The Florida Panthers aren’t letting any of their key championship players get away.

Sam Bennett walked to the front of the stage at the Florida Panthers’ latest Stanley Cup championship parade, and before he could even speak the crowd began serenading him with their request.

Two people familiar with negotiations tell The Associated Press the NHL and NHL Players' Association are close to an agreement on a four-year extension of the collective bargaining agreement.

The city of Sunrise held a celebratory event to honor the Stanley Cup Champions.

Moving to an 84-game regular season from 82 is one of the topics that has been discussed in collective bargaining talks between the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association, a person with familiar with negotiations tells The Associated Press.

Winning back-to-back Stanley Cup championships this year was just the beginning of many celebrations for Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett — thanks to his charity, Benny’s Buddies, which has made a big impact for homeless cats and dogs.

Hiring managers and recruiters across South Florida are looking to fill thousands of open positions during a job fair at the Amerant Bank Arena.

One lucky Florida Panthers fan is still on cloud nine after a player wore his crown during the championship parade.

As if days of celebrating with a pool party, a night at the club and a parade was not enough, the Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers are still doing their thing.

This time around, the torrential downpour stayed away from Fort Lauderdale Beach as the Florida Panthers celebrated back-to-back Stanley Cup championships with their fans on Sunday.

Hundreds of thousands of fans joined the Florida Panthers for Sunday’s Stanley Cup parade.

Florida Panthers fans will have the chance to meet several Stanley Cup champions during a special appearance series at CanesWear in Davie beginning Monday.

Florida Panthers star Sam Reinhart didn’t sleep on Thursday night before meeting fans on Friday morning.

About half a million Florida Panthers fans were set to attend the free Stanley Cup victory parade on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale.

U.S. television ratings for the Stanley Cup Final rematch between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers declined from their first matchup a year ago.

The Florida Panthers’ Stanley Cup celebration made a flavorful stop Friday morning as hundreds of fans gathered at Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers in Tamarac to see forward Sam Reinhart.

Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett channeled his inner movie star during the team’s Stanley Cup celebration in Miami, delivering a line straight out of Hollywood — and straight to the hearts of Panthers fans.

Fans heading out to celebrate the Florida Panthers’ historic Stanley Cup win won’t need to worry too much about the weather — just plan for a possible brief shower to kick off the festivities.

The party continued for the Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers on Thursday night.

It’s been a wild couple days for the Florida Panthers and the Stanley Cup.

Fort Lauderdale officials are holding a news conference Thursday to outline safety measures ahead of the Florida Panthers’ Stanley Cup championship parade, as the city prepares to host the massive celebration for the second year in a row.

Florida Panthers fans were going on shopping sprees at the DICK’S House of Sport on Wednesday in Kendall.

The Florida Panthers became Stanley Cup champions for the second straight year Tuesday night after defeating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1, and their championship parade has been tentatively set for this weekend.

Panthers fans are rejoicing after the Cats clinched their second straight Stanley Cup victory against the Edmonton Oilers Tuesday night.

The Florida Panthers have won their second straight Stanley Cup!

Florida Panthers fans are getting ready for a possible Stanley Cup victory.

History could be made Tuesday night at Amerant Bank Arena, so the Miami Marlins will begin the second game of their four-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies at loanDepot park 30 minutes earlier.

The Florida Panthers handed the Edmonton Oilers a 5-2 defeat in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final Saturday at Rogers Place, taking a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven series.

The Florida Panthers returned to the ice Wednesday morning, less than 24 hours before Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final — and with a chance to take a commanding 3-1 series lead over the Edmonton Oilers.

With the Stanley Cup Final about to begin, the city of Sunrise is raising the stakes in a lighthearted rivalry with the mayor of Edmonton.

The only times that Sergei Bobrovsky spent any time really reflecting on winning the Stanley Cup were the obvious moments.

Florida’s Aleksander Barkov thought the team meeting was over.

Florida coach Paul Maurice keeps the day-to-day routine simple.

The Florida Panthers’ Game 5 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center has now put the team in historic territory.

This playoff run has felt different for Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers.

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid wasn’t keeping his hands off the Western Conference championship trophy this time.

Dallas Stars starting goalie Jake Oettinger was pulled after giving up two goals on the only two shots he faced in the first 7:09 of a must-win Game 5 in the Western Conference final against Edmonton.

The Florida Panthers have their eyes set on winning the Stanley Cup for a second year in a row.

The Florida Panthers are now headed to the Stanley Cup Final for the third straight year, and the team’s fans are still celebrating Thursday after Wednesday night’s big win!

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers are going to their second Stanley Cup Final in a row.

Frederik Andersen returned to the net and stopped 20 shots for his fifth career playoff shutout, Logan Stankoven got the only goal Carolina needed and the Hurricanes won their first Eastern Conference finals game in 20 years by beating the Florida Panthers 3-0 on Monday night to stave off elimination.

The Florida Panthers are one win away from a return trip to the Stanley Cup Final.

Niko Mikkola and Aleksander Barkov each scored twice, and the Florida Panthers scored five goals in a nine-minute span of the third period to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-2 on Saturday night and move one win from a third consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Final.

The Carolina Hurricanes switched goalies for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals, starting Pyotr Kochetkov in net against the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.

Connor Brown scored after getting hit in the mouth by a skate, Stuart Skinner made 25 saves for his third shutout of the postseason and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Dallas Stars 3-0 in Game 2 on Friday night to even the Western Conference final.

Sam Bennett scored one of his two goals in Florida’s three-goal first period, Sergei Bobrovsky made 17 saves and the Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-0 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference final.

It's really not as bad as it sounds for the Dallas Stars that Mikko Rantanen has gone four playoff games in a row without scoring a goal.

