The Florida Panthers have extended their operating agreement with Broward County for five years, ensuring the team will remain in the market through the 2033 season.

The Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers are extending their operating agreement with Broward County for five more years, ensuring that the team remains in the market through 2033 and likely well beyond.

Broward County Commission approves five-year arena lease extension on Arena Operating Agreement with future County options to extend until 2043

The Florida Panthers pose with the Stanley Cup after beating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena on Monday, June 24, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. Matias J. Ocner [email protected]

The Broward County Commission voted today in favor of amending and extending the Arena Operating Agreement with the Florida Panthers, whose lease would’ve expired in 2028.

It was all for a good cause. The Cats Classic Golf Tournament presented by BioStem Technologies benefited the Florida Panthers Foundation, which focuses on children’s health and education, veterans affairs, growing the sport of hockey, and raising awareness for the endangered Florida panther.

On Monday, the team announced it had agreed in principle to an extension of its partnership with Broward County that will run through at least 2033. The extension comes with an option for the county to extend two additional five-year terms that would keep the Panthers somewhere in Broward,

A notable vote has been made in Sunrise. On Tuesday, the Florida Panthers announced that the Broward County Commission voted unanimously to extend the lease of Amerant Bank Arena.

The Stanley Cup-champion Florida Panthers are here to stay. On Tuesday, the Broward County Commission unanimously voted (9-0) to amend and extend the arena operating agreement with the team for another five years,