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2020 NHL Panthers Draft Guide

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Please be advised that the 2020 NHL Draft will be held digitally, with all media availabilities featuring Panthers draft picks and staff being facilitated via Zoom.

Day 1 of the 2020 NHL Draft will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 7 P.M., with Day 2 of the Draft taking place on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 11:30 A.M.

Pre-Draft Media Availability with Bill Zito will take place on Monday, Oct. 5 at 5 P.M. via Zoom.

Additionally, Zito will be available to the media following the conclusion of Day 1 and Day 2 of the 2020 NHL Draft. Panthers PR will provide further media availability information.

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FLORIDA PANTHERS FRONT OFFICE

PRESIDENT & CEO Matt Caldwell Matthew Caldwell was named the President & CEO of the Florida Panthers Hockey Club on April 9, 2016.

Caldwell, 40, joined the Panthers in 2014 as the organization’s Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining the Panthers, Caldwell worked as a Vice President at Goldman Sachs in their Investment Management Division where he helped families and institu- tions invest their capital.

Before transitioning into the finance industry, Caldwell served five years in the U.S. Army as a military officer, where he conduct- ed combat operations in Iraq, peacekeeping operations in Kosovo, and spent time in Germany training soldiers as they prepared to deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan. During the course of his Army career, Caldwell was awarded a Bronze Star Medal, an Iraq Campaign Medal and a NATO Kosovo Military Medal.

Caldwell currently sits on the Orange Bowl Committee, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance CEO Council, the Broward Workshop Executive Committee and has been appointed to the Broward College District Board of Trustees.

Caldwell received his JD from Northwestern University School of Law, his MBA from Northwestern Kellogg School of Management, and his Bachelor of Science from West .

Caldwell resides in Fort Lauderdale with his wife, Fernanda and their daughter, Flora.

CHAIRMAN & ALT. GOVERNOR General (RET.) Raymond T. Odierno General (RET.) Raymond T. Odierno was named Chairman and Alternate Governor of the Florida Sunrise Sports & Enter- tainment on Oct. 12, 2017.

General Odierno, 63, a native of Rockaway, served as the 38th Chief of Staff of the Army. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, General Odierno commanded the United States Joint Forces Command in Iraq from 2010 to 2011, served as Command General from 2008 to 2010 and as Commanding General, III Corps from May 2006 to May 2008. He is only the second American military officer to command at the Division, Corps and Army level during the same conflict with this distinction since the Vietnam War. Over the course of a decorated military career spanning more than 39 years of service, he has commanded units at every echelon with duty in Germany, Albania, Ku- wait, Iraq and the United States. General Odierno retired from active duty in 2015.

As Chairman of the Florida Panthers and Alternate Governor General Odierno will function as a senior consultant to own- ership on hockey and business matters. General Odierno joins a senior Panthers leadership group that includes President and CEO Matthew Caldwell and President of Hockey Operations and General Manager .

General Odierno holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from West Point and a master’s degree in Nuclear Effects Engineering from State University. He is a graduate of the Army War College and holds a master’s degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. He also holds two honorary degrees, a Doctorate in Humane Letters from North Carolina State University and a Doctorate of Laws Honoris Causa from the Institute of World Politics.

His awards and decorations include four Defense Distinguished Service Medals, two Army Distinguished Service Medals, the Defense Superior Service Medal, six Legions of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, four Meritorious Service Medals, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, and the Combat Action Badge. He has also received the Secretary of State Distinguished Service Medal and Orders of Military Merit from Brazil, Columbia, Romania, and Italy. He was also appointed as an Officer in the French National Order of the Legion of Honor.

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Sean McCaffrey Sean McCaffrey was named Chief Operating Officer of the Florida Panthers in April 2018 after serving as the organization’s Chief of Staff since June 2016.

McCaffrey currently oversees the organization’s arena operations, human resources, food and beverage services, merchandise, public affairs and all special projects, including the War Memorial Auditorium restoration project in Fort Lauderdale.

Prior to joining the Panthers, McCaffrey served as a Director with the global investment firm Morgan Stanley working in both the Baltimore and City offices.

The native of Shelton, Conn., served five years in the United States Army as an Infantry Officer where he gained his Airborne and Ranger qualifications. He deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraq Freedom from 2006-2007 and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Army Accommodation Medal for Valor.

A 2004 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point where he received his Bachelor of Science, McCaffrey earned his MBA from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University in 2014.

Sean currently lives in Fort Lauderdale with his wife Lauren, daughter Adelynn and son Patrick. 2

FLORIDA PANTHERS FRONT OFFICE

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Shawn Thornton Shawn Thornton joined the Florida Panthers executive staff on June 1, 2017, after playing three seasons with the club (2014-15 to 2016-17) over his 20-year professional hockey career.

Thornton, 42, began his tenure in the Panthers front office as Vice President, Business Operations and has served as the organi- zation’s Senior Vice President since April 2018.

In his role with the Panthers, Thornton oversees and works closely with the team’s Community Relations, Public Relations, Game Presentation, Marketing and Corporate Partnership departments.

A proactive leader within the organization, Thornton has contributed greatly to many of the Panthers community efforts ranging from youth hockey to hurricane relief and played a major role in assisting Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and its hockey team following the tragic events at the school on February 14, 2018.

He played in his final NHL game as a member of the Panthers on April 8, 2017, against the . A two-time champion (2007, 2011), the native of Oshawa, , appeared in 705 NHL games with the Panthers (2014-15 to 2016-17), (2007-08 to 2013-14), (2006-07) and Blackhawks (2002-03 to 2005-06) recording 102 points (42- 60-102).

During his playing career with the Panthers, Thornton became the only player in professional hockey history to begin his career after expansion and play in over 700 NHL games and 600 games. He is the only player this century to record 10 fights, score 10 goals and win the Stanley Cup in the same .

He founded the Shawn Thornton Foundation (@ThorntonFDN) in 2013 and serves as the Foundation’s President and Director. The Shawn Thornton Foundation is dedicated to helping find cures for diseases close to his heart, specifically Parkinson’s and cancer. Through his foundation, Thornton holds an annual ‘Pucks and Punches for Parkinson’s’ golf event and does charitable work throughout Boston and South Florida.

Thornton resides in Parkland with his wife Erin and their daughters Nora and Ainsley.

CHIEF OF STAFF Jerome Burke Jerome Burke was named the Florida Panthers Chief of Staff in March 2018.

Burke, 35, acts as an advisor to President & CEO Matthew Caldwell and the executive team of the Panthers.

First joining the Panthers organization in May 2012 as a staff accountant, Burke has held several diverse positions for the club ranging from Financial Analyst, Team Services Manager and Director of Business Operations.

Prior to his career with the Panthers, the native of , , served as a financial controller for the Montreal Junior Hockey Club (QMJHL).

He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from McGill University in 2008 and earned his MBA in Sports Manage- ment from Florida Atlantic University.

Burke resides in Fort Lauderdale with his wife, Amanda.

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FLORIDA PANTHERS HOCKEY OPERATIONS

GENERAL MANAGER Bill Zito Bill Zito was named General Manager of the Florida Panthers on September 2, 2020.

Zito, 55, oversees the club’s hockey operations including all matters relating to player personnel, scouting department and minor league operations.

Prior to joining the Panthers, Zito spent seven seasons with the organization (2013-14 to 2019-2020) holding the position of Assistant General Manager for six seasons before his promotion in 2019 to Vice President of Hockey Op- erations, Associate General Manager and Alternate Governor. In 2015-16, Zito was appointed the General Manager for Columbus’ American Hockey League affiliate, the (then Lake Erie Monsters). During Zito’s first season with the Monsters, the club won its first-ever Championship.

