Posts About "Vincent Lecavalier"
Today in Hockey History: June 27
June 27th, 2020 A pair of National Hockey League Entry Drafts were held on this date, with both teams from the Sunshine State getting a crack at the top pick. Also, the NHL newest rival made a huge splash on this date in 1972. Lightning Strike First The 27 teams of the NHL got together in Buffalo, NY, on June 27, 1998, for the annual Entry Draft....
Vinny Lecavalier's Legacy With the Lightning
April 21st, 2020 As time marches forward, we are now approaching the four-year anniversary of former Tampa Bay Lightning captain Vinny Lecavalier announcing his retirement from the NHL. He played in 1,212 games, scoring 421 goals and 949 points while playing for the Lightning and Philadelphia Flyers before ending his career with the Los Angeles...
Lightning's Top-10 Goal Scorers All-Time
April 3rd, 2020 Whenever a new franchise enters the NHL, you never know what that teams' identity will become. While some teams never develop a single trait that defines them, others seemingly double down on one aspect of the game to be the best at. For the Tampa Bay Lightning, the pathway to prominence has been paved on the back of offense. Even...
Lightning All-Decade Team: Offense
April 1st, 2020 Throughout their early history, the Tampa Bay Lightning found success as an offensively driven team. Even when their defense and goaltending struggled with consistency, the Lightning could put enough points on the board to, at the least, keep games close. The 2010s were no different, as the Lightning assembled one of the most...
Tampa Bay Lightning's 50-Goal Scorers
February 25th, 2020 Scoring 50 goals in an NHL season is an incredible milestone, one that doesn't happen often in a team's history. It's a feat that even the teams that have been around for awhile don't witness much. Those who reach that plateau are considered to be elite talents, capable of changing a game in an instant. For the Tampa Bay Lightning,...
Lightning’s Kucherov Still Has More to Prove
March 7th, 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov’s record-tying night, when he matched Vincent Lecavalier’s 108 points on the season, should still leave fans wanting. Namely more. Kucherov Does It All for Lightning Kucherov has accomplished a great deal in a relatively short amount of time. He really only jumped on the scene a season after...
Best Forwards in Lightning History
April 17th, 2018 The one consistent throughout the Tampa Bay Lightning's history is their affinity for having star forwards on their roster. Over the course of 25 years, the franchise built themselves around the philosophy of score first and score often, sometimes at the expense of the other positions on the ice. Even when the team was going through...
Lightning Honoring Tampa's Hockey Hero Lecavalier
February 6th, 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 former teammate Martin St. Louis as the second player to have his number retired by the franchise. It is fitting for these two to have their numbers in the...
The Best NHL Playoff Series of the 2000s
September 27th, 2017 Originally published in June, 2010, THW takes a look back at the very best NHL playoff series of the past decade, from 2000-2010. Series #10 - 2006 Stanley Cup Finals Carolina Hurricanes (4) Edmonton Oilers (3) A bizarre and unpredictable run by the 8th-seeded Oilers was culminated with a 7-game defeat to the Carolina Hurricanes, who...
Kucherov Putting Himself in Rare Company
March 24th, 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 in a precarious position. A loss would put them seven points out of a playoff spot and a Sisyphean climb for a playoff spot would ensue. But the Bolts...
Lightning to Honor Martin St. Louis
January 13th, 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 from Tampa in 2014, the organization is making the correct decision by making Martin St. Louis’ #26 the first ever to be retired and hung in the...
What Happened to Scott Laughton?
December 3rd, 2016 Among the regularly dressed Philadelphia Flyers forwards, there are four undrafted free agents (Matt Read, Michael Raffl, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Roman Lyubimov) plus former late draft picks in Chris VandeVelde (97th in '05) and Dale Weise (111th in '08). Sitting in the press box most nights, dressed in a suit rather than equipment...
Lightning Set to Honor Lecavalier's Legacy
October 18th, 2016 The Tampa Bay Lightning will honor Vincent Lecavalier when the team plays the Florida Panthers on Tuesday. It's a fitting way for the organization to honor Lecavalier's 14-year career with the Lightning — one in which he grew up as an NHL star alongside the Lightning and would become a Stanley Cup champion. It's a welcome...
