Inside the Panthers: Bill Torrey
The following article featuring Bill Torrey, who played at St. Lawrence, appeared November 17 on the Florida Panthers Web site.
Florida’s 2nd episode of “Inside the Panthers”
look at the career of hockey legend and Hall of Famer Bill
Torrey.
“Inside The Panthers: Bill Torrey” will debut on
Wednesday, November 17, immediately following FOX Sports
Florida’s telecast of the Panthers/Thrashers game.
“Inside the Panthers” is hosted and produced by Frank
Forte.
Known as a franchise builder, Torrey has been there at the start of
three different NHL teams, the Oakland Seals, New York Islanders
and the Florida Panthers. His time on Long Island was especially
successful. As General Manager, Torrey built a team from scratch
that would win four consecutive Stanley Cup titles from 1980
through 1983.. He was named as the first team President of the
Florida Panthers early in 1993, and assembled an organization and
team that hit the ice a mere five and a half months later. The
Panthers were playing for the Stanley Cup in the NHL Finals just
three years after their birth.
Complete article can be accessed via the Panthers Web site by clicking here.