The native of Pittsburgh, Pa., served as the general manager of the United States Men’s National Team that captured bronze at the 2018 IIHF World Championship and was a member of the management team for Team USA at the 2015 IIHF World Champion- ship, winning a bronze medal.

Prior to his career as an NHL executive, Zito founded and built Acme World Sports into a top agency for hockey players. He repre- sented Vezina Trophy winners and , Vezina Trophy finalist Antii Niemi, Selke Trophy winner and All-Stars and Brian Rafalski.

Zito graduated from Yale University and played three seasons on the men’s team from 1984-85 to 1986-87. Zito played one season of professional hockey in Europe after graduating from Yale. Raised in , Wisc., Zito returned home to attend law school at the University of . While pursuing his law degree, Zito served as a graduate assistant, an assistant coach for the Badgers hockey team and a radio color commentator for Badgers hockey.

In 2019, Zito participated in the 100-mile Pelatonia, a bicycle fundraiser for which he personally raised over $150,000, a fundrais- ing record for the event by an individual. The Pelatonia has raised over $195 million since the first event in 2008 for The State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and the Richard Solove Research Institute.

Zito and his wife, Julie, are the parents of twin daughters Frankie and Gigi and son Billy.

HOCKEY OPERATIONS STAFF Sr. VP of Hockey Operations & Assistant GM Director of Hockey Ops & Salary Cap Management Eric Joyce Braden Birch Senior Advisor to the General Manager Director of Player Personnel Rick Dudley Bryan McCabe Senior Advisor to the General Manager Assistant to the General Manager Blake Geoffrion Special Advisor to the General Manager Manager of Player Development Mike Ryan Vice President of Player Personnel & Development Manager of Hockey Administration Gregory Campbell Sydney Bell Manager of Team Services Stiles Burr 4

FLORIDA PANTHERS HOCKEY OPERATIONS

AMATEUR SCOUTING PROFESSIONAL SCOUTING STAFF STAFF Director of Amateur Scouting Director of Professional Scouting Jason Bukala Al Tuer Director of European Amateur Scouting Professional Scout Jari Kekalainen Neil Little Amateur Scout Professional Scout Fred Bandel Mike Fairman Amateur Scout P.J. Fenton Amateur Scout Bill Ryan Amateur Scout (Europe) Joakim Hedlund

HEAD COACH Joel Quenneville was named head coach of the Florida Panthers on April 8, 2019.

Quenneville, 61, has more than 20 years of NHL head coaching experience with the St. Louis Blues (1996-2004), Avalanche (2005-2008) and (2008-2018) organizations. A native of Windsor, Ontario, Quenneville is one of only two NHL Head Coaches in NHL History to reach 900 wins. Quenneville is a four-time Stanley Cup champion, with three championships won as a head coach.

Quenneville guided the Blackhawks to Stanley Cup victories in 2010, 2013 and 2015 during a historic 10-year run with the Blackhawks and is one of only 11 head coaches in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup on three occasions. Since 2005-06, Quenneville is the only NHL head coach to win the Stanley Cup three times.

The recipient of the Jack Adams Award in 1999-00, Quenneville helped lead the St. Louis Blues to a President’s Trophy with a 51-19-11-1 record.

Prior to his head coaching career, Quenneville served as an assistant coach for the / (1994-96), winning the 1996 Stanley Cup.

The former defenseman was selected by the Maple Leafs in the second round (21st overall) of the 1978 NHL Entry Draft, Quenneville played in 803 career NHL regular season games, recording 190 points (54-136-190) with Toronto (1978-79 to 1979-80), the Colorado Rockies (1979-80 to 1981-82), (1982-83), (1983-84 to 1989-90) and Capitals (1990-91).

Quenneville has been married to his wife Elizabeth since 1988 and has three children Anna, Lily and Dylan.

COACHING STAFF Director of Hockey Ops & Salary Cap Management Braden Birch Assistant Coach Strength & Conditioning Coach Director of Player Personnel Andrew Brunette Mike Donoghue Bryan McCabe Assistant Coach Video Coach Assistant to the General Manager Derek MacKenzie Austin Powell Blake Geoffrion Goaltending Coach Assistant Video Coach Manager of Player Development Robb Tallas John Congemi Mike Ryan Manager of Hockey Administration Sydney Bell Manager of Team Services Stiles Burr 5

FLORIDA PANTHERS DRAFT POSITIONS

• 1st Round – 12th overall • 2nd Round – 43rd overall • 3rd Round – 74th overall • 3rd Round – 87th overall (via Colorado)* • 4th Round – 95th overall (via )** • 4th Round – 105th overall • 5th Round – 137th overall (via Toronto)*** • 7th Round – 198th overall

*Feb. 25, 2019 - Florida receives a 2020 3rd-round draft pick from Colorado in exchange for forward and a conditional 2020 6th-round pick. Brassard did not sign an extension with Colorado and they received Florida’s 2020 6th round pick.

**Oct. 2, 2020 - Florida receieves a 2020 4th-round draft pick from Ottawa in exchange for defenseman Josh Brown.

***Dec. 29, 2018 - Florida receives a 2020 5th-round draft pick from Toronto in exchange for Michael Hutchinson.

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FLORIDA PANTHERS DRAFT POSITIONS NOTABLE NHL PLAYERS SELECTED AT FLORIDA’S DRAFT POSITIONS

12th Overall F Martin Necas (2017 - CAR), F (2015 - DAL), F Brendan Perlini (2014 - ARI), F Max Domi (2013- PHX), F (2012 - BUF), D Cam Fowler (2011 - ANA), D Calvin De Haan (2009 - NYI), D (2008 - BUF), D Ryan McDonagh (2007 - MTL), F Bryan Little (2006 - ATL), D (2005 - NYR), D (2002 - WSH), D Dan Hamhuis (2001 - NSH), F (1998 - COL), F Marian Hossa (1997 - OTT), F (1994 - QUE), F Kenny Jonsson (1993 - TOR), F Sergei Krivokrasov (1992 - CHI), F Tyler Wright (1991 - EDM), F Turner Stevenson (1990 - MTL), F Gary Roberts (1984 - CGY), F (1983 - NYR), D Jim Kyte (1982 - WIN), F Tony Tanti (1981 - CHI) D Paul Reinhart (1979 - ATF), F Brent Peterson (1978 - DET), F Mario Tremblay (1974 - MTL)

43rd Overall D Erik Cernak (2015 - LAK), F Nic Petan (2013 - WPG), F (2011 - CHI), D (2008 - ANA), D P.K. Subban (2007 - MTL), D (2002 - DAL), F (2000 - WSH), D Ossi Vaananen (1998 - PHX), F Jan Bulis (1996 - WSH), F Curtis Brown (1994 - BUF), D Peter Taglianetti (1983 - WIN), F Pat Verbeek (1982 - NJD), F Alain Cote (1977 - MTL), D Mike O’Connell (1976 - CHI)

74th Overall F (2013 - CHI), D Esa Lindell (2012 - DAL), G Jeff Zatkoff (2006 - LAK), F Clarke MacArthur (2003 - BUF), F Aaron Gavey (1992 - TBL), F Sergei Fedorov (1989 - DET), F Shaun Van Allen (1987 -EDM), F Paul Ysebaert (1984 - NJD), G Darren Puppa (1983 - BUF), G (1981 - QUE), F Stew Gavin (1981 - TOR), F (1979 - BUF)

87th Overall D (2017 - MTL), G (2012 - ANA), F (2004 - OTT) F (2002 - NYI), F Alexei Ponikarovsky (1998 - TOR), F Brad Larsen (1997 - COL), F Sami Kapanen (1995 - HFD), F Milan Hejduk (1994 - QUE)

