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Tampa Bay Lightning and Frank Crum Team Up With Sponsorship Deal

Tampa Bay Lightning — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:44:00 EST

Multi-Year Partnership Makes FrankCrum the Official Payroll, HR and Temporary Staffing Service Provider of the Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning and FrankCrum recently signed a multi-year sponsorship contract, the club announced toda...

Lightning Re-Assign Ryan Craig to Norfolk of the AHL

Tampa Bay Lightning — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:20:00 EST

The Tampa Bay Lightning re-assigned forward Ryan Craig to the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League and also assigned D Matt Smaby to Norfolk for conditioning on Sunday, Executive Vice President and General Manager Brian Lawton announc...

Lightning and Metropolitan Ministries To Collect Non-Perishable Food Items For Homeless

Tampa Bay Lightning — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:57:00 EST

The Tampa Bay Lightning will host community partner Metropolitan Ministries for a non-perishable food drive before their game on Saturday, November 14 against the Los Angeles Kings (7:30 p.m., Sun Sports, 620 WDAE). Metropolitan Ministries staf...

Lightning Set to Kick Off Fourth Installment Of Post-Game Concert Series

Tampa Bay Lightning — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:55:00 EST

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the St. Pete Times Forum are proud to kick off a fourth consecutive season of the Lightning Post-Game Concert Series, presented by Beck’s Beer in association with Adcoprint.com, beginning November 25 after the ...

Lightning Recall C Paul Szczechura From Norfolk of the AHL

Tampa Bay Lightning — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:46:00 EST

The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled center Paul Szczechura from the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League today, Executive Vice President and General Manager Brian Lawton announced. Szczechura, 5-foot-10, 184 pounds, has played in ...

Lightning Unplugged Relocated To Cantina Laredo At The Shops At Wiregrass Due To Weather Concerns

Tampa Bay Lightning — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:50:00 EST

Lightning Unplugged Relocated To Cantina Laredo At The Shops At Wiregrass Due To Weather Concerns Tampa Bay Lightning “Unplugged” originally scheduled to be held tomorrow night from 6-8 p.m. in Center Court at The Shops at Wiregrass...

Tampa Bay Lightning and Miles For Hope Present Ticket To A Cure To Fund Brain Cancer Research

Tampa Bay Lightning — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:28:00 EST

The Tampa Bay Lightning, in conjunction with Miles For Hope, will host Ticket To A Cure For Brain Cancer to educate the public about awareness and to act in moving forward towards a cure for brain tumors on Friday, November 27, when the Lightni...

Lightning Recall Ryan Craig From Norfolk of the AHL

Tampa Bay Lightning — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:17:00 EST

The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled forward Ryan Craig from the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League, Executive Vice President and General Manager Brian Lawton announced. Craig, 6-foot-1, 215-pounds, has played in eight games with ...

Lightning And The Lightning Foundation Team With Grow Financial Credit Union For Military Night Out

Tampa Bay Lightning — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:44:00 EST

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Lightning Foundation will host Military Night Out, presented by Grow Financial Credit Union, on November 12 when the Lightning face off against the Minnesota Wild at 7:30 p.m. at the St. Pete Times Forum (Sun Spo...

Lightning to Host Happy Hours for 5pm Road Game November 2

Tampa Bay Lightning — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:49:00 EDT

The Tampa Bay Lightning will host multiple watch party happy hours on Monday, November 2 when they take on the Philadelphia Flyers at 5 p.m. at the Wachovia Center. The parties offer a perfect opportunity for fans to stop on their way h...

Lightning To Host Watch Parties November 3

Tampa Bay Lightning — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:32:00 EDT

The Tampa Bay Lightning will host watch parties at four different Beef O’ Brady’s locations throughout the Tampa Bay area on November 3 when they take on the Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:30 p.m. The game will only be televised in ...

Lightning to Host Devils in Halloween Matinee

Tampa Bay Lightning — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:47:00 EDT

The Tampa Bay Lightning will host the New Jersey Devils at the St. Pete Times Forum on Saturday at 3 p.m. in a Halloween matinee (Sun Sports, 620 WDAE). Children under the age of 12 attending the game will receive a free ticket with the purc...

Lightning To Host Second 'Unplugged' Event

Tampa Bay Lightning — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:54:00 EDT

View Larger Map Lightning Unplugged Martin St. Louis & Antero Niittymaki Tuesday, November 10 - 6pm Catina Laredo The Shops at Wiregrass 2000 Piazza Avenue Wesley Chapel, FL 33543 (813) 9...

