Category: Amalie Arena

2015 Stanley Cup Finals conflict forces Garth Brooks to cancel Tampa shows

By John Fontana | May 31st 2015 | 2 min read |

Legends are created sometimes in the Stanley Cup Finals. Sometimes legends return to the Stanley Cup Finals for another shot at glory. Some legends in...

2015 NHL Stanley Cup Finals schedule unveiled

By John Fontana | May 28th 2015 | 2 min read |

Who wins the Eastern Conference and Western Conference to move on to the Stanley Cup Finals is still in question (and that one starts getting answered...

[UPDATED] 2015 NHL Playoffs: Will "Frozen on Ice" be put on ice due to NHL Playoffs? Answer: No

By John Fontana | May 13th 2015 | 2 min read |

For those who have tickets to Frozen on Ice this weekend at Amalie Arena, there’s a good chance the events will be rescheduled or cancelled due ...

2015 NHL Playoffs: The (canceled) schedule conflict

By John Fontana | May 5th 2015 | 2 min read |

It was an innocent conversation between myself and community member Matt Amos tonight. Innocent but of a hockey subject matter, a playoff subject matt...

Things get heated (pun intended) at Amalie Arena during game 7 pregame as Red Wings fan attempts to ignite Tampa Bay Lightning rally flag

By John Fontana | Apr 30th 2015 | 2 min read |

There’s rivalry in sports and then there’s stupidity when you put people at risk in order to stoke the flames of rivalry. Last night at Am...

The NHL dangles the carrot and kicks the can down the road regarding Tampa Bay hosting marquee events

By John Fontana | Nov 13th 2014 | 4 min read |

In a much less concise and deliberate process, the National Hockey League has a tendency to aid or reward markets with its two long-time marquee event...

Name that tune; individual goal songs for individual Tampa Bay Lightning Lightning players

By John Fontana | Oct 29th 2014 | 3 min read |

Erik Erlendsson at the Tampa Tribune came up with an interesting thought the other day, an idea that’s likely been pondered by other writers and...

Lightning training camp schedule announced

By John Fontana | Sep 17th 2014 | 6 min read |

With Tampa Bay Lightning training camp starting in the morning at the Amalie in downtown Tampa, one thing remained unclear: The schedule of events dur...

2014 Tampa Bay Lightning training camp roster announced

By John Fontana | Sep 16th 2014 | 18 min read |

Thursday marks the opening of the 2014 Tampa Bay Lightning training camp. Camp is set to open at Amalie Arena in downtown Tampa. A mass of sixty-four ...

Tampa Bay Lightning fan festival slated for Saturday, September 27

By John Fontana | Sep 11th 2014 | 2 min read |

A couple of days ago, we made reference in Quick Strikes to the disaster of fan outreach that was the Toronto Maple Leafs “Fan Festival” l...