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Sports Team
The Resume
(1993- )
Based out of Miami, Florida (1993-98) and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (1998- )
Owned by H. Wayne Huizenga
Lost their only Stanley Cup Final's appearance to the Colorado Avalanche (1996)
Former and current players include John Vanbiesbrouck, Rob Niedermayer, Scott Mellanby, Joe Cirella, Ed Jovanovski, Pavel Bure, Robert Svehla, Dino Ciccarelli, Valeri Bure, Olli Jokinen and Roberto Luongo
Why they might be annoying
Their logo is a hockey stick and a palm tree crossing each other in front of a sun.
They used to share the same stadium with the NBA's Miami Heat and the many concerts that came through Miami, making it extremely difficult to maintain an NHL standard ice rink.
Their owner, H. Wayne Huizenga, was trying to monopolize the South Florida area sports scene, by owning the Panthers, the Marlins, buying the Dolphins and unsuccessfully attempting to buy the Heat.
They lost their first home game 2-1 against the Pittsburgh Penguins (1993).
They attributed their successful 1995-96 season to a 'lucky' rat that was killed by team captain Scott Mellanby. Fans of the team would smuggle in plastic rats to the games and throw them on to the ice after goals were scored.
They are the most unpopular professional sports team in South Florida.
Why they might not be annoying
Hall of Fame goaltender Bill Smith was named their first goaltending coach.
They won their first ever game in a 2-0 shutout against in-state rivals Tampa Bay Lightning (1993).
They set an inaugural season record when they recorded 74 points.
Supermodel Niki Taylor and tennis star Anna Kournikova used to attend many home games because of boyfriends they had on the team (Niki used to date forward Rob Niedermayer and Anna used to date right winger Pavel Bure).
They used to have great rivalries with the Philadelphia Flyers and the New Jersey Devils.
They celebrated 50 consecutive sellouts at the Miami Arena (1997).
Dino Ciccarelli became the 9th player to score 600 goals in a Panthers jersey (1998).
The teams ownership founded the Florida Sports Foundation.
Credit: His Name is Robert
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Year In Review:
For 2009, as of last week, Out of 15 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 45 Votes: 75.56% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 93 Votes: 75.27% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 113 Votes: 69.03% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 248 Votes: 68.95% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 319 Votes: 68.65% Annoying
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