The Florida Panthers are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Sunrise, FL and play their home games out of FLA Live Arena. Awarded a franchise on December 10, 1992, the Panthers officially began play during the 1993-94 season and are owned by Vincent Viola with Matthew Caldwell serving as President & CEO and Bill Zito serving as General Manager. Join the Territory: Twitter: @FlaPanthers Instagram: @flapanthers Facebook: @flapanthers App: flapanthers.co/flaliveapp Florida Panthers Foundation: panthersfoundation.org