Hockey

2016 LIGHTNING FAN FEST TO HIGHLIGHT OPENING WEEK OF TRAINING CAMP
Wednesday, August 24, 2016

TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning announced today that it will open training camp on Thursday, September 22 at AMALIE Arena and host the team’s 2016 Fan Fest on Sunday, September 25, with doors to the general public opening at 11 a.m. (subject to change). Fan Fest will include live team scrimmages, player autographs and programming featuring some of…

LIGHTNING RE-SIGN FORWARD VLADISLAV NAMESTNIKOV TO TWO-YEAR CONTRACT
Wednesday, July 27, 2016

TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed forward Vladislav Namestnikov to a two-year contract worth an annual average of $1,937,500-million per season, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced today. Namestnikov, 23, skated in 80 games with the Lightning during the 2015-16 season, collecting 14 goals and 35 points to go along with 45 penalty minutes. The…

FORMER LIGHTNING FORWARD BRAD RICHARDS RETIRES AFTER 15 SEASONS
Thursday, July 21, 2016

Brad Richards is announcing his retirement today from the National Hockey League (NHL), following a decorated career that spanned 15 seasons. Richards played a total of 1,126 career NHL games with five different teams: Tampa Bay Lightning, Dallas Stars, New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings. The talented and highly skilled forward notched 298 goals and 634 assists…

LIGHTNING RE-SIGN FORWARD ALEX KILLORN TO SEVEN-YEAR CONTRACT
Wednesday, July 20, 2016

TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed forward Alex Killorn to a seven-year contract worth an average of $4.45 million per season, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced today. Killorn, 26, played in 81 games for the Lightning last season, collecting 14 goals and 40 points to go along with 44 penalty minutes. Killorn ranked tied…

Panthers storm past Lightning into first in Atlantic
Sunday, March 27, 2016

Mar 26, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Florida Panthers right wing Jaromir Jagr (68) is congratulated by teammates as he scored against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the first period at Amalie Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: USATSI-230060 ORIG FILE ID: 20160326_szo_sv7_040.JPG TAMPA — Jaromir Jagr scored a power-play goal, Roberto Luongo made 33 saves, and the…