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A new World Champion has been crowned.

The Syracuse Crunch continue to run roughshod over the AHL; Marty gets anther nomination; who is on drugs among hockey analysts?

How's it going on the other side of the pond, for Lightning players and in the tournament as a whole?

Update on the World Championship tourney after one week of play.

Five Lightning players are participating this year. Here's what you need to know.

If you tried to predict the outcome of the 2012 IIHF World Championships, and I'm sure you did, chances are you were wrong. That's okay. Pretty much everyone was.

Lightning players and coaches represent their countries in the 2012 tournament. We recap their early performances.

The Lightning are on hiatus - hey, it's the off-season. We make up for it with stories from around the league during the 2012 NHL playoffs.

It's opening night for the Tampa Bay Rays as they take on the Baltimore Orioles at Tropicana Fie-- wait, what's that? We cover hockey here? Sorry, my bad. Lightning host the Hurricanes at Times Palace. Here's your preview.