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Frank Quartarone

Frank is a former competitive hockey player at the D3 college level. He's what you'd call a hockey "lifer" having also worked as a hockey referee, time keeper and assistant youth coach, along with being a longtime member of USA Hockey. Frank comes to THW after contributing content on the Tampa Bay Lightning, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Orlando Magic for BackSportsPage.com.

Lightning’s 2nd Stanley Cup Has Yzerman’s Fingerprints on It

Frank Quartarone | February 4, 2021

The Detroit Red Wings are in town this week to play the Tampa Bay Lightning for a two-game set. Steve Yzerman, the Red Wings executive vice president and general manager is,…

Categories Hockey History, Lightning History

Lightning’s Victor Hedman Can Be Easy to Overlook

Frank Quartarone | January 28, 2021

The Tampa Bay Lightning are not exactly bereft of star power. With Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos, Andrei Vasilevskiy, and Brayden Point, the Bolts have plenty of headliners on the marquee.…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning & Blue Jackets Are Building a Heated Rivalry

Frank Quartarone | January 28, 2021

The Tampa Bay Lightning have begun the young season pretty solidly, going 3-1 in the first four games. They currently sit fourth in this year’s makeshift Central Division. That said,…

Categories Columbus Blue Jackets, Tampa Bay Lightning

The Lightning & Pat Maroon Are a Really Good Fit…For Now

Frank Quartarone | January 21, 2021

During the summer of the infamous 2019-20 Tampa Bay lightning season, one thing was clear, the team needed more grit, and they needed it fast. Coach Jon Cooper thought of…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Failure to Trade Johnson Could Be Blessing in Disguise

Frank Quartarone | January 18, 2021

Tyler Johnson’s name was bandied about as much as any player in the NHL during the offseason due to the financial pretzel the Tampa Bay Lightning found themselves in. The…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Face New Threats in 2020-21 Division Realignment

Frank Quartarone | December 13, 2020

The latest NHL realignment proposal came out just a couple of days ago, the same day the NHL announced its plans for a 56-game season to start in mid-January. The temporary alignment…

Categories Previews and Predictions, Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Lose More than Just a Player if Killorn Leaves

Frank Quartarone | December 9, 2020

Tampa Bay Lightning GM Julien BriseBois did a masterful job getting the team into position to finally take home the Stanley Cup after a 16-year drought. With the 2020-21 season…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

The Lightning Are Built to Repeat as Stanley Cup Champions

Frank Quartarone | December 4, 2020

In 2019-20, the Tampa Bay Lightning were able to achieve the ultimate goal of every NHL franchise, win the holiest of holy grails, the Stanley Cup. The current core for…

Categories Previews and Predictions, Tampa Bay Lightning
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