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Lightning High School Hockey League Annual Award Winners Announced!

By Aaron Humphrey | March 28, 2024

During the Lightning game on March 27, 2024, the Tampa Bay Lightning honored this years recipients of the Lightning High School Hockey League annual awards! Gulf Coast Honda JV Player of the Year Steinbrenner Warriors – Maddox Fox GP – 20 Goals – 32 Assist – 15 Points – 47 Powerplay points – 5 Shorthanded…

Steinbrenner Warriors are State Champions!

By Aaron Humphrey | March 6, 2024

The Steinbrenner Warriors defeated the Cypress Creek Coyotes by a score of 7-5 to secure the title a bid to the National Championship Tournament in Pennsylvania. Steinbrenner will hit the road to West Chester, PA on March 20 to compete against teams from around the country for a chance to be deemed the best high…

January Player & Goalie of the Month

By Aaron Humphrey | February 29, 2024

Congratulations to our LHSHL January player and goalie of the month! Player – Cypress Creek Coyotes – Hayden Hutner GP – 3 G – 11 A – 12 PTS – 23 *Two short handed goals and 3 hattricks Goalie – Land O Lakes Gators – Tristan Hilliard GP this season – 18 Saves – 377…

LHSHL Lightning Cup Champions

By Aaron Humphrey | February 14, 2024

Congratulations to the Cypress Creek Coyotes for winning the LHSHL Lightning Cup Championship this past Friday by a score of 5-3 over the Steinbrenner Warriors. This championship also comes in Cypress Creeks first year in the league. You can now listen to the entire LHSHL Championship game broadcast now! Check it out! Apple: https://apple.co/3UzYiZa Spotify:…

Sights & Sounds from the LHSHL Lightning Cup Playoffs

By Aaron Humphrey | February 6, 2024

by Thompson Brandes @ThompsonBrandes / TampaBayLightning.com The concept of packing up the car and heading to a Sunday of high school ice hockey didn’t exist during my days as a local youth. But the Lightning Community & Hockey Development program has changed that. Their programs and training centers have provided opportunity and given life to one of…

December Player and Goalie of the Month

By Aaron Humphrey | January 29, 2024

Congratulations to our December Player and Goalie of the Month! Player – Wiregrass – Sean Campbell GP – 3 G – 8 A – 1 PTS – 9 *Two hattricks and two power play goals Goalie – Riverview Sharks – Nolan Sloan GP this season – 14 Saves – 365 Minutes – 598 GAA –…

2023-24 LHSHL All-Stars

By Aaron Humphrey | December 19, 2023

Congratulations to our 2023-24 Lightning High School Hockey League All-Star selections! On January 17th, Tampa’s best LHSHL players will take to the ice at Amalie Arena to compete in an East vs West conference showdown. Date: January 17, 2024 Location: Amalie Arena Time: 7:00 – 8:30pm Cost: FREE Team East includes Ethan Curran, Zack Myers,…

November Player and Goalie of the Month

By Aaron Humphrey | December 13, 2023

Congratulations to our November Player and Goalie of the Month! Player – Mitchell Mustangs/Kane Eanes  GP – 2 G – 5 A – 5 PTS – 10 Goalie – Plant Panthers/Charles Abel GP this season – 13 Shots against – 355 Goals against – 27 GAA – 2.09 SV % – .924 Wins – 11…

October Player and Goalie of the Month

By Aaron Humphrey | November 15, 2023

Huge congratulations to our October Player and Goalie of the Month! Zack Myers of Land O’ Lakes had an impressive October for the Gators as he notched 10 goals scored and 4 assists for a total of 14 points through 4 games. Leland Cigarran kept the Freedom Patriots rolling through October, posting a 3-1 record…

September Player and Goalie of the Month

By Aaron Humphrey | November 3, 2023

Huge congratulations to our Player and Goalie of the Month! Evan Kouznetsov of the Plant Panthers led all players in the month of September with an outstanding 18 goals scored and 8 assists for a total of 26 points in just 6 games. Ethan Fischer backstopped the Palmetto Tigers to 4 straight wins in September…