05 Sep 2010  The Prospect Season Starts Next Week |
Lightning training camp is still a few weeks off with the regular season set to begin on October 9th. But, here at BoltProspects, the prospect season begins Wednesday, September 8th, when KHL defending champs Ak Bars Kazan square off with UHC Dynamo Moscow, which is a new club formed when Dynamo Moscow and KHK MVD merged this offseason. Kazan features 2002 Lightning draft pick Dmitri Kazionov, while Dynamo is now the home of former Lightning draft pick Ruslan Zainullan.
The 2010-2011 season will be BoltProspects' sixth season covering the future of the Tampa Bay Lightning organization. The staff of BoltProspects would like to thank our readers and express our excitment to start yet another season.
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04 Sep 2010 Lightning Hire NHL Veteran Steve Thomas as Player Development Consultant |
The Tampa Bay Lightning hired NHL veteran Steve Thomas as player development consultant today, Vice President and General Manager Steve Yzerman announced.“Steve will be a great addition to the Lightning organization and we are happy he h...
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Lightning Hire Steve Thomas to New Player Development Consultant Position |
As a part of the club's increased interest in player development under new GM Steve Yzerman, the Lightning have announced the hiring of former NHLer Steve Thomas as a Player Development Consultant. According to the Lightning's press release, the retired sniper, "will oversee the development of the Lightning’s prospects in the junior and college ranks. He will provide guidance, mentoring and support to players in the Tampa Bay system to better prepare them for professional hockey." In 1,235 career NHL games, Thomas compiled 421 goals and 933 points in stints with six NHL teams including the Maple Leafs, Islanders, and Red Wings.
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Bolts hire Thomas as consultant |
Steve Yzerman has turned to an NHL veteran to help guide the Lightning's up-and-comers.
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Bolts hire Thomas as consultant |
Steve Yzerman has turned to an NHL veteran to help guide the Lightning's up-and-comers.
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03 Sep 2010 Tampa Bay Lightning hires Steve Thomas |
The Tampa Bay Lightning has hired former NHL player Steve Thomas as a player development consultant, according to Canada's TSN web site.
Thomas, 47, who had 421 goals and 933 points in 1,235 NHL games in a 20-year career with the Maple Leafs, Blackhawks, Islanders, Devils, Ducks and Red Wings, will monitor and oversee all of Tampa Bay's prospects. A formal announcement is expected soon.
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Lightning's Stamkos coming to terms with growing celebrity |
Steven Stamkos sat in the stands inside Rogers Centre during a recent summer afternoon, a typical fan hanging out with his buddies and taking in a Toronto Blue Jays baseball game.
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Single-game tickets for Lightning on sale Sept. 10 |
Single-game tickets for the the Tampa Bay Lightning's 2010-11 season go on sale at 9 a.m. Sept. 10, the team announced Thursday.
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Tampa Bay Lightning single-game tickets go on sale Sept. 10 |
From the team:
The Tampa Bay Lightning announced today that single game tickets for the 2010-11 season will go on sale at 9 a.m. on September 10 at the St. Pete Times Forum Box Office, online at TampaBayLightning.com, by phone at (813) 301-6600, or through Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com. Tickets will start as low as $15.
All 41 Lightning home games will fall into three separate pricing tiers, black, blue and silver. There will be nine black games in 2010-11, with tickets starting at $15. Blue game tickets start as low as $20 and there are 22 of them this season. Finally, there will be 10 silver games, with tickets starting at $22.
Highlights of the home schedule include former Lightning forward Brad Richards’ return to the St. Pete Times Forum with the Dallas Stars on October 18 as well as Vice President and General Manager Steve Yzerman’s first game against his former team, the Detroit Red Wings, on February 17. Tampa Bay will also have two games leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday (Nov. 22 vs. Boston, Nov. 24 vs. NY Rangers) and two games following Christmas (Dec. 28 vs. Boston, Dec. 30 vs. Montreal). The Lightning will also host the NY Rangers on New Year’s Day at 7:30 p.m. The Bolts will play host to Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and the defending Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks on March 9.
Among the other notable home games are two visits by the defending Eastern Conference Champion Philadelphia Flyers February 1 and 15, as well as match-ups with the cross-state rival Panthers on November 27, February 19 and April 8. The Lightning will play host to Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins October 27 and March 31 while Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals will visit on January 12, February 4 and March 7.
The Lightning will also play 12 consecutive home games from January 23 through February 25, a stretch that also includes a break for the NHL All-Star Game. The streak of home games will be the longest in franchise history.
As always, the most cost effective way to invest in 2010-11 tickets is through a Lightning ticket plan with ticket packages starting as low as $79. For more information regarding ticket plans and pricing call (813) 301-6600 or skate to www.tampabaylightning.com.
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02 Sep 2010 Tampa Bay Lightning Announce 2010-11 Single Game Ticket On-Sale |
The Tampa Bay Lightning announced today that single game tickets for the 2010-11 season will go on sale at 9 a.m. on September 10 at the St. Pete Times Forum Box Office, online at TampaBayLightning.com, by phone at 813.301.6600, or through Tick...
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Single-game tickets for Lightning on sale Sept. 10 |
Single-game tickets for the the Tampa Bay Lightning's 2010-11 season go on sale at 9 a.m. Sept. 10, the team announced Thursday.
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Bolts assuming Ranger won't play this season |
Two weeks before training camp, what the Lightning have on the team's roster is the group that will start training camp. That includes one noticeable absence - defenseman Paul Ranger.
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