Category: Lightning Round

Lightning Morning News: Sunshine State hockey player graces cover of video game

By Justin G. | Aug 5th 2025 | 4 min read |

Matthew Tkachuk is going to have a lot of free time at the beginning of the season (and possibly all of it) as he recovers from off-season surgery. Th...

Lightning Evening News: August is here! Hockey soon will be as well.

By Justin G. | Aug 1st 2025 | 5 min read |

Folks, we’ve made it through the brunt of summer. Sure, the thermometer is still reading 100 degrees, but we’re into August, the final sum...

Lightning Morning News: A familiar name is forging his own path in hockey

By Justin G. | Jul 29th 2025 | 3 min read |

Even after 30 years, the name “Rheaume” generates memories of the early days of the Tampa Bay Lightning. In 1992, Manon Rheaume became the...

Lightning Morning News: Checking in on the Lightning's free agents

By Justin G. | Jul 28th 2025 | 4 min read |

It seems the Tampa Bay Lightning have, at least for the most part, settled on the roster that will take to the ice for the 2025-26 season. They opted ...

Lightning Evening News: Vasy credits his fellow goaltenders

By Justin G. | Jul 24th 2025 | 4 min read |

Part of the fun of the summer is that many of the Russian players conduct interviews back at home. With a more comfortable setting, and conversing in ...

Lightning Evening News: St. Louis Blues pay tribute to rock legend

By Justin G. | Jul 22nd 2025 | 5 min read |

Ozzy Osbourne, the legendary British rocker, passed away at the age of 76 on Tuesday. Best known for fronting Black Sabbath, Osbourne was also introdu...

Lightning Evening News: The boys are vibing together

By Justin G. | Jul 21st 2025 | 6 min read |

Well, it seems some of the Tampa Bay Lightning players are off having a good time together before getting ready for the season together. If nothing el...

Lightning Morning News: Former prospect finds a new home in Sweden

By Justin G. | Jul 19th 2025 | 3 min read |

Former second-round pick Gabriel Fortier is heading to Sweden as he signed a two-year deal with Leksands IF of the SHL earlier in the week. Fortier, w...

Lightning Morning News: Schedule Notes

By Justin G. | Jul 18th 2025 | 6 min read |

Welcome to the last 82-game season for the Tampa Bay Lightning for the foreseeable future. Starting next season the league moves to an 84-game season ...

Lightning Morning News: Catching up on some award nominations

By Justin G. | May 9th 2025 | 5 min read |

Okay, we’re pulling ourselves out of the usual post-post-season depression and getting on with writing about this wonderful sport that we all, f...