Category: International Hockey

"Pulp Fiction" and the future of the Tampa Bay Lightning

By John Fontana | Apr 3rd 2016 | 9 min read |

One thing I like about the movie Pulp Fiction is its multiple angles / storylines that play out during segments of the movie and how they cross paths ...

USA and Canada face off for gold at the World Sled Hockey Challenge

By David Baldwin | Jan 23rd 2016 | 2 min read |

When the Winter Paralympic Games were televised for the first time in 2014, audiences all over were introduced to the sport of sledge hockey (known in...

Where are they now? Looking in on some fan-favorite Tampa Bay Lightning players of the recent past

By Justin G. | Dec 5th 2015 | 8 min read |

No matter how relevant a player is with a team, there will always be someone out in the stands that loves that player. For whatever reason, fans becom...

Team Canada announces 2016 World Junio Championships selection camp rosters

By Justin G. | Dec 2nd 2015 | 2 min read |

This morning, Team Canada announced their U20 World Junior Championship Selection Camp roster. These are the players that will be vying for a spot to ...

The Swiss League is becoming a landing spot for in-between players

By Justin G. | Aug 18th 2015 | 5 min read |

All too often, players that can’t quite cut it in the NHL often find themselves stuck in the AHL making between $75,000 and $150,000 playing pro...

USA Hockey names Tampa Bay among its five 2018 World Junior Championships host city finalists

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

In an official announcement, USA Hockey has named a group of American cities as official finalists in bids to host the 2018 IIHF U20 World Junior Cham...

What role might Channelside plans play in Tampa Bay's World Junior Championships bid?

By Kyle Alexander Abney | Jul 28th 2015 | 3 min read |

USA Hockey announced today that Tampa Bay is officially a finalist for the 2018 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships: Buffalo, Chicago, Pittsburgh, ...

Thoughts on the retirement of Martin St. Louis from the NHL

By John Fontana | Jul 2nd 2015 | 5 min read |

How exactly do you react to the news when a player retires? Normally it’s not a big deal, it happens all the time in sports without fanfare or w...

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 Stanley Cup Final: 7 D worked for Jon Cooper, how about Coach Quenneville?

By Justin G. | Jun 10th 2015 | 3 min read |

For a lot of 2013-14, Coach Jon Cooper went with seven defensemen in the lineup. It allowed Cooper and his coaching staff to manage the minutes of his...