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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 Successes with Short-Term Playoff Rentals

Lydia Szyjka | February 4, 2023

The Tampa Bay Lightning’s general manager (GM) Julien BriseBois is either very lucky or brilliant. Every season he seems to find new players to help his team advance to the…

Categories Editor's Choice, Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning’s Shallow Prospect Pool Not a Concern

Lydia Szyjka | January 26, 2023

The Tampa Bay Lightning’s homegrown talent, players such as Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Victor Hedman, Alex Killorn and Anthony Cirelli, form the nucleus of a winning…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Steven Stamkos’ Journey to 500 Goals

Lydia Szyjka | January 19, 2023

There are less than 50 NHL players who have scored 500 or more goals in their careers. On Jan. 18, 2023, the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Steven Stamkos joined this elite…

Categories Editor's Choice, Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning Midseason Grades

Lydia Szyjka | January 15, 2023

The Tampa Bay Lightning played their 41st game on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, against the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO. The Bolts won by a…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Struggle when Hedman Is Out of the Lineup

Lydia Szyjka | January 8, 2023

The fact that the Tampa Bay Lightning have played so well for so long, it is easy to take that success for granted. Every season they are expected to make…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning’s Brayden Point Should Be a 2023 All-Star

Lydia Szyjka | December 30, 2022

The 2023 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend is a chance for the players to show off in front of their peers and suit up next to their rivals. The Tampa Bay…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning and NHL Have Both Excelled Under Gary Bettman

Lydia Szyjka | December 20, 2022

In 1992, Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” ruled the airwaves and Michael Keaton donned the Bat suit. Also, at the NHL owners’ meeting in the middle of December,…

Categories Editor's Choice, Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning’s Randorf and Engblom Make Great Broadcasting Duo

Lydia Szyjka | December 10, 2022

“The Lightning strike in overtime!” exclaimed the Tampa Bay Lightning’s TV play-by-play announcer Dave Randorf. He was calling the game on Dec. 3 that saw Alex Killorn’s shot get past…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Steve Yzerman’s Fingerprints Are All Over Red Wings & Lightning

Lydia Szyjka | December 6, 2022

Although it’s common for teams to swap players, it’s a little less common to swap coaches and even rarer to move general managers from one team back to their original…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Are Obviously Better With Cirelli in the Lineup

Lydia Szyjka | December 4, 2022

Tampa Bay Lightning’s centerman Anthony Cirelli made his season debut against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, after recovering from offseason surgery. He made an immediate impact…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning Grades After 20 Games

Lydia Szyjka | November 28, 2022

With 20 games in the books, the Tampa Bay Lightning find themselves fourth in the Atlantic Division, with 25 points. They started the season 5-4, having lost three of their…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning’s Kucherov Has Evolved Into a Veteran Leader

Lydia Szyjka | November 27, 2022

The image of Tampa Bay Lightning’s forward Nikita Kucherov shirtless, arms stretched wide with a big grin on his bearded face, is now part of NHL history. They had just…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning
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