Paul Maurice, right, is introduced as the new head coach of the Florida Panthers by general manager Bill Zito, during an NHL hockey news conference at FLA Live Arena, Friday, June 23, 2022, in ...

Plus the Panthers got their backup goaltender (Daniil Tarasov) and depth defenseman (Jeff Petry) to round out the roster. So ...

Paul Maurice was once the last player picked in the NHL draft. An afterthought, almost. He never made it to the league as a player. And there were many times when he wondered if his name would ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Paul Maurice keeps the day-to-day routine simple. Show up for work early and have copious amounts of coffee. Trust assistant coaches to do their jobs.

Paul Maurice spent his summer on a Canadian lake. Put simply, the coach of the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers — who spent 30 years chasing hockey’s biggest prize — needed a break.

In May 2002, when Paul Maurice was 35 years old, he was the NHL’s youngest head coach, with three young children at home. Roy MacGregor, the celebrated Canadian columnist, described Maurice at ...

Paul Maurice went 76-66-22 with the Maple Leafs from 2006 to 2008. (Grant Halverson / Getty Images) “I don’t think over 30 years a coach has had to grind like him,” said DeBoer.

Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice kisses the Stanley Cup trophy after defeating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla.

Florida coach Paul Maurice did not shake hands with the Carolina Hurricanes when the Eastern Conference final ended. And he asked Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour not to shake hands with the ...

Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice keeps an eye on his team during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol) ...

Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice reacts during the third period of Game 2 against the Boston Bruins in a second-round series of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in ...

Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice reacts on the bench during the third period. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post. This, after a 2-1 overtime loss in the conference finals, is a rarity.