Paul Maurice spent his summer on a Canadian lake. Put simply, the coach of the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers — who spent 30 years chasing hockey’s biggest prize — needed a break.

Paul Maurice, right, is introduced as the new head coach of the Florida Panthers by general manager Bill Zito, during an NHL hockey news conference at FLA Live Arena, Friday, June 23, 2022, in ...

Paul Maurice is not the same person or coach he was when he got his first job in the NHL at 28 years old in the mid-1990s with the Hartford Whalers. He followed that organization to Carolina, went ...

In May 2002, when Paul Maurice was 35 years old, he was the NHL’s youngest head coach, with three young children at home. Roy MacGregor, the celebrated Canadian columnist, described Maurice at ...

Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice reacts during the third period in Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals against the Carolina Hurricanes, Monday, May 26, 2025, in ...

Paul’s a young veteran coach, but he’s always learning.” In 2016, Maurice was an assistant to Ralph Krueger for the finalists, Team Europe, in the World Cup of Hockey.

Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice reacts during the third period of Game 2 against the Boston Bruins in a second-round series of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in ...

Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice reacts on the bench during the third period. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post. This, after a 2-1 overtime loss in the conference finals, is a rarity.

Paul Maurice has been around the NHL for quite a bit. His 1,930 regular-season games coached are the second-most in NHL history. His 27 seasons behind the bench are tied for second-most.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Paul Maurice is not the same person or coach he was when he got his first job in the NHL at 28 years old in the mid-1990s with the Hartford Whalers. He followed that ...

Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice reacts during the third period in Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals against the Carolina Hurricanes, Monday, May 26, 2025, in ...

Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice kisses the Stanley Cup trophy after defeating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla.