on Nov. 21 against Anaheim. He was drafted with Florida’s third choice (70th overall) in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Before coming to South Florida, Hagman played for Karpat Oulu in the Finnish Division I League. His father, Matti, played four seasons in the NHL with Edmonton and Boston in the late 70s and early 80s.

Panthers Roster for Tonight

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. R/L D.O.B. Place of Birth
4 Jay Bouwmeester D 6’4” 210 L 9/27/83 Edmonton, Alberta
5 Branislav Mezei D 6’5” 235 L 10/8/80 Nitra, Slovakia
9 Stephen Weiss C 5’11” 180 L 4/3/83 Toronto, Ontario
12 Olli Jokinen C 6’3” 205 L 12/5/78 Kuopio, Finland
14 Niklas Hagman LW 6’0” 205 L 12/5/79 Espoo, Finland
15 Jim Campbell RW 6’2” 205 R 4/3/73 Worcester, Mass.
17 Ryan Johnson C 6’1” 205 L 6/14/76 Thunder Bay, Ontario
18 Marcus Nilson LW 6’2” 195 R 3/1/78 Balsta, Sweden
19 Byron Ritchie C 5’10” 195 L 4/24/77 Burnaby, British Columbia
21 Denis Shvidki RW 6’2” 210 L 11/21/80 Kharkov, Ukraine
25 Viktor Kozlov C 6’5” 225 R 2/14/75 Togliatti, Russia
26 Pierre Dagenais RW 6’5” 215 L 3/4/78 Blainville, Quebec
29 Lukas Krajicek D 6’1” 195 L 3/11/83 Prostejov, Czech Republic
31 Wade Flaherty G 6’0” 180 L 1/11/68 Terrace, British Columbia
32 Stephane Matteau LW 6’4” 220 L 9/2/69 Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
38 Eric Beaudoin LW 6’5” 225 L 5/3/80 Ottawa, Ontario
45 Brad Ference D 6’3” 210 R 4/2/79 Calgary, Alberta
49 Lance Ward D 6’3” 220 L 6/2/78 Lloydminster, Alberta
56 Ivan Majesky D 6’5” 225 R 9/2/76 Bystrica, Slovakia
64 Chris Mason G 6’0” 200 L 4/20/76 Red Deer, Alberta

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.....wie gesagt, ist mir scheiß egal wie sie gespielt haben, solange es nicht in der
Saison so ist!! Vorbereitung ist da um zu lernen, um auszuprobieren, etc., und nicht um zu glänzen!!

der schon das leere Tor vor sich hatte, aber sein Jubel zerbrach am Reflex von Lions-Goalie Dominic Roussel, der aus dem Nichts auftauchte und mit dem Fuß abwehrte.

29.09.2002 10:48

#21 RE:PANTHERS pre-Season

Sheldon Keefe scored two goals and an assist and Vaclav Prospal had a

goal and an assist to lead the Tampa Lightning to a 5-2 victory over the

Florida Panthers at St. Pete Times Forum on Saturday night.

The Tampa Bay Lightning jumped out to a 2-0 first period lead on goals

from Keefe and Shane Willis. The Lightning outshot the Panthers 12-5

in the opening period thanks in part to spending 11:48 on the power

play. Keefe opened the scoring 2:43 into the first period when he netted

a goal off a pass from Brad Lukowich. The goal came just one second

after a Panthers' penalty had expired. Willis gave the Lightning a two-

goal lead when he scored a power play goal after collecting a Nolan

Pratt shot that went wide of the net and off the dasher boards. Prospal

assisted on both Tampa Bay goals in the first period.

The Lightning extended its lead to 3-0 at the 3:51 mark of the second

period when Ruslan Fedotenko scored off a two-on-one with Nikita

Alexeev. Brad Richards also assisted on the goal. The Panthers outshot

the Lightning 18-5 in the second period, with C Viktor Kozlov (four

shots) and LW Marcus Nilson (three shots) leading the way for Florida.

Tampa Bay took a 4-0 lead early in the third period when Prospal scored

off a scramble in front of G Wade Flaherty. The assists on the goal

went to Lukowich and Keefe. The Panthers got on the board with a

power play goal from D Branislav Mezei 3:47 into the third period.

Mezei scored on a wrist shot from the point. C Olli Jokinen and D Ivan

Majesky assisted on the goal. Florida cut the Lightning lead to 4-2

when LW Eric Beaudoin scored on a rebound of a Majesky shot from

the point. Nilson had the other assist on the Beaudoin goal.

The Lightning responded with a goal at the 10:36 mark of the third to

extend its lead to 5-2. Keefe netted his second goal of the game when he

knocked home a loose puck in the slot. Jimmie Olvestad and Dan Boyle

assisted on the goal.

FLORIDA PANTHERS ASSIGN FIVE TO SAN ANTONIO CAMP

The Panthers send five players to the Rampage AHL training camp trimming the NHL roster to 30.

SUNRISE, Fla. - Florida Panthers General Manager Rick Dudley announced

today that five players have been reassigned to the San Antonio Rampage

training camp in preparation for the upcoming 2002-03 season. Players joining

the Rampage's inaugural camp include D Sven Butenschon, LW Ryan

Jardine, D Filip Novak, D Kyle Rossiter and RW Gaetan Royer. The

Panthers returned G Billy Thompson to Prince George in the WHL.

The Florida Panthers play the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight at St. Pete Times

Forum in Tampa at 7:30 p.m. The Panthers return to Sunrise for three days of

camp before traveling to TECO Arena in Estero, Fla., to play the Boston

Bruins on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Florida closes out the preseason with a home

game against the New York Rangers on Friday, Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Office

Depot Center.

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.....wie gesagt, ist mir scheiß egal wie sie gespielt haben, solange es nicht in der

Saison so ist!! Vorbereitung ist da um zu lernen, um auszuprobieren, etc., und nicht um zu glänzen!!

der schon das leere Tor vor sich hatte, aber sein Jubel zerbrach am Reflex von Lions-Goalie Dominic Roussel, der aus dem Nichts auftauchte und mit dem Fuß abwehrte.

30.09.2002 23:08

#22 RE:PANTHERS pre-Season

Panthers release three more players
Cats are still four over the limit
BY DAVID J. NEAL
dneal@herald.com

Panthers defenseman Dmitry Yushkevich can flip his No. 63 into his usual No. 36 now. The previous Panthers No. 36, right wing pugilist Joey Tetarenko, was sent down to San Antonio on Sunday along with right wing Jim Campbell and goalie Chris Mason.

Along with Saturday's cuts, this slices the Panthers roster to 27. The NHL roster limit is 23. The last cuts could be made after Wednesday and Friday's preseason games.

Saturday, the Panthers sent left wing Ryan Jardine, right wing Gaetan Royer and defensemen Sven Butenschon, Filip Novak and Kyle Rossiter down to San Antonio. Goalie Billy Thompson was returned to his junior team, Prince George of the Western Hockey League.

Tetarenko and Campbell are likely exposures for Friday's NHL waiver draft. The protected lists will be released Wednesday.

''In talking to some of the other general managers, they're surprised by how some of their kids have played,'' Panthers general manager Rick Dudley said. ``That might indicate some bigger names might be left exposed.''

After two and a half years in the minors, injuries opened the door for Tetarenko to spend the last 17 games of the 2000-01 season with the Panthers. Limited in skill, he's willing to hit and drop the gloves when the hockey code requires. Then-Panthers coach Duane Sutter kept him up for the start of the 2001-02 season.

Remarkably, Tetarenko stayed with the Panthers all season despite a dislocated jaw and concussion, a torn retina and back problems. He racked up 123 penalty minutes in 38 games. He also had one point on one goal.

But he was a healthy scratch 27 times last season. Obviously, he was vulnerable to a good camp by prized prospect Denis Shvidki, who was injured throughout last season, and left wing grinder Eric Beaudoin. Both played during the weekend's 5-2 losses to Tampa Bay.

A good camp by Campbell would've also forced Tetarenko further down the depth chart. Campbell was given four preseason games and sometimes put with the best forwards dressed that night. He began most of the games on the right side of rookie center Stephen Weiss, who also isn't having a training camp to remember.

The result: zero goals, one assist, two shots on goal. Obviously, he wasn't regaining the scoring touch he had for two years with St. Louis from 1996-98.

''He had some very good days and some not so good days,'' Dudley said. ``Sometimes, it looked like he would make the team, but in games, it didn't translate the same way.''

With Panthers coach Mike Keenan, you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. You just need a Timex. Campbell got only 6:25 of ice time in Saturday's loss at Tampa.

