Shane Churla was named Director of Amateur Scouting on Nov. 23, 2020.

Prior to joining the Panthers, Churla served seven seasons with the Montreal Canadiens scouting staff (2013-14 to 2019-20) including four seasons as the club's Director of Amateur Scouting and three as Chief of Amateur Scouting.

The native of Fernie, British Columbia served as an amateur scout for the Dallas Stars for seven seasons (2005-06 to 2012-13) and five seasons as an amateur scout for the Arizona/Phoenix Coyotes (2000-01 to 2004-05).

Originally selected by the Hartford Whalers in the sixth round (110th overall) of the 1985 NHL Draft, Churla played 488 career games for Hartford, the Calgary Flames, Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers registering 71 points (26-45-71) and 2,301 PIM.

Amateur Scouts

Adam Bezak - Amateur Scout

Dillon Donnelly - Amateur Scout

Josh Monk - Amateur Scout

Ken Morin - Amateur Scout

Brett Turner - Amateur Scout

Jeff Twohey - Amateur Scout

Joakim Hedlund - Head European Scout

Tommi Huhtala - Amateur Scout

André Niec - European Scout

Vadim Podrezov - European Scout

Tommi Santala - European Scout

Oleg Yevenko - Director of European Pro Scouting

Ralfs Bukarts - European Scouting Consultant

Professional Scouts

Sean Backman - Professional Scout

P.J. Fenton - Professional Scout

Reid Jackson - Professional Scout

Dalton Prout - Professional Scout