SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Zito announced today that the club has acquired forward Garnet Hathaway and the Philadelphia Flyers sixth-round selection in the 2026 NHL Draft from Philadelphia in exchange for Florida’s fifth-round pick in 2026 and fourth-round pick in 2027. Additionally, Philadelphia will retain 50% of Hathaway’s Standard Player Contract.
“Garnet is a physical and highly competitive player who will complement our group well,” said Zito. “We’re excited to add his veteran presence to our group for the upcoming season.”
Hathaway, 34, skated in 66 games with Philadelphia in 2025-26 where he led the Flyers with 252 hits, the ninth most among all NHL skaters last season, and produced three points (1-2-3). He was also Philadelphia’s nominee for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy and produced two points (1-1-2) over eight Stanley Cup Playoff contests.
The 6-foot-2, 212-pound native of Naples, Fla., has appeared in 672 NHL games over the past 11 seasons with Philadelphia (2023-24 to 2025-26), the Boston Bruins (2022-23), Washington Capitals (2019-20 to 2022-23) and Calgary Flames (2015-16 to 2018-19), amassing 163 points (76-87-163), a plus-45 rating and 739 penalty minutes. He has ranked in the top 10 in the league in hits every season since 2020-21, and in that span ranks second in the NHL with 1,532 hits. In the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Hathaway has logged eight points (4-4-8) over 39 career games.
Undrafted, Hathaway played four NCAA seasons (2010-11 to 2013-14) with the Brown University Bears, compiling 58 points (20-38-58) over 121 games.
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