the Florida Panthers are retiring the
jersey of goalie Roberto Luongo they
will hold a special ceremony March 7th
in a game against the Montreal Canadiens
Luongo is the first Panthers player to
have his jersey retired he played 19
seasons in the NHL and holds several
Panthers goaltending records including
games played wins and shutouts
Luongo was originally traded to the
Panthers in 2000 he stayed in Florida
until 2006 then returned again in 2014
Luongo announced his retirement this
past June he plans to stay in parkland
with his family to enjoy retirement Katy
Johnston for CBS Miami