Bill Zito has come a long way since his days as bat boy for the Milwaukee Brewers. From a World Series appearance as a teenage bat boy to the Stanley Cup Final as an NHL general manager, it’s a ...

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, Thursday, June 23, 2022, in ...

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Bill Zito has been promoted by the Florida Panthers, with the team announcing Monday that its general manager will now also serve as the team’s president of hockey operations.

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.

FORT LAUDERDALE — Aaron Ekblad laughed when asked about Bill Zito and the work he did in keeping the Florida Panthers together over the course of the past few weeks. “Yeah, BZ is the man with ...

FORT LAUDERDALE — You ask Bill Zito if this is the Florida Panthers roster he envisioned, if this second trip to the Eastern Conference finals confirms his good decisions, and he walks to a door ...

SUNRISE — Florida Panthers general manager Bill Zito is quite pleased with the team he’s built. And who can blame him? He took huge swings last summer by not retaining interim coach Andrew ...

SUNRISE, Fla. – Bill Zito had barely moved into his new office at the BB&T Center when he oversaw his first NHL Draft as General Manager of the Florida Panthers. Hired in early September of last ...

FILE - Florida Panthers general manager Bill Zito, left, speaks alongside center Aleksander Barkov, during an NHL hockey news conference, Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Florida ...