We already knew things were bad over at OK Hockey, but this seems pretty sad. In March, they began charging their employees for parking. In April, they laid off 25 employees. In early May, we found out the Lightning were seeking additional investors to help pay off debt. And during the “Town Hall Meeting” for fans [...]
As long as Vincent Lecavalier is from Quebec and as long as the team currently known as the Tampa Bay Lightning plays in Florida, we are going to have to deal with rumors that Vinny is on the verge of being traded to the Montreal Canadiens. This has been a simmering pot since the day [...]
There seems to be some sort of cosmic law that requires that at all times, one of Tampa Bay’s three major league teams must be the most laughably inept in it’s sport. It would appear that it is the Lightning’s turn…again…to keep the universe in balance as management has fired head coach Barry Melrose [...]
Labor Day weekend is passing us by and that means the traditional end of summer has been marked. Oh, sure, we have a few more weeks until the fall equinox, but to many – summer is over. And with the end of summer here, it’s go time in Tampa Bay sports. The Buccaneers kicks [...]
Unless Al Gore’s inconvenient forecast is overly optimistic, and in spite of the best efforts of Rob Higgins and Paul Catoe, Tampa Bay will never host the NHL’s Winter Classic. If you’re not familiar with what that is, it’s a regular season game between two National Hockey League teams… played outdoors. Not an exhibition, [...]
It’s a long running joke in hockey circles – to chide the Toronto Maple Leafs for not winning the Stanley Cup since 1967-1968… The fortieth anniversary is this year. The odd coincidence is that a championship ring from that very team was found in the Gulf of Mexico. Lost for decades – it’s been [...]
The National Hockey League released the schedules for all 30 franchises yesterday and the Tampa Bay Lightning (excuse me for heading this off at the pass — yes, Ski and others, Tampa still has a hockey team ) have one of the lightest travel schedules in team history. Of course, the team [...]
(x-posted at Boltsmag) RJ at Bolts Blog pointed out a travesty in the local media market that needs to be rectified — STAT! In case you haven’t heard, channel 8 is preempting the game Saturday to run the All Children’s Telethon. As of yet, there has been NO alternate channel named that will carry [...]
As you know, the Tampa Bay Lightning have made it into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Round one begins tonight vs. the New Jersey Devils, so we asked Rick of the Bolts Blog to give us a preview: The Lightning face off Thursday night in New Jersey to open the 1st round of the playoffs. [...]
