Rats Roundup: Fan Appreciation Night, 2018-19 Season Wraps Up

Good morning and welcome to the latest edition of Rats Roundup!
Fan Appreciation Night is here, Vincent Trocheck writes his final player blog and more! Sit back, relax and catch up on all the latest Panthers news!

Fan Appreciation Night

There's no better way to celebrate the loyal fans of Panthers Territory than with our annual Fan Appreciation Night!
On Saturday, April 6, the Panthers will hold Fan Appreciation Night during the club's final game of the 2018-19 season.
The night, presented by Walmart, will feature giveaways and gifts such as tickets to concerts and shows, electronics, gift cards and much more! There will also be prizes from:
- Bokamper's
- Fanatics
- Hoffman's Chocolates
- JetBlue
- Koffee Kult
- Riboli Family Wines
- Walmart
- Yard House
PLUS, fans will have the opportunity to take part in an auction and raffle for Players Favorite Things baskets outside Club Lexus!

Get tickets HERE and we look forward to seeing you there!

Barkov Chasing Bure

On April 1, Aleksander Barkov notched three assists in a 5-3 win against the Washington Capitals. The third assist, on an empty-net goal by Vincent Trocheck, tied him with Pavel Bure for most points in a single season in franchise history with 94.
"Of course, it's a nice milestone for me," said Barkov, who has set new career-highs in goals (34) and assists (60). "It means that I'm playing with really good players and we're having fun. We're creating chances and scoring goals. That's a really fun thing. My biggest goal is to make the playoffs and win the Stanley Cup, but right now it's a nice milestone for me."

With one game left in the 2018-19 campaign, Barkov will attempt to break the record when the Cats take on the Devils in their season finale at BB&T Center on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Don't miss out on a chance to witness Panthers history and join us at the game!

Trocheck's Blog

In his final player blog for the season, Vincent Trocheck details the team's mentality at the end of this season and the feelings of the group as they head towards the offseason.
"I think there are some things mentally that we need to figure out, character and maturity-wise. I think we're all starting to realize that now. But it's time for us as a core and as a leadership group to realize that we've got to start winning now and we've got to come together to realize what it takes to do that," Trocheck wrote. To read his full, blog post, click HERE.
Trocheck also hit a milestone earlier this week when he tallied the 100th goal of his career. Congrats!

Panther for a Day

On March 23, Jakob Raab was honored as the Panthers 2019 "Panther for a Day" as part of the club's Autism Awareness initiatives in partnership with Ford. Jakob watched and interacted with players during a morning skate and was invited back to BB&T Center on April 1 to drop the puck during Autism Awareness Night.

To read all about Jakob's experience, click HERE.

Territory Talk

Aaron Ekblad joined Territory Talk this week to discuss what he's learned through his first five seasons in the NHL and looked back at the 2018-19 campaign. Ekblad's interview starts around the 7:30-mark of the episode, so listen below and head to
FloridaPanthers.com/TerritoryTalk
to listen to previous episodes!

Quick Hitters

• New sessions of Adult Learn to Play have been launched! Register HERE and visit
  FloridaPanthers.com/AdultLearnToPlay
  for all the info and locations!
  - Good luck to the Florida Jr. Panthers U18AA team as they head out to San Jose for Nationals!

• New head coach of the Miami Dolphins Brian Flores dropped the puck Thursday night. Welcome to Panthers Territory!

• Melinda got the chance to share a Coke with Ed Jovanovski for winning our #CatsShareACoke contest!

• Stop by Feltman's Coney Island Hot Dogs next time you're at BB&T Center! Also, check out our new food items HERE.

• Congrats to Kenneth, who won the "Cats Car Raffle" contest and received his brand-new 2019 Ford Explorer this week! Head to
  FloridaPanthers.com/Ford
  to see all our initiatives in the community with Ford.