Edmonton Oilers fans take over performance of “The Star Spangled Banner” Sunday, April 30 before game 3 [VIDEO]
Forget the politics for a second. Forget the anti-NAFTA scree coming from the White House. Go to sports, go to the National Hockey League and...
And down the stretch they come….! Thoughts on the Tampa Bay Lightning as the NHL season wanes
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On Tampa Bay sports disappointment and media coverage
A disappointing season in sports – both professional and amateur — is just that, a disappointment, a downer. Things don’t go as planned and the...
The Tall Order: Saying Farewell to Ben BIshop
I posted over on Raw Charge last night in the wake of goalie Ben BIshop’s trade from the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Los Angeles...
A steady course and an open mind for the Tampa Bay Lightning at the 2017 NHL trade deadline – Raw Charge
Read my full column/blog post HERE....
Revealed: Rejected alternative LA Chargers logo
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A place on Reddit to promote your hockey writing
As one of the longest tenured bloggers tied to the sport of hockey (well, at least up until a few days ago when I stopped...
The South should celebrate its hockey heritage at Tropicana Field
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A long time hockey blogger steps aside
Perhaps you heard a hockey blogger quit covering the Tampa Bay Lightning for SB Nation. Maybe you heard, maybe you didn’t hear. You are on his blog at...
The annual high-speed track to summer irrelevance by the NHL
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Come what may; thoughts and rambling on the eve of the 2016 NHL playoffs
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A playoff-berth bar to be met or raised in Tampa Bay sports
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An Open Letter to Jonathan Drouin
Click the title to access the letter I wrote at Raw Charge....
When it’s about attendane and not competitiveness (or costs) in the sport of hockey
Sports are a business, the fan is a consumer, and mediocrity of a team doesn’t earn high turnout (nor should it earn judgment of a...
The anniversary of the start of Tampa Bay Lightning hockey
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The anniversary of the start of Tampa Bay Lightning hockey
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The weight of the Lightning and an absence from the headlines
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The business of the NHL demonstrates a culture clash
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Of hockey events and Tampa Bay as host
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Comparing two Tampa Bay Lightning teams separated by 11 years
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The cold November rain; thoughts on Martin St. Louis’ return to Tampa Bay
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Five things John Fontana loves about hockey
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You can’t compare USA Hockey’s win over Russia at Sochi to the cultural event at Lake Placid
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You can’t compare a Team USA hockey win in Sochi to the cultural event of Lake Placid
Like the onset of the British Invasion of 1964, the USAs win over Russia in 1980 was a cultural event....
End of an era: the closure of the NHL Fan Association
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Lightning fans can hate the Bruins, but just don’t call them “rival”
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What would it take for Tampa Bay to host the IIHF World Junior Championships?
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An open letter to Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik
A respectful plea for compromise, for reconciliation, and an end to the 2012 NHL lockout....
An open letter to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA Execut5ive President Donald Fehr
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Questions and answers for a Spiteful Rangers Fan Regarding John Tortorella
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Nashville’s success beefits the Tampa Bay Lightning
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The language and realism barrier
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Marty and Brad, “Team Classy” versus “Team Spaceballs” and other 2011 NHL All- Star thoughts
As the National Hockey League pauses for a spectacle and celebration, a few thoughts, observations and rambling on the 2011 All-Star game....
Stanley Cup Champions, Six Years Later
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Jeffrey Vinik’s Modus Operandi
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Better Know a Blogger: Raw Charge’s John Fontana
A 2010 interview that this long-time hockey blogger did with SB Nation founder Tyler Bleszinski. Click the post title to be magically whisked away to SB...
Jeffrey Vinik Takes Charge
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In the news today (oh boy…)
No sooner do I find myself in print in The Hockey News… The Hockey News-Sep-07-09 …do I find out I can’t find a print copy...
An Open Letter to Oren Koules
Posted on Raw Charge, this piece responds to remarks made by Tampa Bay Lightning owner Oren Koules after he remarked about blogging on 620 WDAE...
Club Two-Minutes: Bad Calls and Zero Accountability
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Virally Yours
Author Note: This was published on Boltsmag.com and now exists on Boltsmag. Also please note – to access the stories on Raw Charge, you will...
Virally Yours
Why so sure? Because when a sports franchise employs a Hollywood marketing blitz comparable to what has been used the last year for The Dark...
Out of the Blue
Author note: Written at Boltsmag.com and archived at RawCharge.com. Regarding tge Tampa Bay Lightning' being sold to Absolute Hockey....
Life with “The White Bear”
Click the title to be taken to my post regarding this article. Click HERE to read the March 2005 feature article by Tom Jones that...
The worst franchise in professional sports
Note: This post from Boltsmag.com is at RawCharge.com -- a link is provided here....
The silence hath been broken!
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The voice of the fans; an interview with the NHL Fan Association’s Jim Boone
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Tampa Bay Lightning — Stanley Cup Champions
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Fintal Fight,
This will lead you to my write-up before I left for Game 7 of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals....