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Happy Friday Bolts Nation! We are now five days removed from the NHL All Star Break and have gladly welcomed back our Bolts in Blue to the ice of the Tampa Bay Times Forum, and what a exciting week of Tampa Hockey it has been.  The Lightning played two games this week against divisional foes, the Washington Capitals and the Winnipeg Jets, during which we saw both games go to overtime with different results.  On Tuesday’s game against the Capitals we watched as Steven Stamkos potted yet another OT winner, notching his 33rd league-leading goal of the season (For more [...]

It was announced on Thursday that 22-year-old centre Steven Stamkos will be the sole representative of the Tampa Bay Lightning at this year’s All-Star game. Stamkos was selected by the league itself to participate as players from the Ottawa Senators claimed all three forward positions during the fan vote. Stamkos currently leads the league in goals with 29 – five more than Phil Kessel, who sits in second-place and was also selected by the league to participate in the All-Star game. Stamkos has 48 points in 42 games this season and, despite the Bolts’ struggles, he has managed to keep [...]

Team Canada faced off against Team Finland for the second time in the World Junior Hockey Championship on Thursday and won with a score of 4-0 to secure the tournament’s bronze medal. The victory was bitter-sweet as the Canadians fell to the Russians for the second year in a row, keeping them from playing in the gold medal game in front of their adoring Alberta fans.

As of yesterday, November 14, the All-Star game ballot is open and you may start voting. You can vote up to 30 times. The Tampa Bay Lightning have three players listed on the ballot: Steven Stamkos, Vincent Lecavalier, and Martin St. Louis. You can also write-in votes for defense and goalie. Please take the time and vote for our Tampa Bay Lightning and try to get them in the All-Star game!

As most of us know, November is the month where men grow mustaches for a good cause, also known as Movember. The cause raises money for men’s health issues. During Movember, men across the globe grow mustaches to raise awareness and funds for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer. On November 1st, you start the month off as clean shaven, and continue to grow your mustache of choice throughout the month. Now I’m sure you’re wondering what this has to do with hockey. Well, I’ll tell you. Several of the NHL players around the league, including members of the Tampa Bay [...]

The Tampa Bay Lightning finalized their 23 player roster today. Defenseman, Mattias Ohlund, will start the season on the Injured Reserves, which left the team some flexibility. Steve Yzerman, Vice President and General Manager, announced that Dana Tyrell, center, was assigned to the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL on Tuesday. 19 year old, Brett Connolly, made the roster and will start the season with the Lightning in the season opener at Carolina. The season opener roster will be: Dwayne Roloson & Mathieu Garon as goaltenders. New forwards added to the roster are: Brett Connolly, Ryan Shannon, and Tom Pyatt. Forwards [...]

By now you have all heard that  a decision was reached by Brendan Shanahan regarding Ryan Malone’s hit on Chris Campoli of The Montreal Canadiens.  The NHL Department Of Player Safety has decided not to suspend Malone based on several different factors. You can view Mr. Shanahan’s video explanation here and take the poll to give us feedback as to if you feel the right decision was made or not.

Ryan Malone will not be suspended for his hit on Montreal Canadiens’ Chris Campoli in Saturday’s preseason game. Brendan Shanahan, NHL Senior Vice President of Player Safety and Hockey Operations,  carefully reviewed the hit and said it was the hardest one to make a decision on so far. The decision was difficult mainly because Malone’s hit was directly to Campoli’s head. The decision was made based upon the fact that Campoli’s head position changed prior to contact being made. “There are elements about the hit that we don’t like – specifically, the principal point of contact being the head and [...]