The National Hockey League has officially announced the dates for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft as well as the opening of free agency:
- The 2020 NHL Draft will be held virtually over two days. Round 1 will take place at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Rounds 2-7 will begin at 11:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 7./
The Panthers will pick 12th in the first round (barring a trade) and currently have six day-two picks.
- Free agency will open Friday, Oct. 9, at 12 p.m. ET./
Mike Hoffman, Evgenii Dadonov, Brian Boyle, Erik Haula and Mark Pysyk are Florida’s unrestricted free agents on the NHL roster.
Florida’s NHL-level restricted free agents include Dryden Hunt, Aleksi Saarela, Dominic Toninato, Lucacs Wallmark, MacKenzie Weegar and Josh Brown.