Bill Zito is a diehard Miami football fan, so it made sense that the general manager of the Florida Panthers would take the ...

Bill Zito and the Florida Panthers simply seem to have the last laugh over the Toronto Maple Leafs—and the rest of the NHL, for that matter. As Auston Matthews and company dream about landing a ...

Every member of the Stanley Cup-winning NHL team gets a day with the trophy. Florida Panthers GM Bill Zito posed with dolphins.

Panthers players and members of the coaching staff, training staff and front office all get a day with the Stanley Cup during ...

At one point, Zito was seen holding a large Stanley Cup Champions flag while standing on a platform over the water with the Cup itself, directing the dolphins to do jumps and flips below them. Zito ...

In South Florida, a Stanley Cup standard has been established, and so have the championship celebrations with a taste of Florida.

When Bill Zito began his journey as the Florida Panthers’ general manager in September 2020, his initial goal was clear: He wanted the Panthers to be a destination team, one where top players ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Bill Zito looked exhausted Tuesday. The Florida Panthers' hockey operations president and general manager was trying to schedule a fishing trip. He was trying to figure ...

Bill Zito calls it a “privilege” to be where he is right now. He’s wrapping up his fourth season with the Florida Panthers, who are in the midst of yet another deep playoff run.

Florida’s presence in the playoffs may have been unexpected, but Bill Zito has been laying the groundwork for this run ever since he took over the general manager’s duties in September of 2020.

Florida Panthers General Manager Bill Zito took over a troubled franchise in 2020 and built it into a Stanley Cup contender. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) ...

When Bill Zito began his journey as the Florida Panthers’ general manager in September 2020, his initial goal was clear: He wanted the Panthers to be a destination team, one where top players ...