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Lydia Szyjka

Lydia Szyjka is a writer for The Hockey Writers. Growing up in Tampa, she graduated from H.B. Plant High School—never dreaming her Tampa Bay Lightning would win three Stanley Cups. She is director of communications for a Catholic university, where she is the editor of the alumni magazine. An avid hockey fan, she and her husband live in Delaware and watch every Lightning game on the NHL's Center Ice.

Lightning’s Future Success Hinges on BriseBois

Lydia Szyjka | June 13, 2023

Although the game of hockey gets played on a 200-foot-long sheet of ice in a rink, the real game takes place behind a desk with the aid of technology. General…

Categories Editor's Choice, Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning’s Point Could Follow St. Louis’ Path to Byng

Lydia Szyjka | June 6, 2023

The Tampa Bay Lightning’s Brayden Point is a first-time finalist for the 2023 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy along with the New Jersey Devils’ Jack Hughes and the L.A. Kings’ Anze…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Have Options to Backup Vasilevskiy

Lydia Szyjka | May 26, 2023

Let’s get one thing clear, the Tampa Bay Lightning have one main goaltender: Andrei Vasilevskiy. He is a superstar talent, a once-in-a-lifetime player. However, he can’t continue to play over…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Florida Panthers Following Lightning’s Path to Cup

Lydia Szyjka | May 17, 2023

If history is destined to repeat itself, then the 2022-23 Florida Panthers should follow the same path to win the Stanley Cup as the Tampa Bay Lightning did in 2020.…

Categories Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning’s Jeannot to Take Over Agitator Role if Perry Leaves

Lydia Szyjka | May 13, 2023

Long-time NHL forward Corey Perry finds himself as an unrestricted free agent again after two seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning. If he doesn’t re-sign with the team, who will…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Could Lose Another Component of 2 Championships

Lydia Szyjka | May 8, 2023

Not only do the Tampa Bay Lightning have to worry about losing key players on the ice this offseason, but they also have to worry about other teams luring their…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals

With Avs Exit, Lightning Back-to-Back Cups Even More Impressive

Lydia Szyjka | May 2, 2023

It was a bit surprising to see the Colorado Avalanche lose to the Seattle Kraken, a second-year NHL franchise, on Sunday, April 30, 2023. Although, this season’s Stanley Cup Playoffs…

Categories Colorado Avalanche, Tampa Bay Lightning

Dear Tampa Bay Lightning, Thank You for the Past 30 Years

Lydia Szyjka | April 30, 2023

Dear Members of the Tampa Bay Lightning Organization, Although you may not be ready to hear this, I wanted to let everyone in the entire Lightning organization know how much…

Categories Lightning History

Lightning & Maple Leafs Both Benefitting From Strong Leadership

Lydia Szyjka | April 25, 2023

Being the team captain in hockey means more than in any other sport. In the NHL, you earn the right to wear the “C” on your sweater. You earn the…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs

Lightning’s Success at Home Could Propel Them in Playoffs

Lydia Szyjka | April 22, 2023

Now that the Tampa Bay Lightning took away home ice advantage in their first-round matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, there is a chance…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa vs. Toronto: Beyond the Ice

Lydia Szyjka | April 17, 2023

With the Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs about to be embroiled in another first-round matchup in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, I thought it was the perfect time…

Categories Editor's Choice, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs

Lightning Could Benefit From Underdog Status Versus Maple Leafs

Lydia Szyjka | April 15, 2023

Is anyone outside of Central Florida picking the Tampa Bay Lightning to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs in the much-anticipated first-round rematch to begin the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs? It…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning
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