Throughout the summer, the Lightning were the high-profile team that captured headlines on a seemingly daily basis in the hockey world. ...more

October 28, 2008

Olie Kolzig stopped 34 shots, leading the Lightning to a 4-1 preseason victory against his old team, Eisbaren Berlin, in front of 11,200 fans at the new O2 Arena. ...more

September 29, 2008

About the same time Barry Melrose was introduced as the Tampa Bay Lightning's new head coach late Tuesday morning, folks in Melrose's hometown of Kelvington, Saskatchewan, nearly 2,500 miles from Tampa in central Canada, were starting to prepare for another sleepy day in the rural farming community. ...more

June 25, 2008

Looking hip and sounding confident, new Lightning owners Oren Koules and Len Barrie made several bold statements in their first official news conference Monday at the St. Pete Times Forum. ...more

June 23, 2008

Lightning general manager Jay Feaster has been working the phones in hopes of collecting a second-round pick for the start of today's second-day festivities at the NHL entry draft. ...more

June 21, 2008

The imperfect sale process of the Lightning was approved by a perfect vote Wednesday. ...more

June 19, 2008

For the 11th time in history, one of Tampa Bay's three major professional franchises holds the No. 1 overall draft pick. The Lightning are set to select Steven Stamkos this weekend to lead off the NHL draft. Here are the other top picks for Tampa Bay teams: ...more

June 19, 2008

The last hurdle to clear to complete the sale of the Lightning will take place today. ...more

May 29, 2008