95th Overall F Josh Anderson (2012 - CBJ), D Alec Martinez (2007 - LAK), F (2002 - DET), F Patrick Sharp (2001 - PHI), F (2000 - NYR), F Ivan Novoseltsev (1997 - FLA), F Alan Haworth (1979 - BUF)

105th Overall D Brett Kulak (2012 - CGY), F (2007 - COL), D (2005 - PHX), D Michal Rozsival (1996 - PIT)

137th Overall F Domink Simon (2015 - PIT), D Carson Soucy (2013 - MIN), D (2012 - WSH), D Tyson Strachan (2003 - CAR)

198th Overall D (2015 - WPG), D Joakim Ryan (2012 - SJS), F Nic Dowd (2009 - LAK), D (1988 - STL), F Anton Stastny (1978 - PHI)

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NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING FINAL RANKINGS

final Top 100 North American Skaters

Final Mid Player Ht Wt Pos. Last Amateur Club League 1 1 LAFRENIERE, ALEXIS 6' 1" 193 LEFT WING RIMOUSKI QMJHL 2 2 BYFIELD, QUINTON 6' 4" 215 CENTER SUDBURY OHL 3 3 DRYSDALE, JAMIE 5' 11" 175 DEFENSEMAN ERIE OHL 4 11 SANDERSON, JAKE 6' 2" 185 DEFENSEMAN USA U-18 NTDP 5 4 PERFETTI, COLE 5' 10" 177 CENTER SAGINAW OHL 6 5 ROSSI, MARCO 5' 9" 183 CENTER OTTAWA OHL 7 9 QUINN, JACK 6' 0" 176 RIGHT WING OTTAWA OHL 8 7 GUHLE, KAIDEN 6' 2" 186 DEFENSEMAN PRINCE ALBERT WHL 9 8 SCHNEIDER, BRADEN 6' 2" 202 DEFENSEMAN BRANDON WHL 10 6 MERCER, DAWSON 6' 0" 180 CENTER CHICOUTIMI QMJHL 11 19 JARVIS, SETH 5' 10" 175 CENTER PORTLAND WHL 12 10 HOLLOWAY, DYLAN 6' 0" 203 CENTER WISCONSIN BIG10 13 13 LAPIERRE, HENDRIX 6' 0" 179 CENTER CHICOUTIMI QMJHL 14 25 GREIG, RIDLY 5' 11" 163 CENTER BRANDON WHL 15 12 ZARY, CONNOR 6' 0" 178 CENTER KAMLOOPS WHL 16 15 BARRON, JUSTIN 6' 2" 195 DEFENSEMAN HALIFAX QMJHL 17 17 PERREAULT, JACOB 5' 11" 192 RIGHT WING OHL 18 16 POIRIER, JEREMIE 6' 0" 196 DEFENSEMAN SAINT JOHN QMJHL 19 14 WIESBLATT, OZZY 5' 10" 183 RIGHT WING PRINCE ALBERT WHL 20 31 BRISSON, BRENDAN 5' 11" 179 CENTER CHICAGO USHL 21 41 FOERSTER, TYSON 6' 2" 194 RIGHT WING BARRIE OHL 22 24 BOURQUE, MAVRIK 5' 10" 178 CENTER SHAWINIGAN QMJHL 23 23 SOURDIF, JUSTIN 5' 11" 173 RIGHT WING WHL 24 18 SMILANIC, TY 6' 1" 175 CENTER USA U-18 NTDP 25 22 HUNT, DAEMON 6' 0" 198 DEFENSEMAN MOOSE JAW WHL 26 30 NEIGHBOURS, JAKE 6' 0" 195 LEFT WING WHL 27 32 O'ROURKE, RYAN 6' 0" 178 DEFENSEMAN SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 28 9 MYSAK, JAN 5' 10" 175 CENTER HAMILTON OHL 29 26 BORDELEAU, THOMAS 5' 10" 175 CENTER USA U-18 NTDP 30 35 CHROMIAK, MARTIN 6' 0" 187 RIGHT WING KINGSTON OHL 31 33 COLANGELO, SAM 6' 2" 205 RIGHT WING CHICAGO USHL 32 27 CORMIER, LUKAS 5' 10" 180 DEFENSEMAN CHARLOTTETOWN QMJHL 33 20 FOUDY, JEAN-LUC 5' 11" 177 CENTER WINDSOR OHL 34 21 CUYLLE, WILLIAM 6' 3" 204 LEFT WING WINDSOR OHL 35 47 COE, BRANDON 6' 4" 188 RIGHT WING NORTH BAY OHL 36 28 KUZNETSOV, YAN 6' 4" 209 DEFENSEMAN UCONN H-EAST 37 56 KAISER, WYATT 6' 0" 173 DEFENSEMAN ANDOVER HIGH-MN 38 46 FINLEY, JACK 6' 6" 213 CENTER SPOKANE WHL 39 58 EVANGELISTA, LUKE 5' 11" 166 RIGHT WING LONDON OHL 40 35 TUCH, LUKE 6' 2" 203 LEFT WING USA U-18 NTDP

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NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING FINAL RANKINGS

final Top 100 North American Skaters

Final Mid Player Ht Wt Pos. Last Amateur Club League 41 37 GUSHCHIN, DANIL 5' 8" 165 LEFT WING MUSKEGON USHL 42 44 KLEVEN, TYLER 6' 4" 200 DEFENSEMAN USA U-18 NTDP 43 34 PETERSON, DYLAN 6' 4" 192 CENTER USA U-18 NTDP 44 40 FABER, BROCK 6' 0" 190 DEFENSEMAN USA U-18 NTDP 45 36 BERARD, BRETT 5' 9" 155 LEFT WING USA U-18 NTDP 46 38 PYTLIK, JAROMIR 6' 2" 200 CENTER SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 47 57 MOORE, IAN 6' 2" 171 DEFENSEMAN ST. MARK'S SCHOOL HIGH-MA 48 29 PONOMAREV, VASILIY 5' 10" 180 CENTER SHAWINIGAN QMJHL 49 48 MILLER, MITCHELL 5' 10" 180 DEFENSEMAN TRI-CITY USHL 50 52 SAVOIE, CARTER 5' 9" 192 LEFT WING SHERWOOD PARK AJHL 51 49 POWELL, EAMON 5' 11" 165 DEFENSEMAN USA U-18 NTDP 52 54 TULLIO, TYLER 5' 10" 165 RIGHT WING OSHAWA OHL 53 45 SUNI, OLIVER 6' 1" 188 RIGHT WING OSHAWA OHL 54 90 WISDOM, ZAYDE 5' 10" 195 RIGHT WING KINGSTON OHL 55 42 FRANCIS, RYAN 5' 9" 170 RIGHT WING CAPE BRETON QMJHL 56 39 STRANGES, ANTONIO 5' 10" 168 LEFT WING LONDON OHL 57 60 BENNING, MICHAEL 5' 9" 177 DEFENSEMAN SHERWOOD PARK AJHL 58 65 HANAS, CROSS 6' 0" 167 LEFT WING PORTLAND WHL 59 59 SEBRANGO, DONOVAN 6' 1" 189 DEFENSEMAN KITCHENER OHL 60 67 THOMPSON, JACK 6' 0" 178 DEFENSEMAN SUDBURY OHL 61 68 LAFERRIERE, ALEX 6' 0" 173 RIGHT WING DES MOINES USHL 62 53 FARRELL, SEAN 5' 8" 175 CENTER CHICAGO USHL 63 50 SEDOFF, CHRISTOFFER 6' 1" 190 DEFENSEMAN RED DEER WHL 64 91 BIONDI, BLAKE 6' 0" 191 CENTER HERMANTOWN HIGH-MN 65 43 MCCLENNON, CONNOR 5' 8" 163 RIGHT WING WHL 66 VIERLING, EVAN 6' 0" 167 CENTER BARRIE OHL 67 55 DICKINSON, TANNER 5' 11" 150 CENTER SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 68 78 TRUSCOTT, JACOB 6' 1" 170 DEFENSEMAN USA U-18 NTDP 69 99 DUFOUR, WILLIAM 6' 2" 195 RIGHT WING DRUMMONDVILLE QMJHL 70 104 CARDWELL, ETHAN 5' 11" 180 RIGHT WING BARRIE OHL 71 82 AMBROSIO, COLBY 5' 8" 170 CENTER TRI-CITY USHL 72 74 KERINS, RORY 5' 10" 175 CENTER SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 73 94 SOKOLOV, EGOR 6' 4" 223 LEFT WING CAPE BRETON QMJHL 74 51 NICKL, THIMO 6' 2" 176 DEFENSEMAN DRUMMONDVILLE QMJHL 75 73 SEELEY, RONAN 6' 0" 176 DEFENSEMAN EVERETT WHL 76 84 PUUTIO, KASPER 5' 11" 180 DEFENSEMAN EVERETT WHL 77 85 EDWARDS, ETHAN 5' 10" 166 DEFENSEMAN SPRUCE GROVE AJHL 78 137 CALISTI, ROBERT 5' 9" 182 DEFENSEMAN SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 79 118 COTTON, ALEX 6' 2" 175 DEFENSEMAN LETHBRIDGE WHL 80 92 GONCALVES, GAGE 6' 0" 165 CENTER EVERETT WHL

