One that wasn’t even in his future. If the Charlotte Checkers -- the Panthers’ American Hockey League affiliate -- hadn’t made it all the way to the Calder Cup Finals, Cormier’s job as the third goalie for the Panthers in the playoffs would have gone to Kaapo Kahkonen, who has 140 games on NHL experience and is third on the depth chart.

The Stanley Cup Final, NBA Finals and the U.S. Open made for an exciting weekend of sports. In the NHL, the Florida Panthers lead the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 in a best-of-seven series, while the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers are knotted at 2-2 headed into Monday’s Game 5 in the NBA.

The Edmonton Oilers have their backs against the wall again. They'll need to win Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla., to avoid watching the Florida Panthers celebrate a championship on their home ice for a second consecutive year.

SUNRISE, Fla. – The national teams for the 12 qualified federations for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 each announced their first six players to their preliminary rosters today, and included are five current Florida Panthers:

The Florida Panthers acquired Brad Marchand just ahead of the NHL trade deadline hoping he would give them enough of

Being an Olympian is something that not a lot of athletes can say about their careers. It’s the best athletes in the world from every sport. It’s definitely something that I’ve marked on my calendar,