(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1993 1998 2013 Florida Panthers Team Formation Blockbuster Video magnate Wayne Huizenga was awarded an NHL franchise for Miami on December 10, 1992, the same day The Walt Disney Company earned the rights to start a team in Anaheim. The entry fee was $50 million, but despite fellow Florida team Tampa Bay Lightning starting play …