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Video: Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos after a 3-1 loss to Los Angeles

Birthday boy Steven Stamkos is in anything but a celebratory mood despite scoring his league leading 35th goal of the season after Tuesday’s 3-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings. Just see for yourself below:  
Via tbo.com  |  4 days ago

Dutch website reports daughter of Phil Esposito has died

According to Dutch web site IJshockey.com Carrie Selivanov has passed away at the age of 43 due to ilness. Selivanov is the daughter of Lightning founder and NHL Hall of Famer Phil Esposito who married former Lightning winger Alex Selivanov, a player/coach for Dutch hockey club Hague. No…
Via tbo.com  |  13 days ago

Oberg among four Lightning players heading back to Norfolk

With Tampa Bay off for a week and Norfolk playing a pair of weekend games, the Lightning sent Evan Oberg, Trevor Smith, Mike Angelidis and Pierre-Cedric Labrie back to the AHL. During their call up the three forwards combined for one goal and three assists, not a bad contribution from…
Via tbo.com  |  18 days ago

Marty St. Louis returns to Tampa Bay Lightning practice on Tuesday

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Less than two weeks after being struck near his left eye with a puck, Lightning right wing Marty St. Louis has returned to practice with the team. St. Louis traveled with the team to San Jose Tuesday morning and joined his teammates on the…
Via tbo.com  |  December 20, 2011

Anisimov apologizes to the Lightning, Tampa Bay accepts

After creating controversy with a goal celebration against the Lightning on Thursday, New York Rangers forward Artem Anisimov issued an apology to Tampa Bay on Friday. Anisimov sparked a bit of a melee following his shorthanded goal in the second period, turning toward the Lightning goal after scoring and feigning…
Via tbo.com  |  December 09, 2011

Lightning’s Marty St. Louis struck near the eye with puck

NEW YORK - Tampa Bay Lightning forward Marty St. Louis is expected to miss tonight’s game against the New York Rangers after taking a puck to his left eye Thursday morning. St. Louis was to appear in his 500th consecutive regular season game. He has not missed a game, regular…
Via tbo.com  |  December 08, 2011

NHL realigns, Tampa Bay Lightning to be in a new division next season

From the league earlier tonight: The NHL’s Board of Governors on Monday approved a radical realignment plan, eliminating the current two-conference, six-division setup in favor of a configuration that features four conferences based primarily on geography. Two conferences will have eight teams and the other two conferences will have seven…
Via tbo.com  |  December 05, 2011

Steve Yzerman questions motives behind Versus criticism of 1-3-1 trap

The meeting of the league’s 30 general managers earlier this week figured to center around Philadelphia’s tactics last week against Tampa Bay’s neutral zone trap when the Flyers sat on the puck in their own zone refusing to move it forward unless Lightning players came up to forecheck. The move…
Via tbo.com  |  November 17, 2011

Lightning’s Ryan Malone to play vs. Hurricanes

RALEIGH - The Lightning may have caught a break as LW Ryan Malone didn’t suffer any kind of a break. Or strain. Or tear. After missing practice to undergo both an X-ray and MRI on Monday, Malone was given the green light and will be in the lineup when Tampa…
Via tbo.com  |  November 01, 2011

Video: Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Guy Boucher after 1-0 victory against Winnipeg

Watch some of Guy Boucher’s thoughts following Saturday’s 1-0 victory against the Winnipeg Jets
Via tbo.com  |  October 29, 2011

Video of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Tesla coils in action

I should have thought about this last week when they went off the first time instead of that poor quality Blackberry picture I put out on Twitter, but here is video of the Tesla Coils as they went off during pregame ceremonies prior to Tampa Bay’s game against the Winnipeg…
Via tbo.com  |  October 29, 2011

Video: Lightning goaltender Mathieu Garon after a 21-save shutout of Buffalo

It’s been a little while, but here is a video of Lightning goaltender Mathieu Garon after his 21-save shutout of the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. The shutout was the 20th of his career.
Via tbo.com  |  October 22, 2011

Lightning defenseman Eric Brewer expected to play

After missing practice on Wednesday, Lightning D Eric Brewer is expected to be in the lineup Thursday when Tampa Bay hosts the New York Islanders. Brewer, who had back surgery earlier in his career, said he had something crop up on him Tuesday and wanted to make sure nothing new…
Via tbo.com  |  October 20, 2011

