SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers General Manager Tom Rowe announced today that the Panthers have hired Leo Luongo as the goaltending coach for the team’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds.

The 31-year old Luongo has served as goaltending coach for the HC Lugano organization of the Swiss National League A for the last three seasons (2013-16). During his time in Switzerland, Luongo also served as a video/goaltending coach in the Spengler Cup tournament for Lugano (2015) and Team Canada (2013, 2014).

Previously, the Montreal, Quebec native served as a goaltending consultant & instructor for Hockey Canada (2009-11), goaltending coach for the Acadie-Bathurst Titan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (2007-13) and a voluntary goaltending coach for the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch (2012-13).

He is the younger brother of Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo.