Author: Frank Rekas

Born and raised in Chicago, I grew up a Blackhawks fan. Still am and always will be. I am “committed to the Indian”. However since moving to South Florida in 1993 I have followed the Florida Panthers. I am a passionate fan of hockey and love to talk about it with anyone who will listen/put up with me. I have many great memories of my time in Chicago, and still have a brick from the old Chicago Stadium which was given to all season ticketholders after it was taken down. I was the original writer for The Rat Trick, and am the founder of Panther Parkway. This focus of our site is the Florida Panthers as well as other relevant NHL news. We hope you like us!

The Florida Panthers Find A Way To Win! The Lomborghini Way!

This isn’t the Florida Panthers team that you and everyone is used to.  Resilience, character and determination would be three words to describe last night’s overtime victory over the defending Stanley Cup Champs, the Tampa Bay Lightning.

It was essentially …

Can Joel Quenneville Push The Right Buttons For The Florida Panthers ? You Betcha!

 

It’s been a long time my friends.  While life and my career have taken priority, I have been watching and paying attention.  To everything.  My details are boring compared to what I want to talk about today, so let’s …

YandleGate. Does The Streak Mean More Than Winning?

Good morning Florida Panther fans.  It has been a very long time since I’ve put thoughts together on this site, but there’s been a little issue called Covid-19 going on.  And to be completely forthcoming, I’ve been consumed with other …

Florida Panthers Loss To Islanders Hurts. The Truth About Why Hurts More.

When the NHL season abruptly paused in mid March, the Florida Panthers were not a playoff team.  They weren’t playing like one, and they certainly didn’t look like one.  As the NHL began to develop their scheme to return to …

What Will It Take To Wake Up The Florida Panthers?

First of all I hope that everyone is safe, healthy and doing well.  It’s been quite awhile since I last published something, and whether you missed me or not, here I am.

The Florida Panthers returned to the ice for …

On This Day In #Florida Panthers History: 03-24-16

Hello again Florida Panther, and all hockey fans.  Welcome to Tuesday, March 24th.  Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever thought we be in this position, but here we are.  I hope that you’re safe, your family …

On This Day In #Florida Panthers History: 03-23-17

Happy Monday Florida Panther and any other hockey fans that might be reading this.  Hope you had a good weekend.  At least as nice as you could make it under the circumstances.  I also hope you had a chance to …

Great Hockey Games Of The Past

The 1987 Canada Cup final between Canada and Russia is likely one of the best series of games ever played.  All three games in the championship round had a final score of 6-5.  Both teams had an incredible rosters, and …

On This Day In #FloridaPanthers History: 03-22-95

Greetings Florida Panthers fans.  I’m here to help you start your Sunday with another day in history as we continue to look back at the Florida Panthers.  It took me awhile to go back to a year that hasn’t been …

Great Hockey Games Of The Past

Greetings friends.  If you’re like me you’re starving for any kind of hockey.  While there isn’t any live hockey to watch, there’s a ton of recorded on that’s on You Tube.  Thank goodness for You Tube.

I’ll be posting periodically …