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Jim Bay

Jim covers the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Chicago Blackhawks for THW while splitting time between Upstate New York and Florida. The native of Illinois is a retired Special Education Teacher and enjoys writing about hockey and all sports when he is not slashing his way around local golf courses. To follow or contact Jim on Twitter, go to (https://twitter.com/baysports007)

3 Tampa Bay Lightning Questions for the 2024-25 Season

Jim Bay | July 31, 2024

It has been one of the more active and newsworthy offseasons for the Tampa Bay Lightning in recent memory. The team decided to part ways with longtime captain Steven Stamkos…

Categories Season Previews, Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning’s Busy Offseason Bolsters Organizational Depth

Jim Bay | July 22, 2024

The Tampa Bay Lightning certainly made headlines in the offseason by signing Jake Guentzel and letting Steven Stamkos sign with the Nashville Predators. That was not the only significant change…

Categories Lightning Transactions, Syracuse Crunch, Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning’s 2024-25 Season Schedule: 10 Games to Circle

Jim Bay | July 9, 2024

The Tampa Bay Lightning will look slightly different heading into the 2024-25 season. General manager Julien BriseBois made a significant decision not to push to re-sign captain Steven Stamkos, even…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Canadiens Send Kovacevic to Devils For a Draft Pick

Jim Bay | June 30, 2024

The New Jersey Devils announced today (June 30) that the team has acquired defenseman Johnathan Kovacevic in a trade with the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a fourth-round pick in…

Categories Canadiens Transactions, Devils Transactions, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, NHL News

Lightning Had an Unexpectedly Busy 2024 Draft Weekend

Jim Bay | June 30, 2024

After a quiet Day 1 of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, the Tampa Bay Lightning were very active on Day 2, making trades that added more draft picks and, maybe…

Categories Lightning Prospects, Lightning Transactions, NHL Entry Draft, Tampa Bay Lightning

Devils Trade Schmid & Holtz to Golden Knights for Cotter

Jim Bay | June 29, 2024

The New Jersey Devils have traded goaltender Akira Schmid and forward Alexander Holtz to the Vegas Golden Knights. The Devils acquire forward Paul Cotter and a third-round pick in the…

Categories Devils Transactions, Golden Knights Transactions, New Jersey Devils, NHL News, Vegas Golden Knights

Pittsburgh Penguins Acquire Kevin Hayes From the St. Louis Blues

Jim Bay | June 29, 2024

The Pittsburgh Penguins are acquiring center Kevin Hayes from the St. Louis Blues, as reported by Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli. Hayes, 32, is entering the sixth season of a seven-year…

Categories Blues Transactions, NHL News, Penguins Transactions, Pittsburgh Penguins, St Louis Blues

Tampa Bay Lightning Trade Tanner Jeannot to the Los Angeles Kings

Jim Bay | June 29, 2024

During the second round of the NHL Draft (June 29), the Tampa Bay Lightning traded another player to free up space in their salary cap. They sent Tanner Jeannot to…

Categories Kings Transactions, Lightning Transactions, Los Angeles Kings, NHL News, Tampa Bay Lightning

Carolina Hurricanes Draft Nikita Artamonov 50th Overall

Jim Bay | June 29, 2024

With the 50th pick of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, the Carolina Hurricanes select Nikita Artamonov from the Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). About Nikita Artamonov Artamonov…

Categories Carolina Hurricanes, Hurricanes Prospects, NHL Entry Draft, NHL News

Columbus Blue Jackets Draft Charlie Elick 36th Overall

Jim Bay | June 29, 2024

With the 36th pick of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, the Columbus Blue Jackets select Charlie Elick from the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League. About Charlie Elick…

Categories Blue Jackets Prospects, Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL Entry Draft, NHL News

Blackhawks Make a Huge Impact in 1st Round of 2024 Draft

Jim Bay | June 29, 2024

The Chicago Blackhawks continued to rebuild their organizational depth with the picks made in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. Going into Friday night’s (June 28) draft, the Hawks possessed the…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks, NHL Entry Draft

Edmonton Oilers Select Sam O’Reilly 32nd Overall

Jim Bay | June 28, 2024

With the 32nd overall pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, the Edmonton Oilers select Sam O’Reilly from the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) About Sam O’Reilly…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, NHL Entry Draft, NHL News, Oilers Prospects
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