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2009–10 Florida Panthers
Division 4th Southeast
Conference 13th Eastern
2009–10 record 17–20–7
Home record 7–8–5
Road record 10–12–2
Goals for 125
Goals against 140
Team information
General manager Randy Sexton
Coach Peter DeBoer
Captain Bryan McCabe
Alternate captains Cory Stillman
Stephen Weiss
Arena BankAtlantic Center
Average attendance 14,896 (77.4%)
(after 20 games)
Team leaders
Goals Stephen Weiss (18)
Assists Nathan Horton (28)
Points Nathan Horton (42)
Penalty minutes Bryan Allen (53)
Plus/minus Steven Reinprecht (+9)
Wins Tomas Vokoun (12)
Goals against average Tomas Vokoun (2.64)

The 2009–10 Florida Panthers season is the 16th season for the franchise in the National Hockey League.

Off-season[]

The Panthers moved their training facilities and administrative center to the 'Incredible Ice' complex in Coral Springs, Florida. A new $10 million, 50,000 sq. ft. expansion was built to accommodate the Panthers.[1]

On June 1, 2009, general manager Jacques Martin resigned his position to become the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens.[2] Assistant General Manager Randy Sexton assumed the duties of general manager on an interim basis, and was named general manager just prior to the start of the season. This is Sexton's second time as an NHL general manager. He was the Ottawa Senators general manager in the early 1990s.

Pre-season[]

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 5–3–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 3–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record
1 September 15 (in Halifax, NS) Ottawa Senators 1 - 3 Florida Panthers Clemmensen 6,178 1–0–0
2 September 16 Florida Panthers 2 - 1 Ottawa Senators Vokoun 15,205 2–0–0
3 September 17 Florida Panthers 2 - 3 Montreal Canadiens Clemmensen 21,273 2–1–0
4 September 18 Florida Panthers 0 - 4 Edmonton Oilers Vokoun 16,601 2–2–0
5 September 20 Florida Panthers 2 - 5 Calgary Flames Vokoun 19,289 2–3–0
6 September 22 Florida Panthers 3 - 1 Dallas Stars Clemmensen 14,815 3–3–0
7 September 23 Dallas Stars 1 - 4 Florida Panthers Vokoun 8,923 4–3–0
8 September 28 (in Tampere, Finland) Florida Panthers 2 - 3 Tampere Tappara (Finland) OT 4–3–1
9 September 30 (in Helsinki, Finland) Florida Panthers 4 - 2 Helsinki Jokerit (Finland) 5–3–1

Regular season[]

Divisional standings[]

Southeast Division GP W L OTL GF GA PTS
1 pWashington Capitals 82 54 15 13 318 233 121
2 Atlanta Thrashers 82 35 34 13 234 256 83
3 Carolina Hurricanes 82 35 37 10 230 256 80
4 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 34 36 12 217 260 80
5 Florida Panthers 82 32 37 13 208 244 77

Conference standings[]

Eastern Conference GP W L OTL GF GA PTS
pWashington Capitals 82 54 15 13 318 233 121
yNew Jersey Devils 82 48 27 7 222 191 103
yBuffalo Sabres 82 45 27 10 235 207 100
Pittsburgh Penguins 82 47 28 7 257 237 101
Ottawa Senators 82 44 32 6 225 238 94
Boston Bruins 82 39 30 13 206 200 91
Philadelphia Flyers 82 41 35 6 236 225 88
Montreal Canadiens 82 39 33 10 217 223 88
New York Rangers 82 38 33 11 222 218 87
Atlanta Thrashers 82 35 34 13 234 256 83
Carolina Hurricanes 82 35 37 10 230 256 80
Tampa Bay Lightning 82 34 36 12 217 260 80
New York Islanders 82 34 37 11 222 264 79
Florida Panthers 82 32 37 13 208 244 77
Toronto Maple Leafs 82 30 38 14 214 267 74

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)

Game log[]

