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It’s that time of year! Time to get overly excited or wildly depressed over the performance of players who won’t suit up for the Tampa Bay Lightning at any point in the season.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / NHL on ClutchPoints / September 9

Tampa Bay Lightning’s most intriguing training camp battle in 2025

The Tampa Bay Lightning are looking to improve on their finish in the last two seasons. In both 2023-24 and 2024-25, the Lightning’s season ended in the first round of the playoffs against the Florida Panthers, who went on to win back-to-back Stanley Cups.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / The Hockey Writers / September 9

Tampa Bay Lightning Guide to the Prospect Tournament

The Tampa Bay Lightning will host the 2025 NHL Prospect Tournament, being held from Sept. 12 to 15 at AdventHealth Center Ice. Here is a guide to help you follow the tournament, which will also feature prospect teams from the Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers and Nashville Predators.

Edmonton Oilers News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'Conn Smythe Trophy winners' quiz

The NHL began awarding the Conn Smythe Trophy to the most valuable player of the postseason beginning in the 1965 season. How many of the past winners can you name in six minutes?

The 'NHL's multiple Hart Trophy winners' quiz

The '50-goal NHL seasons since 2000-01' quiz

The 'Goal leaders from each NHL season since 1990' quiz

Wyatt McLeod News / Inside The Rink / September 9

ECHL: Trois-Riviéres Lions Re-Sign Wyatt McLeod

The Trois-Riviéres Lions have announced that they’ve re-signed defenseman Wyatt McLeod for the 2025-26 season. McLeod, 25, had a goal and 22 assists for 23 points in 65 games during the regular season.

Jan Golicic News / Raw Charge / September 8

2025 Tampa Bay Lightning Top 25 Under 25: #17 Jan Golicic

It was a busy season for the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2024 fourth-round draft pick. It was also a really good one as he moves up seven spots in the rankings.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Inside The Rink / September 9

Tampa Bay Lightning Release 2025 Prospect Tournament Roster and Schedule

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning will be hosting the annual NHL Prospect Tournament in Tampa Bay later this week on Sept. 12-15. This event will take place at AdventHealth Center Ice in Wesley Chapel and will host the Lightning, Carolina Hurricanes, Nashville Predators, and the Stanley Cup Champion team, the Florida Panthers.

Gabriel Szturc News / Raw Charge / September 4

2025 Tampa Bay Lightning Top 25 Under 25: #19 Gabriel Szturc

We have our first repeat member of the countdown! After his first full season in the pros Gabriel Szturc moves up two spots from his 2024 ranking. When a team trades away a majority of their picks, they have to find talent from unlikely sources.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / House of Hockey / September 4

Fan-Favourite Longtime Enforcer Returns to the NHL in a New Role

Pat Maroon has officially retired from the NHL, but now one of the league's biggest characters has returned for a new role with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / September 4

Disturbed, Spiritbox highlight EA Sports NHL 26 soundtrack

EA Sports revealed the soundtrack for NHL 26 on Thursday, with bands like Disturbed, Spiritbox, Silverstein and Turnstile headlining the list. The announcement comes just over a week before the game is released Sept.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Raw Charge / September 3

How the new NHL/NHLPA CBA timeframe may affect a Lightning prospect

Earlier this week, news dropped that some elements of the memorandum of understanding between the NHL and the NHLPA would roll into effect earlier than the September 15, 2026 start date for the agreement.

Sean Day News / The Hockey Writers / September 3

Sean Day and The Dark Side of Exceptional Status

Every year, a phenomenal talent enters the hockey world. Last summer, it was Maddox Schultz. “He’s built like Sidney Crosby,” said Todd Ripplinger, a scout with the Moose Jaw Warriors.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / The Hockey Writers / September 2

3 Lightning Prospects to Watch During 2025-26 Season

The Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2025-26 regular season is approaching. This month, the preseason slate will get underway, giving us a better picture of how the roster and prospects could potentially shape up going forward.

