Category: Amateur Hockey

What would it take for Tampa Bay to host the IIHF World Junior Championships?

By John Fontana | Feb 24th 2019 | 7 min read |

Prep sports in Florida are kind of a big deal. High school football, basketball, baseball, wrestling… Heck, it goes from the prep level to the c...

Florida prep hockey: Tampa Bay Times Forum hosts the Lightning Conference championship

By John Fontana | Feb 19th 2019 | 2 min read |

Hockey fans, bloggers, and media people talk prospects all the time: Prep’s from the north, junior leagues by way of Canada and Europe, or guys ...

Lightning fan’s cheering guide to the NCAA Frozen Four

By Justin G. | Apr 6th 2017 | 6 min read |

I’m the type of fan who, when it comes to what teams I like outside of the NHL and the Tampa Bay Lightning’s direct affiliates in Syracuse and Kal...

USF Ice Bulls make their Nationals dreams a reality

By Eric Seeds | Mar 16th 2017 | 5 min read |

Hi there! For those of you who do not know me at Raw Charge (which is probably most of you), I’m Eric Seeds, one of the writers over at the Jackets ...

USF Ice Bulls headed to Nationals and need your help: Interview with players

By Justin G. | Mar 3rd 2017 | 11 min read |

The USF Ice Bulls are one of Tampa Bay’s two hometown college hockey teams — the other is the University of Tampa. The Ice Bulls are a club-level ...

Bolts in the pipeline, November 14-20

By el seldo | Nov 22nd 2016 | 10 min read |

Hello Lightning fans! A little introduction to who I am and why I’m here. I’m an editor over at the SBN Maple Leafs site Pension Plan Puppets, and...

Bolts in the pipeline, November 7-13

By el seldo | Nov 15th 2016 | 11 min read |

Hello Lightning fans! A little introduction to who I am and why I’m here. I’m an editor over at the SBN Maple Leafs site Pension Plan Puppets, and...

Team USA to participate in Women’s World Ice Sledge Hockey Festival

By David Baldwin | Oct 20th 2016 | 2 min read |

One of Tampa’s own, Monica Quimby, has the chance of a lifetime to represent Team USA on a world stage at the Women’s World Ice Sledge Hockey Fest...

2016 Frozen Four leads to the Tampa Bay return of Martin St. Louis

By John Fontana | Apr 8th 2016 | 3 min read |

The Lightning are out of town to end the season or a very specific reason (and hockey-centric for that matter) as the 2016 NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey...

Hockey Day in Tampa Bay is returning to Amalie Arena

By David Baldwin | Feb 9th 2016 | 4 min read |

The Tampa Bay Lightning will host its annual celebration of local hockey on Saturday, Feb. 13 at Amalie Arena. With the Bolts organization putting mor...