Will Hurricane Milton affect the Florida Panthers' schedule? Finding out more

Hurricane Milton is set to hit Florida with several counties having evacuation orders. The Hurricane is expected to strengthen and reach the West Coast of Florida on Wednesday. The Orlando International Airport will close at 8 a.m. EDT on Wednesday.

Although the Hurricane is set to hit Florida, the storm has yet to impact the Florida Panthers' schedule. Instead, the Panthers will host the Boston Bruins on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET.

The Panthers will raise their Stanley Cup banner at the Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida.

Panthers President and CEO Matt Caldwell said the team is monitoring the Hurricane but, as of now, Tuesday's game against the Bruins is a go.

Florida is a -155 betting favorite to defeat Boston on Tuesday. The Panthers' schedule for October is as follows:

vs Boston, Oct. 8
@ Ottawa, Oct. 10
@ Buffalo, Oct. 12
@ Boston, Oct. 14
@ Columbus, Oct. 15
vs Vancouver, Oct. 17
vs Vegas, Oct. 19
vs Minnesota, Oct. 22
@ Rangers, Oct. 24
@ Islanders, Oct. 26
@ Buffalo, Oct. 28

Florida Panthers cancel Champions Ring Ceremony

Florida Panthers canceled their Championship Ring Ceremony (Credits: IMAGN)

Although no NHL games have been canceled due to Hurricane Milton, the Florida Panthers did have to cancel their Championship Ring Ceremony on Sunday due to the storm.

“As this event would take resources from first responders and service providers, we have made the tough decision to cancel our Champions Ring Ceremony out of an abundance of caution for the safety of all involved," Panthers President and CEO Matt Caldwell said in a press release, via Miami Herald.

"We will instead distribute our championship rings privately. Along with state and local authorities, we are closely monitoring the situation.”

Caldwell says fans who bought tickets to the ceremony will receive a full refund. Proceeds from the ring ceremony were set to be donated to the United Negro College Fund Fort Lauderdale (UNCF Fort Lauderdale) and United Way of Broward County’s Mission United through the Florida Panthers Foundation.

The organization handed out the Stanley Cup rings to players and coaches in a private ceremony ahead of the Panthers season opener on Tuesday.

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Cole is an NHL, NFL and College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with over 7 years of experience writing for publications like CBC, USA Today, SMG, BJPENN, Sherdog and SB Nation.

An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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