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Lightning Management

Lightning Have Felt Brisebois’ Impact Since 2010

December 8, 2020 by Elisabeth Baker
Julien Brisebois Tampa Bay Lightning

Canadian-born Julien BriseBois did not start his career as a general manager in the National Hockey League. He likely never imagined he would be managing the most recent Stanley Cup …

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Categories Lightning Management Tags Andrei Vasilevskiy, J.T. Miller, Jon Cooper, Julien Brisebois

BriseBois, Cooper Give Canada Best Chance for Gold in 2022

December 7, 2020 by Kyle Knopp
Jon Cooper Tampa Bay Lightning

After a brief hiatus, the National Hockey League (NHL) announced in July that players will be available for the Beijing (2022) and Milan-Cortina (2026) Olympics. The 2018 Winter Olympics was …

Read moreBriseBois, Cooper Give Canada Best Chance for Gold in 2022

Categories Lightning Management, Olympics Tags 2022 Olympics, Jon Cooper, Julien Brisebois, Team Canada

Lightning Director of Scouting Al Murray – Drafting a Cup-Winning Core

October 15, 2020 by Nick Butts
Tampa Bay Lightning 2020 Stanley Cup

After almost three decades of bad coffee, bone-chilling rinks, long flights, cheap motels and death-defying drives through harsh Canadian winters, Al Murray is finally a Stanley Cup champion. Serving as …

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Categories Lightning Management Tags Al Murray

Despite Departures, Lightning Offseason Can Still be Bright

May 10, 2019 by Eugene Helfrick
Steve Yzerman, Christopher Ilitch

You can make a solid argument that the previous month has been one of the worst in Tampa Bay Lightning history. After finishing off the 2018-19 season with 62 wins, …

Read moreDespite Departures, Lightning Offseason Can Still be Bright

Categories Lightning Management Tags Julien Brisebois, Steve Yzerman

The Lightning’s Week from Hell

April 20, 2019 by Eugene Helfrick
Steve Yzerman, Christopher Ilitch

It has been a rough week for hockey in Tampa. On Friday, April 19th, the mood around the city was optimistic, despite the fact that the Tampa Bay Lightning blew …

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Categories Lightning Management, Tampa Bay Lightning Tags Steve Yzerman

Yzerman’s Lasting Legacy With the Lightning

September 12, 2018 by Eugene Helfrick
Steve Yzerman

The only word to describe the sudden announcement that Steve Yzerman, the general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning, will be stepping down from his role with the organization is …

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Categories Lightning Management Tags Julien Brisebois, Steve Yzerman, Top Story

History Says Yzerman Will Sell at Deadline

January 24, 2018 by Eugene Helfrick

Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman is known to be a shrewd businessman when it comes to making trades. Part of how he has turned Tampa Bay into a contender is …

Read moreHistory Says Yzerman Will Sell at Deadline

Categories Lightning Management, Tampa Bay Lightning, Trade Deadline Tags Steve Yzerman, Top Story, Yanni Gourde

How the Tampa Bay Lightning Are Changing Their City

August 27, 2017July 29, 2017 by The Hockey Writers

When I told my uncle that I was going to be writing about the Tampa Bay Lightning online, he was ecstatic. Not as much about the writing part, but more so …

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Categories Lightning Management, Tampa Bay Lightning Tags Amalie Arena, Jeff Vinik

Lightning’s Yzerman Continues to Build Depth

January 19, 2018July 5, 2017 by Steven DiOssi

Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman’s most newsworthy moves this summer have come in trading Jonathan Drouin for defenseman Mikhail Sergachev and the signing of free agents Chris Kunitz …

Read moreLightning’s Yzerman Continues to Build Depth

Categories Lightning Management, Tampa Bay Lightning Tags Cory Conacher, Steve Yzerman, Top Story, Yanni Gourde

Yzerman Has Defining Decisions to Make

June 7, 2017 by Eugene Helfrick
Steve Yzerman

At the start of the 2016-17 season, it looked like the Tampa Bay Lightning would be in a bad spot heading into the 2017 offseason. Between a number of high …

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Categories Lightning Management, Tampa Bay Lightning Tags 2017 Expansion Draft, Steve Yzerman, Top Story

Lightning’s Yzerman Eyes NHL Expansion Draft to Start Summer

April 20, 2017April 15, 2017 by Steven DiOssi

For Tampa Bay Lightning, the 2016-17 regular season has come and gone and for the first time in four years, they are not one of 16 teams in the Stanley …

Read moreLightning’s Yzerman Eyes NHL Expansion Draft to Start Summer

Categories Lightning Management, Tampa Bay Lightning Tags Jake Dotchin, Slater Koekkoek, Steve Yzerman, Top Story

Should Tampa Fans Still Trust the “Yzerplan”

March 13, 2017 by The Hockey Writers

For Tampa Bay Lightning fans, it’s been a long year. Starting with Steven Stamkos’s injury in November, the Lightning have faced a list of injuries as long as the wait …

Read moreShould Tampa Fans Still Trust the “Yzerplan”

Categories Lightning Management, Tampa Bay Lightning Tags Ben Bishop, Steve Yzerman, Top Story, Valtteri Filppula
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