Speaking of the weekend's games, the results didn't bother Dudley. The team he helped build across the state looked much more cohesive than his current team.

''The emergence of [Branislav] Mezei on defense is incredibly positive sign,'' Dudley said. ``[Defenseman Ivan] Majesky played himself into the future of this hockey team in one training camp.

''Would we liked to have won? Would I liked to have won? Sure,'' he continued. ``But, the last time I looked, we're all still tied for first.''

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.....wie gesagt, ist mir scheiß egal wie sie gespielt haben, solange es nicht in der
Saison so ist!! Vorbereitung ist da um zu lernen, um auszuprobieren, etc., und nicht um zu glänzen!!

der schon das leere Tor vor sich hatte, aber sein Jubel zerbrach am Reflex von Lions-Goalie Dominic Roussel, der aus dem Nichts auftauchte und mit dem Fuß abwehrte.

01.10.2002 20:16

#23 RE:PANTHERS pre-Season

Panthers deal prospects G Billy Thompson and C Greg Watson to the Ottawa Senators.

SUNRISE, Fla. - Florida Panthers General Manager Rick Dudley
announced today that the club has acquired G Jani Hurme from the
Ottawa Senators in exchange for prospects G Billy Thompson and C
Greg Watson. Hurme has played 48 games in the NHL with the
Ottawa Senators and was a member of the Finnish Olympic team in
2002.

"We had an opportunity to get a young, proven NHL goaltender," said
Dudley. "We felt that at this time because of Ottawa's incredible depth
at goal that this situation would not exist again. They had an asset that
we wanted, and we obviously had assets they wanted. This should be
good for both teams."

Hurme, a 27-year-old native of Turku, Finland, has a 25-14-5 career
record in the NHL while recording a 2.48 goals against average and
five shutouts. Last season, Hurme appeared in 25 games with a 12-9-1
record and three shutouts. He had a 2.48 goals against average while
posting a .907 save percentage. Hurme played three games for Finland
in the 2002 Winter Olympic Games held in Salt Lake City, Utah,
recording a 1-2-0 record and a 3.02 goals against average. Before
appearing in the NHL, Hurme played three seasons in the IHL with the
Detroit Vipers, Indianapolis Ice, Cincinnati Cyclones and Grand
Rapids Griffins. Ottawa originally selected Hurme in the third round
(58th overall) in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.

Thompson was the Panthers seventh choice (fifth round, 136th overall)
in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Watson was the Panthers third choice
(second round, 34th overall) in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Both
players were returned to their respective junior teams earlier in training
camp. Thompson plays for Prince George in the WHL, while Watson
plays for Prince Albert in the WHL.

The Florida Panthers continue the preseason against the Boston Bruins
on Wednesday, Oct. 2 in a 7:30 p.m. game at TECO Arena in nearby
Estero, Fla. The Panthers close out the preseason with a home game
against the New York Rangers on Friday, Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Office
Depot Center. The regular season begins on Thursday, Oct. 10 with a
7:30 p.m. game against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Office Depot
Center.

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der schon das leere Tor vor sich hatte, aber sein Jubel zerbrach am Reflex von Lions-Goalie Dominic Roussel, der aus dem Nichts auftauchte und mit dem Fuß abwehrte.

02.10.2002 19:50

#24 RE:PANTHERS pre-Season

Boston Bruins (2-4-0-1) Florida Panthers (1-3-0-1)
(Away: 1-2-0-1) - PS Game #8 (Home: 1-1-0-0) - PS Game #6

10 Marty McInnis C 1 Roberto Luongo G
11 P.J. Axelsson LW 4 Jay Bouwmeester D
12 Brian Rolston C 5 Branislav Mezei D
14 Sergei Samsonov LW 8 Peter Worrell LW
16 Josef Stumpel C 9 Stephen Weiss C
17 Rob Zamuner LW 12 Olli Jokinen C
19 Joe Thornton C 14 Niklas Hagman LW
20 Martin Lapointe RW 17 Ryan Johnson C
21 Sean O'Donnell D 18 Marcus Nilson LW
22 Michal Grosek LW 19 Byron Ritchie C
23 Sean Brown D 20 Valeri Bure RW
25 Hall Gill D 21 Denis Shvidki RW
26 Mike Knuble RW 25 Viktor Kozlov C
27 Glen Murray RW 26 Pierre Dagenais RW
28 Shaone Morrisonn D 27 Hannes Hyvonen RW
29 Andy Hilbert C 29 Lukas Krajicek D
31 Steve Shields G 31 Wade Flaherty G
32 Don Sweeney D 32 Stephane Matteau LW
34 Bryan Berard D 36 Dmitry Yushkevich D
36 Ivan Huml LW 38 Eric Beaudoin LW
38 Jay Henderson LW 39 Ivan Novoseltsev RW
42 P.J. Stock C 44 Sandis Ozolinsh D
44 Nick Boynton D 45 Brad Ference D
46 Jonathan Girard D 49 Lance Ward D
47 John Grahame G 55 Igor Ulanov D
64 Jarno Kultanen D 56 Ivan Majesky D
70 Tim Thomas G

