Editing Florida Panthers (section)

==Team identity==

===Logos, colors, and uniforms===
The Florida Panthers have had just two primary logos over the course of their history. Their first logo, used from 1993 to 2016, depicted a leaping panther. Other logos from the era included an alternate version of the "leaping panther" logo, this time holding a pair of broken hockey sticks, and a logo depicting a yellow sun behind a hockey stick and a palm tree. The "leaping panther" logo was redesigned and relegated to an alternate logo when the Panthers unveiled a new logo in the 2016–17 season. The current primary logo is a shield with the profile of a panther head below the word "Florida"; the same logo with the word "Panthers" above is also used interchangeably.<ref name="PanthersUniforms">{{cite news |last=Ferrell |first=Peter |url=https://thehockeywriters.com/florida-panthers-jersey-history/ |title=Florida Panthers Jersey History |work=The Hockey Writers |date=February 12, 2018 |access-date=January 24, 2020 |archive-date=May 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524232736/https://thehockeywriters.com/florida-panthers-jersey-history/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

The Panthers' first uniform set was used from 1993 to 2007. The red road and white home uniforms featured the leaping panther crest in front and the alternate palm tree logo on the shoulders. Diagonal stripes accentuated the sleeves and the yoke design was triangular in shape. Yellow and navy were used as accent colors.<ref name="PanthersUniforms"/>

In 1998, the Panthers debuted an alternate navy uniform, with the front crest depicting the leaping panther holding a pair of broken hockey sticks. Prior to the 2003–04 season, the navy uniform became the primary home uniform while the red uniform was relegated to alternate status. The crests on both uniforms were also switched.<ref name="PanthersUniforms"/>

Adopting the [[Reebok]] Edge template in 2007, the Panthers revealed new uniform designs. The navy and white uniforms sported a thicker stripe on each sleeve along with added piping.<ref name="PanthersUniforms"/>

In 2009, the Panthers unveiled a navy alternate uniform, featuring a roundel crest depicting a panther head surrounded by the team name. Powder blue replaced red as trim color and the alternate "FLA" sunshine logo was placed on the shoulders. This uniform was used for three seasons.<ref name="PanthersUniforms"/>

Before the 2011–12 season, the Panthers retired their primary navy uniforms and returned to wearing red uniforms at home. The piping on the chest was also eliminated.<ref name="PanthersUniforms"/>

The Panthers overhauled their visual design prior to the 2016–17 season, replacing yellow with flat gold as trim color. Red uniforms featured the shield logo with the team name, while the white uniforms used the variation with the state name. An alternate logo featuring the [[flag of Florida]] below a crawling panther is added on the sleeves. Both sets feature thick contrasting stripes on the chest and sleeves. The basic design was retained once [[Adidas]] took over as supplier prior to the 2017–18 season.<ref name="PanthersUniforms"/>

For the 2020–21 season, the Panthers released a "Reverse Retro" alternate uniform, essentially a recoloring of the team's original uniform. In this case, the Panthers wore their original 1990s "leaping panther" uniform, but with a navy base and flat gold replacing yellow as a trim color.<ref>{{cite news|title=Reverse Retro alternate jerseys for all 31 teams unveiled by NHL, adidas|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-reveals-adidas-reverse-retro-jerseys/c-319633384|publisher=National Hockey League|date=December 1, 2020|access-date=December 5, 2020|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211011731/https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-reveals-adidas-reverse-retro-jerseys/c-319633384|url-status=live}}</ref> A second "Reverse Retro" uniform was unveiled, again using the same 1990s-era template but with a powder blue base (a nod to the 2009–12 navy alternates) and the alternate palm tree, sun and stick logo in front.<ref>{{cite news|title=NHL Reverse Retro jerseys for all 32 teams unveiled by adidas|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/2022-adidas-nhl-reverse-retro-jerseys-reveal/c-336511528|website=NHL.com|date=October 20, 2022|access-date=October 20, 2022|archive-date=October 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020150818/https://www.nhl.com/news/2022-adidas-nhl-reverse-retro-jerseys-reveal/c-336511528|url-status=live}}</ref>
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===Mascots===
The Panthers have two [[List of NHL mascots#Florida Panthers|mascots]]: '''Stanley C. Panther''' and '''Viktor E. Ratt'''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mascots |url=https://www.nhl.com/panthers/fans/mascots |access-date=July 7, 2024 |website=NHL.com}}</ref>
 
'''Stanley C. Panther''' is a large anthropomorphic [[Florida panther]] and is the Panther's official mascot. He is named for the [[Stanley Cup]]. Further, Stanley C. Panther was introduced during the 1995–96 season.<ref name="mascot history">{{Cite web |title=What is the Panthers' mascot? How Florida got multiple mascots for its NHL team |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/florida-panthers-mascot-two-stanley-c-panther-viktor-e-rat/dm6ivuttshweuz5ecl2ltk1q |access-date=July 7, 2024 |website=sportingnews.com |date=June 23, 2024}}</ref> He was named by Darrel Ambrosini, a then-five-year-old fan of the team who creatively came up with the mascot's moniker.<ref>{{cite web |title=Puckish name for hockey mascot lands boy in rink |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605162755/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1995/12/20/puckish-name-for-hockey-mascot-lands-boy-in-rink/ |website=Sun Sentinel |access-date=March 10, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240707024619/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1995/12/20/puckish-name-for-hockey-mascot-lands-boy-in-rink/ |archive-date=July 7, 2024 |date=December 20, 1995}}</ref>

'''Viktor E. Ratt''' was introduced in October 2014 after much debate and honors the club's [[1996 Stanley Cup Finals]] run [[Rat trick|where rats were tossed on ice]]. He is an anthropomorphic [[rat]].<ref name="mascot history" />