Category: 2015 NHL Draft

2015 NHL Draft Weekend Coverage

By John Fontana | Jun 26th 2015 | 2 min read |

The 2015 NHL Entry Draft is this weekend in Sunrise, Florida. Draft picks and roster players are in play for many of the NHL’s franchises going ...

2015 NHL Draft: Tampa Bay Lightning move down from 28th overall in trade with New York Islanders

By Kyle Alexander Abney | Jun 26th 2015 | 2 min read |

The Tampa Bay Lightning, as long as Steve Yzerman has been GM, have always done the unexpected thing. After an odd run in the middle of the draft (wit...

2015 NHL entry draft open thread

By John Fontana | Jun 26th 2015 | 1 min read |

Were: Bank Atlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida | When: 7 PM EDT Media: NBC Sports Net, TSN (cable)Twitter: Live Tampa Bay Lightning coverage A live stre...

2015 NHL Draft: Tampa Bay Lightning draft preview

By Kyle Alexander Abney | Jun 26th 2015 | 8 min read |

The 2015 NHL Entry Draft gets underway later today at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. Day 1 will cover the first round; tomorrow will cover R...

2015 NHL Draft: Jansen Harkins prospect profile

By Kyle Alexander Abney | Jun 25th 2015 | 5 min read |

One aspect of the draft strategy the Tampa Bay Lightning have used in the Steve Yzerman-Al Murray era has been to first stock up on skill, but also no...

2015 NHL Draft: Who do experts think the Tampa Bay Lightning will pick?

By Kyle Alexander Abney | Jun 24th 2015 | 4 min read |

Each year around this time, as the NHL Entry Draft draws near, experts, media members, scouts and post their mock drafts, projecting what each NHL tea...

2015 NHL Draft: Denis Guryanov profile

By Kyle Alexander Abney | Jun 24th 2015 | 4 min read |

If it seems like we’re targeting a lot of high-skill Russian wingers for the Tampa Bay Lightning at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, well, it’s b...

NHL Mock Draft 2015: Tampa Bay Lightning select Anthony Beauvillier with the 28th pick

By Kyle Alexander Abney | Jun 23rd 2015 | 4 min read |

Each season, the blogs representing their respective teams here at SB Nation conduct a mock draft covering the 1st round of the NHL Entry Draft. (See ...

2015 NHL Draft: Nikita Korostelev profile

By Kyle Alexander Abney | Jun 22nd 2015 | 5 min read |

The Tampa Bay Lightning have, in recent years, built a reputation for going “off board” a bit in the 1st round of the NHL Entry Draft. GM ...

2015 NHL Draft: Paul Bittner profile

By Kyle Alexander Abney | Jun 19th 2015 | 4 min read |

Draft for need, or best player available? That’s a common question at this time of the year. Hockey, like baseball, is more about slow-burn deve...