"Thank you for stopping by for today's entry in the canon of Florida Panthers history. For a full rundown on how the list was created, click here. In our last entry, we went over former Panthers D Dmitry Yushkevich (23 games, one goal, six assists), RW Scott Levins (29 games, five goals, six assists), D Randy Moller (17 games, three assists), and D John Jakopin (82 games, one goal, two assists). Today, we will look at the next four entries on the list, a British Columbian goaltender, a Finnish defenseman, a left winger from Alberta, and a right winger from Quebec. 164. Wade Flaherty Flaherty was a 6' goaltender from Terrace, British Columbia. He was with the WHL Victoria Cougars when the Buffalo Sabres selected him in the ninth round of the 1988 NHL Draft with the 181st overall pick. In five WHL seasons he finished with a 42-42-0 record. After burning 1989-90 with the ECHL Greensboro Monarchs (12-10-0, 4.40 GAA), Flaherty spent the following season with the IHL Kansas City Blades. Most of the next four seasons were spent on the Blades roster, totalling a 108-93-23 record. His NHL rights were gained by the San Jose Sharks prior to the 1991-92 season, and Flaherty would make four NHL starts during the same time, totalling an 0-4-0 record, with an .891 save percentage. In parts of five seasons with the Sharks, Flaherty finished with a 10-26-2 record, a 4.29 GAA and an .878 save percentage. After the 1996-97 season, he signed a free agent contract with the New York Islanders. Flaherty spent parts of four seasons with the Isles, finishing with a 15-26-6 record over 60 contests and a 2.84 GAA with an .897 save percentage. The Islanders traded him to the Tampa Bay Lightning on February 16, 2001 for "future considerations."" Read more: http://www.litterboxcats.com/2012/6...n-164-161-flaherty-koistinen-upshall-dagenais
