Didn’t the Florida Panthers season just end? It’s been a week since the Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in six games to become back-to-back Stanley Cup Champions, but the team is already looking toward the future. On Tuesday, Florida announced their 2025 NHL Preseason schedule. It begins with their traditional preseason doubleheader, which this year will take place on the road in Nashville on Sept. 21. There will also be a neutral site game played between Florida and Tampa Bay Lightning on Sept. 30 at Kia Center in Orlando. The Panthers will play only two preseason games on their home ice in Sunrise. They will host the Carolina Hurricanes on Sept. 29 at Amerant Bank Arena, then five days later on Oct. 4 Florida will welcome the Lightning to close out the preseason. While the Panthers will play seven preseason games, they’ll only face three different teams. The full preseason schedule for the Cats can be seen below: Image [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/feac6eb5-5c1c-4140-b394-3be35673b531.jpeg] Florida has not set an official start date for training camp yet, but it will likely be around a week before they begin playing exhibition games. The NHL has yet to release the 2025-26 regular season schedule, but whenever Florida’s home opener arrives, they’ll be excited to raise another Stanley Cup Championship banner to the rafters. Enjoy your summer, folks. Once again, it’ll be a shorter one. LATEST STORIES FROM THE HOCKEY NEWS - FLORIDA Panthers bring Stanley Cup to see Messi at Club World Cup match [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/panthers-bring-stanley-cup-to-see-messi-at-club-world-cup-match] Sasha Barkov explains why Panthers leadership wanted first-time winners to hoist Stanley Cup before anyone else [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/sasha-barkov-explains-why-panthers-leadership-wanted-first-time-winners-to-hoist-stanley-cup-before-anyone-else] Panthers Struck Gold Signing Veteran Defenseman [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/panthers-struck-gold-signing-veteran-defender] Panthers celebrate second straight Stanley Cup victory with sun-soaked parade along Fort Lauderdale Beach [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/panthers-celebrate-second-straight-stanley-cup-victory-with-sun-soaked-parade-along-fort-lauderdale-beach] One year away from being a 37-year-old free agent, Sergei Bobrovsky playing best hockey of his career [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/one-year-away-from-being-a-37-year-old-free-agent-sergei-bobrovsky-playing-best-hockey-of-his-career] Photo caption: Sep 30, 2024; Sunrise, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Maxim Groshev (52) tips a shot toward Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) during the first period at Amerant Bank Arena. (Jim Rassol-Imagn Images)
