For the Florida Panthers hockey club, the alignment of the team, organization and community has finally become centered for success.

"All the naysayers in the beginning, it's like, ice hockey in South Florida? Teams in the middle of the Everglades?" Panthers President and CEO Matt Caldwell told Fox News Digital.

"We tried to embrace all that and say, well, that's the beauty of this. Like, we have such a challenging mission… so it’s amazing that we’ve recreated the image."

Since 2016, Caldwell has stood at the helm of the young team’s ship, working to turn around the NHL’s "worst" team in the league by shaking up management, changing the ticketing structure and finding new sponsorship and branding collaborations.

Fast-forward to today, and the Florida Panthers are on the hunt for thei

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