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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 2022-23 Opponent Preview: Buffalo Sabres

Lydia Szyjka | September 16, 2022

We continue our series examining the Tampa Bay Lightning’s opponents this season. Up next is the Buffalo Sabres. The team has made strides lately to make itself more competitive and…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, Previews and Predictions, Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning 2022-23 Opponent Preview: Ottawa Senators

Lydia Szyjka | September 11, 2022

In a continuing series that examines the Tampa Bay Lightning’s opponents this season, we’ll take a closer look at the revamped Ottawa Senators. Last season, the Bolts lost only once…

Categories Ottawa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning’s Coach Cooper Has Found the Secrets to Motivation

Lydia Szyjka | September 8, 2022

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper has a habit of asking himself questions during interviews and then answering those questions. So, to honor the beloved coach I ask: “Do…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Shouldn’t Worry About Winning Division

Lydia Szyjka | September 3, 2022

The last time the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Atlantic Division, they were swept in the first round of the playoffs in 2019. That year, they won the Presidents’ Trophy…

Categories Editor's Choice, Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov Is Still a 100-Point Scorer if He Stays Healthy

Lydia Szyjka | August 29, 2022

When Tampa Bay Lightning star forward Nikita Kucherov missed the entire 2020-21 regular season due to hip surgery, he returned just in time for the postseason and scored 32 points,…

Categories Editor's Choice, Tampa Bay Lightning

Pat Maroon’s Gritty Play Continues to Fuel Lightning’s Success

Lydia Szyjka | August 25, 2022

Much had been made of Patrick Maroon’s chance to win a fourth straight Stanley Cup last year with the Tampa Bay Lightning. This year, the chatter revolves around his chance…

Categories Editor's Choice, Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Are Holding Their Own With Brady and the Buccaneers

Lydia Szyjka | August 20, 2022

Many cities in the U.S. have both NHL and NFL teams. However, none have Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady — the GOAT, widely considered the best quarterback ever. When…

Categories Editor's Choice, Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Have Tough Opening Stretch to Start Season

Lydia Szyjka | August 18, 2022

There are 82 regular season games in the NHL, so you can’t expect a team to win every matchup. Teams can start off poorly and rebound to make a surprise…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Have Internal Alex Killorn Replacement if They Trade Him

Lydia Szyjka | August 13, 2022

Rumors are just rumors until they become facts. After the Tampa Bay Lightning’s colossal collapse to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs,…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning & Penguins on Different Paths Since Consecutive Cups

Lydia Szyjka | August 10, 2022

On June 11, 2017, the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Nashville Predators 4-2 to win back-to-back Stanley Cups. The roster was filled with future Hall of Famers, such as Sidney Crosby,…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Will Need Different Defensemen to Step up This Season

Lydia Szyjka | August 4, 2022

Tampa Bay Lightning defensemen Victor Hedman, Mikhail Sergachev, and Erik Cernak have all won back-to-back Stanley Cups. You can add new Lightning defenseman Ian Cole to that rare list, as…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Will Face Stiff Competition in Atlantic Division in 2022-23

Lydia Szyjka | July 30, 2022

No one is imagining that the competition in the Eastern Conference is going to be a cake walk for the Tampa Bay Lightning during the 2022-2023 season; it never has…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning
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