This past weekend, Hurricane Irma hit the state of Florida, affecting many of its residents. The Panthers have stepped up in a big way, and have taken initiative in helping our community get back on track. The Panthers have joined the Tampa Bay Lightning, the National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA) and the National Hockey League (NHL) to donate $2.7 million for hurricane relief to those affected across the state of Florida by Hurricane Irma. The Panthers will contribute $1 million of the donation.
Fans and members of the community who wish to support these efforts can donate through The Lightning Foundation, The Florida Panthers Foundation or by making contributions at the teams' home preseason games, which begin next week. For more information, please visit
NHL.com
,
NHLPA.com
,
floridapanthers.com
or
tampabaylightning.com
.
In continuing the theme of uniting for a cause, the Panthers also partnered with the Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, and Boston Bruins to raise funds for Florida.
Various Panthers, Bruins, Red Sox and Rays players met fans outside of the gates of Fenway Park to help collect donations before the Red Sox played Tampa Bay on September 10th.