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LIGHTNING ANNOUNCE 2017 PRESEASON SCHEDULE
TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have announced their seven-game 2017 preseason schedule today. The Lightning’s home games at AMALIE Arena will be played Tuesday, September 19 against the Carolina Hurricanes; Friday, September 22 against the Nashville Predators and Sunday, September 24 against the Florida Panthers The Lightning will play home-and-home series against the […]
NHL All-Star Game and Gasparilla! What a Tampa Weekend!
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, City of Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan, Tampa Bay Sports Commission Executive Director Rob Higgins and Tampa Bay Lightning Chairman and Governor Jeff Vinik spoke at a press conference today in Tampa. The 2018 NHL All-Star Game makes a return visit to Tampa. The Lightning and Tampa previously […]
LIGHTNING TEAM UP WITH HUMANE SOCIETY OF TAMPA BAY
Tampa, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning and PODS Moving & Storage are teaming up with the Humane Society of Tampa Bay to host a pet supply drive and adoption clinic on Ford Thunder Alley prior to their game against the Dallas Stars on Sunday, April 2 at AMALIE Arena. The Bolts Better Halves, […]
Yanni! Hawks Choke on a Gourde
Tampa, Fla. — 401 Channelside Drive tonight resembled 1901 West Madison Street in Chicago as the Blackhawks fans packed the building and began flexing their vocal cords in the pre-game. It would be the Lightning fans flexing in a frenzy as they exited Amaile Arena. To start with, just what Madison Street ordered, at just 1:23 […]
Night – Cap Hattrick in Tampa
Tampa, Fla. – – The Washington Capitals got the early jump tonight, flying out of the door and an early too many men on the ice penalty is just what the Caps needed to open up the scoring. A tic, tack, toe power play as T.J. Oshie rocketed one from the low slot past […]
To the Boyle(s) go the Victory
Tampa, Fla. — The Bolts faced the Leafs earlier tonight right here in Tampa Bay and there was an old familiar face, a friend now turned foe wearing #24 for Toronto, Brian Boyle. Boyle was quoted earlier today, “They got rid of me..I guess they didn’t need me that much. I’m on this team now. I’m […]
LIGHTNING RECALL FORWARD BYRON FROESE FROM SYRACUSE
TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled forward Byron Froese (FRAYZ) from the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced today. Froese, 25, made his Lightning debut on March 13 at the New York Rangers and also played on Tuesday night at the Ottawa Senators. […]
Vasilevskiy is Growing to be an NHL Force
Tampa, Fla. – – Maybe there is more to this mental game in professional sports then we think. Since Ben Bishop was moved to the bright lights of Tinsel Town Andrei Vasilevskiy has been on fire. Coming into tonight before facing the best in the West, the Minnesota Wild, Vasilevskiy is 3-1 with 131 […]
Participation Point not what Lightning Needed
Tampa, Fla. — As we discussed today on the show with my “matrix,” the Lightning entered tonight on playoff chance life support. To get another oxygen tank I thought two points was not only a hope, but a need. With both goalies, the Lightning’s Andrei Vasilevskiy and the Rangers’ Antti Raanta, doing their best […]
Hedman Hits Big Extra Point
Tampa, Fla. – More trade ripples in Tampa Bay on Wednesday as Valtteri Filppula was the player that joined Bishop and Boyle on the list of former Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lightning hosting cellar dweller Carolina at home would be a great barometer if this Lightning team would keep hanging on to what appears only […]
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