Tampa Bay Lightning

Martin St. Louis replaces Stamkos in Canada roster

Hockey Canada announced Tampa Bay forward Martin St. Louis will replace injured Lightning centre Steven Stamkos in the Olympic men's hockey team. St-Louis played once for Canada at Olympics, in Turin 2006

Steven Stamkos out from team Canada

No Olympics for Tampa Bay Lightning Canadian forward Steven Stamkos. The player broke the tibia on November 11 in a match with Boston and has not been medically cleared to play.
Today is obviously very disappointing for me," Stamkos said in a short staement. "I honestly believe that we did everything possible in order to have my injured leg ready in time for the Olympics, but I realize you can't force healing. I know, in the best interest of my long-term health, I cannot represent Canada in Sochi, as much as I would like to."

Team Canada will announce the replacement in next 48 hour

Pavel Kubina retires

Czech defenceman Pavel Kubina, 36, has announced his retirement after 3 World Championships and 970 games in the NHL and a Stanley Cup in 2004. "The main reason is my family. My older daughter Tereza is in second grade in Tampa and she doesn't want to move," said Kubina.

Tampa Bay Lightning fired coach Guy Boucher

The Tampa Bay Lightning fired coach Guy Boucher, with the team in next to last place in the Eastern Conference and on its way to missing the playoffs for a second straight year.

Assistants Martin Raymond and Dan Lacroix are to share the coaching temporarly

Lightning-Bruins game rescheduled in April

The snowed-out game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins, originally to be played on Saturday, has been rescheduled for Thursday, April 25.

Norfolk signs farm agreement with Anaheim

Anaheim Ducks has signed a cooperation agreement for the next season with the current AHL champion Norfolk Admirals. The duration of the contract isn't specified. In the last two seasons Syracuse Crunch was the Ducks' farm club while Norfolk acted as Tampa Bay Lightning affiliate since 2007.