EXHIBIT 99.1
                                                           For Immediate Release
                                                            Contact:  Stan Smith
                                                                  (954) 627-5021


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         Richard Evans Resigns as President of Florida Panthers Holdings
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     Fort  Lauderdale,  Florida (March 10, 1998) - Richard H. Evans has resigned
as President of Florida Panthers  Holdings,  Inc.  (NYSE:PAW) in order to pursue
private  business and  investment  interests.  Mr. Evans also  resigned from the
Company's Board of Directors.

     Panthers Holdings' Vice Chairman, Richard C. Rochon, will assume Mr. Evans'
responsibilities on an interim basis.

     H. Wayne Huizenga,  Chairman of Florida  Panthers  Holdings,  Inc.  stated,
"During  his  tenure,  Dick Evans has made many  valuable  contributions  to our
organization as we moved from basically a professional  hockey organization into
a public company with additional interests in luxury resort hotels."

     "This has been an extremely  rewarding two years, both  professionally  and
personally,"  stated Mr. Evans. "It has been a privilege to have been associated
with Wayne and the management  and staff of Florida  Panthers  Holdings.  I wish
them every success as they continue to build a first rate organization."

     Florida  Panthers  Holdings,  Inc.  owns the Boca Raton Resort & Club,  the
Registry  Resort in Naples,  the Hyatt  Regency  Pier 66 Resort and Marina,  the
Radisson Bahia Mar Resort and Yachting  Center & Club, the Arizona  Biltmore and
the Rolling Hills Golf Club. The Company also owns the Florida  Panthers  Hockey
Club, the Arena  Development and Arena Operating  Companies,  the Incredible Ice
Skating Rinks and an interest in the operations of the Miami Arena.




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