NEW YORK -- The Florida Panthers will host the 2015 NHL Entry Draft at the BB&T Center. It will be the second time the Panthers and Broward County have hosted the annual event. The 2001 draft was also held in Florida, where Ilya Kovalchuk was selected first overall by the Atlanta Thrashers. "On behalf of the entire Florida Panthers organization we are thrilled and honoured to welcome the NHL Draft back to the BB&T Center and Broward County," Panthers president and CEO Michael R. Yormark said in a statement. "The 2015 NHL Draft will be a spectacular event for this community on a number of levels, bringing significant economic impact and notoriety to Broward County while also giving our fans a glimpse of the future stars of the National Hockey League. "Id like to sincerely thank our local hoteliers, local businesses and the CVB for working closely with the NHL to make this incredible event a reality." The 2014 NHL Draft will be hosted by the Philadelphia Flyers and held June 27-28 at the Wells Fargo Center. The 2015 draft will be held June 26-27 of next year. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:Table Normal; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Times New Roman,serif;} Randy Rosario Jersey . Each day, TSN.ca provides the latest rumours, reports and speculation from around the NHL beat. The latest from Bob As tweeted by TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie on Monday, the Columbus Blue Jackets need to resolve their offseason plans with forward R. Mike Sweeney Jersey . -- Olympic medallist Jennifer Abel of Laval, Que. https://www.cheaproyals.com/1557a-mike-m...sey-royals.html. The R&A announced Monday that golfs oldest championship will return to Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland for the first time since Max Faulkner won in 1951. Ryan OHearn Jersey . The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the confidential nature of the search, confirmed reports by several media outlets. The interview took place in Southern California on Monday. David Cone Jersey . -- Golden State Warriors reserve centre Ognjen Kuzmic is expected to miss at least six weeks after undergoing surgery on his fractured right hand.St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) - The St. Louis Cardinals exercised their contract option on starting pitcher John Lackey for the 2015 season on Thursday. Lackey, who was acquired from Boston at the trade deadline, will earn the league minimum $500,000 in 2015 after making $15.25 million in each of the last three seasons. The right-hander went 14-10 with a 3.82 earned run average over 31 starts splitt between the Cardinals and Red Sox last season.dddddddddddd Lackey won his postseason start against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the National League Division Series, but gave up four runs on five hits in a loss to the eventual champion San Francisco Giants in the NLCS. The 36-year-old has compiled a 152-117 record with a 4.03 ERA in 355 games over 12 seasons with the Angels, Red Sox and Cardinals. ' ' '