Florida Panthers
Sunshine State squad
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, competing in the NHL's Atlantic Division.
Founded in 1993, they play home games at Amerant Bank Arena.
The Panthers won their first Stanley Cup in 2024.
The name references the endangered Florida panther, a subspecies of cougar native to the state.
Pro hockey organization
- puckHockey's rubber projectile
- goalieNet-guarding player
- rinkEnclosed skating surface
- faceoffDirect competitive confrontation
playoffs · slapshot · powerplay · penalty · defenseman · forward · Zamboni · overtime
Florida's vast subtropical preserve
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- marshlandWaterlogged lowland area
sawgrass · subtropical · wildlife corridor · freshwater marsh · palmetto · remote · undeveloped
Preventing waste or loss
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- protectionGuarding against harm
recovery · sanctuary · preservation · biodiversity · endemic · poaching · deforestation · survival
NHL
Pro hockey organization
faceoff · playoffs · slapshot · powerplay · penalty · defenseman · forward · Zamboni · overtime · skates
Everglades
Florida's vast subtropical preserve
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
marshland · sawgrass · subtropical · wildlife corridor · freshwater marsh · palmetto · remote · undeveloped
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
protection · recovery · sanctuary · preservation · biodiversity · endemic · poaching · deforestation · survival · genetic diversity
cougar
Large American wildcat
solitary · territorial · nocturnal · ambush · stalking · claws · tawny · muscular · elusive · den
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