http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=RssNewsPage Lightning NHL Enterprises, L.P. (c) 2008 NHL. All Rights Reserved Mon, 12 May 2008 03:51:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363175 A controversial goal by Finland’s Ville Koistinen proved to be the difference in Sunday’s match-up against Team USA. The goal, which appeared to enter from the side of the net, was allowed and pulled Finland to within one, swinging mom... Erin Chenderlin | TBL.com correspondent Sun, 11 May 2008 11:13:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363139 Lightning right wing Martin St. Louis recorded five assists as Canada romped to a 10-1 victory against Germany. St. Louis, who is second on Team Canada with eight points in five games in the tournament, set up all four of Eric Staal’s goals ... Tampa Bay Lightning Sun, 11 May 2008 12:03:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363061 The Russian team needed a shootout to decide its game against Belarus Friday afternoon in Quebec City, fending off the upset from the No. 5 seed to win, 4-3. Russia, ranked No. 1 in Qualifying Round Group E, fell behind 2-0 in the first period. Th... Erin Chenderlin | TBL.com correspondent Fri, 09 May 2008 10:25:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=362924 During the first day of play in the Qualifying Round, the Czech Republic shut out Switzerland in Quebec City, 5-0. Tampa Bay’s Filip Kuba had no points but was +1 with more than 19 minutes of ice time. Team Canada survived a scare again... Erin Chenderlin | TBL.com correspondent Thu, 08 May 2008 10:04:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=362829 Tampa Bay’s Jussi Jokinen notched his third point of the tournament with an assist as Finland defeated Slovakia, 3-2, Wednesday to secure first place in Group C. The Finnish team will go on to play Latvia on Friday afternoon at the Halifax M... Erin Chenderlin | TBL.com correspondent Wed, 07 May 2008 11:02:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=362822 TAMPA BAY - Tampa Bay Lightning center Jeff Halpern has suffered a complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee, it was announced by Lightning Executive Vice President & General Manager Jay Feaster.  In addit... Tampa Bay Lightning Wed, 07 May 2008 07:43:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=362745 Lightning Hockey Night, the Tampa Bay Lightning weekly radio show, will be broadcasting live this Wednesday from WingHouse of Palm Harbor. The show airs from 7-8 p.m. with the party starting at 6 p.m. Lightning fans can join in the fun and festivi... Tampa Bay Lightning Wed, 07 May 2008 12:22:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=362736 TAMPA BAY - Tampa Bay Lightning center Jeff Halpern has suffered a right knee injury that is expected to require surgery, it was announced by Lightning Executive Vice President & General Manager Jay Feaster. Halpern sustained the injury during... Tampa Bay Lightning Wed, 07 May 2008 11:25:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=362702 St. Louis After going down 3-0 in the second period in the Halifax Metro Centre today, Team USA managed to tie the game at 4 against tournament-favorite Canada. The... Erin Chenderlin | TBL.com correspondent Tue, 06 May 2008 10:41:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=362596 The fourth day of preliminary rounds at the IIHF World Championships saw plenty of action as Groups A and C faced off in Halifax and Quebec City. Lightning left wing Jussi Jokinen scored his first goal of the tournament for Finland as the Fin... Erin Chenderlin | TBL.com correspondent Mon, 05 May 2008 11:21:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=362548 TAMPA BAY - The Tampa Bay Lightning weekly radio show, Lightning Hockey Night, will broadcast live at a different Ker’s WingHouse location each week until July 2. The show airs from 7-8 p.m. each Wednesday and is hosted by Lightning tel... Tampa Bay Lightning Mon, 05 May 2008 03:52:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=362311 TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning will be well represented at the 2008 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championships, which begin today in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Quebec City, Quebec. The tournament lasts through May 18, ... Tampa Bay Lightning Fri, 02 May 2008 11:46:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=361930 PORTLAND, Maine - Jeff Halpern (Potomac, Md./Tampa Bay Lightning/Princeton University) has been named captain of the 2008 U.S. Men's National Team, while Mark Stuart (Rochester, Minn./Boston Bruins/Colorado College) and Zach Parise (Faribault, Min... USA Hockey Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:38:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=361664 TAMPA BAY – Norfolk Admirals head coach Steve Stirling has been reassigned to a full-time college scouting position, it was announced today by Lightning Executive Vice President & General Manager Jay Feaster. In addition, Feaster announc... Tampa Bay Lightning Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:49:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=361272 TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Lightning Foundation awarded 16 financial grants for a total of $129,500 this evening at The Community Grant Awards and Donor Recognition Reception in the AFS Club at the St. Pete Times Forum. In a... Tampa Bay Lightning Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:00:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=361666 TAMPA BAY - Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Paul Ranger underwent successful arthroscopic surgery this week to repair the labrum in his right shoulder. The surgery was performed by orthopedist Dr. James Andrews at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Bi... Tampa Bay Lightning Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:45:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=361555 TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed forward Paul Szczechura (pronounced sha-HER-a) to a two-year contract today, Executive Vice President & General Manager Jay Feaster announced.   The 5-foot-11, 190-pound native of Be... Tampa Bay Lightning Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:40:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=361530 NEW YORK (April 24, 2008) -- Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk, Buffalo Sabres right wing Jason Pominville and Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Martin St. Louis are the three finalists for the Lady Byng Trophy in 2007-08, the National Hockey Le... NHL.com Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:13:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=360644 Lightning Hockey Night is broadcasting live from Boston's restaurant and sports bar in Tampa, Wednesday, April 16th from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Join Dave Andreychuk and Matt Sammon for an hour of hockey talk on 620 WDAE live at Boston's, 9... Tampa Bay Lightning Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:07:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=359853 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey today named the first 17 players to its U.S. Men’s National Team that will compete at the 2008 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Quebec City, Que... USA Hockey Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:13:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=359814 Lightning Hockey Night is broadcasting live from Boston's restaurant and sports bar in Tampa, Wednesday, April 9th from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Join Dave Andreychuk and Matt Sammon for an hour of hockey talk on 620 WDAE live at Boston's, 931... Tampa Bay Lightning Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:41:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=359657 TAMPA BAY - The Tampa Bay Lightning have won the National Hockey League Draft Drawing tonight and retained the first overall drafting position for the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, June 20 and 21 at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario. "This is t... Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:37:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=359296 TAMPA BAY - Tampa Bay Lightning center Vincent Lecavalier will undergo surgery to repair damage to his right shoulder that was suffered when the shoulder was dislocated in the Lightning’s game Thursday night at Washington. The dislocation wa... Tampa Bay Lightning Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:35:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=359242 Tampa Bay Lightning center Vincent Lecavalier will return to Tampa today, April 4, to undergo further diagnostic testing and evaluation by team physician Dr. Ira Guttentag.  Lecavalier suffered a right shoulder injury during the third period ... Tampa Bay Lightning Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:51:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=359201 NEW YORK/TORONTO (April 2, 2008) – The National Hockey League Draft Drawing, a weighted system to determine the order of selection for the first 14 picks of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, will take place Monday, April 7, at 8 p.m. ET at the NH... NHL.com Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:40:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=359193 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey announced today that Mike Sullivan of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Kurt Kleinendorst of the Lowell Devils have been named assistant coaches of the 2008 U.S. Men’s National Team that will compete in t... USA Hockey Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:28:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=358656 TAMPA, Fla. - Lightning captain Tim Taylor won't play a final game for Tampa Bay before retiring after the regular season ends. The 39-year old Taylor, who has missed the entire season after undergoing off-season hip surgery, has recently been pr... Canadian Press Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:38:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=358517 TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning Foundation and Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union will host the 2008 Education Night for local students tonight at the St. Pete Times Forum as the Lightning face the Carolina Hurricanes (7:30 p.m., Sun ... Tampa Bay Lightning Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:10:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=358432 TAMPA BAY – Tampa Bay Lightning captain Tim Taylor will sign autographs for charity Saturday and Monday nights as Fan Appreciation nights continue for the final two Lightning games at the St. Pete Times Forum. Taylor will be in section 122 a... Tampa Bay Lightning Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:53:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=358391 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - John Tortorella has been named head coach of the 2008 U.S. Men’s National Team it was announced today by USA Hockey. The current head coach of the National Hockey League’s Tampa Bay Lightning, Tortorella will ... Tampa Bay Lightning Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:38:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=358240 TAMPA BAY - The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled goaltender Marc Denis from the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis, Executive Vice President and General Manager Jay Feaster announced.  Goaltender Jonathan Bo... Tampa Bay Lightning Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:17:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=358046 TAMPA BAY - The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled goaltender Jonathan Boutin from the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis, Executive Vice President and General Manager Jay Feaster announced.   Boutin, 6-foot... Tampa Bay Lightning Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:10:00 EDT http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=357955 The Tampa Bay Lightning will host a post-game concert featuring an acoustic set by Submersed’s Donald Carpenter on the Chrysler-Jeep Plaza immediately following the Tampa Bay Lightning v. Carolina Hurricanes game next Saturday, March 29, a... Tampa Bay Lightning Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:45:00 EDT