Lightning Honoring Tampa’s Hockey Hero Lecavalier Eugene Helfrick | February 6, 2018 On Feb. 10, the Tampa Bay Lightning are scheduled to retire former captain and longtime face of the franchise Vincent Lecavalier’s No. 4 jersey. Lecavalier will join his friend and…
Nathan Gerbe Ready For Another NHL Opportunity Mark Scheig | January 28, 2018 Nathan Gerbe hopes that this time is the charm. He returns to North America after spending parts of two seasons in Geneva playing in the Swiss League. At age 30,…
Flames Love Them Some Small Guys Ryan Pike | November 5, 2017 It’s been spoken and written about often, but in the game of hockey size isn’t everything. While the rules have changed over time and that’s allowed different types of players…
Starting Lineup of Laval-Born NHL Players Julian McKenzie | September 6, 2017 Considering the rich history of hockey in Laval, it is a bit of a surprise that only 18 National Hockey League players call it home, and only six of these…
Revisiting the Wild’s 2000 Expansion Draft THW Archives | August 17, 2017 This article was originally written in September, 2016. As Las Vegas has been awarded a National Hockey League expansion team that will begin playing in the 2017-18 season, I thought…
Missing Ryan Callahan Brian Anderson | May 19, 2017 When Ryan Callahan departed from the New York Rangers in 2014, he took certain skills with him that the Rangers desperately need back. Don’t get me wrong, trading him at…
Kucherov Putting Himself in Rare Company Luke Johnson | March 24, 2017 Last night’s 6-3 win against the Boston Bruins was a big one for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Trailing those same Bruins by five points for the final wild card spot, the Lightning were…
Recap: Lightning Honor St. Louis, Fall to Blue Jackets 3-1 Steven DiOssi | January 14, 2017 The Tampa Bay Lightning fell to the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 to end a two-game home stand on Friday. It was a tough loss for a Lightning team that leaves…
Preview: Lightning Host Blue Jackets on St. Louis’ Special Night Steven DiOssi | January 13, 2017 The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday to complete the back end of back-to-back games. While the contest marks an important opportunity for the Lightning to earn…
Lightning to Honor Martin St. Louis Dan Herrejon | January 13, 2017 On Friday night, prior to their game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Tampa Bay Lightning will retire and raise the first number in franchise history. Despite his unceremonious departure…
Martin St. Louis to Have Number Retired, Bjugstad and Merrill Injured & More News Dustin L. Nelson | October 6, 2016 Every announcement coming out of Tampa during training camp is watched with great anticipation because RFA forward Nikita Kucherov remains unsigned. But that wasn’t the big news Thursday. The team…
Vincent Lecavalier Retires Andrew Forbes | June 21, 2016 After 17 seasons in the NHL, Vincent Lecavalier has decided to hang up his skates – announcing his retirement. At the age of 36, Lecavalier saw a dip in his…
