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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.4
 
              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Selected
Financial Data" and "Experts" and to the use of our report dated January 26,
1996, with respect to the financial statements of Boca Raton Hotel and Club
Limited Partnership included in the Registration Statement (Form S-4) and
related Prospectus of Florida Panthers Holdings, Inc. expected to be filed on or
about June 10, 1997.
 
                                            /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
 
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                                            ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
West Palm Beach, Florida
June 6, 1997