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About this site

Raw Charge was created in March of 2009 by John Fontana and Cassie McClellan and has served Tampa Bay Lightning fans continuously since then. For most of our existence we were part of a national network of fan-run sports websites. On April 1st of 2023 we became an independent site determined to continue providing information about our favorite three-time Stanley Cup Champion organization.

We are fans first. We write for fans of hockey. We are not professional reporters. We do this because we love hockey and the Tampa Bay Lightning. However, there are costs associated with running websites and no one should produce work for free. That is why we decided to relaunch as a site that provides both free and subscription-based content.   Your subscription makes this site possible, and allows Raw Charge to continue to exist. Thank you!

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We will keep a lot of the basic content on this site free. Game Day Previews, Recaps, Daily Links, and basic transaction news will be free for all readers. If you register as a user, you will have the ability to comment as well.  The Premium Level more in-depth content and analysis of the team as well as some other small perks.

Meet people like you

One of the main reasons we wanted to keep this site going is because we believe we have built a strong, respectful community of Lightning fans. We wanted to keep that alive and have a place where we can all hang out online and discuss Lightning hockey.

Code of Conduct

We’re glad you’re here, and we want this to be a fun & welcoming place for everyone. Be respectful, don’t be a jerk, and have basic common courtesy for others.

In case you need it outlined… None of the following will be tolerated, and is grounds for removal of comments and/or blocking from the site altogether.

  • Personal attacks: This includes name-calling, insults, threats, hurtful comments about someone’s appearance, voice, viewpoints, or style, and all other forms of attacks. We want our communities to be welcoming and fun. Personal attacks are the opposite of that.
    While we understand discussions can get heated, please refrain from making things personal.
  • Discriminatory or derogatory language: This includes racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, or other forms of discrimination.
  • Harassment: This includes, but is not limited to, intimidation; stalking; unwanted photography; inappropriate physical contact; use of sexual or discriminatory imagery, comments, or jokes; and unwelcome sexual attention.
  • Misinformation and disinformation: Sharing demonstrably false information about news or world events, beyond the scope of reasonable sports opinion or analysis, can be harmful to our communities.
  • Spam: We have a zero-tolerance policy on spam. It’s unnecessary and no one wants it.
  • Language: Let’s keep it somewhat clean. Yes, the passion of Lightning hockey gets to all of us, but certain words don’t need to be typed out. Plus, it’s boring and unoriginal.

Comments containing any of the above will be removed and may result in a suspension or a ban.