* Please note that Dmitry Yushkevich will now wear #36.

TONIGHT'S GAME: The Florida Panthers play the Boston Bruins
tonight at TECO Arena in Estero, Fla., at 7:30 p.m. It is the sixth of
seven preseason games before the Panthers open the 2002-03 regular
season at home against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, Oct. 10.
This is the second of two preseason games at TECO Arena for the
Panthers. In the previous game at TECO on Sept. 21, Florida lost 3-2 in
overtime to Carolina.

LIFETIME SERIES: Florida and Boston have met 35 times in the
regular season with the series being tied 16-16-3 (.500). The Bruins
swept the Panthers last season winning all four games. Florida and
Boston will meet four times this season, with the first meeting
scheduled to take place on Dec. 21 at the FleetCenter. The two Eastern
Conference teams have met nine previous times in the preseason with
Florida holding a 3-5-1 (.389) record in the series. The Bruins defeated
the Panthers, 4-0, on Sept. 21 at the FleetCenter last preseason. Seven
different players recorded points for Boston in the victory.

WHAT'S NEXT: Florida closes out the preseason by hosting the New
York Rangers on Friday, Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Office Depot Center.
The Panthers open the regular season at home against the Tampa Bay
Lightning on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. Florida then goes on the
road for four straight games before returning to Office Depot Center for
a game against the Atlanta Thrashers on Monday, Oct. 21.

HURME ADDED TO ROSTER: The Panthers acquired G Jani
Hurme yesterday from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for prospects
G Billy Thompson and C Greg Watson. Hurme played 25 games last
season for the Senators and had a 12-9-1 record and three shutouts. He
was the starting goaltender for Finland during the 2002 Winter
Olympic Games held in Salt Lake City. In his NHL career, Hurme has
played 48 games with a 25-14-5 record and a 2.48 goals against
average.

RECAPPING PRESEASON GAME 5: Sheldon Keefe scored two
goals and an assist and Vaclav Prospal had a goal and an assist to lead
the Tampa Lightning to a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers at St.
Pete Times Forum on Sept. 28. The Lightning jumped out to a 2-0 first
period lead on goals from Keefe and Shane Willis. The Lightning
outshot the Panthers 12-5 in the opening period thanks in part to
spending 11:48 on the power play. Tampa Bay extending its lead to 3-0
at the 3:51 mark of the second period when Ruslan Fedotenko scored
off a two-on-one with Nikita Alexeev. The Panthers outshot the
Lightning 18-5 in the second period, with C Viktor Kozlov (four
shots) and LW Marcus Nilson (three shots) leading the way for
Florida. Tampa Bay took a 4-0 lead early in the third period when
Prospal scored off a scramble in front of G Wade Flaherty. The
Panthers got on the board with a power play goal from D Branislav
Mezei 3:47 into the third period. Mezei scored his first goal of the
preseason on a wrist shot from the point. C Olli Jokinen and D Ivan
Majesky assisted on the goal. Florida cut the Lightning lead to 4-2
when LW Eric Beaudoin scored on a rebound of a Majesky shot from
the point. Nilson had the other assist on the Beaudoin goal. Keefe
responded with his second goal of the game at the 10:36 mark of the
third to extend the Lightning lead to 5-2.

PLAYING THE BRUINS: The Panthers and Bruins met four times
last season, with Boston winning all four games. RW Valeri Bure led
the Panthers with two points in two games against the Bruins last
season. C Jason Wiemer and D Sandis Ozolinsh both had two points
to tie Bure for the team lead. Glen Murray and Joe Thornton each had
eight points for the Bruins against the Panthers last season. Panthers C
Viktor Kozlov has scored 14 points in 19 career games against Boston.

