SUNRISE, Fla. - Florida Panthers President of Hockey Operations & General Manager Dale Tallon announced today that the club has loaned defenseman Riley Stillman to Florida’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds.

Stillman, 20, made his NHL debut on Feb. 26 against the Arizona Coyotes. The 6-foot-1, 196-pound native of Peterborough, Ontario, was recalled by Florida on an emergency basis on Feb. 25.

He was originally selected by the Panthers in the fourth round (114th overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft.