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| Lightning recall Szczechura, Smolenak |
NHL Hockey |
12/02/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled center Paul Szczechura and left wing Radek Smolenak from Norfolk of the American Hockey League. Szczechura, 23, leads Norfolk in scoring this season, racking up 11 goals and 13 assists in 23 games. Szczechura, who was signed as a free agent by the Lightning on April 24, 2008, has not played a single game in the NHL. Smolenak, a 6-2, 180-pound winger who turns 22 on Wednesday, was selected by the Lightning in the third round of the 2005 NHL Entry D |
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| Stars acquire D Hutchinson from Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
11/30/2008 |
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| Frisco, TX (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Stars acquired defenseman Andrew Hutchinson from the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday in exchange for former first-round pick Lauri Tukonen. Hutchinson, 28, was scoreless through two games with the Lightning this season and has played mostly with Norfolk of the AHL -- posting a goal and 13 assists in 20 games. In 97 career games over four seasons with Nashville, Carolina and Tampa Bay, Hutchinson has 10 goals and 23 assists. Hutchinson is expected to join the Stars in time fo |
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| Struggling Lightning make a stop in Colorado |
NHL Hockey |
11/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will try for just their second win in the seventh game since the firing of head coach Barry Melrose when they visit the Colorado Avalanche for tonight's matchup at the Pepsi Center. The Lightning axed Melrose after a loss to Detroit on November 13 and are 1-2-3 under interim head coach Rick Tocchet. Tampa has lost eight of nine and 10 of its last 12 contests overall. Tampa Bay's third straight setback came Friday afternoon in Minnesota, as Mikko Koivu scored the go-ahead |
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| Wild score three times in third period to upend Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
11/28/2008 |
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| St. Paul, MN (MySportsbook) - Mikko Koivu scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and the Minnesota Wild came back to edge the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-2, at the Xcel Energy Center. Koivu, though, was sent to the locker room late in the game after receiving a two-minute minor for unsportsmanlike conduct and a 10-minute misconduct for arguing with officials with 5:05 left in regulation. James Sheppard had a goal and an assist, while Owen Nolan and Eric Belanger also tallied for the Wild, who have won two of t |
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| Lightning recall Hutchinson |
NHL Hockey |
11/28/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled defenseman Andrew Hutchinson from their AHL affiliate in Norfolk. Hutchinson, who signed as a free agent this past summer, had a goal and 13 assists in 20 games for Norfolk this season. He led all AHL defensemen with 64 points last season with Hartford and was named the league's Eddie Shore Award winner as the most outstanding defenseman. The native of Evanston, Illinois has appeared in 95 NHL games with Carolina and Nashville since making his deb |
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| Tocchet's Lightning hope to strike Wild in Minnesota |
NHL Hockey |
11/28/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Rick Tocchet hasn't brought many wins as the interim head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning. His team will try to change that when they begin a three-game road trip with today's matchup in St. Paul against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center. Tocchet has just one victory in five games since replacing the fired Barry Melrose behind the Tampa bench, but three of his four losses have come in shootouts. The Lightning's most recent setback came in a shootout, as Markus Naslund scored the winning |
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| Rampage trade Potulny to Norfolk |
MLH |
11/26/2008 |
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| es." Potulny recorded one assist in seven games with San Antonio this season. The 28-year-old split last season between the Hershey Bears and the Springfield Falcons, totaling 28 goals and 18 assists in 75 games. In other Admirals news Wednesday, the Tampa Bay Lightning reassigned defenseman Jamie Heward to the AHL club. Heward, 37, played on Sunday in Tampa Bay against the New Jersey Devils, going scoreless with three blocked shots. In 12 contests for the Admirals this season he has five goals and seven assists. |
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| Rangers, Lightning wrap season set in Tampa |
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11/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will try to rebound from a lopsided loss and win for just the second time since the firing of Barry Melrose when they host the New York Rangers tonight at St. Pete Times Forum. The Lightning are 1-1-2 since dismissing Melrose and promoting Rick Tocchet to head coach on an interim basis. Tampa won its first test under Tocchet last Friday, defeating Nashville by a 4-1 score, but was then pounded, 7-3, by New Jersey on Sunday. Dainius Zubrus scored four goals to lead the wa |
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| Phoenix acquires C Wyatt from Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
11/25/2008 |
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| Glendale, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday acquired center Wyatt Smith from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for future considerations. The 31-year-old Smith will immediately join the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL. Throughout a career that has been split between the minor leagues and the NHL, Smith has totaled 10 goals and 32 points in 211 games with Phoenix, Nashville, the New York Islanders, Minnesota and Colorado. Smith actually began his career with the Coyotes organization and tallied |
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| Lightning send Ramo down to Norfolk |
MLH |
11/25/2008 |
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| Tampa Bay, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have reassigned goaltender Karri Ramo to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, it was announced on Tuesday. Ramo, 22, made his 2008-09 NHL season debut with the Lightning on Sunday against the New Jersey Devils, making 15 saves on 17 shots in relief of Olaf Kolzig. He has appeared in 15 games this season with Norfolk, posting a 4-8-3 record with a 3.48 goals-against average and a .889 save percentage. |
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