MAKING THEIR POINT: LW Niklas Hagman and C Olli Jokinen
are tied for the team lead in preseason scoring with three points each.
Hagman has a goal and two assists, while Jokinen has two goals and an
assist. Jokinen is the only Panther who has scored more than once in
the preseason. Hagman is coming off an impressive rookie season in
which he played 78 games and scored 10 goals and 18 assists for 28
points. He was named NHL Rookie of the Month in March after
scoring 10 points in 14 games. He played for Finland in both the 2002
Winter Olympics and the 2002 World Championships, where he was
named to the tournament's All-Star team after tying for eighth in
scoring. Jokinen had 29 points on nine goals and 20 assists last season.
Jokinen also played for Finland in both the 2002 Winter Olympics and
the 2002 World Championships.

SLOVAKIAN DEFENSE: D Ivan Majesky and D Branislav Mezei,
both natives of Slovakia, have played well for the Panthers in the
preseason. Mezei has played four of the five games and scored the
Panthers first goal this past Saturday at Tampa Bay. Majesky has also
played in four of the five games and has two assists. Both helpers came
against the Lightning this past Saturday. The Panthers acquired Mezei
from the New York Islanders on July 3, 2002, in exchange for C Jason
Weimer. Mezei was originally drafted by the Islanders in the first
round (10th overall) in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He played 14 games
with the Islanders last season recording two assists, but spent the
majority of the year with Bridgeport (AHL) where he recorded 10
points. Majesky was drafted with the Panthers 12th choice (ninth
round, 267th overall) in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He spent the past
two seasons playing for Ilves Tampere in Finland.

PANTHERS VS. BRUINS LAST SEASON

December 28, 2001 Boston 7, Florida 1 at Sunrise, Fla.
Joe Thornton recorded five assists as Boston skated by the Panthers, 7-
1. The Panthers lone goal was scored by C Olli Jokinen in the second
period. The Panthers were scoreless in six power play attempts, while
the Bruins were successful on three of six opportunities. Boston outshot
Florida 28-26.

January 26, 2002 Boston 4, Florida 2 at Boston, Mass.
Joe Thornton broke a 2-2 third period tie with a pair of goals to lead the
Bruins to a 4-2 victory. RW Pavel Bure scored his 400th career goal
midway through the second period tying the score at 2-2. C Jason
Wiemer tallied the other Panthers goal with a shorthanded tally in the
first period. Boston outshot Florida 40-22 in the game. G Roberto
Luongo made 36 saves as each team registered one power play goal.
The loss ended the Panthers three-game road unbeaten streak (2-0-1).

February 9, 2002 Boston 4, Florida 1 at Boston, Mass.
Four different Bruins scored goals and Byron Dafoe stopped 23 of 24
shots, including all 21 in the first two periods to lead the Bruins to a 4-
1 victory. RW Valerie Bure scored the lone Panthers goal on a
redirection of a D Sandis Ozolinsh pass. The game also featured a
failed penalty shot attempt by Florida's RW Pavel Bure. The Bruins
outshot the Panthers 30-24. Florida was 0-for-3 on the power play,
while the Bruins went 1-for-5.

March 23, 2002 Boston 2, Florida 1 at Sunrise, Fla.
John Grahame stopped 25 of 26 shots to lead the Bruins to a 2-1
victory. Rookie LW Niklas Hagman put the Panthers on top early
with a goal at 7:29 of the first period. Boston came back with one goal
in the second period and two in the third period, including an empty net
tally. G Trevor Kidd made 20 stops for the Panthers. Neither team
was able to score on the power play.

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03.10.2002 22:54

#25 RE:PANTHERS pre-Season

ESTERO, Florida (Ticker) -- Roberto Luongo stopped 23 shots
and Steve Shields turned aside 29 as the Florida Panthers and
Boston Bruins skated to a 0-0 tie.

Both goaltenders were rarely tested as the majority of the game
was spent in the neutral zone.

Luongo made several key saves in the second period for the
Panthers, facing 11 shots in the period. Shields, competing to
replace Byron Dafoe as Boston's starter, had his toughest test in
overtime, when Florida had six shots.

Both teams also had limited power-play chances as Boston was
0-for-3 and Florida 0-for-5.

Sergei Samsonov and Joe Thornton did not dress for the Bruins
while Valeri Bure got the night off for the Panthers.

(Stats and a complete summary will be posted on FloridaPanthers.com
Thursday morning)

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der schon das leere Tor vor sich hatte, aber sein Jubel zerbrach am Reflex von Lions-Goalie Dominic Roussel, der aus dem Nichts auftauchte und mit dem Fuß abwehrte.

03.10.2002 22:55

#26 RE:PANTHERS pre-Season

Game Day Previews/Summaries
Panthers 0, Bruins 0 - Oct. 2
For the second time in as many trips, the Florida Panthers skated to overtime at TECO Arena in Estero, Florida. Roberto Luongo stopped 23 shots to earn his second preseason shutout as Florida (1-3-1-1) and the Boston Bruins (2-4-1-1) skated to a 0-0 overtime tie.

Boston's Ivan Huml came the closest to snapping the deadlock in the extra session when his wrist shot from the slot was deflected by Luongo, then hit the left post. Florida's Marcus Nilson nearly ended the contest midway through the overtime, off a centering pass from Denis Shvidki, but Steve Shields, who stopped all 29 shots he faced, made a strong pad save for Boston.

Florida held an 18-13 advantage in shots on goal through two periods. Left wing Peter Worrell provided Florida's best scoring chance of the first period, taking a soft pass from Pierre Dagenais and sending a wrist shot on net that Shields stopped. On the very next shift Boston's Mike Knuble was denied from the slot by Luongo. Both teams were 0-for-2 on the power play in the first period.

In the second, Florida's best scoring chances were thwarted by bouncing pucks. Shvidki couldn't corral a centering pass from Nilson with Shields out of position, and shoveled the puck just wide, during an early second-period power play. Late in the period, Stephane Matteau was sent in on a breakaway, but the bouncing puck prevented him from a chance to score. Matteau had another near miss on a blind backhand shot during a scrum in front of the net on his next shift.

Luongo's biggest stops came in a flurry by the line of Marty McInnis, Jozef Stumpel and Ivan Huml, including a sprawling kick save to keep the game tied. The Cats were 0-for-1 on the power play in the middle session and ended the period just a few seconds into their fourth advantage of the game. Boston did not get a power play in the second.

The scoreless third period was a spirited one, with three scuffles breaking out in an eight-second span. The last two were fights between Eric Beaudoin and Jay Henderson and Peter Worrell and Michal Grosek. Florida out-shot Boston 8-4 in the third. The best scoring chance of the period came on a Nilson redirect of a Shvidki point shot. Stumpel hit the left post for Boston. The Cats finished 0-for-5 on the power play and killed all three Boston advantages.

Florida will return home to Office Depot Center for the preseason finale Friday against the New York Rangers.

der schon das leere Tor vor sich hatte, aber sein Jubel zerbrach am Reflex von Lions-Goalie Dominic Roussel, der aus dem Nichts auftauchte und mit dem Fuß abwehrte.

04.10.2002 09:36

#27 RE:PANTHERS pre-Season

The Panthers send two players to the Rampage AHL training camp trimming the NHL roster to 26.

SUNRISE, Fla. - Florida Panthers General Manager Rick Dudley
announced today that RW Pierre Dagenais and RW Hannes Hyvonen have
been reassigned to the San Antonio Rampage (AHL) training camp in
preparation for the upcoming 2002-03 season. The Panthers training camp
roster is now down to 26 players, which includes LW Kristian Huselius,
who is out with a knee injury, and recently acquired G Jani Hurme.

The Florida Panthers close out the preseason against the New York Rangers
on Friday, Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Office Depot Center. The regular season
begins on Thursday, Oct. 10 with a 7:30 p.m. game against the Tampa Bay
Lightning at Office Depot Center.

der schon das leere Tor vor sich hatte, aber sein Jubel zerbrach am Reflex von Lions-Goalie Dominic Roussel, der aus dem Nichts auftauchte und mit dem Fuß abwehrte.

