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• Islanders draft Tavares No. 1 overall

  - 2009-06-27

  MONTREAL -- The New York Islanders kept everyone guessing, including John Tavares himself, right up until they made the high- scoring center the No. 1 pick in the 2009 NHL entry draft. The Islanders chose Tavares, an 18-year-old junior star with the London Knights,...

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• A Marketing Power Play: CCM Graphic Solutions Uses Xerox Technology to Drive Ticket Sales, Sponsorship Dollars for Tampa Bay Lightning

  - 2009-06-11

  CCMâ??s custom photo books also spur interest in Superboat.com racing series ROCHESTER, N.Y. & TAMPA, Fla. -- The recent economic downturn has reduced attendance and...

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• Boyle an unknown no more

  - 2009-01-24

  MONTREAL -- Dan Boyle's appearance in today's NHL All-Star Game will be the first of his career, and his longtime partner on the blue line thinks that is a travesty. "You literally heard people gasp when they heard this was his first All-Star Game," Sharks defenseman Brad Lukowich...

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• Home remains sweet for Sharks

  - 2009-01-13

  SAN JOSE -- Coaches talk all the time about the need for a team to keep its foot on the gas, to keep the pressure on even when a lead might seem comfortable. Tuesday night, the Sharks were back at HP Pavilion for the first time in 10...

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• Flyers down Lightning in NHL action Tuesday

  - 2008-12-03

  PHILADELPHIA AP -- Mike Richards scored two goals, including the winner 2:05 into overtime, and the Philadelphia Flyers sent the Tampa Bay Lightning to their fifth straight loss with a 4-3 victory Tuesday night. In other games it was the Panthers 5, Capitals 3; Canadiens 5, Thrashers 4;

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• Ice Hockey: Czech star is released by club

  - 2008-11-15

  Byline: By LEE RYDER NEWCASTLE Vipers have released forward Marek Ivan. The Czech star has gone back home this week, and will not be returning to the Metro Radio Arena this season. Ivan had been due to play against Nottingham Panthers tomorrow night, after being given two...

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• Weekes tends net for Devils

  - 2008-11-06

  NEWARK, N.J. -- One day after the New Jersey Devils learned Martin Brodeur will be sidelined for months, backup Kevin Weekes gave the team the kind of goaltending it will need to get by without him. After allowing a shootout goal to Vincent Lecavalier, Weekes stopped Jussi Jokinen...

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• THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN CARLE'S TIME

  - 2008-11-02

  DENVER David Carle leaned over the edge of the coaches' box, his eyes glued to the game below. Every so often, he pointed out a flaw in the system. "I've just been ... offering little tidbits when I can to the coaching staff, little things...

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• Tampa tries to join select US sporting circle

  - 2008-10-23

  ST. PETERSBURG, Florida AFP — Tampa Bay is attempting to become the fifth American sports market to win a World Series, Stanley Cup and Super Bowl title. The Tampa Bay Lightning won the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup trophy in 2004 and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the National...

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• 10 ways we beat Tampa

  - 2008-10-21

  Yeah, yeah . . . we know: When it comes to championship throwdowns, Tampa Bay teams have a habit of treating our guys like an ACORN voter-registration volunteer at a Sarah Palin rally.The wounds are still raw: In the 2002 NFC Championship Game, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers grounded the Eagles'...

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