The Dallas Stars aren’t getting shut out on the power play in the Western Conference final against Edmonton this time.

Miro Heiskanen, Mikael Granlund and Matt Duchene scored power-play goals in a 5:26 span early in the third period and the Dallas Stars opened their Western Conference final rematch against the Edmonton Oilers with a 6-3 victory Wednesday night.

As the Florida Panthers continue their push for a second consecutive Stanley Cup, one of their players is also helping some lovable canines find their forever homes.

The Florida Panthers showed their championship mettle from last year's run to the Stanley Cup by taking control early in their 5-2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes to open the Eastern Conference final Tuesday night.

Carter Verhaeghe and Aaron Ekblad scored two tone-setting first-period goals while Sergei Bobrovsky remained strong in net as the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 in Tuesday night’s opener of their Eastern Conference final series.

The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers are playing for the Stanley Cup again.

The NHL’s playoff final four has a very familiar feel.

The NHL team in Salt Lake City is now known as the Utah Mammoth.

The Panthers will not have to deal with a suspension.

The Florida Panthers know who they’ll be facing in round two.

Eetu Luostarinen had a goal and three assists to lead the Florida Panthers to a 6-3 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning and advance Florida to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Paul Maurice’s Florida Panthers, who had a remarkable third period comeback in Game 4 of their first-round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning, know the formula for Game 5.

Aaron Ekblad and Seth Jones scored third-period goals 11 seconds apart and the Florida Panthers stormed from behind to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in the first-round series.

Ivan Barbashev scored at 17:26 of overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in Game 4 to even their first-round playoff series.

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 33 shots and the Tampa Bay Lightning came back to beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 to cut their deficit in the first-round series to 2-1.

The Florida Panthers are waiting to see if captain Aleksander Barkov will be able to play Saturday when their playoff series resumes against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Florida captain Aleksander Barkov missed the final 10:09 of the Panthers’ win in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series at Tampa Bay on Thursday night, after taking a hit from the Lightning’s Brandon Hagel.

Nate Schmidt scored his third goal in two games, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 19 shots and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series.

Home-ice advantage hasn’t really existed over the past couple of years in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Matthew Tkachuk had two power-play goals and an assist in his first game after a two-month absence and the Florida Panthers opened defense of their Stanley Cup title with a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the opener of the teams’ first-round playoff series.

Matthew Tkachuk returned to the lineup and was back to his old self quickly for the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.

Matthew Tkachuk returned to the lineup and was back to his old self quickly for the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.

The Florida Panthers begin their Stanley Cup title defense Tuesday night in familiar territory — on the road against a familiar foe.

Zeev Buium was trying to help lead Denver to the NCAA’s Frozen Four championship less than two weeks ago.

Brett Howden scored two goals, and the Vegas Golden Knights opened their first-round Western Conference playoffs series with a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild.

The Cats will start on the road.

The Cats have an opponent.

The Original Six teams based in the United States have a rich history, combining to hoist the Stanley Cup 27 times.

Sam Bennett scored power-play goals late in each of the first two periods, Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves and the short-handed Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday night for their seventh victory in eight games.

Defensemen Seth Jones and Ryan Lindgren and forward Gustav Nyquist were on the move as three Central Division teams got a jump on the NHL’s looming trade deadline.

President Donald Trump mostly stuck to sports and avoided any talk of tariffs as he celebrated the NHL's defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers at the White House.

Opening Night for the Florida Panthers has arrived.

The Cats with another celebration of their greatest season ever.

The Boston Bruins signed Jeremy Swayman to an eight-year contract that will pay him $66 million.

The New Jersey Devils and the Buffalo Sabres will open the NHL regular season with matches on Friday and Saturday in Prague.

The Florida Panthers are hosting a night for their ring ceremony.

The Florida Panthers, fresh off their historic Stanley Cup victory, are officially back in action as they prepare to defend their title.

The Stanley Cup is back in South Florida.

The St. Louis Blues are looking to salary cap-strapped Edmonton to upgrade their roster.

The Carolina Hurricanes have put Evgeny Kuznetsov on unconditional waivers for the purpose of terminating his NHL contract.

Fresh off their Stanley Cup victory, the Florida Panthers kicked off their annual summer reading tour on Thursday.

The raiding of the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers continued Wednesday with the Detroit Red Wings signing winger Vladimir Tarasenko to a two-year contract worth $9.5 million.

The Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers are moving their local broadcasts to Scripps Sports, bringing the club’s games into more homes than ever before.

Four of the past five Stanley Cup champions are based in a place with no state income tax, and the flood of talent to those locales continued in NHL free agency.

The Florida Panthers have released their schedule for the 2024-2025 NHL season.

The Nashville Predators made a big splash on the opening day of NHL free agency by signing Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault and Brady Skjei.

The outlook for NHL free agency.

Eight-year-old Bryson Rosen, a well-known local super fan, was on one of the Florida Panthers’ double-decker buses on Sunday during the parade in Fort Lauderdale Beach. He was holding a little Stanley Cup.

The Utah Hockey Club stole the show on the second day of the NHL draft by making two big trades in a matter of minutes.

Cheering erupted across South Florida Thursday as Panthers fans displayed their pride in full force.

Hockey fans are gearing up for the Florida Panthers’ Parade of Champions on Sunday.

Florida Panthers star forward Matthew Tkachuk continued his Stanley Cup championship tour Thursday morning by making a stop at Raising Cane’s in Pompano Beach.

From beer chugging at the Elbo Room to showering fans with alcohol, dining at Fort Lauderdale Beach restaurants, and even taking a dip in the Atlantic, the Stanley Cup has been on the move in South Florida as Florida Panthers fans and players continue to celebrate their 2024 Stanley Cup win.