Posts About "Vincent Lecavalier"
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...
