Posts Tagged ‘steve yzerman’

Tampa Bay Lightning offer a Blueprint for Sucess in Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Lightning offer a Blueprint for Sucess in Tampa Bay

THE RAYS AND BUCS COULD BOTH TAKE LESSONS FROM THE LIGHTNING

LIGHTNING SIGN FREE AGENT DEFENSEMAN MATT GILROY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE courtesy of the Tampa Bay Lightning July 2, 2011 TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed free agent defenseman Matt Gilroy to a one-year contract today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced. Gilroy, 6-foot-1, 201 pounds, played in 58 games with the New York Rangers last season, recording […]

LIGHTNING SIGN 2010 FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICK BRETT CONNOLLY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE courtsey of the Tampa Bay Lightning July 1, 2011 TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed right wing Brett Connolly to a standard three-year, entry-level contract today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced. Connolly, 6-foot-2, 181 pounds, spent last season with the Prince George Cougars of the Western […]

LIGHTNING SIGN FREE AGENT GOALTENDER MATHIEU GARON

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE courtesy of the Tampa Bay Lightning July 1, 2011 TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed free agent goaltender Mathieu Garon (gah-ROHN, MA-tyew) to a two-year contract today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced. Garon, 6-foot-1, 206 pounds, played in 36 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets last […]

LIGHTNING RE-SIGN GOALTENDER DWAYNE ROLOSON

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE of the Tampa Bay Lightning June 30, 2011 TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed goaltender Dwayne Roloson two a one-year contract today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced. “We are happy to bring Dwayne back into the fold today,” Yzerman said. “He proved his worth both in […]

LIGHTNING RE-SIGN C ADAM HALL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE of  The Tampa Bay Lightning June 29, 2011 TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed center Adam Hall to a one-year, one-way contract today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced. “We are pleased to have Adam return to the Lightning for another season,” Yzerman said. “His outstanding work […]

Yzerman Himself is the Model for Lightning to Mold Themselves

Tampa, Fl. (RSEN) — When Steve Yzerman took over the job as General Manager he cautioned everyone who would listen that this was going to a long process in building the Tampa Bay Lightning organization.  Even the most ardent Lightning supporters would not have predicted the team would be playing in the Eastern Conference Finals […]

DC Here We Come

Pittsburgh, Pa. (RSEN) — “Resonate!”  Dominic Moore does it again; a no look pass, NBA style to Sean Bergenheim for a lay-up at 5:41 of the second period.  1-0 Bolts.  For that would be all the black and blue clad Bolts would need as the Lightning defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins to advance to the Eastern Conference semi-final […]

The Biofile Nate Thompson

By Scoop Malinowski Status: Tampa Bay Lightning center. Ht: 6-foot Wt: 210 pounds DOB: Oct. 5, 1984 In: Anchorage, Alaska First Hockey Memory: “I slept with my hockey stick for about four months before I could play hockey. Then when I got out there, I was basically going around the boards, falling down, getting back up, falling down, getting back up. But just […]

LIGHTNING REASSIGN MATTIAS RITOLA TO NORFOLK

For immediate release courtesy of the Tampa Bay Lightning March 30, 2011 TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have reassigned forward Mattias Ritola (REE-toh-lah) to the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced. Ritola, 6-foot, 192 pounds, has appeared in a NHL career-high 31 games […]