The possibility of landing an NHL hockey player at your local youth team's future practice may be as easy as stopping by an area sports equipment store. ...more

December 26, 2009

Vinny Lecavalier scored a goal and Steven Stamkos had an assist in a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. ...more

January 13, 2009

Playing their first game without No. 1 draft pick Steven Stamkos, the Lightning showed their future star how much conditioning plays a part in having success late in games. ...more

January 11, 2009

Sixteen games is apparently all it takes nowadays to thoroughly assess a coaches' prowess or lack thereof. That's exactly 20 percent of the 82-game NHL hockey season - similar to booting an NFL coach after about Week 3. ...more

November 16, 2008

Less than one quarter into the NHL season, the ever-evolving Tampa Bay Lightning took another unexpected turn on Friday. ...more

November 15, 2008

Everything old with the Lightning is, well, now old. It's all about the new as Tampa Bay enters the season trying to forget last year's 30th-place finish. With so many new elements, it should be easy to focus on the future. ...more

October 4, 2008

The new-look Lightning hit the ice Tuesday with someone new at almost every key position in the organization, including players such as Ryan Malone, Steven Stamkos, Andrej Meszaros and Olie Kolzig. ...more

September 14, 2008

The Lightning continue to round out their front-office staff, bringing more NHL experience into the fold. ...more

July 18, 2008

Behind the bold yellow tie and beneath the graying, slicked-back hair, which lately only vaguely resembles his trademark mullet, Barry Melrose has the heart and mind of a hockey coach. ...more

June 25, 2008

New Lightning coach Barry Melrose is famous for his mullet hairstyle, a coif that comes with its own slogan: "Business in the front, party in the back." Popularized in the 1970s and '80s, a mullet is characterized by short hair on the top and sides, long hair in the back. Though Melrose trimmed up the back of his for Tuesday's big introduction, he will always and forever be "The Mullet." ...more

June 25, 2008