Posts Tagged ‘tampa bay lightning’
LIGHTNING RE-SIGN DEFENSEMAN LUKE WITKOWSKI
TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed defenseman Luke Witkowski to a one-year, two-way contract today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced. Witkowski, 6-foot-2, 200 pounds, appeared in four games with the Lightning in 2015-16. He also made his Stanley Cup Playoff debut, skating in two games during the second […]
LIGHTNING HEAD TO BUFFALO’S FIRST NIAGARA CENTER WITH NINE DRAFT PICKS 2016 NHL Draft Kicks Off Friday Night
TAMPA BAY –The Tampa Bay Lightning hold a total of nine picks, including two in the second round, at the 2016 NHL Draft, which gets underway with picks 1-30 on Friday at 7 p.m. (NBCSN) at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. Rounds 2-7 will be held on Saturday, June 25 beginning at […]
LIGHTNING FORWARD RYAN CALLAHAN HAS SUCCESSFUL HIP SURGERY
Alternate Captain Has Labral Tear Repaired TAMPA BAY – Tampa Bay Lightning forward Ryan Callahan had successful hip surgery today in New York City at the Hospital for Special Surgery, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced. The procedure to repair a labral tear in Callahan’s right hip was performed by Dr. Bryan Kelly. […]
LIGHTNING HIRE TODD RICHARDS TO SERVE AS ASSISTANT COACH
TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have hired NHL coaching veteran Todd Richards to serve as assistant coach on Jon Cooper’s staff, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced today. Richards, 49, brings more than 400 career games of NHL head coaching experience with him to Tampa Bay. He’s compiled a career record […]
LIGHTNING ANNOUNCE 2016 PRESEASON SCHEDULE
TAMPA, FLA. – The Tampa Bay Lightning have announced their six-game 2016 preseason schedule today. The Lightning’s home games at Amalie Arena will be played Tuesday, September 27 against the Carolina Hurricanes, Thursday, September 29 against the Florida Panthers and Saturday, October 8 against the Nashville Predators. The Lightning will play home-and-home series’ against the Hurricanes, […]
For 5 Minutes and Nine Seconds in the 3rd…

It was fun for the home crowd… A win or go play golf tomorrow could have been rally cry for the Pittsburgh Penguins coming into game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final. And apparently no one in the black and gold wanted to opt for the early start to the golfing endeavor. The Penguins just […]
ICYMI AUDIO: Seth Rorabaugh Game 6 preview
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Seth Rorabaugh previews Tuesday Night ECF Game 6 on the show yesterday… https://soundcloud.com/rocket-sports-ent/seth-rorabaugh-pittsburgh-post-gazette
ICYMI AUDIO: Phil Esposito talks Lightning Hockey
Lighting Radio analyst and Hall of Famer Phil Esposito discusses with Rick, The Hockey Hottie and Kris the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Eastern Conference Finals…. On Ryan Callahan “The guy that stirs the drink.” https://soundcloud.com/rocket-sports-ent/phil-esposito-may-23-2016
Don’t Call it a Comeback, Series Tied at 2

The puck dropped Friday night with the Penguins leading the Eastern Conference Finals series 2-1 and Tampa needed to play like the team everyone knows they are capable of to pull out a win and tie the series. Going back to the “Burgh” being down 3-1 did not sound like a good option. The Tampa party started […]
ICYMI AUDIO: Erik Erlendsson talking Tampa Bay Lightning
If you missed it, here’s audio of Erik Erlendsson on the show Thursday with Kris Dunn (sitting in for Rick) and the Hockey Hottie talking Eastern Conference Finals, Tampa Bay Lightning https://soundcloud.com/rocket-sports-ent/erik-erlendsson