A Long-Term Lease Extension For The Florida Panthers

from George Richards of Florida Hockey New, The current lease expires on June 30, 2028. The Panthers will extend their lease at the Sunrise arena for five years until 2033 — with two five-year extensions of which “Broward County has unilateral option to retain Panthers for an additional 10-year period for a total of up to 19 years, at sole discretion of the County.’’ “We want to make sure everyone knows that the Florida Panthers are in Broward County long term,” team president and CEO Matt Caldwell told Florida Hockey Now on Tuesday. There had been rumors about the team being interested in building a new arena near downtown Fort Lauderdale, but this new agreement appears to put those thoughts to rest at least for now. While this current five-year extension keeps the Panthers in Sunrise until 2033, the two five-year extensions basically say the team will remain in Broward County. That could be in Sunrise, or somewhere else. more