Tampa Bay Lightning ticket and team info

Tampa Bay Lightning tickets have been selling like hotcakes since the team took home the Stanley Cup in 2004. Last season, even though they lost in the first round of the playoffs, every game in the St. Pete Times Forum was a sellout. With good reason: the Lightning are simply shocking to watch. The atmosphere in the St. Pete Times Forum was electric during the Stanley Cup Finals, in which the Lighting beat out the Calgary Flames to treat their fans to their very first Stanley Cup. If you were there, you can't wait to see it again. If you weren't, make sure you are first in line to get your Tampa Bay Lighting tickets this season!

The Star
The Lightning made one major acquisition this season, but it was a big one. Goalminder Marc Denis joins the team from the Columbus Blue Jackets and fills a much needed hole in front of the net, as the Lighting was one of only two playoff teams to allow more goals than they scored. In 2002-03, Denis set the NHL record for most minutes in a season with a jaw-dropping 4,511. Expectations are high for him in Tampa Bay, as it was their struggles at goalie that led to their early exit in the playoffs last season. Now playing with an outstanding team around him, Denis has the opportunity, skills, and drive to become the Tampa Bay Lighting ticket to success in 2006-07.

The Coach
If there is a more passionate coach in the NHL than John Tortorella, we'd be shocked. He deservedly won the Jack Adams Award for best coach in 2004, not to mention the Stanley Cup. He's never been shy about criticizing his players, but they know that is was exactly this hard-driving style from behind the bench that brought the Stanley Cup to Tampa Bay in the first place.

The Team
If Denis performs the way he is expected to, the Tampa Bay Lightning will be a force to be reckoned with this season. The three-headed monster of Vincent Lecavalier, Brad Richards, and Martin St. Louis will once again be the core of the Lightning's offense and will make the team serious Stanley Cup contenders this season. Be there from the start with your Tampa Bay Lightning tickets!
 

Tampa Bay Lightning info

Tampa Bay Lightning tickets delivered a Stanley Cup in 2004. Lightning tickets delivered Southwest Division Championships in 2003 and 2004. What will Lightning tickets bring in the 2005-2006 NHL season? How about a shot at back-to-back Stanley Cups? Can the St. Pete Times Forum hold another Cup? You bet it can. The Lightning have managed to weather the storm and hold on to the nucleus of the team that won it all in 2004, making them a good bet to hit the NHL Playoffs hard again in 2006. The optimism surrounding this franchise is making NHL hockey fans in Florida line up their Tampa Bay Lightning tickets well in advance.

Bringing a hockey team to Tampa Bay seemed an unlikely event, but the NHL awarded Tampa Bay an expansion franchise, and the Lightning hit town in 1992. Their first season ended with the Lightning carrying a 23-54-7 record, typical of most expansions teams. Surprisingly though, the Lightning were an instant hit with sports fans in Florida, and in their second season drew more than 800,000 fans, despite winning only 30 games.

After four years in the NHL, the Lightning hit pay dirt with their first playoff season. That first experience in the postseason ended when the Philadelphia Flyers eliminated Tampa Bay after a six-game series. That defeat began a long dry spell for Tampa Bay that didn’t end until 1993, when the Lightning got off to a roaring start by winning their first seven games. It was good enough to spark a 36-win season. Tampa Bay went on to clinch a playoff spot by one point.

In 1994, the Lightning struck with a vengeance. Posting a 46-win season, the Lightning knocked off the New York Islanders in the first round and swept Montreal in the second. A seven-game series victory over the Philadelphia Flyers gave Tampa Bay its first appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals, where they bested the Calgary Flame to claim their first championship.

TampaBay Lightning tickets in hand, Florida hockey fans are flocking to the St. Pete Times Forum to witness the Lightning battle for a second Stanley Cup. Getting past Eastern Conference foes like the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers won’t be easy. In fact, the Lightning face some stiff competition in their own division, including the Carolina Hurricane, Florida Panthers, Washington Capitals and Atlanta Thrashers. With the core of a Stanley Cup team already in place, don’t miss out on the action; reserve your Tampa Bay Lightning tickets today.