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Lightning Bring Back Mathieu Roy For Remainder Of The Season
The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed defenseman Mathieu Roy to an NHL contract for the remaining games of the 2012-13 season. Roy was drafted in the seventh round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, 215th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers. Most of Roy’s professional career has been spent in the American Hockey League, starting with the Toronto [...]
Former NHLer Antero Niittymäki Calls It A Career
After spending the last 14 games of his professional career with TPS in the SM-Liga, Antero Niittymaki has announced his retirement at the age of 32 because of recurring hip-problems. Remember this guy? On the first day of free agency in summer 2010, Niittymäki replaced long time San Jose Sharks goaltender Evgeni Nabokov because of salary cap considerations. Niittymäki played strongly at the beginning of [...]
Recapping the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Trade Deadline
Well it wasn’t the action-packed trade deadline for the Toronto Maple Leafs that some thought it could be. However the Maple Leafs weren’t completely silent, as they added 28-year-old, veteran defenseman Ryan O’Byrne from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a 4th round draft pick in this years draft. It’s obvious the Maple Leafs’ biggest [...]
Bolts Bolster Goaltending
With Anders Lindback having a disappointing first season with the Tampa Bay Lighting, the team has decided to add some competition in goal, acquiring Ben Bishop from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Cory Conacher and the Lighting’s fourth-round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Bishop was drafted in the third round (85th overall) [...]
Lightning Acquire Philippe Paradis from Blackhawks for Kirill Gotovets
The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired left wing Philippe Paradis from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for the rights to defenseman Kirill Gotovets. Paradis has played in 36 games with the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League this season, recording a goal and eight points with 100 penalty minutes. Besides his AHL action, Paradis has also played in five games with the Toledo Walleye of the [...]
Marc-Andre Bergeron Traded To Carolina
Carolina Hurricanes Press Release RALEIGH, NC – Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has acquired defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron (BAIR-zhur-uhn) from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Adam Hall and a seventh-round pick in the 2013 Draft. “Marc-Andre is a skilled, veteran defenseman who has made [...]
Lightning Hold On To Crombeen For Another Season
The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed forward BJ Crombeen to a two-year contract extension worth $1.15M per season. Crombeen was drafted by the Dallas Stars in the second round, 54th overall, of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. In July 2005, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Stars. He split the 2005–06 season with the AHL’s Iowa Stars and [...]
Tampa Bay Name Jon Cooper 8th Head Coach
After letting Guy Boucher go on Sunday, the Tampa Bay Lightning have named Jon Cooper the eighth head coach in franchise history. Cooper comes in as a hotshot coach, dominating the AHL during the last couple of season. The 45-year-old coach guided the AHL’s Norfolk Admirals to the Calder Cup championship last year, earning the Louis [...]