Home Team: Florida Panthers crews are currently embedded with the team during the final games of the 2017-18 regular season. The Panthers are seeking their third postseason appearance in seven years. The series also will also chronicle the team off the ice, including its continued support for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL.
"Kudos to the Panthers for enabling us to tell the story of their stretch drive," said NHL Chief Content Officer and Executive Vice President Steve Mayer. "It's unprecedented to follow a team as it attempts to make the Playoffs and Florida has provided us with tremendous access."
"We're excited for hockey fans to get an up-close look at our club and players as they compete for a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs," said Panthers President & CEO Matt Caldwell. "We're proud to partner with the NHL to produce this digital show that takes fans behind the scenes for an unparalleled look at a special group of players, including superstars like Aleksander Barkov, Jonathan Huberdeau, Vincent Trocheck and Roberto Luongo."
"We're looking forward to furthering our partnership between NowThis Sports and the NHL as we continue to lean into more longer form original programming," said NowThis President Athan Stephanopoulos. "Home Team showcases deep, meaningful coverage of how sports teams are instrumental in bringing communities together in the wake of tragedy, which we saw in Las Vegas and now Florida."
Home Team: Florida Panthers marks the NHL's second collaboration with NowThis Sports, a media property of NowThis. In October 2017, the NHL and NowThis partnered to launch HomeTeam: Vegas Golden Knights to follow the start of the newest NHL® franchise's inaugural season. The series introduced the NowThis Sports channel, which tells highly emotive stories that uncover the human condition that drives athletes through compelling social video and mid and long-form series. The channel looks inside the tough exterior of sports to reveal the personal stories behind the athlete, and also explores issues at the intersection of sports and politics.
