The Bolts
The Tampa Bay Lightning have cut forward Boris Katchouk (Sault Ste. Marie) and defensemen Cal Foote (Kelowna) and Libor Hajek (Sasakatoon) from the training camp roster and have assigned them to their respective Major Junior teams. “The only juniors players left in training camp now are the injured Otto Somppi and Jonne Tammela. The next round of cuts is likely to come over the weekend or early next week as the AHL bound players head off to the Syracuse Crunch training camp.” [Raw Charge]
“I think there’s so much adrenaline the first game, you’re up for anything. It was cool playing some special teams.”#TBLvsCAR | Cal Foote: pic.twitter.com/eOQnB8D0fv
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) September 20, 2017
Tonight, the Bolts take on the Nashville Predators at Amalie Arena. Here are the players:
Tonight’s game groups. That #TBLightning lineup tho 👀 👀 pic.twitter.com/Cx6wdJKIaS
— Bryan Burns (@BBurnsNHL) September 22, 2017
YAY HOCKEY.
FOX Sports Sun have announced that they will be broadasting all 76 non-nationally televised games. “All broadcasts throughout the season will feature half-hour Lightning Live! pregame shows along with extended postgame coverage from site. Lightning Live! host Paul Kennedy will be joined throughout the season by Bobby ‘The Chief’ Taylor and Dave Andreychuk as analysts during pregame, postgame and intermission.” [NHL dot com]
The six national TV games will be on NBC Sports. Those games can be found here:
Tuesday, Oct. 17 – Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils – 7:30 p.m. – NBCSN
Wednesday, Nov. 8 – Tampa Bay Lightning at San Jose Sharks – 10:30 p.m. – NBCSN
Wednesday, Nov. 22 – Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning- 7:30 p.m. – NBCSN
Wednesday, Nov. 29 – Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins – 7:30 p.m. – NBCSN
Tuesday, Dec. 12 – Tampa Bay Lightning at St. Louis Blues – 8 p.m. – NBCSN
Monday, Jan. 22 –Tampa Bay Lightning at Chicago Blackhawks – 8:30 p.m. – NBCSN
The Bolts are celebrating their 25th anniversary with their own commissioned beer! “It’s called The Lightning Twenty Five, which is a light lager, and will be available throughout the upcoming hockey season.” [FOX 13 News]
The Prospects
The OHL season opened yesterday, meaning its time for Taylor Raddysh of the Erie Otters to start
WATCH THIS: #OHL champion @ErieOtters still showcasing skill.@TBLightning prospect @Raddy1998 scores his 1st of 2017-18 #OHLOpeningWeek: pic.twitter.com/h8Ogbk7QzK
— OntarioHockeyLeague (@OHLHockey) September 22, 2017
The Game
Team USA has decided that no NHL draft-eligible players will be on their roster for the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. “We’re going to be too good. There’s no quote-unquote underage kids that could make this level of a team.” – Team USA General manager Jim Johannson. [Sportsnet]
What kind of beer do you wish the Lightning Twenty Five was?
| I am happy that it is a lager | 20 |
| It should be a pilsner | 3 |
| It should be an IPA | 7 |
| It should be a stout | 1 |
| It should be something else (will comment) | 2 |