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NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING FINAL RANKINGS final Top 100 North American Skaters

Final Mid Player Ht Wt Pos. Last Amateur Club League 81 61 KNAK, SIMON 6' 1" 185 RIGHT WING PORTLAND WHL 82 83 UENS, ZACHARY 6' 1" 180 DEFENSEMAN MERRIMACK H-EAST 83 110 REID, LUKE 6' 0" 190 DEFENSEMAN CHICAGO USHL 84 72 RAFKIN, RUBEN 5' 11" 190 DEFENSEMAN WINDSOR OHL 85 89 NOVAK, PAVEL 5' 9" 170 RIGHT WING KELOWNA WHL 86 134 ROBINS, TRISTEN 5' 10" 176 RIGHT WING SASKATOON WHL 87 66 FOWLER, HAYDEN 5' 10" 185 LEFT WING ERIE OHL 88 87 SLAGGERT, LANDON 6' 0" 180 LEFT WING USA U-18 NTDP 89 64 ROCHETTE, THEO 5' 10" 161 CENTER QUEBEC QMJHL 90 103 RATZLAFF, JAKE 6' 2" 203 DEFENSEMAN ROSEMOUNT HIGH-MN 91 132 SCHINGOETHE, WYATT 5' 10" 200 CENTER WATERLOO USHL 92 88 YODER, CHASE 5' 10" 176 CENTER USA U-18 NTDP 93 112 SHLAINE, ARTEM 6' 1" 165 CENTER SHATTUCK - ST.MARY'S HIGH-MN PREP 94 113 KUNZ, JACKSON 6' 3" 210 LEFT WING SHATTUCK - ST.MARY'S HIGH-MN PREP 95 142 DURAN, RILEY 6' 1" 174 CENTER LAWRENCE ACADEMY HIGH-MA 96 COSTANTINI, MATTEO 6' 0" 173 CENTER BUFFALO JR. SABRES OJHL 97 98 JEFFERIES, ALEX 6' 0" 195 LEFT WING THE GUNNERY HIGH-CT 98 126 KOSIOR, LANDON 5' 11" 190 DEFENSEMAN PRINCE ALBERT WHL 99 108 VILLENEUVE, WILLIAM 6' 1" 175 DEFENSEMAN SAINT JOHN QMJHL 100 147 ANSONS, RAIVIS 6' 1" 191 RIGHT WING BAIE-COMEAU QMJHL

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NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING FINAL RANKINGS final Top 100 European Skaters

Final Mid Player Ht Wt Pos. Last Amateur Club League 1 1 STUETZLE, TIM 6' 1" 187 LEFT WING MANNHEIM GERMANY 2 3 HOLTZ, ALEXANDER 6' 0" 192 RIGHT WING DJURGARDEN 3 4 LUNDELL, ANTON 6' 1" 185 CENTER HIFK 4 2 RAYMOND, LUCAS 5' 11" 170 LEFT WING FROLUNDA SWEDEN 5 5 AMIROV, RODION 6' 0" 177 LEFT WING UFA 6 21 GRANS, HELGE 6' 2" 206 DEFENSEMAN MALMO JR. SWEDEN-JR. 7 8 PETERKA, JOHN-JASON 5' 11" 192 RIGHT WING MUNCHEN GERMANY 8 10 NIEMELA, TOPI 5' 10" 156 DEFENSEMAN KARPAT FINLAND 9 6 GUNLER, NOEL 6' 2" 176 RIGHT WING LULEA SWEDEN 10 11 HIRVONEN, RONI 5' 9" 164 CENTER ASSAT FINLAND 11 14 REICHEL, LUKAS 6' 0" 170 LEFT WING EISBAREN BERLIN GERMANY 12 28 KHUSNUTDINOV, MARAT 5' 11" 176 CENTER SKA ST. PETERSBURG 2 RUSSIA-JR. 13 12 TORGERSSON, DANIEL 6' 3" 199 LEFT WING FROLUNDA JR. SWEDEN-JR. 14 7 WALLINDER, WILLIAM 6' 4" 191 DEFENSEMAN MODO JR. SWEDEN-JR. 15 13 ANDRAE, EMIL 5' 8" 181 DEFENSEMAN HV 71 JR. SWEDEN-JR. 16 15 VIRO, EEMIL 6' 0" 165 DEFENSEMAN TPS FINLAND 17 18 MUKHAMADULLIN, SHAKIR 6' 4" 178 DEFENSEMAN UFA RUSSIA 18 24 JARVENTIE, ROBY 6' 2" 184 LEFT WING KOOVEE FINLAND-2 19 19 NIEDERBACH, THEODOR 5' 11" 172 CENTER FROLUNDA JR. SWEDEN-JR. 20 43 JURMO, JONI 6' 4" 190 DEFENSEMAN JR. FINLAND-JR. 21 36 SIMONTAIVAL, KASPER 5' 9" 177 RIGHT WING JR. FINLAND-JR. 22 26 PASHIN, ALEXANDER 5' 8" 154 RIGHT WING UFA 2 RUSSIA-JR. 23 23 BEREZKIN, MAKSIM 6' 2" 201 LEFT WING YAROSLAVL 2 RUSSIA-JR. 24 27 NIKISHIN, ALEXANDER 6' 3" 196 DEFENSEMAN SPARTAK RUSSIA 25 20 GROSHEV, MAXIM 6' 2" 194 RIGHT WING NIZHNEKAMSK RUSSIA 26 86 HEINEMAN, EMIL 6' 1" 185 LEFT WING LEKSAND SWEDEN 27 22 KRUTIL, MICHAEL 6' 3" 202 DEFENSEMAN SPARTA JR. CZREP-JR. 28 32 TRINEYEV, BOGDAN 6' 3" 198 RIGHT WING DYNAMO 2 RUSSIA-JR. 29 16 NYBECK, ZION 5' 6" 182 LEFT WING HV 71 SWEDEN 30 30 CHINAKHOV, YEGOR 6' 0" 178 RIGHT WING OMSK RUSSIA 31 49 JOHANNESSON, ANTON 5' 9" 154 DEFENSEMAN HV 71 JR. SWEDEN-JR. 32 33 ZLODEYEV, DMITRY 5' 11" 185 CENTER DYNAMO MOSCOW 2 RUSSIA-JR. 33 JOHANNESSON, SAMUEL 5' 11" 176 DEFENSEMAN ROGLE SWEDEN 34 GALIMOV, ARTYOM 6' 0" 176 LEFT WING KAZAN RUSSIA 35 46 GORDIN, ALEXANDER 6' 1" 194 RIGHT WING NEVA ST. PETERSBURG RUSSIA-2 36 34 ODEN, JOONAS 6' 0" 183 RIGHT WING KOOKOO FINLAND 37 38 KLIKORKA, KAREL 6' 1" 194 DEFENSEMAN ML. BOLESLAV CZREP 38 91 AMAN, NILS 6' 2" 179 CENTER LEKSAND SWEDEN 39 37 LJUNGMAN, DANIEL 6' 0" 166 CENTER LINKOPING JR. SWEDEN-JR. 40 WILSBY, ADAM 6' 0" 183 DEFENSEMAN SKELLEFTEA SWEDEN

