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Esposito's night; Tampa Bay Lightning versus Carolina Hurricanes preview

WHERE: St. Pete Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, FloridaWHEN: 5 PM EST | | TICKETS: Check AvailabilityMEDIA:Sun Sports (cable), 970 WFLA (radio)OPPONENT COVERAGE:Canes Country, Red and Black Hockey In the beginning, there was Phil Esposito. He conceptualized it, and then secured a National Hockey...

Twentieth anniversary: It starts with Phil

The 1992-1993 season marked the beginning of play for the Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senators franchises. October 7th, 2012 will be the 20th anniversary of the Lightning's first game, played at the Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall, against the Chicago Blackhawks. But one of the questions...

Lightning host Hockey N Heels event

In November, the Tampa Bay Lightning hosted "Girls Play Hockey" day at the St. Pete Times Forum. Tuesday night, it was the more mature ladies' turn to explore the home of the Lightning and the game they play. The team has been hosting "Hockey N Heels" for over ten years now, and it's believed to be...

Lightning score early and often to sink listless Panthers

Florida Panthers @ Tampa Bay Lightning, November 26th, 2011: The Game That Never Happened. Or at least the game undiscernibly smudged by a coffee stain on Kevin Dineen's schedule, because his team forgot to show up tonight. And Craig Ramsay missed the bus to Tampa. And Gord Murphy had a pee-wee...

Self improvement starts at home; Tampa Bay Lightning versus Pittsburgh Penguins preview

WHERE: St. Pete / Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, FloridaWHEN: 7:30 PM EST | | TICKETS: Check AvailabilityMEDIA: Sun Sports (cable), 970 WFLA (radio)OPPONENT COVERAGE: Pensburgh, The Pens Blog We interrupt our regularly scheduled game day preview at Raw Charge to bring you the following: Sidney...

It's still "Times Palace" to me

This piece is going to be a bit opinion, a bit business as well. It all stems from the news that was released this morning that the St. Petersburg Times, and with it the St. Pete Times Forum, will be changing into the Tampa Bay Times on January 1st, 2012. A name change of a newspaper isn't a...

Welcome to the neighborhood: A look at changes needed around Lightningville

It's safe to say that anyone who hasn't visited Tampa's Channelside district in the last 20 years wouldn't recognize the place. Gone are empty, decaying warehouses, storage yards surrounded by chain link fence, and unnavigable service roads. They've been replaced by an aquarium, luxury...

The mire; Tampa Bay Lightning versus New York Islanders preview

WHERE: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FloridaWHEN: 7:30 PM EDT | | TICKETS: Check AvailabilityMEDIA: Sun Sports (cable), 970 WFLA (radio)OPPONENT COVERAGE: Lighthouse Hockey It's been 13 days since the Tampa Bay lightning won in Carolina to open the season. It feels a lot longer than that, doesn't...

Who will have the hunger in Sunrise? Lightning at Florida Panthers preview

WHERE: BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, FloridaWHEN: 7:30 PM EDT | | TICKETS: Check AvailabilityMEDIA: Sun Sports (cable), 620 WDAE (radio)OPPONENT COVERAGE: Litter Box Cats Were you aware the Florida Panthers had a pipe organ to BankAtlantic Center? No? Neither was I. Just a mite smaller than what...

Watch: The shocking new feature at the St. Pete Times Forum

This morning, the St. Petersburg Times gave front page attention to the changes at the St. Pete Times Forum. Most of them are supposed to be completed by Monday's home opener against the Florida Panthers - with some exceptions. One of those exceptions is the entrance, which is being rebuilt...


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