2008–09 Florida Panthers season
| 2008–09 Florida Panthers | |
|---|---|
| Division | 3rd Southeast |
| Conference | 9th Eastern |
| 2008–09 record | 41–30–11 |
| Home record | 22–12–7 |
| Road record | 19–18–4 |
| Goals for | 234 |
| Goals against | 231 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Jacques Martin |
| Coach | Peter DeBoer |
| Captain | Vacant |
| Alternate captains |
Bryan Allen Cory Stillman Stephen Weiss |
| Arena | BankAtlantic Center |
| Average attendance | 15,531 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | David Booth (31) |
| Assists | Stephen Weiss (47) |
| Points | Stephen Weiss (61) |
| Penalties in minutes | Nick Boynton (91) |
| Plus/minus | Stephen Weiss (+19) |
| Wins | Tomas Vokoun (26) |
| Goals against average | Tomas Vokoun (2.49) |
The 2008–09 Florida Panthers season was the 16th season for the franchise in the National Hockey League. The 2008–09 season was also the eighth consecutive season in which the Panthers did not make the playoffs, missing them via tiebreaker, based upon losing the season series vs. the Montreal Canadiens (1–3).
On June 14, 2008, the Panthers named Peter DeBoer head coach and signed him to a multi-year contract. Former coach Jacques Martin relinquished his coaching duties, but continues as the team's General Manager.
The Florida Panthers played seven pre-season exhibition games before the start of the regular season. The team went on a road trip across North America to play six games on six consecutive nights, winning only the first two games. The trip included the first-ever NHL game played on Prince Edward Island, against the New York Islanders. After one final pre-season game at home, the Panthers finished the pre-season with a 3–2–2 record.
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division
The Panthers failed to make the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season. They last made the playoffs in 2000.
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Panthers. Stats reflect time with Panthers only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Note:
Florida's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa • Ontario.
Updated April 13, 2009.
The Florida Panthers maintain affiliations with two minor league teams, the Rochester Americans and the Florida Everblades.
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