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NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING FINAL RANKINGS final Top 100 European Skaters

Final Mid Player Ht Wt Pos. Last Amateur Club League 41 17 EKMARK, ELLIOT 5' 9" 162 CENTER LINKOPING JR. SWEDEN-JR. 42 41 KNAZKO, SAMUEL 6' 0" 191 DEFENSEMAN TPS JR. FINLAND-JR. 43 42 MAGNUSSON, OSKAR 5' 10" 166 LEFT WING MALMO SWEDEN 44 PERSSON, VIKTOR 6' 2" 192 DEFENSEMAN KAMLOOPS WHL 45 52 NORDLUND, THEO 6' 0" 183 DEFENSEMAN FROLUNDA JR. SWEDEN-JR. 46 79 KOKHANIN, IGNAT 5' 10" 183 LEFT WING DYNAMO ST. PETERS- RUSSIA-JR. BURG 2 47 100 TARNSTROM, OLIVER 6' 0" 158 CENTER AIK JR. SWEDEN-JR. 48 58 KROVYAKOV, MAXIM 6' 3" 180 CENTER SKA ST. PETERSBURG 2 RUSSIA-JR. 49 44 TYUTNEV, PAVEL 5' 10" 185 RIGHT WING YAROSLAVL 2 RUSSIA-JR. 50 72 SZUROWSKI, MATEUSZ 6' 0" 176 RIGHT WING LINKOPING JR. SWEDEN-JR. 51 39 JOHANSSON, PONTUS 6' 1" 170 DEFENSEMAN DJURGARDEN JR. SWEDEN-JR. 52 59 CHLUBNA, TOMAS 6' 2" 183 RIGHT WING JIHLAVA CZREP-2 53 31 LOOF, LEO 6' 2" 176 DEFENSEMAN FARJESTAD JR. SWEDEN-JR. 54 66 NEVOLIN, MAXIM 6' 0" 185 RIGHT WING CHEREPOVETS RUSSIA 55 45 SHUIDIN, NIKITA 5' 10" 161 RIGHT WING SKA ST. PETERSBURG 2 RUSSIA-JR. 56 64 HASEK, PETR 6' 2" 202 LEFT WING SPARTA JR. CZREP-JR. 57 40 RAMBERG, LUCAS 6' 1" 190 DEFENSEMAN LULEA JR. SWEDEN-JR. 58 51 ZINCHENKO, IVAN 6' 2" 183 CENTER CHEKHOV 2 RUSSIA-JR. 59 75 GARAYEV, AMIR 6' 0" 172 CENTER SOCHI RUSSIA 60 67 RINDELL, AXEL 5' 11" 176 DEFENSEMAN JUKURIT FINLAND 61 25 MIRONOV, ILYA 6' 3" 205 DEFENSEMAN YAROSLAVL 2 RUSSIA-JR. 62 48 YEGOROV, ALEXEI 6' 3" 174 DEFENSEMAN SPARTAK 2 RUSSIA-JR. 63 102 URBAN, TOMAS 5' 11" 189 LEFT WING KLADNO JR. CZREP-JR. 64 95 BORZECKI, JAKUB 6' 1" 198 RIGHT WING RB HOCKEY AKADEMIA CZREP-JR. 65 57 HANDL, TOBIAS 6' 5" 191 CENTER OLOMOUC CZREP 66 73 LJUNGKRANTZ, ALEXANDER 6' 1" 179 LEFT WING BRYNAS JR. SWEDEN-JR. 67 47 TESANOV, DANIIL 6' 3" 200 CENTER YAROSLAVL 2 RUSSIA-JR. 68 50 KIRYANOV, NIKITA 6' 5" 180 LEFT WING YAROSLAVL 2 RUSSIA-JR. 69 83 LOOF, LINUS 6' 1" 173 CENTER FARJESTAD JR. SWEDEN-JR. 70 63 FATUL, OLIVER 6' 4" 179 DEFENSEMAN ZVOLEN JR. SLOVA- KIA-JR. 71 PUHAKKA, PETTERI 5' 10" 167 LEFT WING TAPPARA JR. FINLAND-JR. 72 92 MIETTINEN, VEETI 5' 9" 161 RIGHT WING K- JR. FINLAND-JR. 73 127 ZHUK, ARTYOM 5' 11" 205 LEFT WING NEVA ST. PETERSBURG RUSSIA-2 74 70 RAJANIEMI, MATIAS 6' 4" 201 DEFENSEMAN PELICANS FINLAND 75 60 MAENPAA, JUUSO 5' 5" 144 CENTER KALPA FINLAND 76 SVANENBERGS, JANIS 6' 3" 190 RIGHT WING EDMONTON WHL 77 61 DIDKOVSKIY, IVAN 5' 11" 187 RIGHT WING DYNAMO MOSCOW 2 RUSSIA-JR. 78 55 PYLENKOV, DANIIL 6' 1" 194 DEFENSEMAN PODOLSK RUSSIA

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NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING FINAL RANKINGS final Top 100 European Skaters