Lightning Set To Host Tampa Bay Fights Cancer Night

Tampa Bay Lightning — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EDT

The time of the year is back when the Tampa Bay Lightning roll out the yellow carpet for The Yerrid Foundation and a week of Tampa Bay Fights Cancer events. Related News Tampa Fights Cancer, Hockey Fights Cancer Converge at Times Forum T...

Lightning, Koules Help Make Riverwalk Plaza Possible

Peter Pupello — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:08:00 EDT

Downtown resident Jane Somers had never met City of Tampa mayor Pam Iorio. But upon completion of the Tampa Riverwalk however, it was not unbelievable to find that the two actually had something in common. “I live right in those high-ri...

Lightning Unveil New Ticket Packages

Tampa Bay Lightning — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:53:00 EDT

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Martin St. Louis To Run Youth Hockey Clinic

Tampa Bay Lightning — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:16:00 EDT

What: Tampa Bay Lightning forward Martin St. Louis and Director of Fan Development Brian Bradley will run a youth hockey clinic as part of USA Hockey’s American Development Model program in conjunction with the Lightning. St. Louis ...

Lightning to Host 'Go Green Night' October 22

Tampa Bay Lightning — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:35:00 EDT

The Tampa Bay Lightning will host ‘Go Green Night’, presented by Waste Services of Florida, Tampa Electric Company (TECO) and Pro Shred, in conjunction with the St. Pete Times Forum’s Green Plan, to celebrate recycling and env...

Lightning Claim Radek Smolenak Off Waivers

Tampa Bay Lightning — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:09:00 EDT

The Tampa Bay Lightning have claimed left wing Radek Smolenak off waivers from the Chicago Blackhawks today, Executive Vice President and General Manager Brian Lawton announced. He was claimed by Chicago from Tampa Bay on September 25, ...

'Together We Will' Campaign Highlights Newly Energized Lightning Marketing Focus as Home Opener Approaches

Tampa Bay Lightning — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:18:00 EDT

The Tampa Bay Lightning’s Together We Will marketing campaign is picking up momentum as the team prepares to open the 2009-10 home schedule at 7:30 p.m. tonight with a battle against the New Jersey Devils at the St. Pete Times Forum. Sof...

Matt Smaby Assigned to Norfolk for Conditioning

Tampa Bay Lightning — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:18:00 EDT

The Tampa Bay Lightning have sent defenseman Matt Smaby to the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League on a conditioning assignment, Executive Vice President and General Manager Brian Lawton announced. Smaby, 6-foot-5, 240 poun...

Inside the Lightning: Rick Tocchet

Sun Sports — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:31:00 EDT

In the next edition of Sun Sports’ Inside the Lighting, Bolts fans will learn all about Lightning Head Coach Rick Tocchet. Hosted by Paul Kennedy, Inside the Lightning: Rick Tocchet premieres on Sun Sports Thursday, October 8 at 10...

Lightning Kick Off Opening Week Celebrations with Unplugged

Mark Neifeld — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:23:00 EDT

The Tampa Bay Lightning hosted the first-ever Lightning Unplugged open mic event, Thursday at Pete and Shorty’s Tavern in Pinellas Park with over 100 fans on hand. Photo Gallery View Photo Gallery Video ...

Lightning Elect Not to Retain Claude Loiselle

Tampa Bay Lightning — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:21:00 EDT

The Tampa Bay Lightning have elected not to renew the contract of Assistant General Manager Claude Loiselle, Executive Vice President and General Manager Brian Lawton announced today. Loiselle's contract expired on July 31, 2009, but he rema...

Lightning Sign RW Carter Ashton to Entry Level Contract

Tampa Bay Lightning — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:10:00 EDT

The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed right wing Carter Ashton to a standard three-year entry level contract today, Executive Vice President and General Manager Brian Lawton announced. “We are extremely pleased to get Carter under cont...

Lightning Announce Hockey Operations Changes

Tampa Bay Lightning — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:08:00 EDT

The Tampa Bay Lightning have named Adam Oates to the position of Assistant Coach, Imran Khan to the position of Assistant General Manager/Strategic Planning and Liz Sylvia to the position of Manager of Hockey Administration today, Executive Vic...