Category: Bill Zito
NHL Rumors: Is Sam Reinhart a $10 Million Player?
Sam ReinhartIf the Florida Panthers can't reach a deal with Sam Reinhart before July 1 the free agent could get $10 million or more on a deal.
Read moreStars' Nill named NHL's general manager of year
Bill ZitoJim Nill, the top choice of 17 of 42 voters after building a Dallas Stars team that landed in the Western Conference finals this season, was named the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year, the NHL announced Monday night.
Read morePatrik Allvin, Jim Nill & Bill Zito Named 2024 Manager of the Year Finalists
Florida Panthers’The NHL announced Vancouver Canucks’ Patrik Allvin, Dallas Stars’ Jim Nill, and Florida Panthers’ Bill Zito as the finalists for the 2023-24 Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award.…
Read moreNHL Announces General Manager Of The Year Finalists
Bill ZitoThe Canucks’ Patrik Allvin, the Stars’ Jim Nill and the Panthers’ Bill Zito were named finalists for the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award today, the NHL announced. Voting for the GM of the Year award is conducted among the GMs themselves, in addition to a select few NHL executives and m...
Read morePanther’s Bill Zito Well Deserving of His Extension and Promotion
Bill ZitoThe Florida Panthers walk into the postseason as Atlantic Division champions with a record of 52-24-6 with 110 points. They are up 1-0 in their series against their big brother…
Read morePanthers re-sign GM Zito, add on title of president
PanthersLess than a week before Florida begins the Stanley Cup Playoffs on home ice, the Panthers added to general manager Bill Zito's role on Monday, naming him the team's president of hockey operations, signing him to a multiyear contract extension.
Read moreTeam USA Fills Out Management Group For 4 Nations, 2026 Olympics
Chris KelleherUSA Hockey has announced the remainder of the management group that will complement Wild GM Bill Guerin for next season’s 4 Nations Face-Off and the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. Rangers GM Chris Drury, Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald and Panthers GM Bill Zito have been named assistant GMs to Guerin. Wild...
Read morePanthers, Cooper Black Agree To Terms On Entry-Level Deal
ELCThe Panthers have agreed to terms with undrafted free agent goaltender Cooper Black on a two-year, entry-level contract beginning next season, GM Bill Zito announced Tuesday. His ELC boasts the maximum allowable base salary ($855K) and signing bonus ($95K), carrying a cap hit of $950K, per PuckPedia...
Read moreDuluth's Steeves Signs With Florida
Florida PanthersThe NHL's Florida Panthers have agreed to terms with Minnesota-Duluth forward Ben Steeves on a two-year, entry-level contract beginning in the 2024-25 season...
Read moreFlorida Panthers Acquire Goaltender Magnus Hellberg
Pittsburgh PenguinsSUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers General Manager Bill Zito announced today that the club has acquired goaltender Magnus Hellberg from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for goaltender Ludovic Waeber and a conditional 2025 seventh-round draft selection. Hellberg, 32, has appeared … Continue reading...
Read morePanthers sign Uvis Balinskis to two-year contract extension
PanthersThe Florida Panthers have signed defenceman Uvis Balinskis to a two-year contract extension, general manager Bill Zito announced Wednesday.
Read moreRodrigues signs 4-year contract with Panthers
Florida PanthersEvan Rodrigues signed a four-year contract with the Florida Panthers on Sunday. Financial terms were not disclosed. The 29-year-old forward had 39 points (16 goals, 23 assists) in 69 regular-season games for the Colorado Avalanche last season and five points … Continue reading → The post Rodrigues s...
Read morePanthers sign forward Rodrigues to 4-year deal
Evan RodriguesThe Panthers signed unrestricted free agent forward Evan Rodrigues to a four-year contract on Sunday.
Read moreZito's short-handed Panthers add 3 defensemen
PantherGeneral manager Bill Zito and the Florida Panthers, anticipating being without some key defensive players to start next season, retooled his blue line on the fly Saturday, agreeing to deals with Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Dmitry Kulikov and Niko Mikkola.
Read moreWhy Brad Treliving and the Maple Leafs makes the most sense
Brad TrelivingTORONTO – There is an irony is this succession tale too rich to ignore. Sure, the Flames’ “Top Gun: Maverick/”–sized ’22 summer blockbuster failed to keep Treliving’s former team in playoffs. Point is: Treliving’s willingness to pull the trigger and deal a drafted-and-developed superstar for legiti...
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