Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning 2024-25 Season Preview

With training camp in the books, the Tampa Bay Lightning have made their final roster cuts and headed to Raleigh, North Carolina for Friday night’s season opener against the Carolina Hurricanes. Speaking of hurricanes, an actual one is hit the West Coast of Florida, so the Lightning, along with any players, families, and pets, left […]

Florida Panthers Preseason Recap

The Panthers wrapped up their preseason this week with two more games against the Lightning and one against the LA Kings. This week saw more of what the Cats’ roster will look like for this year. While Mackie Samoskevich has unfortunately spent the majority of the preseason battling an injury he did finally get into […]

Predictions for the 2024-25 NHL Season

Last season, I attempted to predict the 2023-24 NHL season and it didn’t go so well for me. I wrote a piece highlighting just how wrong my season predictions were. I’m doing the same for the 2024-25 season. With training camp hitting the later stages, teams making their second and some making their final cuts, […]

St. Cloud State Alum in the NHL

St. Cloud State has many hockey players who have gone on to play at the professional level, including nine players currently in the NHL. Will Borgen (2015-18) – Defenseman Will Borgen spent three seasons at St. Cloud State before he started his professional career. Borgen played in 106 games as a Husky where he had […]

Lightning Entering New Era: News, Notes & Thoughts From Training Camp

After a long offseason full of change, the Tampa Bay Lightning reported to training camp a couple of weeks ago, hoping to go on another deep playoff run after two straight years of first-round exits. While the return was exciting for some, the offseason changes signified a new beginning for this team. Gone were star […]

Nashville Predators Make Roster Cuts

The Nashville Predators have trimmed their roster down to 28.

Florida Panthers Preseason Recap: 09/22-09/28/2024

With the first week of preseason out of the way, things are looking good for the Panthers. The returning players are looking every bit as good as last year and are in better shape than they were last year at this time per Head Coach Paul Maurice when he spoke to the media during the […]

Player Profile: Tyler Johnson

Tyler Johnson was born on July 29, 1990, in Spokane, Washington. Playing in the NHPL during the 2006-07 season, Johnson totaled 127 points in 50 games with two teams, the Coeur D’Alene Colts and the Coeur D’Alene Lakers. Johnson led the league in goals, assists, and points. In 2005, the winger was drafted in the […]

PHOTOS: Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning – 09/25/2024

ORLANDO, Fla – It was a hard fought, high scoring Sunshine State Showdown Wednesday night as the Tampa Bay Lightning took on the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Champions Florida Panthers. The preseason match up took place at the Kia Center in Orlando, which is home to Tampa’s ECHL affiliate the Orlando SolarBears. The Lightning took […]

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Recap: Welcome to the Preseason

The Carolina Hurricanes have taken their first win of the 2024-2025 preseason, with a last-minute stunner against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena.