List of Florida Panthers broadcasters

In 1996, Florida Panthers owner Wayne Huizenga purchased a 70% controlling interest in SportsChannel Florida, with Rainbow Media (by that time, a joint venture between Cablevision and NBC) retaining a minority 30% interest. That led Huizenga to move the NHL franchise's game telecasts from Sunshine Network to SportsChannel Florida for the 1996–97 season.

Radio
Years Play-by-play Color commentators
1993–95 Chris Moore John Moynihan
1995–96 Chris Moore Alain Chevrier
1996–99 Chris Moore Randy Moller
1999–04 Jiggs McDonald Randy Moller
2005–07 Steve Goldstein Randy Moller
2007–09 Randy Moller Bill Lindsay
2009–15 Randy Moller
2015–present Doug Plagens

Notes
  • In 1993, Moynihan became the radio color commentator and pre- and post-game show host for the expansion Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. His talk show was moved to 10 p.m. to 1 a.m to accommodate his Panthers duties.[1] In June 1994, WQAM's vice president and general manager announced that Moynihan would not have his contract renewed.[2]
  • Moller has been the Panthers' television color analyst since 2015, following eight seasons as the team's radio play-by-play announcer and nine years as a radio analyst before that. He is known for screaming a pop culture reference after Florida Panther goals, though not every goal, and not when the Panthers are out of the game. Examples such as references to Tracy Morgan on 30 Rock, a Christian Bale tirade, film quotes from Wedding Crashers, Jaws, and Forrest Gump are included on a YouTube clip produced by The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz.[3] The goal calls by Moller were done in conjunction with The Dan Le Batard Show, which shared the radio station that hosts the Florida Panthers radio play-by-play. The show and listeners provide Moller with numerous pop culture references, and he then chooses what he likes and uses it during games. He is also the president of the Panthers Alumni Association.
  • McDonald filled in for Florida Panthers radio play-by-play man Randy Moller for three games when Moller became ill in January 2010.[4]

Television
Years Play-by-play Color commentators
1993–04 Jeff Rimer Denis Potvin
2005–07 Dave Strader Denis Potvin
2007–09 Steve Goldstein Denis Potvin
2009–14 Steve Goldstein Bill Lindsay
2014–19 Steve Goldstein Denis Potvin
Randy Moller (rinkside)
2019–present Steve Goldstein Randy Moller

Notes

See also

References
  1. "WQAM's Moynihan Hired as Panthers' Radio Analyst". Sun Sentinel. September 8, 1993.
  2. "WQAM radio will not renew contract for host Moynihan". Sun Sentinel. June 15, 1994.
  3. "Florida Panthers Broadcasters". Florida Panthers. 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  4. Gorten, Steve (2010-01-19). "Florida Panthers stay with hot hand in goal". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
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