The Lightning will be without defenseman Mattias Ohlund a month or longer

The Lightning will be without veteran defenseman Mattias Ohlund for up to a month, general manager Steve Yzerman said on Monday. Ohlund, who was placed on injured reserve prior to the start of the season, will have arthroscopic surgery performed on both knees on Tuesday. The procedure will be performed…
Via tbo.com  |  October 10, 2011

Tampa Bay Lightning captivated by Tampa Bay Rays wild card berth

While the Lightning were prepping for Thursday night’s preseason game against the Canadiens, the talk around the team centered instead around baseball. With plenty of Tampa Bay Rays supporters inside the Lightning locker room, the stunning turnaround of events late Wednesday night provided plenty of buzz during the morning skate…
Via tbo.com  |  September 29, 2011

Tampa Bay Lightning reduce training camp by 27 players

For Lightning management and coaches, the relatively easy decisions were made on Sunday. Now general manager Steve Yzerman and company have a little over a week to make the difficult choices. Tampa Bay reduced training camp by 27 on Sunday, leaving 26 players remaining. Those remaining players will practice Monday…
Via tbo.com  |  September 25, 2011

Lightning add defensive depth

The Tampa Bay Lightning signed defenseman Daniel Milan to a three-year, two-way contract today, Vice President and General Manager Steve Yzerman announced. Milan is currently attending the team’s training camp. Milan, 6-foot-3, 194 pounds, skated in 68 games last season with the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major…
Via tbo.com  |  September 23, 2011

Heading to the Lightning home preseason game Friday? Read this first

The following is a statement from the Lightning intended for fans attending Friday’s home preseason game due to all the renovations still taking place inside the St. Pete Times Forum: The $40 million transformation of the St. Pete Times Forum will continue through the month of October as…
Via tbo.com  |  September 22, 2011

Tampa Bay Lightning lines and lineups for first two preseason games

The Lightning announced the lineups for the first two preseason games. The first game will be Tuesday in St. Louis against the Blues while the same two teams will meet on Wednesday at Amway Center in Orlando. Both games will air on local radio, but which network has not been…
Via tbo.com  |  September 19, 2011

Tampa Bay Lightning announce single game ticket sales begin Saturday morning

The Tampa Bay Lightning announced today that single game tickets for the upcoming 2011-12 regular season will go on sale at 9 a.m. on Saturday, September 17. Although a limited number of tickets will be available for purchase at the McDonald’s Ticket Office at the St. Pete Times Forum, as…
Via tbo.com  |  September 14, 2011

Lightning announce training camp schedule; opens Friday at Ice Sports Forum

The Tampa Bay Lightning announced the schedule for its 19th training camp, which opens with physicals and fitness testing on Friday, September 16. Though there will be optional ice time available to players on the 16th, the full squad will hit the ice on Saturday, September 17. Fans are encouraged…
Via tbo.com  |  September 13, 2011

Sun Sports releases Lightning TV broadcast schedule

SUN SPORTS AND THE TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 68-GAME TELECAST SCHEDULE DAY DATE ET @/v s OPPONENT RSN Fri 7-Oct-11 7:00 PM @ Carolina Hurricanes SUN Sat 8-Oct-11 7:00 PM @ Boston Bruins SUN Thu 13-Oct-11 7:00 PM @ New York Islanders SUN Sat…
Via tbo.com  |  September 08, 2011

Tampa Bay Lightning announce training camp roster for 2011-12 season

Reporting day is Friday Sept. 16, first full day on the ice is Sept. 17 at the Ice Sports Forum in Brandon Forwards Jersey No. Player 59 Mike Angelidis 15 Carter Ashton 36 …
Via tbo.com  |  September 01, 2011

This season’s Lightning Launch to feature The Steve Miller Band on Oct. 4

The Tampa Bay Lightning will present the second annual Lightning Launch event at the St. Pete Times Forum on Tuesday, October 4 at 7:00 p.m. This one-of-a-kind event will celebrate the start of the 2011-12 Lightning season, and will feature a full concert by the Steve Miller Band. The…
Via tbo.com  |  August 22, 2011

Tampa Bay Lightning officially announce preseason game in Orlando

Here is the official release about the Sept. 21 preseason game in Orlando against the St. Louis Blues at Amway Center: The Tampa Bay Lightning will host the St. Louis Blues at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida on Wednesday, September 21 at 7 p.m., Mayor Buddy Dyer and…
Via tbo.com  |  July 19, 2011
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