Final Mid Player Ht Wt Pos. Last Amateur Club League 81 69 KOVAR, FILIP 6' 3" 191 DEFENSEMAN LIBEREC JR. CZREP-JR. 82 76 MANCINI, VITTORIO 6' 4" 203 DEFENSEMAN FROLUNDA JR. SWEDEN-JR. 83 53 TYUVILIN, DMITRI 5' 11" 174 DEFENSEMAN YAROSLAVL 2 RUSSIA-JR. 84 LYCKASEN, ALBERT 5' 11" 187 DEFENSEMAN VITA HASTEN SWEDEN-2 85 88 SALL, GABRIEL 5' 11" 175 LEFT WING SKELLEFTEA JR. SWEDEN-JR. 86 29 TSYPLAKOV, ALEXEI 6' 1" 187 CENTER NEVA ST. PETERSBURG RUSSIA-2 87 56 PUGACHYOV, ARTYOM 5' 11" 178 RIGHT WING CSKA 2 RUSSIA-JR. 88 77 STYF, HUGO 6' 1" 188 DEFENSEMAN MODO SWEDEN-2 89 62 KONDYREV, KIRILL 6' 1" 194 CENTER CHEKHOV 2 RUSSIA-JR. 90 71 TANKOV, KIRILL 6' 1" 180 CENTER SKA-VARYAGI RUSSIA-JR. 91 90 SEPPALA, PEETRO 6' 2" 191 DEFENSEMAN KOOKOO FINLAND 92 82 AHO, KARRI 6' 1" 179 DEFENSEMAN JR. FINLAND-JR. 93 80 HEDLUND, ERIK 5' 8" 156 RIGHT WING LEKSAND JR. SWEDEN-JR. 94 65 TANUS, KRISTIAN 5' 8" 160 CENTER TAPPARA FINLAND 95 84 KUMLIN, AXEL 6' 0" 186 DEFENSEMAN FROLUNDA JR. SWEDEN-JR. 96 85 FORSFJALL, MANS 5' 11" 178 DEFENSEMAN SKELLEFTEA JR. SWEDEN-JR. 97 87 LUOTO, OSKARI 6' 0" 161 LEFT WING TAPPARA JR. FINLAND-JR. 98 109 KONECNY, JAKUB 5' 11" 156 CENTER SPARTA JR. CZREP-JR. 99 89 MATEJ, PAVEL 6' 0" 165 RIGHT WING TRINEC JR. CZREP-JR. 100 ZOTOV, FILAT 6' 1" 185 DEFENSEMAN CHEKHOV 2 RUSSIA-JR.

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NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING FINAL RANKINGS final Top 30 North American

Final Mid Player Ht Wt Last Amateur Club League 1 1 DAWS, NICOLAS 6' 4" 199 GUELPH OHL 2 2 COMMESSO, DREW 6' 2" 180 USA U-18 NTDP 3 3 HLAVAJ, SAMUEL 6' 4" 218 SHERBROOKE QMJHL 4 16 CRANLEY, WILL 6' 4" 183 OTTAWA OHL 5 10 BJORKLUND, GARIN 6' 2" 173 MEDICINE HAT WHL 6 7 GARAND, DYLAN 6' 0" 173 KAMLOOPS WHL 7 12 IACOBO, FABIO 6' 1" 191 VICTORIAVILLE QMJHL 8 17 LEVI, DEVON 6' 0" 184 CARLETON PLACE CCHL 9 4 GOULD, BROCK 6' 4" 198 MOOSE JAW WHL 10 5 MALIK, NICK 6' 0" 180 TRINEC CZREP 11 5 THOMSON, BRYAN 6' 4" 179 LETHBRIDGE WHL 12 15 GRIMARD, WILLIAM 6' 2" 189 CAPE BRETON QMJHL 13 24 POIRIER, REMI 6' 2" 217 GATINEAU QMJHL 14 21 AUSTIN, TYE 6' 5" 200 PETERBOROUGH OHL 15 8 GRANNAN, NOAH 6' 2" 190 WISCONSIN BIG10 16 25 ADAM, OLIVIER 6' 3" 167 BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND QMJHL 17 6 PURCELL, COLIN 6' 7" 189 YOUNGSTOWN USHL 18 20 BYLIN, GUSTAVE 6' 3" 185 SHERWOOD PARK AJHL 19 27 GAUTHIER, TAYLOR 6' 1" 193 PRINCE GEORGE WHL 20 9 DOBES, JAKUB 6' 4" 200 OMAHA USHL 21 11 RILEY, GRANT 6' 4" 190 TRI-CITY USHL 22 31 MACINNES, KOEN 6' 2" 182 SASKATOON WHL 23 18 CARRIERE, GABRIEL 6' 2" 184 H-EAST 24 13 BENNETT, OWEN 6' 3" 202 GUELPH OHL 25 19 ROWE, CAMERON 6' 2" 208 DES MOINES USHL 26 23 LYDA, BLAKE 6' 2" 161 SEATTLE WHL 27 OSTMAN, VICTOR 6' 4" 197 CHICAGO USHL 28 28 CAMPBELL, AIDAN 6' 5" 192 ERIE OHL 29 BROCHU, BRETT 5' 11" 161 LONDON OHL 30 PETERS, BRAYDEN 6' 1" 205 WHL

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NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING FINAL RANKINGS final Top 10 European Goaltenders

Final Mid Player Ht Wt Last Amateur Club League Final Mid Player Ht Wt Last Amateur Club League 1 1 DAWS, NICOLAS 6' 4" 199 GUELPH OHL 1 1 ASKAROV, IAROSLAV 6' 3" 176 NEVA ST. PETERSBURG RUSSIA-2 2 2 COMMESSO, DREW 6' 2" 180 USA U-18 NTDP 2 2 BEDNAR, JAN 6' 4" 196 SOKOLOV CZREP-2 3 3 HLAVAJ, SAMUEL 6' 4" 218 SHERBROOKE QMJHL 3 3 BLOMQVIST, JOEL 6' 2" 183 KARPAT FINLAND 4 16 CRANLEY, WILL 6' 4" 183 OTTAWA OHL 4 4 CLANG, CALLE 6' 2" 194 KRISTIANSTAD SWEDEN-2 5 10 BJORKLUND, GARIN 6' 2" 173 MEDICINE HAT WHL 5 7 MIFTAKHOV, AMIR 6' 0" 172 KAZAN RUSSIA 6 7 GARAND, DYLAN 6' 0" 173 KAMLOOPS WHL 6 MARKKANEN, JUHO 6' 2" 146 KETTERA FINLAND-2 7 12 IACOBO, FABIO 6' 1" 191 VICTORIAVILLE QMJHL 7 6 OLLAS, HUGO 6' 7" 220 LINKOPING JR. SWEDEN-JR. 8 17 LEVI, DEVON 6' 0" 184 CARLETON PLACE CCHL 8 8 VIKMAN, JESPER 6' 3" 179 AIK JR. SWEDEN-JR. 9 4 GOULD, BROCK 6' 4" 198 MOOSE JAW WHL 9 9 FADANI, DAVIDE 6' 0" 169 LUGANO JR. SWISS-JR. 10 5 MALIK, NICK 6' 0" 180 TRINEC CZREP 10 10 MALEK, JAKUB 6' 4" 170 VSETIN CZREP-2 11 5 THOMSON, BRYAN 6' 4" 179 LETHBRIDGE WHL 12 15 GRIMARD, WILLIAM 6' 2" 189 CAPE BRETON QMJHL 13 24 POIRIER, REMI 6' 2" 217 GATINEAU QMJHL 14 21 AUSTIN, TYE 6' 5" 200 PETERBOROUGH OHL 15 8 GRANNAN, NOAH 6' 2" 190 WISCONSIN BIG10 16 25 ADAM, OLIVIER 6' 3" 167 BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND QMJHL 17 6 PURCELL, COLIN 6' 7" 189 YOUNGSTOWN USHL 18 20 BYLIN, GUSTAVE 6' 3" 185 SHERWOOD PARK AJHL 19 27 GAUTHIER, TAYLOR 6' 1" 193 PRINCE GEORGE WHL 20 9 DOBES, JAKUB 6' 4" 200 OMAHA USHL 21 11 RILEY, GRANT 6' 4" 190 TRI-CITY USHL 22 31 MACINNES, KOEN 6' 2" 182 SASKATOON WHL 23 18 CARRIERE, GABRIEL 6' 2" 184 VERMONT H-EAST 24 13 BENNETT, OWEN 6' 3" 202 GUELPH OHL 25 19 ROWE, CAMERON 6' 2" 208 DES MOINES USHL 26 23 LYDA, BLAKE 6' 2" 161 SEATTLE WHL 27 OSTMAN, VICTOR 6' 4" 197 CHICAGO USHL 28 28 CAMPBELL, AIDAN 6' 5" 192 ERIE OHL 29 BROCHU, BRETT 5' 11" 161 LONDON OHL 30 PETERS, BRAYDEN 6' 1" 205 CALGARY WHL