2009–10 Game Log
January: 3–2–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 2–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
42 January 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 - 6 Florida Panthers Vokoun 18,110 17-18-7 41
43 January 5 Florida Panthers 2 - 3 Toronto Maple Leafs Vokoun 18,984 17-19-7 41
44 January 7 Florida Panthers 0 - 2 Montreal Canadiens Vokoun 21,273 17-20-7 41
45 January 9 Florida Panthers 3 - 0 Ottawa Senators Vokoun 16,506 18-20-7 43
46 January 13 Washington Capitals 5 - 4 Florida Panthers SO Vokoun 14,776 18-20-8 44
47 January 14 Florida Panthers 3 - 2 Tampa Bay Lightning Vokoun 13,516 19-20-8 46
48 January 16 Tampa Bay Lightning Florida Panthers
49 January 18 Atlanta Thrashers Florida Panthers
50 January 20 Florida Panthers New Jersey Devils
51 January 21 Florida Panthers New York Islanders
52 January 23 Toronto Maple Leafs Florida Panthers
53 January 26 Montreal Canadiens Florida Panthers
54 January 29 Florida Panthers Washington Capitals
55 January 31 New York Islanders Florida Panthers

Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player stats[]

Skaters[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Weiss, StephenStephen Weiss 80 28 32 60 -7 40
Horton, NathanNathan Horton 65 20 37 57 -1 42
McCabe, BryanBryan McCabe 82 8 35 43 -4 83
Frolik, MichaelMichael Frolik 82 21 22 43 -4 43
Reinprecht, StevenSteven Reinprecht 82 16 22 38 -1 18
Stillman, CoryCory Stillman 58 15 22 37 -3 22
Dvorak, RadekRadek Dvorak 76 14 18 32 -7 20
Olesz, RostislavRostislav Olesz 78 14 15 29 -4 28
Ballard, KeithKeith Ballard 82 8 20 28 -7 88
Seidenberg, DennisDennis Seidenberg 62 2 21 23 -3 33
Leopold, JordanJordan Leopold 61 7 11 18 -7 22
Campbell, GregoryGregory Campbell 60 2 15 17 -5 53
Moore, DominicDominic Moore 48 8 9 17 -7 35
Matthias, ShawnShawn Matthias 55 7 9 16 -3 10
Booth, DavidDavid Booth 28 8 8 16 -3 23
Kulikov, DmitryDmitry Kulikov 68 3 13 16 -5 32
Kreps, KamilKamil Kreps 76 5 9 14 -7 18
Allen, BryanBryan Allen 74 4 9 13 -8 99
Garrison, JasonJason Garrison 39 2 6 8 5 23
Oreskovich, VictorVictor Oreskovich 50 2 4 6 -8 26
Repik, MichalMichal Repik 19 3 2 5 1 6
Koistinen, VilleVille Koistinen 17 1 3 4 1 8
McArdle, KenndalKenndal McArdle 19 1 2 3 -4 29
Tarnasky, NickNick Tarnasky 31 1 2 3 -5 85
Taffe, JeffJeff Taffe 21 1 1 2 -1 4
Bitz, ByronByron Bitz 7 1 1 2 1 2
MacIntyre, SteveSteve MacIntyre 22 0 1 1 -3 24
Duco, MikeMike Duco 10 0 0 0 -3 50
Wilson, ClayClay Wilson 2 0 0 0 -5 0
Dadonov, EvgenyEvgeny Dadonov 4 0 0 0 -1 0
Ellerby, KeatonKeaton Ellerby 22 0 0 0 -1 2

Goaltenders[]

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Vokoun, TomasTomas Vokoun 63 3695 23 28 11 157 2.55 2081 .925 7 0 2 0
Clemmensen, ScottScott Clemmensen 23 1215 9 8 2 59 2.91 668 .912 1 0 0 0
Salak, AlexanderAlexander Salak 2 67 0 1 0 6 5.37 40 .850 0 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Panthers. Stats reflect time with Panthers only.
Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Stephen Weiss[3] NHL Second Star of the Week December 7, 2009
Tomas Vokoun[4] NHL Third Star of the Month January 2010
Bryan McCabe[5] NHL Third Star of the Week March 8, 2010

Records[]

Milestones[]

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Dmitry Kulikov 1st Career NHL Game October 2, 2009
Dmitry Kulikov 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
October 10, 2009

Transactions[]

The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades[]