04.10.2002 23:04

#28 RE:PANTHERS pre-Season

New York Rangers (2-2-1-2) Florida Panthers (1-3-1-1)
(Away: 0-2-1-1) - PS Game #8 (Home: 1-1-1-0) - PS Game #7

2 Brian Leetch D 1 Roberto Luongo G
3 Tom Poti D 4 Jay Bouwmeester D
5 Dale Purinton D 5 Branislav Mezei D
8 Ted Donato LW 8 Peter Worrell LW
9 Pavel Bure RW 9 Stephen Weiss C
10 Sandy McCarthy RW 12 Olli Jokinen C
11 Mark Messier C 14 Niklas Hagman LW
12 Dixon Ward D 17 Ryan Johnson C
16 Bobby Holik C 18 Marcus Nilson LW
17 Rem Murray LW 19 Byron Ritchie C
19 Roman Lyashenko C 20 Valeri Bure RW
20 Radek Dvorak D 21 Denis Shvidki RW
21 Richard Lintner D 25 Viktor Kozlov C
22 Tomas Kloucek D 29 Lukas Krajicek D
23 Vladimir Malakhov D 30 Jani Hurme G
24 Sylvain Lefebvre D 31 Wade Flaherty G
26 Jamie Lundmark LW 32 Stephane Matteau LW
27 Rico Fata C 36 Dmitry Yushkevich D
29 Krzysztof Oliwa LW 38 Eric Beaudoin LW
31 Dan Blackburn G 39 Ivan Novoseltsev RW
33 Dave Karpa D 44 Sandis Ozolinsh D
35 Mike Richter G 45 Brad Ference D
36 Matthew Barnaby RW 49 Lance Ward D
37 Mikael Samuelsson LW 55 Igor Ulanov D
72 Darius Kasparaitis D 56 Ivan Majesky D
88 Eric Lindros C
93 Petr Nedved C

TONIGHT'S GAME: The Florida Panthers play the New York
Rangers tonight at Office Depot Center at 7:30 p.m. It is the last of
seven preseason games before the Panthers open the 2002-03 regular
season at home against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, Oct. 10.
This is the third preseason game at Office Depot Center, with the
Panthers splitting the two previous games. Florida defeated the Carolina
Hurricanes, 3-0, on Sept. 20 and lost to the Lightning, 5-2, on Sept. 27.

LIFETIME SERIES: Florida and the New York Rangers have met 41
times in the regular season with the Panthers holding a 16-20-5 (.451)
record in the series. The Rangers won three of four games against the
Panthers last season. The Panthers and Rangers will meet four times this
season, with the first meeting scheduled for Dec. 28 at Office Depot
Center. This is the first ever preseason meeting between the two Eastern
Conference teams.

WHAT'S NEXT: The Panthers open the regular season at home against
the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. Florida then
goes on the road for four straight games before returning to Office
Depot Center for a game against the Atlanta Thrashers on Monday, Oct.
21.

HURME ADDED TO ROSTER: The Panthers acquired G Jani
Hurme on Oct. 1 from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for prospects G
Billy Thompson and C Greg Watson. Hurme played 25 games last
season for the Senators and had a 12-9-1 record and three shutouts. He
was the starting goaltender for Finland during the 2002 Winter Olympic
Games held in Salt Lake City. In his NHL career, Hurme has played 48
games with a 25-14-5 record and a 2.48 goals against average.

LOUIE, LOUIE: Florida Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo has
two shutouts in four preseason starts. He has a 1-1-1 record with a 1.67
goals against average and a .933 save percentage. Luongo and Manny
Fernandez of the Minnesota Wild are the only two goaltenders with two
shutouts in the preseason. Luongo holds the Panthers single-season
record for shutouts in a season with five during 2000-01. He will enter
the season four shutouts away from John Vanbriesbrouck for the
Panthers career shutout record of 13. Luongo set career highs last season
in wins (16), games played (58), minutes played (3,030) and saves
(1,513) despite missing the final 13 games of the 2001-02 season with a
torn ligament in his right ankle.

RECAPPING PRESEASON GAME 6: G Roberto Luongo made 23
saves for his second shutout of the preseason as the Florida Panthers and
Boston Bruins skated to a 0-0 overtime tie. The Panthers outshot the
Bruins 29-23 in the game, but Luongo and Steve Shields each played
solid to keep the game scoreless. Luongo made six saves in the overtime
period to preserve the shutout. C Viktor Kozlov led the Panthers with
four shots on net, while C Olli Jokinen and LW Peter Worrell each
had three shots. Florida was 0-for-5 on the power play, while Boston
was 0-for-3.

PANTHERS 11: Eleven different Panthers have played in five of the
six preseason games: LW Eric Beaudoin, D Jay Bouwmeester, D
Brad Ference, LW Niklas Hagman, C Olli Jokinen, C Viktor
Kozlov, D Ivan Majesky, LW Stephane Matteau, D Branislav Mezei
and C Stephen Weiss.

