Report: Panthers to announce Dineen as coach

Published November 20, 2014

The Florida Panthers have called a press conference for Wednesday afternoon to make a "major announcement," which TSN is reporting will be to name former NHL player Kevin Dineen as their new coach.

Dineen, 47, has spent the past six seasons as coach of the AHL's Portland Pirates, which for the past three seasons were an affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres and prior to that, an Anaheim Ducks affiliate.

During a 19-season NHL career spent with Hartford, Philadelphia, Carolina, Ottawa and Columbus, Dineen, a third-round pick of the Whalers in the 1982 Entry Draft, amassed 355 goals and 760 points in 1,188 regular-season games. He added 23 goals and 41 points in 59 postseason games.

The Panthers haven't made the Stanley Cup Playoffs since 2000, the longest current drought in the League. Peter DeBoer coached the team for the past three seasons, compiling a 103-107-36 record.

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