Date
Details
June 19, 2009[6] To Phoenix Coyotes
Stefan Meyer
To Florida Panthers
Exclusive negotiating rights to Steve Reinprecht
June 27, 2009[7] To Calgary Flames
Jay Bouwmeester
To Florida Panthers
Jordan Leopold
3rd-round draft pick (#67 overall) in 2009
February 11, 2010[8] To Montreal Canadiens
Dominic Moore
To Florida Panthers
2nd-round draft pick in 2011
March 1, 2010[9] To Pittsburgh Penguins
Jordan Leopold
To Florida Panthers
2nd-round draft pick in 2010
March 3, 2010[10] To Boston Bruins
Dennis Seidenberg
Matt Bartkowski
To Florida Panthers
Byron Bitz
Craig Weller
2nd-round draft pick in 2010
March 3, 2010[11] To Columbus Blue Jackets
Matt Rust
To Florida Panthers
Mathieu Roy

Free agents acquired[]

Player Former team Contract terms
Alexander Salak[12] TPS Turku undisclosed
Scott Clemmensen[13] New Jersey Devils 3 years, $3.6 million
Ville Koistinen[14] Nashville Predators 2 years, $2.4 million
Clay Wilson[15] Atlanta Thrashers 2 years
Jeff Taffe[16] Pittsburgh Penguins 2 years
Graham Mink[17] Washington Capitals 2 years
Jamie Johnson[18] TPS Turku 1 year
Dennis Seidenberg[19] Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $2.25 million
Dominic Moore[20] Buffalo Sabres 1 year

Free agents lost[]

Player New team Contract terms
Craig Anderson[21] Colorado Avalanche 2 years, $3.6 million
Karlis Skrastins[22] Dallas Stars 2 years, $2.75 million
Nick Boynton[23] Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $1.5 million
Anthony Stewart[24] Atlanta Thrashers undisclosed
Tanner Glass[25] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $500,000
Steve Eminger[26] Anaheim Ducks 2 years
Jassen Cullimore[27] Chicago Blackhawks undisclosed

Claimed via Waivers[]

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Steve MacIntyre[28] Edmonton Oilers November 10, 2009

Lost via Waivers[]

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Player Signings[]

Player Contract terms
Steve Reinprecht[29] 3 years, $6.15 million
Radek Dvorak[30] 2 years, $3.4 million
David Booth[31] 6 years, $25.5 million
Jordan Leopold[32] 1 year, $1.75 million
Evgeny Dadonov[33] entry-level contract
Dmitry Kulikov[34] entry-level contract
Marc Cheverie[35] entry-level contract
Adam Comrie[36] entry-level contract

Draft picks[]

Florida's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 14 Dmitri Kulikov (D) Flag of Russia Russia Drummondville Voltigeurs (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)
2 44 Drew Shore (C) Flag of the United States United States U.S. National U18 Team (National Team Development Program)
3 67 (from Phoenix via Calgary) Josh Birkholz (RW) Flag of the United States United States Fargo (United States Hockey League)
4 107 (from Columbus via Calgary and Los Angeles) Garrett Wilson (F) Flag of Canada Canada Owen Sound Attack (WHL)
5 135 Corban Knight (C) Flag of Canada Canada Okotoks Oilers (Alberta Junior Hockey League)
5 138 (from St. Louis via Los Angeles) Wade Megan (C) Flag of the United States United States South Kent School (United States High School)
6 165 Scott Timmins (C) Flag of Canada Canada Windsor Spitfires (OHL)

Roster[]

Updated July 16, 2024.

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
74 Flag of Sweden Asplund, RasmusRasmus Asplund

C L 27 2023 Filipstad, Sweden
26 Flag of Latvia Balinskis, UvisUvis Balinskis

D L 28 2023 Ventspils, Latvia
16 Flag of Finland Barkov, AlexsanderAlexsander Barkov

 (C)

C L 29 2013 Tampere, Finland
9 Flag of Canada Bennett, SamSam Bennett

C L 28 2021 East Gwillimbury, Ontario
44 Flag of Canada Benning, MichaelMichael Benning

D R 23 2020 St. Albert, Alberta
72 Flag of Russia Bobrovsky, SergeiSergei Bobrovsky

G L 36 2019 Novokuznetsk, Soviet Union
Flag of Canada Entwistle, MacKenzieMacKenzie Entwistle

RW R 25 2024 Georgetown, Ontario
42 Flag of Sweden Forsling, GustavGustav Forsling