PANTHERS VS. NY RANGERS LAST SEASON

Oct. 31, 2001 Florida 3, NY Rangers 1 at New York
Rookie LW Kristian Huselius scored a pair of goals in the final seven
minutes of the third period to break a 1-1 tie and lead the Panthers to a
3-1 road victory. RW Pavel Bure scored the other goal for the Panthers.
G Roberto Luongo stopped 31 shots for the victory as Florida was
outshot 32-28. The Panthers connected for the lone power play goal of
the game (1-for-5), while the Rangers failed in three power play
attempts.

Nov. 3, 2001 NY Rangers 5, Florida 3 at Sunrise, Fla.
The Rangers rallied from a 3-2 deficit with three unanswered goals in
the final seven minutes of the game. Michael York tallied the game-
winner with 3:47 remaining. New York's final goal was an empty-
netter. RW Pavel Bure scored a pair of second period goals for Florida,
while LW Marcus Nilson connected for his first goal of the year and
added an assist. The Panthers were 2-for-6 on the power play. The
Rangers finished 1-for-5 with the man-advantage.

Dec. 17, 2001 NY Rangers 4, Florida 2 at New York
Mark Messier scored the game-winner and added an assist to lead the
Rangers to a come-from-behind, 4-2 win over the Florida Panthers. Petr
Nedved tallied a pair of goals, while Andreas Johansson (one goal, one
assist), Radek Dvorak (two assists) and Bryan Berard (two assists) all
posted multiple-point games. Dan Blackburn stopped 14 of 16 shots in
goal while recording his first career win at Madison Square Garden. D
Lance Ward and RW Denis Shvidki each scored for the Panthers.

March 30, 2002 NY Rangers 4, Florida 2 at Sunrise, Fla.
Eric Lindros broke a 2-2 tie with a pair of third period goals to lead the
Rangers to a 4-2 victory. Former Panther Pavel Bure finished with a
goal and two assists. D Robert Svehla led the Florida offense with a
goal and an assist. LW Pierre Dagenais scored a first period power
play goal. The Panthers were 2-for-6 on the power play, while the
Rangers went 1-for-4. New York outshot Florida 39-33. The setback
was the first loss of the season for G Wade Flaherty, whose record fell
to 2-1-0 after winning his first two Panthers starts.

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04.10.2002 23:05

#29 RE:PANTHERS pre-Season

The Panthers claimed RW Petr Tenkrat in the draft and then traded him to Columbus for D Mathieu Biron.

SUNRISE, Fla. - Florida Panthers General Manager Rick Dudley announced
today that the club has acquired D Mathieu Biron from the Columbus Blue
Jackets in exchange for RW Petr Tenkrat. The Panthers claimed Tenkrat
from the Nashville Predators with the third pick in the 2002-03 NHL Waiver
Draft held via conference call today. Biron was claimed by Columbus earlier
in the draft after being left unprotected by the Tampa Bay Lightning. The
Panthers training camp roster is now up to 27 players, which includes LW
Kristian Huselius, who is currently out with a knee injury, and recently
acquired G Jani Hurme.

"He's a very big defenseman who skates well and has good puck skills," said
Dudley of Biron. "Mathieu will play in the NHL; it's only a question of time,
whether it's now or in the future."

Biron split time last season between the Lightning and the Springfield Falcons
(AHL). He played 36 games for Tampa Bay and did not score while
compiling 12 penalty minutes. The 6'6", 220-pound native of Lac St. Charles,
Quebec, played 35 games for Springfield and scored four goals and nine
assists for 13 points. Biron has spent three seasons in the NHL, one with
Tampa Bay and two with the New York Islanders. He has played 110 career
NHL games and has scored four goals and five assists for nine points. Biron
was originally drafted by Los Angeles with the Kings first selection (21st
overall) in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. His brother, Martin, is a goaltender
with the Buffalo Sabres.

The Florida Panthers close out the preseason tonight against the New York
Rangers at 7:30 p.m. at Office Depot Center. The regular season begins on
Thursday, Oct. 10 with a 7:30 p.m. game against the Tampa Bay Lightning at
Office Depot Center.

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05.10.2002 09:46

#30 RE:PANTHERS pre-Season