Florida Panthers Announce Opening Night Roster for 2017-18 Season

Florida Panthers President of Hockey Operations & General Manager Dale Tallon announced today the club's opening night roster for the 2017-18 season. The Panthers open the season on Friday, Oct. 6 against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena (7:30 P.M.). Florida's first home game of the season will take place on Saturday, Oct. 7 against the Lightning at 7 P.M.

Florida's roster is as follows:

No.

Name

Position

1

Roberto Luongo

G

3

Keith Yandle

D

5

Aaron Ekblad

D

6

Alex Petrovic

D

7

Colton Sceviour

F

11

Jonathan Huberdeau

F

12

Ian McCoshen

D

13

Mark Pysyk

D

16

Aleksander Barkov

F

17

Derek MacKenzie (C)

F

18

Micheal Haley

F

19

Mike Matheson

D

21

Vincent Trocheck

F

23

Connor Brickley

F

27

Nick Bjugstad

F

34

James Reimer

G

52

MacKenzie Weegar

D

62

Denis Malgin

F

63

Evgenii Dadonov

F

71

Radim Vrbata

F

74

Owen Tippett

F

88

Jamie McGinn

F

90

Jared McCann

F

The Panthers will "Unite for Florida" during their home opener at BB&T Center on Saturday, Oct. 7 to honor first responders and hurricane heroes. More than 1,000 heroes will be in attendance with representatives from the Broward Emergency Operations Center, Red Cross, FEMA, Feeding South Florida and first responders from Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties. Every day heroes, including Sister Margaret Anne, and their stories will be celebrated in-game.

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This is Panthers Territory. We unite on Oct. 7 when the Panthers host the Tampa Bay Lightning at BB&T Center. Join our territory with a game plan to enjoy discounts off of single game pricing, monthly payment plans options and priority access to Stanley Cup playoff tickets at BB&T Center. Contact us to learn more about single game suites and group information. Please call (954) 835 - PUCK (7825) or visit FloridaPanthers.com/TicketCentral for more information.

Source: Florida Panthers