Nikita Kucherov News / Daily Faceoff / August 26

Lightning’s Kucherov named top rated right wing in EA Sports NHL 26

One of the top players in the real world is one of the best players in the virtual one. On Tuesday, EA Sports revealed the top 10 right-wingers for NHL 26.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / NHL on ClutchPoints / August 23

Tampa Bay Lightning top breakout candidates for 2025-26 season

With their preseason opener a month out, the Tampa Bay Lightning are continuing their prep for the 2025-26 season. This year’s team is already looking stronger than the roster that lost once again to the Florida Panthers in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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NHL News / Pro Hockey Rumors / August 22

NHL to organize 2028 World Cup without IIHF involvement

The NHL appears set to move forward with their plan on organizing a World Cup of Hockey. They’re ready to reach out to international clubs directly, rather than work with the IIHF, per TSN’s Darren Dreger.

NHL is expecting more slow-moving offseasons in the future

NHL players with the most to prove for 2025-26 season

Ranking every NHL team’s 2025-26 prospect pool, from 1 to 32

The 75 greatest athletes who didn't win a ring

The 'NHL goalie all-time save percentage leaders' quiz

Tampa Bay Lightning News / NHL on ClutchPoints / August 22

Way-too-early Tampa Bay Lightning trade candidates in 2025-26 season

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in a weird place. First, they are a few years removed from winning their last Stanley Cup. The Bolts are caught between possibly contending or potentially falling out of the race.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / TV Insider / August 21

‘Death by Lightning’: Historical Drama From ‘Game of Thrones’ Team Sets Premiere at Netflix & Everything Else We Know

Netflix has finally set a premiere date for the long-awaited limited series Death by Lightning, which is executive-produced by Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B.

Ryder Korczak News / Inside The Rink / August 20

AHL: Ryder Korczak Signs Overseas

The Syracuse Crunch today saw forward Ryder Korczak sign with Vlci Zilina in Slovakia. The 22-year-old forward played in 35 games for the Hartford Wolf Pack, recording 11 points on three goals and eight assists.

Jake Guentzel News / House of Hockey / August 19

Lightning Star Jake Guentzel Reveals He Wanted to Sign With Team's Conference Rival

Tampa Bay Lightning star Jake Guentzel revealed on the Cam & Strick podcast that he loved the Hurricanes and would have really wanted to sign in Carolina.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / House of Hockey / August 13

Tampa Bay Lightning Announce the End of Amalie Arena

The Tampa Bay Lightning have played in Amalie Arena since 2014, but now, a change has officially been revealed with the name change to take place immediately.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Daily Faceoff / August 13

Lightning’s rink renamed to Benchmark International Arena

The Tampa Bay Lightning’s home rink will have a new name for the 2025-26 NHL season and beyond, as the team announced that AMALIE Arena has been renamed Benchmark International Arena as part of a multi-year naming rights deal.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Last Word On Sports / August 1

Summer Series: Tampa Bay Lightning Defining Moments

Hockey and sports in general can be broken down into moments. Some moments are bigger than others and chart the course of a franchise and an entire league.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Last Word On Sports / July 10

Tampa Bay Lightning Retooling this Offseason Continues

The Tampa Bay Lightning offseason is in full swing. Late Monday evening, they acquired 19-year-old centre Sam O’Reilly, who was originally drafted 32nd overall by Edmonton in 2024.

Tyler Johnson News / Pro Hockey Rumors / July 9

Two-time Stanley Cup champion announces retirement

His last professional game was on Dec. 12 with the Boston Bruins against the Seattle Kraken.

Rangers re-sign former first-round pick

Flyers ink this former first-round pick to a five-year extension

Mammoth sign forward to a five-year contract avoiding arbitration

No-trade clauses halt potential Oilers moves as two players say no

Three NHL teams that are having the best offseason so far

...and three teams that missed the mark

Yanni Gourde News / Field Level Media / June 2

Lightning sign Yanni Gourde to a six-year, $14M extension

The Tampa Bay Lightning signed forward Yanni Gourde to a six-year extension worth $14M on Monday. Gourde, 33, was set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.

Offseason checklist for Tampa Bay Lightning

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The '2003-04 Tampa Bay Lightning' quiz