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Report: Former Flyers' president to be named executive chairman of Panthers

Robert Mayer / Reuters

The Florida Panthers will announce the hiring of former Philadelphia Flyers president Peter Luukko as the team's executive chairman Friday, according to George Richards of the Miami Herald.

According to Richards, the Panthers' new ownership group, which took over control of the team back in September of 2013, went to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman six months ago in search of an executive with extensive hockey and building operation experience, and Luukko came highly-recommended.

Luukko spent 25 years in the Flyers organization. He left his position with Philadelphia in 2013.

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