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FLORIDA PANTHERS DRAFT HISTORY PANTHERS DRAFTS 1993-2000

1993 NHL Entry Draft 1994 NHL Entry Draft June 26, 1993, Le Colisee, , QC June 28-29, 1994, Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT

OVERALL ‘92-93 OVERALL ‘93-94 Player POS RD PICK CLUB PLAYER POS. RD. PICK CLUB Rob Niedermayer C 1 5 Medicine Hat D 1 1 Windsor G 2 41 Owen Sound Rhett Warrener D 2 27 Saskatoon Chris Armstrong D 3 57 Moose Jaw Jason Podollan C 2 31 Spokane Mikael Tjallden D 3 67 MoDo Jr. Ryan Johnson C 2 36 Thunder Bay Jr. A Steve Washburn C 3 78 Ottawa David Nemirovsky RW 4 84 Ottawa Bill McCauley C 4 83 Detroit David Geris D 5 105 Windsor Todd MacDonald G 5 109 Tacoma Matt O’Dette D 7 157 Kitchener Alain Nasreddine D 6 135 Drummondville Jason Boudrias C 8 183 Laval Trevor Doyle D 7 161 Kingston Tero Lehtera LW 10 235 Espoo Briane Thompson D 8 187 S.S. Marie Per Gustafsson D 11 261 HV 71 Chad Cabana LW 9 213 Tri-City SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT John Demarco D 10 239 Arch. Williams Sean McCann D 1 1 Harvard Eric Montreuil C 11 265 Chicoutimi SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT Chris Imes D 1 4 U.

1995 NHL Entry Draft 1996 NHL Entry Draft July 8, 1995, , Edmonton, AB June 22, 1996, Kiel Center, St. Louis, MO

OVERALL ‘94-95 OVERALL ‘95-96 PLAYER PS. RD. PICK CLUB PLAYER PS. RD. PICK CLUB Radek Dvorak RW 1 10 Budejovice C 1 20 Djurgarden Aaron MacDonald G 2 36 Swift Current Chris Allen D 3 60 Kingston Mike O’Grady D 3 62 Saskatoon/Lethbridge Oleg Kvasha RW 3 65 CSKA Moscow Dave Duerden LW 4 80 Peterborough Joey Tetarenko D 4 82 Portland Daniel Tjarnqvist D 4 88 Rogle/Angelholm Andrew Long RW 5 129 Guelph Francois Cloutier LW 5 144 Hull Gaetan Poirier LW 6 56 Merrimack LW 7 166 Hull Alexandre Couture D 7 183 Victoriaville Filip Kuba D 8 192 Vitkovice Denis Khloptonov G 8 209 CSKA Moscow David Lemanowicz G 9 218 Spokane Russell Smith D 9 235 Hull

1997 NHL Entry Draft 1998 NHL Entry Draft June 21, 1997, Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA June 27, 1998, Marine Midland Arena, Buffalo, NY

OVERALL ‘96-97 OVERALL ‘97-98 PLAYER POS. RD. PICK CLUB PLAYER POS. RD. PICK CLUB Mike Brown C 1 20 Red Deer Kyle Rossiter D 2 30 Spokane Kristian Huselius LW 2 47 Farjestads BK Joe DiPenta D 3 61 Boston Univ. Farjestad Vratislav D 3 56 Kitchener Lance Ward D 3 63 Red Deer Nick Smith C 3 74 Barrie Ryan Jardine LW 4 89 Sault Ste. Marie Ivan Novoseltsev RW 4 95 Krylja Sovetov Jaroslav Spacek D 5 117 Farjestad Pat Parthenais D 5 127 Detroit Chris Ovington D 6 148 Red Deer Keith Delaney C 6 155 Barrie B.J. Ketcheson D 7 176 Peterborough Tyler Palmer D 7 183 Lake Superior Ian Jacobs RW 8 203 Ottawa Doug Schueller D 8 211 Twin Cities Adrian Wichser C 9 231 Kloten Benoit Cote C 9 237 Shawinigan

1999 NHL Entry Draft 2000 NHL Entry Draft June 26, 1999, FleetCenter, Boston, MA June 24-25, 2000, Saddledome, Calgary, AB

OVERALL ‘98-99 OVERALL ‘99-00 PLAYER POS. RD. PICK CLUB PLAYER PS. RD. PICK CLUB RW 1 12 Barrie Vladimir SapozhnikovD 2 58 Novokuznetsk Alexander Auld G 2 40 North Bay Rob Fried RW 3 77 Deerfield Academy Niklas Hagman LW 3 70 IFK, Jr. Sean O’Connor RW 3 82 Moose Jaw Jean-Francois Laniel G 3 80 Shawinigan Chris Eade D 4 115 North Bay Morgan McCormick RW 4 103 Kingston Davis Parley G 4 120 Kamloops Rod Sarich D 4 109 Calgary Josh Olson LW 6 190 Omaha Brad Woods D 6 169 Brampton Janis Sprukts C 8 234 Lukku Rauma Jr. Travis Eagles RW 7 198 PrinceGeorge Matt Sommerfeld LW 8 253 Swift Current Jonathon Charron G 8 227 Val Dor

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2001 NHL Entry Draft 2002 NHL Entry Draft June 23-24, 2001, National Car Rental Center, Sunrise, FL June 22-23, 2002, Air Canada , Toronto, ON

OVERALL ‘00-01 OVERALL ‘01-02 PLAYER POS. RD. PICK CLUB PLAYER POS. RD. PICK CLUB C 1 4 Plymouth D 1 3 Medicine Hat Lukas Krajicek D 1 24 Peterborough Petr Taticek C 1 9 Sault Ste. Marie Greg Watson C 2 34 Prince Albert C 2 40 Notre Dame Tomas Malec D 3 64 Rimouski Gregory Campbell LW 3 67 Plymouth Grant McNeill D 3 68 Prince Albert Topi Jaakola D 5 134 Karpat Michael Woodford RW 4 117 C 5 158 Topeka Billy Thompson G 5 136 Prince George Jeremy Swanson D 6 169 Barrie Dustin Johner C 6 169 Seattle Mikael Vuorio G 6 196 Rauma Toni Koivisto LW 7 200 Lukko Rauma Jr. Denis Yachmenev LW 7 200 North Bay Kyle Bruce RW 8 231 Prince Albert Peter Hafner D 8 232 Taft H.S. Jan Blanar D 9 263 Dukla Trencin Jr. Ivan Majesky D 9 267 Ilves Tampere

2003 NHL Entry Draft 2004 NHL Entry Draft June 21-22, 2003, Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville,TN June 26-27, 2004, RBC Center, Raleigh, NC

OVERALL ‘02-03 OVERALL ‘03-04 PLAYER POS. RD. PICK CLUB PLAYER POS. RD. PICK CLUB C 1 3 Oshawa C 1 7 Vitkovice Anthony Stewart RW 1 25 Kingston David Shantz G 2 37 Mississauga Kamil Kreps C 2 38 Brampton LW 3 53 State Stefan Meyer LW 2 55 Medicine Hat Evan Schafer D 4 10 Prince Albert Martin Lojek D 4 105 Brampton Bret Nasby D 5 152 Oshawa James Pemberton D 4 124 Providence Coll. Spencer Dillon D 6 257 Salmon Arm Dan Travis RW 5 141 Deerfield Academy Luke Beaverson D 7 283 Green Bay Martin Tuma D 5 162 Litvinov Jr. Denis Stasyuk C 6 171 Novokuznetsk Dany Roussin C 7 223 Rimouski Petr Kadlec D 8 234 Slavia John Hecimovic RW 9 264 Sarnia Tanner Glass LW 9 265 Nanaimo

2005 NHL Entry Draft 2006 NHL Entry Draft July 30, 2005, Westin Hotel, Ottawa, ON June 24-25, 2006, GM Place, Vancouver, BC OVERALL ‘05-06 OVERALL ‘04-05 PLAYER PS. RD. PICK CLUB PLAYER POS. RD. PICK CLUB Michael Frolik C/W 1 10 HC Kladno Kenndal McArdle LW 1 20 Moose Jaw Brady Calla RW 3 73 Everett G 2 32 Brandon Michael Caruso D 4 103 Guelph Dan Collins RW 3 90 Plymouth Derrick LaPoint D 4 116 Eau Claire North Olivier Legault D 4 93 Lewiston Peter Aston D 6 155 Windsor Matt Duffy D 4 104 Marc Cheverie G 7 193 Nanaimo Brian Foster G 5 161 New Hampshire Roman Derlyuk D 6 164 Sparta Zach Bearson RW 7 224 Waterloo

2007 NHL Entry Draft 2008 NHL Entry Draft June 22-23, 2007, Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH June 20-21, 2008, ScotiaBank Place, Ottawa, ON OVERALL ‘06-07 OVERALL ‘07-08 PLAYER PS. RD. PICK CLUB PLAYER PS. RD. PICK CLUB Keaton Ellerby D 1 10 Kamloops Jacob Markstrom G 2 31 Brynas Michal Repik RW 2 40 Vancouver D 2 46 Brandon Evgeny Dadonov RW 3 71 Chelyabinsk D 3 80 Saginaw Matt Rust C 4 101 USA U-18 A.J. Jenks LW 4 100 Plymouth John Lee D 5 131 Waterloo D 7 190 Lincoln Corey Syvret D 6 181 Guelph Ryan Watson LW 7 191 Cambridge H.S. Sergei Gayduchenko G 7 202 Yaroslavl Juniors

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FLORIDA PANTHERS DRAFT HISTORY PANTHERS DRAFTS 2009-2016

2009 NHL Entry Draft 2010 NHL Entry Draft June 26-27, 2009, Bell Centre, Montreal, QC June 25-26, 2010, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA

OVERALL ‘08-09 OVERALL ‘09-10 PLAYER POS. RD. PICK CLUB PLAYER PS. RD. PICK CLUB Dmitry Kulikov D 1 14 Drummondville D 1 3 Kingston Drew Shore C 2 44 USA U-18 C 1 19 Blaine Josh Birkholz RW 3 67 Fargo C 1 25 Moose Jaw Garrett Wilson LW 4 107 Owen Sound John McFarland LW 2 33 Sudbury C 5 135 Okotoks Alexander Petrovic D 2 36 Red Deer Wade Megan C 5 138 S. Kent School C 2 50 Des Moines C 6 165 Windsor Joe Basaraba RW 3 69 Shattuck St. Mary’s Sam Brittain G 4 92 Canmore Benjamin Gallacher D 4 93 Camrose Joonas Donskoi RW 4 99 Karpat Jr. Zach Hyman C 5 123 Hamilton Corey Durocher LW 6 153 Kingston R.J. Boyd D 7 183 Cushing Academy

2011 NHL Entry Draft 2012 NHL Entry Draft June 24-25, 2011, Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN June 22-23, 2012, Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA

OVERALL ‘10-11 OVERALL ‘11-12 PLAYER POS. RD. PICK CLUB PLAYER PS. RD. PICK CLUB C 1 3 Saint John Michael Matheson D 1 23 Dubuque Rocco Grimaldi C 2 33 US NTDP Steven Hodges C 3 84 Victoria Rasmus Bengtsson D 2 59 Rogle BK Alexander Delnov LW 4 11 Mytischi Vincent Trocheck C 3 64 Saginaw Francis Beauvillier C/LW 6 174 Rimouski Logan Shaw RW 3 76 Cape Breton Jonatan Nielsen D 7 194 Linkopings D 3 87 Shawinigan Kyle Rau C 3 91 Eden Prairie Yaroslav Kosov F 5 124 Magnitogorsk 2 Edward Wittchow D 6 154 Burnsville Iiro Pakarinen RW 7 184 KalPa

2013 NHL Entry Draft 2014 NHL Entry Draft June 30, 2013, Prudential Center, Newark, NJ June 27-28, 2014, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA

OVERALL ‘12-13 OVERALL ‘13-14 PLAYER POS. RD. PICK CLUB PLAYER POS. RD. PICK CLUB C 1 2 Tappara D 1 1 Barrie Ian McCoshen D 2 31 Waterloo Jayce Hawryluk RW 2 32 Brandon Evan Cowley G 4 92 Wichita Falls Juho Lammiko RW 3 65 Assat Michael Downing D 4 97 Dubuque Joe Wegwerth RW 4 92 USA U-18 Matt Buckles C 4 98 St. Michaels Miguel Fidler LW 6 143 Edina H.S. Chris Clapperton LW 5 122 Blainville-Boisbriand Hugo Fagerblom G 7 182 Frolunda Joshua Brown D 6 152 Oshawa MacKenzie Weegar D 7 206 Halifax

2015 NHL Entry Draft 2016 NHL Entry Draft June 26-27, 2015, BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL June 24-25, 2016, First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY

OVERALL ‘14-15 OVERALL ‘15-16 PLAYER PS. RD. PICK CLUB PLAYER POS. RD. PICK CLUB LW 1 11 Kingston Henrik Borgstrom C 1 23 HIFK Jr. Finland G 3 77 Blainville-Boisbriand LW 2 38 Kitchener Thomas Schemitsch D 3 88 Owen Sound Linus Nassen D 3 89 Lulea C 4 102 Zurich Jonathan Ang C 4 94 Petersborough Karch Bachman LW 5 132 Culver Academy D 4 114 Oshawa Christopher Wilkie RW 6 162 Tri-City Maxim Mamin C/RW 6 175 CSKA Moscow Patrick Shea C 7 192 Kimball Union Ben Finkelstein D 7 195 Kimball Union Ryan Bednard G 7 206 Johnstown

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FLORIDA PANTHERS DRAFT HISTORY PANTHERS DRAFTS 2017-2019

2017 NHL Entry Draft 2018 NHL Entry Draft June 22-24, 2017, , Chicago, IL June 22-23, 2018, , , TX

OVERALL ‘16-17 OVERALL ‘17-18 PLAYER POS. RD. PICK CLUB PLAYER POS. RD. PICK CLUB RW 1 10 Mississauga LW 1 15 Loko Yaroslavl C 2 40 Swift Current RW 2 34 Oshawa Max Gildon D 3 66 USNTDP Logan Hutsko C 3 89 Boston College Tyler Inamoto D 5 133 USNTDP Justin Schutz LW 6 170 Salzburg C 6 184 Tappara Cole Krygier D 7 201 Lincoln Santtu Kinnunen D 7 207 Pelicans

2019 NHL Entry Draft June 28-29, 2019, , Vancouver, BC

OVERALL ‘18-19 PLAYER POS. RD. PICK CLUB G 1 13 USNTDP Vladislav Kolyachonok D 2 52 Flint D 3 69 Portland Cole Schwindt C 3 81 Mississauga Carter Berger D 4 106 Victoria Henrik Rybynski RW 5 136 Seattle Owen Lindmark C 5 137 USNTDP Greg Meireles C 6 168 Kitchener Matthew Wedman C 7 199 Seattle

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