D L 28 2021 Linköping, Sweden
12 Flag of Canada Gadjovich, JonahJonah Gadjovich

LW L 26 2023 Whitby, Ontario
36 Flag of the United States Giles, PatrickPatrick Giles

C L 25 2022 Chase, Maryland
7 Flag of Russia Kulikov, DmitryDmitry Kulikov

D L 34 2023 Lipetsk, Soviet Union
Flag of Canada Greer, A.J.A.J. Greer

LW L 28 2024 Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, Quebec
3 Flag of the United States Kiersted, MattMatt Kiersted

D L 26 2021 Elk River, Minnesota
30 Flag of the United States Knight, SpencerSpencer Knight

G L 23 2019 Darien, Connecticut
67 Flag of the United States Lockwood, WillWill Lockwood

RW R 26 2023 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
27 Flag of Finland Luostarinen, EetuEetu Luostarinen

C L 26 2020 Siilinjärvi, Finland
Flag of the United States Megna, JaycobJaycob Megna

D L 32 2024 Plantation, Florida
Flag of the Czech Republic Nosek, TomasTomas Nosek

LW L 32 2024 Pardubice, Czech Republic
13 Flag of Canada Reinhart, SamSam Reinhart

 (A)

C R 29 2021 North Vancouver, British Columbia
17 Flag of Canada Rodrigues, EvanEvan Rodrigues

C R 31 2023 Toronto, Ontario
25 Flag of the United States Samoskevich, MackieMackie Samoskevich

RW R 22 2021 Newtown, Connecticut
24 Flag of Canada Sourdif, JustinJustin Sourdif

 (A)

RW L 22 2020 Richmond, British Columbia
19 Flag of the United States Tkachuk, MatthewMatthew Tkachuk

LW L 27 2022 Scottsdale, Arizona

See also[]

Farm teams[]

The Florida Panthers maintain affiliations with two minor league teams, the Rochester Americans and the Florida Everblades.

References[]

  1. Zbar, Jeff. "IncredibleICE rink is hot for cool business", South Florida Business Journal, June 26, 2009. Retrieved on 2009-10-19. 
  2. Search For GM Begins, Martin to Montreal
  3. Backstrom, Weiss, Duchene named '3 Stars of Week'
  4. Ovi, Henrik Sedin, Vokoun named January's best
  5. Stewart, Stamkos, McCabe named Stars of the Week
  6. Cats Sign Reinprecht To Three-Year Deal
  7. Cats Acquire Leopold, Pick For Bouwmeester
  8. Panthers Acquire Second Round Pick From Montreal For Dominic Moore
  9. Florida Panthers Acquire Pittsburgh Penguins 2010 Second Round Draft Pick in Exchange for D Jordan Leopold
  10. Panthers Acquire Bitz, Weller and Second Round Pick From Boston For Dennis Seidenberg
  11. Florida Panthers Acquire D Mathieu Roy
  12. Panthers Sign Goalie Alexander Salak
  13. Panthers Ink Clemmensen To 3-Year Deal
  14. Koistinen Inks Two-Year Deal With Cats
  15. Florida Panthers Sign Clay Wilson
  16. Florida Panthers Sign C Jeff Taffe
  17. Florida Panthers Sign RW Graham Mink
  18. Florida Panthers Sign Jamie Johnson
  19. Seidenberg Added To Cats Blueline
  20. Panthers Ink Dominic Moore
  21. Avalanche Signs Craig Anderson
  22. Stars Sign Karlis Skrastins To Two-Year Deal
  23. Ducks Sign Defenseman Boynton
  24. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Anthony Stewart and Noah Welch
  25. Canucks sign three
  26. Ducks Sign Eminger to Two-Year Deal
  27. Blackhawks Sign Cullimore, Assign Him To Rockford
  28. Panthers Claim LW Steve MacIntyre From Edmonton
  29. Cats Sign Reinprecht To Three-Year Deal
  30. Cats Resign Dvorak
  31. Panthers Sign Booth To Six-Year Deal
  32. Florida Panthers Ink D Jordan Leopold
  33. Panthers Sign Evgeny Dadonov
  34. Cats Sign Kulikov
  35. Panthers Agree To Entry Level Contract With Marc Cheverie
  36. Panthers Sign D Adam Comrie To Entry Level Contract
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